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  1. Quantum Mechanics and Burn-In

    by , 09-02-2012 at 11:08 AM (The Ill-Tempered Audiophool)
    I was reading the Zu website, as I have some curiosity about high-efficiency speakers.

    This caught my eye first:

    In 2001 Zu began tracking and investigating the effects of signal and power on various cables and loudspeaker systems and has stumbled on a few tricks and process that get us pretty excited. Electric burn-in seems to relate to the stressing of the insulator's electric behavior (Wave Mechanics or Quantum, both seem to get you there in this case), standing
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    Updated 09-02-2012 at 12:13 PM by wgscott

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  2. Pussy Riot Sentencing a 'Bitter Blow' to Freedom in Russia

    by , 08-27-2012 at 11:50 PM (The Ill-Tempered Audiophool)
    If you haven't been following this story, and are concerned about artistic (or any other form of) freedom of expression, this is about a Russian punk rock group who have been jailed following a sham trial for criticizing Putin.

    Amnesty International has adopted the three women convicted of thought-crimes as "Prisoners of Conscience", a designation the politically impartial human rights organization reserves for the most blatant forms of political incarceration.
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  3. Ignore list

    by , 05-18-2012 at 01:32 PM (The Ill-Tempered Audiophool)
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    i decided to try something new, primarily for mental health reasons.

    If someone posts something idiotic, inflammatory, and stupid (in my objective opinion), instead of pointing this out and mocking them in my usual cheerful and engaging manner, I am adding them to my ignore list.

    So, if you post something like "Apple computers are overpriced junk used by computer illiterates", please know that it isn't that I am agreeing ...