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Daehawk wrote: ↑Sun Dec 29, 2019 2:09 pm I thought records were just a hipster fad. Guess its a bit more.

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973,000 vinyl LPs were sold in the week ending Dec. 19 -- a new single-week Nielsen Music-era record.

Isn't that like 1985 levels of sales?

Daehawk wrote: ↑Sun Dec 29, 2019 2:31 pm Its strange to me to see this. To me I lived through records and its a step backwards in tech. I never cared for the hissing or the popping from records in my life.

TheMix wrote: ↑Sun Dec 29, 2019 2:42 pm

Daehawk wrote: ↑Sun Dec 29, 2019 2:31 pm Its strange to me to see this. To me I lived through records and its a step backwards in tech. I never cared for the hissing or the popping from records in my life.

Except that it's not. It depends a lot on how the music is produced. One of the complaints that I've heard a lot regarding CDs (though I don't know if it is still true), is that the music is often compressed so that the highs and lows are lost. This can dramatically change the overall sound. Also, the pops and hissing are not part of vinyl pressings. More likely they are due to poor maintenance and/or poor quality components.

TheMix wrote: ↑Sun Dec 29, 2019 2:42 pm One of the complaints that I've heard a lot regarding CDs (though I don't know if it is still true), is that the music is often compressed so that the highs and lows are lost. This can dramatically change the overall sound. Also, the pops and hissing are not part of vinyl pressings. More likely they are due to poor maintenance and/or poor quality components.

Kasey Chang wrote: ↑Sun Dec 29, 2019 6:13 pm

TheMix wrote: ↑Sun Dec 29, 2019 2:42 pm One of the complaints that I've heard a lot regarding CDs (though I don't know if it is still true), is that the music is often compressed so that the highs and lows are lost. This can dramatically change the overall sound. Also, the pops and hissing are not part of vinyl pressings. More likely they are due to poor maintenance and/or poor quality components.

Redbook (aka CD Audio) does not specify compression. MP3 on the other hand, *does* compress music.

Daehawk wrote: ↑Sun Dec 29, 2019 3:09 pm All that aside records are still a physical thing where a metal needle slides along a plastic groove and makes sound from bumps.

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Sun Dec 29, 2019 11:28 pm Can’t sleep, Monday will find me.

Daehawk wrote: ↑Sun Dec 29, 2019 3:09 pm All that aside records are still a physical thing where a metal needle slides along a plastic groove and makes sound from bumps.

AWS260 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2019 10:59 am

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Sun Dec 29, 2019 11:28 pm Can’t sleep, Monday will find me.

Did Monday find Isg, or is he still back in Sunday?

dbt1949 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2019 5:09 pm I told some guy on the phone today I had agoraphobia.....the fear of Greek marketplaces.

Jaymann wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2019 5:41 pm

dbt1949 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2019 5:09 pm I told some guy on the phone today I had agoraphobia.....the fear of Greek marketplaces.

I thought it was fear of cashmere sweaters.

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2019 5:44 pm

Jaymann wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2019 5:41 pm

dbt1949 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2019 5:09 pm I told some guy on the phone today I had agoraphobia.....the fear of Greek marketplaces.

I thought it was fear of cashmere sweaters.

That's Angorraphobia. You're thinking of the fear of the Roman general that defeated Antony and Cleopatra at Actium.

Daehawk wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2019 12:04 pm Been watching for the UPS truck this morn. When he did run I barely noticed. If not for my dog barking and him stopping across the street too id have missed it. I didn't hear a knock. They did something nice though. Instead of walking up onto the porch and coming to the door to leave the package in plain site of the road they instead stopped at the steps and reach to the right and put it behind the side railing and also behind another object from the road. So it was not being seen at all. In fact I almost missed it as I was looking near the door. If not for the wrapping on it I mighta missed it.. Nice of them. Think Ill compliment them if theres a way.

Kraken wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2019 11:12 pm The local Amazon distribution center is building a pneumatic tube to our house because it's cheaper than sending the van three times a day. Wife gets her money's worth out of our Prime account.

Kasey Chang wrote: ↑Tue Dec 31, 2019 2:08 am My distance vision usually has a slight blur to it, but now it's completely clear. Unfortunately, it doesn't help me viewing my monitor at my desk, or even closer vision. *sigh*

Jaymann wrote: ↑Tue Dec 31, 2019 3:16 am One of the brothers?

Blackhawk wrote: ↑Tue Dec 31, 2019 4:35 am

Kasey Chang wrote: ↑Tue Dec 31, 2019 2:08 am My distance vision usually has a slight blur to it, but now it's completely clear. Unfortunately, it doesn't help me viewing my monitor at my desk, or even closer vision. *sigh*

Sounds like you either need reading glasses or bifocals.

Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn said on Tuesday he had fled to Lebanon to escape a “rigged” justice system in Japan, raising questions about how one of the world’s most-recognized executives had slipped away while on bail.
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It was unclear how Ghosn, who holds French, Brazilian and Lebanese citizenship, was able to orchestrate his departure from Japan. He had been under strict surveillance by authorities while out on bail and had surrendered his passports.

According to a senior Lebanese foreign ministry source, Ghosn entered Lebanon legally on a French passport and using his Lebanese ID with normal security procedures. People familiar with the matter told Reuters he had arrived in Beirut on a private jet from Istanbul on Monday.

The French and Lebanese foreign ministries both said they were not aware of the circumstances of his journey.
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While his arrest on financial misconduct charges last year ensured a dramatic fall from grace in Japan, he retains more popularity in Lebanon, where billboards saying “We are all Carlos Ghosn” were erected in his support and he was previously featured on a postage stamp.

Born in Brazil of Lebanese ancestry, Ghosn grew up in Beirut and has retained close ties to Lebanon.
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Ghosn was first arrested in Tokyo in November 2018, shortly after his private jet touched down at the airport. He faces four charges - which he denies - including hiding income and enriching himself through payments to dealerships in the Middle East.

Nissan sacked him as chairman saying internal investigations revealed misconduct including understating his salary while he was its chief executive, and transferring $5 million of Nissan funds to an account in which he had an interest.

The case sparked international criticism of Japan’s justice system, in which 99.9 percent of people charged with crimes are convicted and defence lawyers are prohibited from being present during interrogations that can last eight hours a day.