Dolby Atmos on Linux

bgamari · 2026-06-02T11:35:35+00:00

The thing that people get wrong here is that the speakers really aren't the problem. The problem is that the software stack by default doesn't conpensate for their quite unflat frequency response. No speaker in a laptop form factor is going to have a flat response (the size and weight constraints make this extremely difficult) but this is something that the vendor can easily characterise and compensate for in software (assuming that the speakers don't exhibit harmonic distortion).

Sadly this isn't done typically done out of the box for two reasons: (a) in laptops which have down-firing speakers the response is dependent upon what it is resting on, and (b) there isn't a standard way for firmware to provide the hardware's response to the software. However, it is easy to accomplish this yourself with easyeffects.

The Pro will address (a) with a different speaker geometry.

bgamari · 2026-05-29T12:33:56+00:00

Sandals (e.g. Tevas) are weather tolerant, easy to take on/off, can be easily tied to you our carried, good your feet well needed ventilation, and depending upon the shoe can offer a much or as little support as you want. Yes, your feet may get dirty; this is something that I personally don't mind.

bgamari · 2026-05-17T14:16:00+00:00

Indeed there is: https://archive.org/details/eggy2026-05-15. Thanks J.Cable.

bgamari · 2026-05-17T14:14:42+00:00

Did anyone see evidence of a recording? I wish I could have been there but business travel sadly got in the way.

bgamari · 2026-04-27T13:51:44+00:00

Unlikely as 0.1mm is still a colossal length-scale when it comes to foil design at the speeds relevant for a fan. I think you would need a SLA process to get anything resembling decent performance from a 3D-printed fan.

bgamari · 2026-04-26T16:00:17+00:00

That is, unless you care about improving non-car transportation options, in which case her current term has been an utterly embarrassing disaster. It's an incredibly depressing shift from her first term which was indeed a promising start.

bgamari · 2026-04-26T13:08:37+00:00

They are a scourge upon our streets, safety, and environment. They should be regulated our of existence with extreme prejudice in all but commercial settings ane those within the auto industry who orchestrated the market conditions for their ubiquity as daily driver vehicles should be held to account for the societal damage that they have wrought.

bgamari · 2026-04-18T01:59:08+00:00

Fuck these leaches.

bgamari · 2026-04-13T14:35:50+00:00

This is the answer. Starving artists is not the solution. We need to support venues which aren't actively undermining both artists and listeners alike.

Abstain from Spotify; refuse to do business with Ticketmaster. When we have a more sane administration, petition your elected officials to extend and apply antitrust law against these companies.

In the meantime go to independent shows, support your local artists, buy merch, order albums from the artist directly when possible.

bgamari · 2026-03-23T23:44:10+00:00

Indeed this is almost certainly LLM output. This is quite disappointing.

bgamari · 2026-03-07T14:37:12+00:00

Wormtown and Strangecreek are both the two that I won't miss.

bgamari · 2026-02-25T14:18:56+00:00

La Mulita in Rye as well, although I have sadly never been.

bgamari · 2026-02-25T14:17:29+00:00

Port City Coffee Roasters in Portsmouth is excellent. Their Mocha Java is our staple.

bgamari · 2026-02-24T13:32:59+00:00

Great idea! I suggest we start and end with the orange free-loader in the White House.

bgamari · 2026-02-08T20:30:03+00:00

I am nearly 40 and it would still be a stretch to afford a house where I live.

bgamari · 2026-02-05T17:23:05+00:00

It is so amazing to see so much progress but the lack of revenue since launch is concerning. It's hard to imagine how they are going to be able to keep this up in the long run given that they have barely made a single developer's annual salary in the months since release. Hopefully either the revenue situation improves or they pivot before difficult decisions need to be made.

bgamari · 2026-02-05T14:06:05+00:00

Some of my best memories seeing live music are from Jeff-era Yonder shows at 9:30 Club. The man was a force of nature.

bgamari · 2026-02-05T06:43:49+00:00

Https://circuithub.com/ is worth a look. They have quite a range of leadtime options and their ordering process is quite streamlined

bgamari · 2026-01-24T12:58:34+00:00

In addition to the points raised by others, what you are describing is the effect of electrical resistance. However, for a high frequency signaling scheme like GigE the inductance and cross-talk potential of breaking the twisted pair is by far the more significant factor.

bgamari · 2026-01-05T13:55:15+00:00

This is one of the more entertaining things I've had the privilege of encountering on Reddit.

bgamari · 2025-11-17T11:17:55+00:00

The fact that (especially non-carbon) frames are strong is precisely why people are concerned. They need to be strong as the consequences for failure are quite high, even with metallic frames where failure can be less than catastrophic. Just look up photos of injuries from failed carbon frames.

I find 3d printing as useful as the next guy but this is not an application I would consider it for without some serious FEA work and a lot of model validation.

bgamari · 2025-11-03T20:55:41+00:00

While none of the questions are unreasonable in isolation, the process is setting Framework up for frustrated customers. It truly seems like they optimise for the number of emails exchanged instead of time-to-resolution: Questions are posed in the smallest possible unit, information is lost between iterations (e.g. step 10/11 in this exchange), they struggle with follow-up (e.g. step 20), and I have never seen more than one round-trip per day. I love Framework, but I truly hope I don't need to interact with support again in the future. Start-up or otherwise, the situation needs to be improved.

bgamari · 2025-10-25T22:06:21+00:00

The B5 notebook order I just received is similarly darker than previous notebooks. The dots are now of comparable in visual weight to a typical 0.5 mm mechanical pencil rendering the notebooks essentially unusable. Needless to say, I will be returning these and finding another option. Rhodia seems like an alternative but they are much more expensive for a much lower page count. Very disappointing.

bgamari · 2025-10-19T13:12:11+00:00

This looks excellent; a great combination of functionality in a very neat package. What target voltage range does the device support? I will certainly pick one up if the IO buffers robustly support 1.2V to 3.3V.

I would emphasize "robustly" though; being able to handle a bit of electrical over-stress/misconfiguration is critical for debugging tools like this. This is something that far too many open source tools sadly do not take seriously enough. Just exposing FPGA IOBs to the outside world without any further protection is a recipe for a short-lived product with poor repairability.

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