a huge portion of news, or media in general, sets the bar so its appealing to even the LCD. in many places, especially the USA, targetting the LCD can be very effective and profitable.
- prock

There’s a difference between dumbing down the news and ongoing, deliberate misinformation. The latter is far more dangerous. By giving credence to Trump’s arguments that the election was stolen, Fox undermines confidence in the electoral system which provides cover for moves to restrict voting rights in the name of election security.

Most actual news reporting is done to a pretty high standard. Opinion stuff is all over the place.

Also you all that want Severson...you better be okay with losing Liljergen and a high pick.
- Santo_44

maybe
It would be tempting.

Maybe they can do 1st and dermott and what ever

Or using the term "moron" implying an intellectual deficiency, for someone with serious character flaws.
- winsix

If by implying you mean believing then I agree. I do believe that Van Morrison is stupid ..ie. has come to suffer from a lack of intelligence OR common sense.

I want to love him ...but I'm so disappointed.

Sorry but Willie loves the libs. He’s been performing and raising money for Beto O’Rourke and Democratic candidates for years. He’s also a big soy fan which isn’t surprising to anyone who knows about Farm Aid.

(He makes Trigger sound real pretty in this tune.)

https://www.rollingstone....-song-vote-em-out-731208/
- Canada Cup

The libs of the 60s weren't what they have morphed into today. They use to stand for freedom, now they are just blow horns for the government.


Don't worry Canada, the cavalry is on it's way.

If you're an audiophile and you really care and have the speaker setup for it, then one of the higher definition options (I think TIDAL and Qobuz fall into this category) might be good, but if you're a casual enjoyer of music or you're not wandering around with $300 headphones, then Spotify works.

The larger the streaming service, the less they can charge, but the more they'll have to compress to stream out the content. The smaller the service the more quality they can push out, but the more they have to charge to stay afloat.

I haven't kept up on it at all, but last time I looked (which was pre-COVID), TIDAL was losing money. I don't know how well Qobuz was doing. But I think these guys were in that $20 - $25 USD / month for high def streaming.
- Monkeypunk

I’ve destroyed a good range of my hearing anyway, so what the (frank)

What if you took a picture of that unopened box and made it an NFT?
- Atomic Wedgie

I'm afraid, I missed out on the NFT and Bitcoin boats. Being an art lover, I have difficulty comprehending value in NFT's. As far as bitcoin goes I think about the story of the mad Hungarian that was one of Bitcoin's founders that made himself poor at the same time making a Pizza Chain rich.

https://www.marketwatch.c...-novel-crypto-11621714395

Is anyone else coming to the conclusion that Komisaurus Rex is just trolling?

If you're an audiophile and you really care and have the speaker setup for it, then one of the higher definition options (I think TIDAL and Qobuz fall into this category) might be good, but if you're a casual enjoyer of music or you're not wandering around with $300 headphones, then Spotify works.

The larger the streaming service, the less they can charge, but the more they'll have to compress to stream out the content. The smaller the service the more quality they can push out, but the more they have to charge to stay afloat.

I haven't kept up on it at all, but last time I looked (which was pre-COVID), TIDAL was losing money. I don't know how well Qobuz was doing. But I think these guys were in that $20 - $25 USD / month for high def streaming.
- Monkeypunk

I am generally concerned with audio quality and do have a decent hifi setup as well as a small home studio setup. The difference in quality between other services in spotify is noticeable on 30 dollar sony on-ear headphones though. It's not about washy sounding high end, it's literally volume changes from the audio compression (like, not bit compressions, volume evening compression) applied to the audio.

I'm not sure I need to stream lossless audio when I'm running around the city and generally buy records if I really want to listen, and some of the more obscure services don't have the catalogue of weird underground stuff I like. Will probably give one of the other big services a try again.

Is anyone else coming to the conclusion that Komisaurus Rex is just trolling?
- Atomic Wedgie

i dunno, maybe he is

but I just saw the fredum convoy thing called the fluTruxklan and thats funny

I'm afraid, I missed out on the NFT and Bitcoin boats. Being an art lover, I have difficulty comprehending value in NFT's. As far as bitcoin goes I think abou the story of the mad Hungarian that was one of Bitcoin's founders that made himself poor at the same time making a Pizza Chain rich.

https://www.marketwatch.c...-novel-crypto-11621714395
- winsix

Crypto currency is a giant ponzi scheme that will eventually crash, but damn is it ever tempting to get in and make some money - and then get out.

Is anyone else coming to the conclusion that Komisaurus Rex is just trolling?
- Atomic Wedgie

Ya, I flagged Komi sore ass a couple of times accidently on purpose. He continues to lower the bar on trolling.

Crypto currency is a giant ponzi scheme that will eventually crash, but damn is it ever tempting to get in and make some money - and then get out.
- Atomic Wedgie

Did you read the article? Imagine paying about $4 billion for a couple of low end pizzas and ending up broke.

Is anyone else coming to the conclusion that Komisaurus Rex is just trolling?
- Atomic Wedgie

Seems to be a popular hobby around these parts

I am generally concerned with audio quality and do have a decent hifi setup as well as a small home studio setup. The difference in quality between other services in spotify is noticeable on 30 dollar sony on-ear headphones though. It's not about washy sounding high end, it's literally volume changes from the audio compression (like, not bit compressions, volume evening compression) applied to the audio.

I'm not sure I need to stream lossless audio when I'm running around the city and generally buy records if I really want to listen, and some of the more obscure services don't have the catalogue of weird underground stuff I like. Will probably give one of the other big services a try again.
- TheMussel

I'm slightly tone-deaf, so music has never really been a big part of my life (I currently have two songs stored on my iPhone, and Free to Be (Go Leafs Go) is one of them.

Spotify is perfect for me. I use music as background noise - I don't listen to it as a primary activity.

Did you read the article? Imagine paying about $4 billion for a couple of low end pizzas and ending up broke.
- winsix

Not to get really dark here, but I don't think that mentally I could handle that.

Did you read the article? Imagine paying about $4 billion for a couple of low end pizzas and ending up broke.
- winsix

Then there's the british dude who's been trudging through a garbage dump for 8 years looking for a harddrive that has an estimate couple of hundred million dollars on it now

maybe
It would be tempting.

Maybe they can do 1st and dermott and what ever
- senstroll

NJ isn’t early in their rebuild, I’d imagine the main piece they want back would have to be close to the NHL or already in it.

Plus he is 27 and offers a long term option.

I would like Wood in the trade as well, they are saying he might not play this regular season.

But would be expensive. More than Muzzin.

Then there's the british dude who's been trudging through a garbage dump for 8 years looking for a harddrive that has an estimate couple of hundred million dollars on it now
- TheMussel

All I can envisage is a monty python skit where the poor bastard climbs out of a pile of garbage with it in his hands saying "I found it" 3 hours after Bitcoin crashes.

Crypto currency is a giant ponzi scheme that will eventually crash, but damn is it ever tempting to get in and make some money - and then get out.
- Atomic Wedgie

In terms of making money yes...but it’s here to stay.

Is anyone else coming to the conclusion that Komisaurus Rex is just trolling?
- Atomic Wedgie

i dont think hes trolling, I think he's serious. I think he's a Habs homer to the extreme, and everything he posts you have to take with a grain of salt. i get the sense he thinks the Habs are going to get a first rounder for Chiarot, plus more. Hes just a little deluded IMO.

Anyone else here uncomfortable that Bonds and Clemens weren't elected to the Hall of Fame?

At the end of the day, neither of them were ever convicted of using steroids.

Do I think they juiced? 100%

But with no proof, I can't agree with keeping them out.

I am generally concerned with audio quality and do have a decent hifi setup as well as a small home studio setup. The difference in quality between other services in spotify is noticeable on 30 dollar sony on-ear headphones though. It's not about washy sounding high end, it's literally volume changes from the audio compression (like, not bit compressions, volume evening compression) applied to the audio.

I'm not sure I need to stream lossless audio when I'm running around the city and generally buy records if I really want to listen, and some of the more obscure services don't have the catalogue of weird underground stuff I like. Will probably give one of the other big services a try again.
- TheMussel

That's generally my thing - I have PowerAmp with a bunch of local WAV or higher rate MP3 files on my phone if I want to listen to music on good headphones - but if I'm tooling around the house making supper or just cleaning up, the music isn't coming out of anything _good_. We have a couple of Google Assistants, an older system up in the upstairs landing that has a Chromecast Audio attached to it, and the main TV is also connected - so you can sort of stream Spotify simultaneously to all of these around the house with one request to a Google device (for us - Alexa for others; Chacun son gout) - so I like Spotify for that.

And one other random question before I get to work:

Why can't you change the voice prompt on all our smart stuff, so that "Hey Siri" or "Hey Alexa" or "Hey Google" becomes "Hey Einstein?"

NJ isn’t early in their rebuild, I’d imagine the main piece they want back would have to be close to the NHL or already in it.

Plus he is 27 and offers a long term option.

I would like Wood in the trade as well, they are saying he might not play this regular season.

But would be expensive. More than Muzzin.
- Santo_44

i wouldn't be against TL, I have no idea on wood value

But if its TL, id go something like 2022 1st, Lil and Richie and a prospect for Severson/Wood

I assume there is cap issues with this

i wouldn't be against TL, I have no idea on wood value

But if its TL, id go something like 2022 1st, Lil and Richie and a prospect for Severson/Wood

I assume there is cap issues with this
- senstroll

I’d imagine Wood will get Kase’d this off-season unless he can prove he is healthy in a playoff run.
Yeah that would be it. If they then trade Dermott for a pick and a 750K 7th D then I believe cap works out.

600K more to the Leafs, which pro rates to around 200-300K and the leafs have nearly 1M in deadline cap space.

I’d do that trade, NJD and the Leafs come out a winner here I’d say. The Leafs would be able to re sign him with Muzz and Brodie contracts almost done and 1 being gone.