So heres a problem that I've been mulling over in a short story that Im writing. Say you believe in a god, and that he is your creator through him inteligent life was made. Now say you make a robot that meets all the criteria person hood that you use to define yourselves. Does that make you a god?
Is there a half-decent free podcast manager that works with android? So far, Winamp seems the best, and it's fucking awful. Podcast handling on android is generally awful so far, in fact.
Is there a half-decent free podcast manager that works with android? So far, Winamp seems the best, and it's fucking awful. Podcast handling on android is generally awful so far, in fact.
I've been using BeyondPod, someone else mentioned it in the forums, it's not perfect, but it's the best one I've used.
Is there a half-decent free podcast manager that works with android? So far, Winamp seems the best, and it's fucking awful. Podcast handling on android is generally awful so far, in fact.
I've been using BeyondPod, someone else mentioned it in the forums, it's not perfect, but it's the best one I've used.
I've heard of that one, and also had Doggcatcher recommended to me so I'm trying them both over the next few days. Neither are really free, though - Beyond, it's free trial for seven days, then it cuts you way back on features, and Doggcatcher is either the same, or stops working after seven days. Kies was an infuriating one - it looked like a good simple solution - until it basically turned around and said "Now get the kiescast app for your phone!"
Turns out said app doesn't actually exist on google play. So, I looked at their website. Oh, it's a samsung app, have to go through there. Okay, let's go through there. Nope, doesn't show up in search there either. The fuckin' thing is a mystery.
I guess it kinda figures that the one feature I use most(by time, at least), is the one that's the biggest pain in the ass. Rest of the phone(which I hadn't mentioned, but is a Galaxy S4 GT-i9506) is pretty great so far, though.
So heres a problem that I've been mulling over in a short story that Im writing. Say you believe in a god, and that he is your creator through him inteligent life was made. Now say you make a robot that meets all the criteria person hood that you use to define yourselves. Does that make you a god?
It depends upon how you define god (obviously, I guess.) Is creating or mimicking life enough, or should you be, you know, spawning universes before you get that title?
I can't really help, I deal more in practical problems than problems on philosophy and religion, but I can tell you in the sincerely least helpful way that the question could be the spawning point of a great short story.
I've heard of that one, and also had Doggcatcher recommended to me so I'm trying them both over the next few days. Neither are really free, though - Beyond, it's free trial for seven days, then it cuts you way back on features, and Doggcatcher is either the same, or stops working after seven days. Kies was an infuriating one - it looked like a good simple solution - until it basically turned around and said "Now get the kiescast app for your phone!"
Turns out said app doesn't actually exist on google play. So, I looked at their website. Oh, it's a samsung app, have to go through there. Okay, let's go through there. Nope, doesn't show up in search there either. The fuckin' thing is a mystery.
I guess it kinda figures that the one feature I use most(by time, at least), is the one that's the biggest pain in the ass. Rest of the phone(which I hadn't mentioned, but is a Galaxy S4 GT-i9506) is pretty great so far, though.
I use the full version of Beyondpod full version, auto download, can turn wifi on and off, lock screen control, playlist forms itself, auto organises the playlist to my preferences. Also if you want this smart playlist to be available in your music player you can set this up too.
The only other one with this level of power user control is Doggcatcher which my Mum uses.
I don't like stitcher very much - I kinda object to what they were doing, where they were taking people's content, inserting their own ads, and then pocketing the lot. I can understand if they want to do some sort of deal with partners and the like, but the idea of taking someone else's content - in most instances, without their consent - and then essentially selling it to your clients(advertisers, not us) just doesn't sit right with me.
So far, Doggcatcher is nice. Still haven't tried too much with Beyondpod, but I'll play with it tomorrow. And then take a good look at Beyondpod.
I can't really help, I deal more in practical problems than problems on philosophy and religion, but I can tell you in the sincerely least helpful way that the question could be the spawning point of a great short story.
Its part of a dialog between two characters over whether they were right to go to war and how, the reasons for it and whether they were right in how they treated atificial inteligence.
Anyone knowledgeable in music terminology, I would appreciate knowing the word for a phenomenon I hear in some electronic songs. Specifically, I speak of the phenomenon where a synth sound or melody will play, but become slightly "muted" during the milliseconds when the percussion is struck.
Compare the following song where at ~30 seconds and ~1:15 minutes the same synth instrument is playing, but the version at ~30 seconds is uneven in volume (or maybe it is something other than volume that is tricking my ears) while at 1:15 it is very steady.
I hear this happen all the time in electronic music, but I've never seen it referenced by anyone. When it comes to dropping the bass, I can easily look that up because everyone likes to talk about it. But this? Not so easy.
A compressor with a long time before it "takes effect" will be keyed by the percussion, muting in the micro/milli-seconds after the drum hit the other tracks.
It causes a "pulsing" sound when a steady percussion or bass track is used to key a compressor in this fashion. Every hit momentarily drops the levels of the other tracks that are running through the compressor.
If only certain tracks drop their levels, then they're going through the compressor, and it is keyed by something else. If every track drops levels immediately at the drum hits, then everything is running through the compressor and it is keyed to its own input.
To get a sense of the zeitgeist of ConnectiCon, how big a presence does Warhammer have at the convention?
If I recall correctly I saw 4 miniature tables grouped together, since I do not play warhammer or miniature games I wouldn't be able to tell you what they played.
A compressor with a long time before it "takes effect" will be keyed by the percussion, muting in the micro/milli-seconds after the drum hit the other tracks.
It causes a "pulsing" sound when a steady percussion or bass track is used to key a compressor in this fashion. Every hit momentarily drops the levels of the other tracks that are running through the compressor.
If only certain tracks drop their levels, then they're going through the compressor, and it is keyed by something else. If every track drops levels immediately at the drum hits, then everything is running through the compressor and it is keyed to its own input.
Damned good explanation for something I've always noticed but never knew how to describe.
I hear this happen all the time in electronic music, but I've never seen it referenced by anyone. When it comes to dropping the bass, I can easily look that up because everyone likes to talk about it. But this? Not so easy.
Rym covered what it is, but if you wanted to google for some more info (like a how-to guide), the specific term is "sidechain compression."
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Turns out said app doesn't actually exist on google play. So, I looked at their website. Oh, it's a samsung app, have to go through there. Okay, let's go through there. Nope, doesn't show up in search there either. The fuckin' thing is a mystery.
I guess it kinda figures that the one feature I use most(by time, at least), is the one that's the biggest pain in the ass. Rest of the phone(which I hadn't mentioned, but is a Galaxy S4 GT-i9506) is pretty great so far, though.
I tend to lean toward the latter.
The only other one with this level of power user control is Doggcatcher which my Mum uses.
So far, Doggcatcher is nice. Still haven't tried too much with Beyondpod, but I'll play with it tomorrow. And then take a good look at Beyondpod.
Compare the following song where at ~30 seconds and ~1:15 minutes the same synth instrument is playing, but the version at ~30 seconds is uneven in volume (or maybe it is something other than volume that is tricking my ears) while at 1:15 it is very steady.
I hear this happen all the time in electronic music, but I've never seen it referenced by anyone. When it comes to dropping the bass, I can easily look that up because everyone likes to talk about it. But this? Not so easy.
A compressor with a long time before it "takes effect" will be keyed by the percussion, muting in the micro/milli-seconds after the drum hit the other tracks.
It causes a "pulsing" sound when a steady percussion or bass track is used to key a compressor in this fashion. Every hit momentarily drops the levels of the other tracks that are running through the compressor.
If only certain tracks drop their levels, then they're going through the compressor, and it is keyed by something else. If every track drops levels immediately at the drum hits, then everything is running through the compressor and it is keyed to its own input.
Is someone who can't pass a Turing test the kind of person we want on this forum?
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To get a sense of the zeitgeist of ConnectiCon, how big a presence does Warhammer have at the convention?