I Do Stuff

09:14 2nd May 2013

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Reblogged from mmmily

09:07

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Reblogged from globochem

Plays: 59

globochem:

Broken Social Scene + R. Kelly - I’m a Flirt (Shoreline)

I was going to post just regular Shoreline, but I couldn’t resist this one instead

09:01

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Reblogged from wednesdayiminsane

image: Download

kenyatta:

alandistro:

Do you ever wonder why some music isn’t as much fun to listen to as it used to be? It’s because it is literally straining your ears to hear it.

This is a screen shot I took comparing the waveform for two releases of the SAME recording of the SAME song, “Terrible Lie” by Nine Inch Nails.

The top waveform came from the original 1989 CD release. It’s pleasing to hear. It’s dynamic. There are loud parts and there are quiet parts, and it lets you feel the music breathe.

The bottom waveform came from the remastered 2009 CD release celebrating the 20th anniversary. Sure, it’s louder, but take a look at the “brick wall” the signal runs into as it builds. When this happens, the music no longer kicks, it just all levels out. It’s flat. It’s boring. And it fatigues your ears very quickly.

This is a VERY common problem with most CDs recorded and (re)released over the last decade.

I won’t write up a 10 page rant here, I’ll just leave you with this brief introduction, and a link to the Loudness Wars page on wikipedia for further reading, if you’re interested.

Reblogged after seeing this post on Hank Green’s blog.

The Loudness War WP article is fascinating.

09:24 1st May 2013

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lovetruthfaithbeauty asked: A PUPPY. A POLITICIAN. A PRIEST. WHO DO YOU SAVE?

well obviously the puppy.

20:14 30th Apr 2013

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Reblogged from vjplz

Reblog if you will answer EVERY ANON in your ask right now.

tiaatmh:

(Source: bloomin-eck)

20:13

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Reblogged from wellyoufoundit

wellyoufoundit:

kristaferanka:

donutrabbit:

Here’s my 2nd year Calarts film!

my favourite calarts film from this year!

Well there go my tears. Escaping from my eyes.

(Source: vimeo.com)

15:54

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Reblogged from yetanotherjohn

all-about-male-privilege:

engmtc:

TW RAPE

“BUT I’M A NICE GUY” by Scott Benson

“A quick editorial cartoon about the intersection of self-pity, entitlement, rape, territoriality, misogyny and fear of women. You see it all over the place online in the form of Men’s Rights Activists (of whom there are a few reasonable non-misogynists), Men Going Their Own Way, Pick Up Artists, and dudes touting the “Red Pill”, because The Matrix is a good movie. Look any of these up if you have the stomach for it. These are extreme examples, but watered-down forms of these ideas are everywhere.

In lurking their blogs and youtube channels for a while, I’ve noticed that beyond the standard patriarchal chauvinism there is this deep fear of women - what they will do to me, how they will reject me, how they will use me, how they are changing society in a way that does not favor me, how they are making men into something I don’t like, how they are making themselves into something I don’t like, that they won’t give me what I want, and that they won’t give me what I think is rightfully mine. This goes beyond fear of feminism- this is fear of women at its purest. And that, to quote a puppet, leads to anger and hate. It’s sad.

I am a feminist. I think there’s enough ice cream to go around, but it does mean those of us with 3 scoops might have to give one or two up. Also, The Matrix is a fun movie but probably not anything you should be basing a philosophy on.”

This is a work of art, and it’s only 40 seconds long. Check it out.

-dance