The one person I know who read the book and saw the 1980 series said that this new version gives less attention to the relationship to between Blackthorn and Mariko ..read more

Thank you Bruce for sending the values I needed. It is with much <br /> appreciation. <br /> <br /> cheers<br /> <br /> pos ..read more

Cool! Glad she finally got recognized. She and Antheil helped pave the way for GPS and Bluetooth. Got to add that Blazing Saddles quote: ".. it's Hedley. Hedley Lamarr ..read more

<br /> That creates a notch around 80Hz to 120Hz from SBIR, which is very common. Most people place speakers about this far from the wall behind them, so the SBIR notch in this frequency range is very common. Scan the internet for in-room response charts and you'll see what I mean.<br /> <br /> It's one of the main things that flanking subs are intended to mitigate.<br /> ..read more

Curious about speaker boundary interference. In most illustrations they show the distance from the front baffle of the speaker to the wall. A few calculations later you have the frequency where the null happens. But my 4 pi's aren't flat against the wall. They are angled so the tweeters cross a few feet in front of the sweet spot. So the front corners of the speakers are 14" and 24" from the wall. What happens with SBIR in this situation ..read more

My favorite voice actors were from the 40's, 50's and 60's. Most are in this article but in my opinion June Foray, Hans Conried, Bea Benaredet, Daws Butler and Paul Frees should have been much higher on the list. But they were the voices of my favorite cartoons and that's my bias. Mel Blanc is listed as #1 and it's hard to argue that. He'd either be at the top or very near the top of any such list. https://www.imdb.com/list/ls092532075 ..read more

I'm not a fan of J.D.Vance. I don't believe in Libertarianism as a viable, realistic means of running an economy. I don't support or ever will Donald Trump. But he nails it with an opinion at the N.Y.Times. End this insufferable conflict. Whether one believes in the heroics of aligning to a NATO nation with all the words of freedom & democracy attached. Ukraine cannot ever win this war and never could even with the support of the US and NATO countries. Period. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/opinion/jd-vance-ukraine.html ..read more

Oh! I have never heard of this guy before. I checked out the playlist you shared and listened to it. I loved his version of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. Thanks for sharing this <img src="/forum/images/smiley_icons/icon_smile.gif" border="0" alt="Smile" /> ..read more

I am not sure if it would "make or break" the character honestly, but voice actors are important to a certain extent. Everyone's taste is different, and while you think Smaug was done well, another person might hate that voice. I think it's subjective ..read more

Depends on what kind of work. Heavy construction and physically demanding jobs wear a body down. The arts and sciences, finance can allow work until you're laid out in a coffin. I worked in healthcare for the last 23 years of my working life. It took it's toll on my body and emotional well being. When where I worked went under, I skedaddled into retirement. I don't miss it. <br /> Too many people in retirement now are forced to go back to work just to make ends meet.<br /> I have a friend that by no fault of his own other than bad gene's has had his colon removed, hip replacement ..read more