02-02-2018, 11:47 AM | #61 | |
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02-02-2018, 06:16 PM | #62 | |
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I've heard tell of blind taste test with wine where the tasters couldn't tell a difference between a $20 bottle of wine and a $200 bottle of wine. I never seen the actual study, so I can't say if it's accurate or not. I would not be surprised if most people can't tell the difference though. |
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02-02-2018, 08:06 PM | #63 | |
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02-03-2018, 01:16 AM | #64 |
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They should spend some time fixing all the bugs in the current iBooks. It has off-by-one errors in list view on Mac that causes names to switch between files and other craziness. Very buggy.
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02-03-2018, 03:30 AM | #65 |
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Apple getting active with “iBooks” might help the ebook sales/awareness as a whole. But it isn’t geared to people who read a lot and want to ensure they keep their ebook library safe. Proprietary system with no real way to back up and “future proof” my ebook library isn’t for me.
Now I’ll take my Echo Dot and slink off to another room to listen to my non-Apple-music... |
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02-03-2018, 06:54 AM | #66 | |
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02-03-2018, 07:23 PM | #67 | |
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Every little nuance is nice but not really everything. I have a CD of Glen Gould playing Bach's Goldberg Variations and with my best earphones I can hear him muttering to himself as he plays. With the Echo I just hear him play. How much am I missing? I'd rather hear a good performance on a mediocre player than a mediocre performance on a good player. Yes, if both are good that's nicer by maybe 5%. Who cares! Either pales in comparison to being in the same room while he's playing the piano. Barry |
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02-03-2018, 07:26 PM | #68 | |
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02-04-2018, 10:19 AM | #69 | |
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02-04-2018, 02:58 PM | #70 |
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Every time I listen to Phillip Glass's music I'm totally absorbed for 10 or 15 minutes and then my mind wanders away. I just can't seem to stay with it.
Music, to me, is something to focus on and absorb and become part of and if it doesn't hold me I lose interest. The movie Koyaanisqatsi, for which he wrote the music, is a beautiful exception. Thanks for making me think of this. I haven't watched it for a while. Barry |
02-04-2018, 05:57 PM | #71 | |
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When I listen to Itaipu, I just close my eyes and float along with the music, like a leaf on the river flowing down to the ocean. I don't like all of Glass's music, but those two are favorites of mine. |
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04-18-2018, 03:38 PM | #72 |
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To go back to the topic of iBooks for a moment ...
iBooks is, IMO, the best eReading app I’ve used by a pretty wide margin. If you’re all-in on the Apple ecosystem, no one offers easier sideloading, sync, etc., and the books themselves look great with some nice font options, including Iowan. Unfortunately, I don’t use it, because Apple will never offer an eReader, which is still a better reading experience than the apps. There’s also an issue with stripping DRM from books bought from Apple, which is only possible (AFAIK) with a $30 tool. The tool does work, and it’s very easy to use, but it’s still frustrating. |
04-18-2018, 05:43 PM | #73 |
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My knock on iBooks is that it doesn't handle a lot of books well and sync seems a bit off at times. It's also oriented towards everything being in iCloud. For some reason or another, it just doesn't mesh well with how I want to do things.
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04-18-2018, 05:50 PM | #74 |
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Until apple lets us make more adjustments for our reading experience (eg MARGINS!) I will only use iBooks if I absolutely have to.
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04-18-2018, 07:52 PM | #75 | |
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Kind of a side story. When they a company hooked up a phone system (I think in Germany) that was fiber all the way from the Central Office to the phone, people didn't like the "sound" (or lack of it). So they had to add "white noise" to the lines to make them sound a little more normal. |
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