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    Infra-red jitter?

    Infra-red jitter?
    Status Update by Thad E Ginathom, Jul 18, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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    for those who are hesitant

    You are right, and yes, that is outdated. The only problem is that my brain is single-threaded! :D
    Post by: Thad E Ginathom, Jul 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM in forum: Computer Audiophile: Software, Configs, Tools
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    The Funny/LOL Thread

    the details in this one are better than the "main joke!"
    Post by: Thad E Ginathom, Jul 16, 2025 at 1:40 PM in forum: Random Thoughts
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    for those who are hesitant

    No problem. It's all good experience sharing.
    Post by: Thad E Ginathom, Jul 15, 2025 at 10:50 AM in forum: Computer Audiophile: Software, Configs, Tools
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    for those who are hesitant

    It may be, but I don't use it. I use Linux Mint MATE + Compiz + Emerald. I only use two or three of the many capabilities of Compiz (quite a few...
    Post by: Thad E Ginathom, Jul 15, 2025 at 5:21 AM in forum: Computer Audiophile: Software, Configs, Tools
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    for those who are hesitant

    That looks very interesting. But I'm always suspicious of installing stuff that brings a whole load of kde with it
    Post by: Thad E Ginathom, Jul 15, 2025 at 1:20 AM in forum: Computer Audiophile: Software, Configs, Tools
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    Happy Anniversary!

    Happy Anniversary!
    Profile Post Comment by Thad E Ginathom, Jul 15, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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    for those who are hesitant

    init is the elder, isn't it? init was what ran Unix back in the day. Run levels and inittab file: not the easiest file to edit. But it was,...
    Post by: Thad E Ginathom, Jul 15, 2025 at 12:56 AM in forum: Computer Audiophile: Software, Configs, Tools
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    for those who are hesitant

    I agree. But those us who might have tried to trouble-shoot Windows find it very very tough. (I do not know how it is now: not used it for over a...
    Post by: Thad E Ginathom, Jul 15, 2025 at 12:51 AM in forum: Computer Audiophile: Software, Configs, Tools
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    for those who are hesitant

    This is my experience with audio: Anything that needs manufacturer-supplied drivers, or control by manufacturer software is going to limited or...
    Post by: Thad E Ginathom, Jul 14, 2025 at 11:28 AM in forum: Computer Audiophile: Software, Configs, Tools
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    The Funny/LOL Thread

    I'll just hope that someone else asks...
    Post by: Thad E Ginathom, Jul 14, 2025 at 8:58 AM in forum: Random Thoughts
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    for those who are hesitant

    @Kattefjaes has answered about Wine. I Have never had much luck with it. A VM, on the other hand, is plausible. But my last attempt did not succeed.
    Post by: Thad E Ginathom, Jul 14, 2025 at 8:55 AM in forum: Computer Audiophile: Software, Configs, Tools
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    The issue is not vinyl v digital. The question is some mastering thing that got done for the...

    The issue is not vinyl v digital. The question is some mastering thing that got done for the digital copy that is very inferior to the vinyl.
    Profile Post Comment by Thad E Ginathom, Jul 14, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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    It absolutely need not be. But... About one of my old, far from perfect, vinyl LPs. I decided,...

    It absolutely need not be. But... About one of my old, far from perfect, vinyl LPs. I decided, a few years back, to buy the CD and listen to...
    Profile Post Comment by Thad E Ginathom, Jul 14, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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    for those who are hesitant

    Linux or Windows is not the big deal. It is perfectly possible to run Linux without being any sort of geek. it is perfectly possible to run Linux...
    Post by: Thad E Ginathom, Jul 14, 2025 at 5:01 AM in forum: Computer Audiophile: Software, Configs, Tools