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[Old Grouch]

Stairsteps



A simple DAC will not output a stairstep by using a zero-order hold on the samples as a final output waveform (unless...

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Well, yes, if you want to record and process frequencies that are above half the 'standard' 44.1 KHz sampling rate, you need a higher sampling rate. This...

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I didn't know GIMP 3.0 has a dependency on a game engine. Interesting. Could be a radical user interface. Perhaps we can look forward to happy days?...

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I still think the filesystem logo (should it need one) ought to be three chef's hats with BCA emblazoned on the band around the forehead of each one....

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For people interested in learning about digital media, I strongly recommend 'Monty' Montgomery's videos on the topic on this page:

Xiph.org:...

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I'm torn between:

- It'll be released when it's ready; and
- Move fast and break things, release early and release often.
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I think there is a missing 'there', there. Perhaps it should read:

"- On Windows [there] is now support for using the Windows system...

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Can you provide more detail/background on the issue with LUKS and ext4?

I don't quite understand what you mean by 'LUKS over ext4', which,...

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What are the differences between 'Global Privacy Control' and 'Do Not Track', and why do those differences mean it will be more successful?
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I prefer the generous interpretation.

It is rational to prefer to have multiple independent tests. In this way, you can have more confidence...

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My desktop never looked that fuzzy, even when a 1024x768 output was displayed on a 1920X1080 display.
And my current desktop doesn't look that different....

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It would be interesting to understand why Matroska wasn't suitable, and why extending Matroska to be suitable wasn't the approach taken.

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I think this is great, and illustrates why FLOSS software has its benefits.

It's water under the bridge now, but the amdgpu driver dropped...

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The UEFI standards allow use of any filesystem for the ESP, you just* need to have the necessary EFI drivers available. In some cases, they don't exist....

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It's a side effect of posting in forums where interactions with people are not physically face to face. People feel freer to use more inflammatory language...

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You can't patent formats.
You patent software that performs a transformative operation that is innovative.
So freezing the bitstream is not...

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Call me naïve, but I would have thought that if Browser A can decode more types of video than Browser B, that would serve to increase the use of Browser...

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Being loudly and vociferously convinced about something doesn't necessarily make one correct, In fact, there's an old quotation popularised by Carl S...