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The Relative Importance of High-Resolution Audio, CD Quality, and MQA

I have not been an audiophile for 40 years. And I’m not a sound engineer. But I am pretty good at explaining things. I’m in cybersecurity. I’ve spent the last year learning about the HiFi world, starting with the science of sound and other fundamentals. And through all that, a few questions about audio quality kept coming up……Related posts:My Journey to Beginner Audiophile Chasing the Perfect Podcast Microphone Sound How to Get NPR Level Clarity in Your Podcast

The Truth About High-Resolution Audio, CD Quality, and MQA

I have not been an audiophile for 40 years. And I’m not a sound engineer. But I am really good at explaining things. I’ve spent the last year learning about the HiFi world, starting with the science of sound and other fundamentals. And through all that, a few questions about audio quality kept coming up… This explanation answers…Related posts:My Journey to Beginner Audiophile Chasing the Perfect Podcast Microphone Sound How to Get NPR Level Clarity in Your Podcast

We Were Very Wrong About Testosterone

I’ve always been told that testosterone was the hormone for aggression, violence, and…basically…maleness. Food pyramid anyone? But after decades of being surprised by bad science education, I’m still surprised about how wrong this was. The first I heard of a different understanding was in Robert Sapolsky’s book, Behave, which I read a couple of years ago. Like the…Related posts:Blueprint + Blueprint = Behave Violence and Terrorism Are Not the Same A Liberal Gun Owner Explores Existing Data

News & Analysis | No. 270

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Digitally Imported High Quality Station URLs

I’ve recently got into Roon and have been wanting to have my Digitally Imported Radio stations available there. It’s super annoying to have to use the web interface to find all the individual stations and their URLs each time you want to add a station to a player, so I created a full list of them. Be sure…Related posts:EDC 2017 Recap The IoT Security Broker The Universal Arc

The Ways We Deceive Ourselves

I’m reading a cool book right now that talks about how to think more clearly. One of my favorite parts so far is the idea of speaking to ourselves in different roles. The book is called Think Again, by Adam Grant, and it talks about the various ways we try to convince ourselves of things—or be convinced by…Related posts:The Future of Happiness as Digital Humans The Hierarchy of Information Security Talks Fixing the Culture of InfoSec Presentations

Levels of Joy (Fulfillment)

I’ve become something of a David Brooks fan. It’s happened in a slow, plodding way. First it was liking a few of his columns in the New York Times, and then I stumbled on a book that must have been The Road to Character in a book store in San Francisco’s Ferry Building. It opened with the distinction…Related posts:Struggle as the Center of Happiness The Future of Happiness as Digital Humans The Center of Humanity is Desire

News & Analysis: No. 269

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A ffuf Primer

ffuf is an acronym for “fuzz faster you fool!”, and it’s a cli-based web attack tool written in Go. Veteran web testers might think of it as Burp Intruder on the command line. The hardest thing about ffuf is figuring out how to pronounce it. It’s just “fluff”, without the “l”. Once you get the main concept, it’s…Related posts:Masscan Examples: From Installation to Everyday Use amass — Automated Attack Surface Mapping Information Security Assessment Types