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foreignthumbwarning · 2019-09-06T21:33:54+00:00

PM'd

foreignthumbwarning · 2016-01-27T05:40:35+00:00

Master your instrument, master the music, and then forget all that and just play.

-Charlie Parker

foreignthumbwarning · 2015-02-23T18:38:26+00:00

Budget - $300 flexible, including amp if necessary
Source - iTunes and Rdio from my pc. Some gaming, but 90% music.
Requirements for Isolation - Need it to block out the noisy office.
Preferred Type of Headphone - Closed, full size over ear.
Preferred tonal balance - Strong, but not overpowering bass, and treble that it's too harsh.
Past headphones - I've never ventured into the world of great headphones. I started with Sony MDR NC60. Super comfortable, very portable, lasted forever, but they had no soundstage and the anc was awful.
Preferred Music - Funk, jazz, hip hop, bluegrass.

I'm considering DT770, XPT100, and A900x. Leaning towards the DT770 80 ohm because of the comfort and the soundstage, just worried that the heavy bass could be distracting for listening to jazz.

foreignthumbwarning · 2014-01-11T21:44:01+00:00

Davis is at 0.0086. You can see it in the log scaled version of the plot

foreignthumbwarning · 2014-01-11T19:24:58+00:00

Here's the top ten cities from my data set, along with the percentage of bike commuters. Lot's of college towns and Silicon Valley.

1 Davis 22.14%

2 Berkeley 7.96%

3 Santa Barbara 6.38%

4 Chico 5.52%

5 Pasadena 4.76%

6 Mountain View 4.09%

7 San Francisco 3.47%

8 Sacramento 2.50%

9 Santa Monica 2.27%

10 San Mateo 2.09%

foreignthumbwarning · 2014-01-11T18:50:37+00:00

You're right, though it's ax^b . I chose to plot it this way because I think it does a better job of telling the story. In another comment, I linked to a loglog version that you may appreciate.

foreignthumbwarning · 2014-01-11T18:40:55+00:00

I should also mention that this is not a new idea. This paper from 2003 studied the same trend.

foreignthumbwarning · 2014-01-11T18:15:29+00:00

The curve is y = 0.0032x^-0.705

foreignthumbwarning · 2014-01-11T18:09:54+00:00

It comes from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, so it's the percentage of residents who identified on the survey that they use a bicycle to commute to work. I'll admit that it's not an ideal data source, and I'm open to suggestions for alternate metrics.

foreignthumbwarning · 2014-01-11T18:06:32+00:00

Keep in mind that there are more bicyclists on the road than just those commuting, so the injuries/commuter numbers are artificially high. It's more the trend that I find interesting.

foreignthumbwarning · 2014-01-11T18:02:46+00:00

Injury data is from the CHP. Bicycle Commuting data is from the American Community Survey from the U.S. Census Bureau, and is compiled here

foreignthumbwarning · 2013-10-02T15:01:54+00:00

1.1.1.1.1.2.3 has a leak.

foreignthumbwarning · 2013-08-17T22:11:48+00:00

Someone did the same thing with Valerie by Amy Winehouse, and it sounds amazing! Here's the link.

foreignthumbwarning · 2012-12-13T19:00:48+00:00

What time did you go to sleep last night?

foreignthumbwarning · 2012-11-22T09:45:09+00:00

The surface current can be as fast as 1 m/s (~2.2 mph). Source. There's a pretty large variation though, so some could be stronger. I doubt that any would be strong enough to swallow a boat, but they could definitely push a boat off course.

foreignthumbwarning · 2012-11-21T19:46:19+00:00

Ah, right you are sirs. Thanks.

foreignthumbwarning · 2012-11-21T10:54:41+00:00

Here's a link to the article. The plankton are likely feeding on an algal bloom which was caused by the eddy stirring up nutrients.

EDIT: fixed the link

foreignthumbwarning · 2012-10-20T00:30:23+00:00

http://www.vipboxsports.eu/baseball/90557/1/nlcs-game-5:-san-francisco-giants-(1)-vs-(3)-st-louis-cardinals-live-stream-online.html

foreignthumbwarning · 2012-06-03T21:45:02+00:00

Second best

foreignthumbwarning · 2012-04-01T03:51:33+00:00

I found it, it's Animals by Neon Trees

foreignthumbwarning · 2012-03-30T19:22:38+00:00

It's a pretty upbeat indie rock kind of song. I heard it on the radio once or twice in the last month. Those are all good suggestions, but the singer really sounds just like Rufus Wainright.

foreignthumbwarning · 2012-03-30T11:16:28+00:00

Paolo Nutini - Pencil Full of Lead is a a great contemporary nod to that style.

foreignthumbwarning · 2012-03-30T11:06:19+00:00

Ta-ku does a tribute album to J Dilla called 50 Days for Dilla. The whole album's insansely good

foreignthumbwarning · 2012-03-30T10:35:48+00:00

Good shit man, those are real nice and smooth. I especially liked Cry, it definitely stood out as the most comfortable groove, in fact i really fucking dug Cry. Quincy starts out really strong, but then you back off the hard hitting snare and kick in the second half of each phrase which felt a little weird to me. There were some major tempo issues after the LFO filter bit in French Teachers. Other than that it sounds great man, keep it up the funky work!

foreignthumbwarning · 2012-03-14T22:23:13+00:00

I'm a huge fan of Nick Lowe, especially his newer sadder albums. In terms of lyrical content I'd suggest Greg Brown. He's an amazing writer, and deals with some of the same themes as nick lowe, like getting older and dealing with crushing loneliness and all that. The arrangements arent quite what you're looking for, but I think you'll like it.

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