Bob's Public Service Announcements: May 2021

Monday, May 31, 2021

Friday, May 28, 2021

Hi-res audio may be harder to discern than I thought

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/aug/21/mp3-cd-24-bit-audio-music-hi-res

https://www.soundguys.com/high-bitrate-audio-is-overkill-cd-quality-is-still-great-16518/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xotaf4aN_g

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Semi-colon article

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/09/magazine/the-case-for-semicolons.html

Monday, May 24, 2021

Plans are worthless, but planning is everything quote

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/11/18/planning/

Sunday, May 23, 2021

Why the Prius has fallen off in popularity

https://www.quora.com/Why-don-t-Toyota-Prius-sell-like-they-used-to-Are-the-hybrids-not-as-popular-now/answer/Chris-Smith-3675

Saturday, May 22, 2021

Minorities participating in far right groups

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/minorities-far-right-visible-role/2021/05/16/e7ba8338-a915-11eb-8c1a-56f0cb4ff3b5_story.html

Increase in virtual medicine led to better outcomes

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/health-care-covid-diabetes-home/2021/05/12/ae298558-b26e-11eb-ab43-bebddc5a0f65_story.html

Women and Men experience pain differently

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/women-and-pain/2021/05/14/98cb4116-9d55-11eb-9d05-ae06f4529ece_story.html

Wirecutter article on automatic room correction

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/automatic-room-correction/

Tweaking Oberon 7 sound with high end room correction

https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/59239-spring-cleaning-dali-oberon-7-acourate/

How to respond to vaccine hesitant people

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/05/20/opinion/covid-19-vaccine-chatbot.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage

Russel Moore leaves SBC

https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2021/05/19/russell-moore-leaves-southern-baptist-convention-evangelical-future/

Vaccine skeptics breakdown by state

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/05/18/opinion/covid-19-vaccine-hesitancy.html

Giuliani says he didn't mean it

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/05/18/politics/rudy-giuliani-january-6-insurrection-lawsuit/index.html

Chemical risk - oh great...

https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/12/chemical-giants-hid-dangers-pfas-forever-chemicals-food-packaging-dupont

Best speaker cable

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/the-best-speaker-cable/

Pzifer effective against variants

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/health/coronavirus-pfizer-vaccine-variants.html

Mammals can breathe through intestines (via O2 in liquid suspension)

https://gizmodo.com/mammals-can-breathe-through-their-intestines-unsettlin-1846895252/amp

Facial recognition available to the public

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/05/14/pimeyes-facial-recognition-search-secrecy/

Congressional earmarks return

https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/05/14/house-earmarks/

New obesity drug

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/11/health/obesity-drugs.html

Robot pool cleaner reviews

https://www.thespruce.com/best-robotic-pool-cleaners-4682659

Pool stain identification product

Jack's Magic Stain ID Kit

Replacement for Roku media server app

I was suffering using the built in Roku media app for listening to music from my DNLA server. Search didn't work, most of the album covers didn't show, etc.

I switched to Plex (free) and life has been bliss since!

Room correction technology options

https://hometheaterreview.com/room-correction-revisited/

Audyssey vs Dirac Live

https://www.hometheatershack.com/threads/audyssey-xt32-vs-dirac-live-listening-comparison.117433/

Audyssey multeq editor app support, FAQ & Tips

https://www.soundandvision.com/content/denon-marantz-launch-audyssey-multeq-editor-app#:~:text=The%20app%20is%20compatible%20with,SR6011%2C%20SR5011%2C%20and%20NR1607.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/1YH_eNHRCxKFCwXMddi28kzXqnUwYHfrD/edit?filetype=msword

Thursday, May 20, 2021

Surround sound speaker placement

Is indeed to the side/slightly back. Tweeters ideally 1-2 feet above ear.

https://www.crutchfield.com/S-52UBxSry2Z8/learn/learningcenter/home/speaker_placement.html#:~:text=In%20a%205.1%20system%2C%20your,position%20and%20face%20them%20forward.

https://www.svsound.com/blogs/speaker-setup-and-tuning/74790851-the-art-of-speaker-placement

https://www.the-home-cinema-guide.com/surround-sound-speaker-placement.html

Monday, May 17, 2021

Snackmagic for future gifts to folks

https://www.snackmagic.com/

Friday, May 14, 2021

New car rental option from Audi – Silvercar

https://www.silvercar.com/?utm_source=fond%20offer&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=fond&utm_term=&utm_content=

(Fond discount too)

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

"Wax" and cars with clear coats

https://www.quora.com/Do-modern-cars-need-to-be-waxed/answer/Alex-Draghicescu?ch=10&share=1a5935c1&srid=hjon

Monday, May 10, 2021

Dementia risk and low sleep

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/dementia-sleep-deprivation-link-research/2021/05/07/1b4a0772-ae99-11eb-b476-c3b287e52a01_story.html

Comparison of COVID19 risks vs blood clots

https://wintoncentre.maths.cam.ac.uk/news/communicating-potential-benefits-and-harms-astra-zeneca-covid-19-vaccine/

LG G1 vs Sony A90J

https://www.reviewed.com/televisions/features/sony-a90j-vs-lg-g1-which-should-buy

Taking the AP test increases learning

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/ap-exams-during-pandemic/2021/05/07/7f85196c-ad30-11eb-ab4c-986555a1c511_story.html

Sun cycles and El Nino and La Nina

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/05/08/sun-el-nino-study/

Sunday, May 9, 2021

Wirecutter, automatic room correction

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/automatic-room-correction/

Why getting two shots is so important - 30% b117, 17% b1351

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/05/05/pfizer-vaccine-virus-variants/

How to get more Republicans to embrace the vaccine

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/05/how-get-more-republicans-embrace-coronavirus-vaccines/

Verses

²⁰Wisdom calls out in the street;

she makes her voice heard in the public squares.

²¹She cries out above the commotion;

she speaks at the entrance of the city gates:

²²“How long, inexperienced ones, will you love ignorance?

How long will you mockers enjoy mocking

and you fools hate knowledge?

²³If you respond to my warning,^,

then I will pour out my spirit on you

and teach you my words.

²⁴Since I called out and you refused,

extended my hand and no one paid attention,

²⁵since you neglected all my counsel

and did not accept my correction,

²⁶I, in turn, will laugh at your calamity.

I will mock when terror strikes you,

²⁷when terror strikes you like a storm

and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,

when trouble and stress overcome you.

²⁸Then they will call me, but I won’t answer;

they will search for me, but won’t find me.

²⁹Because they hated knowledge,

didn’t choose to fear the Lord,

³⁰were not interested in my counsel,

and rejected all my correction,

³¹they will eat the fruit of their way

and be glutted with their own schemes.

³²For the apostasy of the inexperienced will kill them,

and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

³³But whoever listens to me will live securely

and be undisturbed by the dread of danger.”

Christian Standard Bible. (2020). (Pr 1:20–33). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.

⁷Wisdom is supreme—so get wisdom.

And whatever else you get, get understanding.

Christian Standard Bible. (2020). (Pr 4:7). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.

12 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,

but one who hates correction is stupid.

Christian Standard Bible. (2020). (Pr 12). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.

¹⁵A fool’s way is right in his own eyes,

but whoever listens to counsel is wise.

Christian Standard Bible. (2020). (Pr 12:15). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.

²⁵There is a way that seems right to a person,

but its end is the way to death.

Christian Standard Bible. (2020). (Pr 16:25). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.

²A fool does not delight in understanding,

but only wants to show off his opinions.^,

Christian Standard Bible. (2020). (Pr 18:2). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.

¹⁷The first to state his case seems right

until another comes and cross-examines him.

Christian Standard Bible. (2020). (Pr 18:17). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.

¹²A sensible person sees danger and takes cover;

the inexperienced keep going and are punished.

Christian Standard Bible. (2020). (Pr 27:12). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.

³A stone is heavy, and sand a burden,

but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.

Christian Standard Bible. (2020). (Pr 27:3). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.

A false witness will not go unpunished,

and one who utters lies will not escape.

Christian Standard Bible. (2020). (Pr 19:5). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.

Past server connection mystery solved

Needed to remove it from my finder favorites

https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/53404/how-to-disable-startup-connection-to-a-dead-server/121814#121814?newreg=7c61850175a544a9a1b9213650ea18aa (last one)