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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>> Yes. Try driving digital signal to the speakers themselves ;).
>
> I rather suspect you'd hear nothing at all. Digital signals usually
> operate at frequencies way outside the sensitivity of the human ear, if
> not the speaker cones themselves... (Besides being *far* too low
> amplitude in the first place.)
>
Digitality doesn't define frequencies, besides they can (and will) be
mixed (you know that GSM-noise that comes out of your speakers if you'll
keep phone too close to preamp? It's ~200Hz, while the phone's interval
to discuss with base station is 4,7ms). Digitality defines having
limited amount of values, theoretically making the sound being like
morse-coding. OTOH, if you calculate the pulses to match the speaker
correctly, you'll end up with normal sound (the speakers have inductance
and capacitans) by using the speaker itself as D/A-converter driven by
eg. PWM.
Ah, and don't worry about amplitude. Amplifiers have been invented.
-Aero
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From: Jeremy "UncleHoot" Praay
Subject: Re: What the Hell he's doing.
Date: 21 Nov 2008 14:12:41
Message: <49270829@news.povray.org>
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"Orchid XP v8" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message
news:4926f5ac@news.povray.org...
> I say that I "don't have a life" because the way I'm living currently does
> *not* make me feel happy and fulfilled. And I'm sure there are plenty of
> people who never touch a computer who never the less feel just the same
> way.
I think you just hit the nail on the head.
I used to be much more of an introvert than I am now, but I seem to waiver
between "Having a life" and "not". For me, the problem becomes when I
obsess on something to the point of neglecting other things which should be
a priority. I don't feel good about myself when that happens. I've done it
with programming, porn, poker, povray (to a lesser extent), and a hand-ful
of other things.
Generally, the phrase seems to be more about developing aquaintences,
friends, and otherwise being sociable. But for the vast majority of the
population, they can never understand things like the thrill of getting X to
work after spending days/weeks/months of hard work to resolve a problem.
Alcoholics may "have a life", in terms of the idea that they are developing
the social aspects of their lives, but it is certainly not beneficial to
them. But at least they don't drink alone...
Personally, I think that the times of "not having a life" need to be
balanced. Last year, I worked (at my job) pretty much the entire month of
September and part of October. I'd get home late, and had to work most
weekends. It took a toll on me, but after the job was done, I took some
days off (not all in a row), and otherwise slowed down the pace. The
overall effect for me was a great feeling of accomplishment (I met the
deadline) and then the time-off seemed so much sweeter. But in that time, I
truly went into my own world. I ate, drank, and slept my job
(figuratively). I had "no life" in the social sense, but I felt very
fullfilled at my job. For 1.5 months, I was the most important person at my
company.
Having been an introverted nerd, and whatever I am now (less introverted), I
honestly believe that getting out and exposing yourself to social situations
is good for the soul/psyche or whatever else you want to call it. I don't
really believe that someone can be fullfilled without that. I've been doing
a camping, bicycle tour for the last 4 years, and I'm really glad that I do
it. It forces me to interact with people in situations where I would
otherwise feel uncomfortable. Riding a bike alone for 6 hours/day REALLY
SUCKS! Riding with good company can be a ton of fun!
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> I say that I "don't have a life" because the way I'm living currently
> does *not* make me feel happy and fulfilled. And I'm sure there are
> plenty of people who never touch a computer who never the less feel just
> the same way.
I'm currently feeling like: http://bash.org/?505242
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Jeremy "UncleHoot" Praay wrote:
> But for the vast majority of the population, they can never
> understand things like the thrill of getting X to work after
> spending days/weeks/months of hard work to resolve a problem.
They understand the thrill AND what an expensive high that thrill is. We
all do, but many of our expensive highs are not as accessible as the
computer in the next room and are therefore less dangerous. The poker
with which you were so obsessed was Online poker, wasn't it? :)
Chasing these highs is exactly what takes a person away from "having a
life." And I'm not talking about bars a night clubs either. I'm married,
35 years old, and have never had a drink in my life - nightclubs hold
little fascination.
-Shay
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>
> I say that I "don't have a life" because the way I'm living currently
> does *not* make me feel happy and fulfilled. And I'm sure there are
> plenty of people who never touch a computer who never the less feel just
> the same way.
Yes, but a geek doesn't just "touch a computer." He spends months or
years in front of one (in essence, playing with fire) developing his
skills. Some resist temptation, but non-geeks are not subject to those
temptations at all.
After reading some of your posts, I though it might be fun to learn
Haskell myself. Thankfully, sanity prevailed.
-Shay
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Shay wrote:
> Yes, but a geek doesn't just "touch a computer." He spends months or
> years in front of one (in essence, playing with fire) developing his
> skills. Some resist temptation, but non-geeks are not subject to those
> temptations at all.
Nice, now define "nerd" please.
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On Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:46:48 -0200, Nicolas Alvarez wrote:
> Shay wrote:
>> Yes, but a geek doesn't just "touch a computer." He spends months or
>> years in front of one (in essence, playing with fire) developing his
>> skills. Some resist temptation, but non-geeks are not subject to those
>> temptations at all.
>
> Nice, now define "nerd" please.
Network Emergency Repair Dude (or "Dudette", if you prefer)
Jim
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>> I say that I "don't have a life" because the way I'm living currently
>> does *not* make me feel happy and fulfilled. And I'm sure there are
>> plenty of people who never touch a computer who never the less feel
>> just the same way.
>
> Yes, but a geek doesn't just "touch a computer."
My point being, you don't need to be a computer nerd to have problems,
that's all.
> After reading some of your posts, I though it might be fun to learn
> Haskell myself. Thankfully, sanity prevailed.
...oh, OK. :-/
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>
> ...
>
Aren't you supposed to be gone, abducted by aliens, or something?
--
~Mike
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Mike Raiford wrote:
> Aren't you supposed to be gone, abducted by aliens, or something?
Damnit, you noticed! :-P
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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