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In Reply to: Fine posted by E-Stat on March 22, 2007 at 10:34:18:
You spun this:"If HP is involved in practices of such questionable ethics, it is not others who have brought him into that mess."
into something like this:
Since HP is involved in practices of such questionable ethics, it is not others who have brought him into that mess.
Which I did not write nor was it my intend to voice. As a subjectivist, you should be well aware of the subtle nuances of the written English language. BTW, it does look like a pretty mean rig rig and a fine room.
P.S. Hey, if neither one of us had an imagination, you wouldn't be busy punching out the code that I end up fixing. We also wouldn't have the dinero to afford this sick hobby of ours.
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Hey, if neither one of us had an imagination, you wouldn't be busy punching out the code that I end up fixing.Fixing what code?
You: Occupation: Software engineer
We're more alike than you think.With my first job out of college, I was the IT department of a small company. We used a standard package, but I wrote countless modifications to meet our particular business needs. During this period, I supported my own development.
A dozen years later, I joined the developer of that package in tech support. When we found bugs in current code, we gave it back to development for correction. When it was found in older versions or in custom modifications, then I fixed it.
Fast forward another fifteen years to present, I now work in a sales capacity. I perform product demos (usually over the 'net) and give live product and industry presentations to user groups across the country. I also teach the programming certification course for our business partners and power users where among other things, I instruct others in the use of various debugging tools.
Three weeks ago, I was pressed back into coding service. I developed an interface from the original back end licensing software for the products I represent and the new one used by the $2B software firm who purchased our company a couple of years back. Once again, I support my own development!
"With my first job out of college, I was the IT department of a small company. We used a standard package, but I wrote countless modifications to meet our particular business needs. During this period, I supported my own development.A dozen years later, I joined the developer of that package in tech support. When we found bugs in current code, we gave it back to development for correction. When it was found in older versions or in custom modifications, then I fixed it.
Fast forward another fifteen years to present, I now work in a sales capacity.
"
And you refer to yourself as a SOFTWARE ENGINEER, I should guessed. Your commentary on so much stuff did not add up, Software engineering is one of the most mathematical involved endeavours in computing, your aversion for 'numbers' was odd for a software engineer.
Music making the painting, recording it the photograph
HowdyAfter working for decades in software engineering I still remember many professional software engineers stopping and gawking when they walked by our offices and asked if we were really talking about Singular Value Decompositions when we were saying SVDs. I don't think many software engineers use all that much math on a daily basis in the industry. They use some specific forms of math informally a lot (e.g. big and little O estimations), but most of them would have no idea what you are talking about when you mention Dedekind cuts or Stone spaces... Heck even numerical analysis isn't taught that thoroughly to undergraduates much anymore either, a lot of people stair at me blankly when I talk about Runge–Kutta methods or Jacobi rotations.
and the enjoyment of working out algorithms to achieve some goal.When I was young and stupid, however, I believed in Julian Hirsch and the value of all numbers. Obsessed with them. I could quote chapter and verse of distortion specs for quite a few receivers, amps, preamps, etc. I had my AR integrated amp measured by Dave O'Brien himself. Got the chart. As a result, I decided that I had to have some Crown gear. Why? Because they had "virtually unmeasurable distortion". Yep, that's what I want. Fortunately, the dealer talked me out of the dreadful sounding ICK preamp. The D-150 was a decent amp, but was hard on top and had no image width or depth. Very closed in. Maybe they couldn't measure it, but distortion free they were not. I learned that lesson when I was 17.
Numbers are great when they correlate to real world performance. I value the frequency measurements I've recently performed on three systems. With a forest of bass traps, the main one achieves a very flat response in the first four octaves. Measures good and sounds dead neutral. You'll definitely hear me preach neutrality.
You missed the point of my post i.e. you are NOT a software engineer in the traditional sense of the word nor to the best of my knowledge were you trained as a software engineer by extension did not train in the mathematics of software engineering. And you really ain't that old, at least not in comparison to me.
Music making the painting, recording it the photograph
You may choose to ignore the definition of a software engineer if you please. Specifically, I am an applications developer. Yes, I took many math related courses.So, how old are you? More importantly, what relevance does that have?
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Audio Hobbyman is trying to say that he was around when ENIAC was the industry standard. While not that old, I did work on some UNIVAC stuff while in school.
ENIAC certainly was the toast of the forties. Gee, I didn't realize that TAH had such seniority. Perhaps he knew Admiral Grace Hopper. :)
regarding the incorrect and ongoing fixation you have on the claim that my stats were flat to 20 hz. THEY'RE NOT !!!!!!!! NEVER SAID THEY WERE!!!!Regarding HP. as others have said, what you did was insinuate without cause.
You know, you can always ask a question and I'll happily answer it. :)
Dude, do two things. Lighten up and get over yourself. I've gotten on you a few times because you can come across as a bit of a prick at times to people. In my last post, I humbled myself to you and you choose to kick me in the teeth once more. That is either a sign of someone who is not a gentleman or someone who lives on one of the coasts. As far as me insinuating anything, if that is how you want to take it, please feel free to do so. I can assure you that was not my intent.Since you proabably live in a blue state, I have to ask you something. If you can grasp what the difference between is is, why can't you seem to grasp the meaning of if? Things were written back and forth by many here without directly naming names or the magazine. Do tell me why you did not jump on any of them? Because your buddy's name was not mentioned? I met the guy once. He was cordial, but dare I say a tad different. Not someone who I'd probably hang with. Regardless, audiophiles come in all shapes, sizes and colors. Take care and do enjoy that fine system.
You humbled yourself? How about just saying, "Sorry, E-man. Gee I really was mistaken about what you said about your speakers. Why I keep claiming you said flat to 20 hz on several occasions is beyond me. Also, I guess I should have asked you if you used any room treatments rather than just assuming that you didn't. Or checked your system description where I would have found the answer"Since you proabably live in a blue state...
Arkansas is a red state. Perhaps you are unaware of something about the posters here. Click the "A" beside my moniker. Only takes two seconds. There you would find the answer to this question. Click my systems and you would have found the answer to your erroneous assumption about a lack of room treatments.
Do tell me why you did not jump on any of them?
To the best of my knowledge, only YOU made completely unsupported insinuations directed towards an individual reviewer. I will readily acknowledge the contrary if you provide proof. For some reason, only YOU continue to rant (incorrectly) about what I've said about my system. FOUR TIMES !
Take care and do enjoy that fine system.
Thank you. I'd offer you a beer and a listen if that were possible. Then we could measure the U-1s together. :)
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