Topic for #what.cd-interview2 set by IRConan at Sat Sep 05 02:53:59 2009
<sup3rgirl> Hello zhor1k!
<zhor1k> hi!)
* sup3rgirl is now known as supergirl
<supergirl> How are you today?
<zhor1k> Better :) apart from a trash in country
<zhor1k> i'm sorry my eng is 50\50
<zhor1k> so i can type not so fast and other cr@p.
<supergirl> What country are you from?
<zhor1k> Russia -.-
<supergirl> Ah
<supergirl> Alright
<supergirl>
<supergirl> Welcome! My name is supergirl and I'll be conducting your interview to join What.CD today.
<supergirl> I hope you're ready to dazzle me with your knowledge on torrents, encoding, audio codecs, and rules that govern What.CD!
<supergirl>
<supergirl> Please read my directions carefully before answering any questions.
<supergirl> My first question is: do you have enough time to participate in this interview?
<supergirl> Your interview may last up to two hours, depending on your pace.
<supergirl> If you may not have enough time to complete this interview, please say so now and this will not count as a fail.
<supergirl> If you being this interview and leave in the middle, I will count this as a fail and you will have to try again in 48 hours.
<supergirl>
<supergirl> If you are ready to commit to this interview, type supergirl.
<supergirl>
<zhor1k> yes i guess
<zhor1k> supergirl
<supergirl>
<supergirl> The Rules
<supergirl> Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure!
<supergirl>
<supergirl> 1. Use your own words to answer questions in a reasonable amount of time. No need to sound like you swallowed an encyclopedia!
<supergirl> 2. DO NOT search for answers in your notes or on Google, Wikipedia, hydrogenaudio, the What Interview Prep site, or any other site.
<supergirl> 3. In fact, please close all of your internet browsers now.
<supergirl> 4. Please number your answers and use a separate line for each answer.
<supergirl> 5. If you do not know the answer to a question, be honest and say so. You will not necessarily fail the interview if you miss one question.
<supergirl> 6. If you need to get my attention, type supergirl. But only once!
<supergirl>
<supergirl> Now is the time to ask any questions. If not, type supergirl: I solemnly swear that I'm up to no good.
<supergirl>
<zhor1k> may i not to close google.translate?
<zhor1k> supergirl\
<zhor1k> supergirl
<supergirl> Sure
<zhor1k> ok
<zhor1k> so
<zhor1k> let's try?
<zhor1k>  :)
<supergirl> :)
<supergirl>
<supergirl> Section One: Background Information
<supergirl> Before we begin, I would like to say a couple words. And here they are: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!
<supergirl>
<supergirl> 1. Have you had a What.CD account before?
<supergirl> 2. Have you interviewed here before? If so, by whom and when?
<supergirl> 3. Where are you located? Are you on your home connection?
<supergirl> 4. What is your e-mail address?
<supergirl> 5. Have you ever participated in invite trading, buying, or selling? Admit to it now and your actions will be excused. Deny it and get found later and you will be permanently banned.
<supergirl> 6. What is your primary language? How well do you understand English?
<supergirl> 7. Are you a member of other private trackers? List all of them (Demonoid counts).
<supergirl> 8. How did you hear about this IRC channel?
<supergirl> 9. Type supergirl.
<supergirl>
<zhor1k> 1. nope
<zhor1k> 2. nope
<zhor1k> 3. Russia, Khimki. yes it is
<zhor1k> 4. dobriyraul@yandex.ru
<zhor1k> 5. am. asked a friend for demonoid and invited some only
<zhor1k> 6. Russian. as you see. 50\50
<zhor1k> 7. demonoid. satclubbing. tranceroute. peers.
<zhor1k> 8. heard on TPS
<zhor1k> supergirl
<supergirl> What is TPS?
<zhor1k> thepiratesociety
<zhor1k> thepiratesociety.info
<supergirl> Oh, what is that?
<zhor1k> just community
<supergirl> Kay
<zhor1k> :)
<supergirl>
<supergirl> Screenshots
<supergirl> Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi.
<supergirl>
<supergirl> I need a screenshot of all the trackers where you are a member.
<supergirl> Please take a screenshot of your profile page, making sure that this chat is also visible.
<supergirl> Your entire computer screen must be visible. DO NOT crop or edit your screenshots in any way except blacking out your passkey.
<supergirl> Upload these screenshots to an image site like http://imgur.com (Please avoid Image Shack).
<supergirl> One tracker per screenshot, please.
<supergirl> After linking to all screenshots, type supergirl.
<supergirl>
<supergirl> zhor1k?
<zhor1k> http://i.imgur.com/9mpP0.png
<zhor1k> http://i.imgur.com/QGH4D.png
<zhor1k> http://i.imgur.com/mcxg3.png
<zhor1k> http://i.imgur.com/SpAEp.png
<zhor1k> supergirl
<zhor1k> sry
<zhor1k> tryed to understood
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<supergirl> Alright
<supergirl>
<supergirl> Section 2: Bitrates
<supergirl> It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
<supergirl>
<supergirl> Order (by letter) the TARGET BITRATE of the following codecs from LOWEST to HIGHEST.
<supergirl>
<supergirl> 1. Set One
<supergirl> -----A. MP3 V0
<supergirl> -----B. MP3 V2
<supergirl> -----C. MP3 V5
<supergirl> -----D. MP3 V9
<supergirl>
<supergirl> 2. Set Two
* Vanillos is now known as Vanillos|afk
<supergirl> -----A. FLAC
<supergirl> -----B. MP3 192kbps (CBR)
<supergirl> -----C. MP3 256kbps (CBR)
<supergirl> -----D. MP3 V0
<supergirl>
<supergirl> 3. Set Three
<supergirl> -----A. MP3 V2
<supergirl> -----B. ALAC
<supergirl> -----C. MP3 192kbps (CBR)
<supergirl> -----D. MP3 V0
<supergirl>
<supergirl> 4. Type supergirl.
<zhor1k> 1. d c b a 2. b d c a 3. a c d b
<zhor1k> supergirld
<zhor1k> supergirl
<supergirl> What took you so long to answer?
<zhor1k> cause of my parrents. can i not tell the reason?
<supergirl> What is the reason?
<zhor1k> mum wanted me to help her
<supergirl> Okay
<supergirl> Did you look any of those answers online or in your notes?
<zhor1k> i don't have notes
<zhor1k> and
<zhor1k> for real
<zhor1k> i'm not good in alac/flac
<supergirl> Okay
<zhor1k> just know that v0 is 245 and v2 190 kbiots
<zhor1k> :)
<supergirl> Please don't leave again for so long during the rest of this interview.
<zhor1k> okay
<zhor1k> i'll ask you if i'll need in between questions. if you say no it means no. ok?
<supergirl> Okay
<supergirl>
<supergirl> Section 3: Audio Formats
<supergirl> Time is making fools of us again.
<supergirl>
<supergirl> 1. State whether each of the below formats are lossless or lossy.
<supergirl> -----A. FLAC
<supergirl> -----B. MP3 320kbps (CBR)
<supergirl> -----C. WAV (PCM)
<supergirl> -----D. ALAC
<supergirl> -----E. Ogg Vorbis
<supergirl> -----F. DTS
<supergirl> -----G. MP3 V0
<supergirl> 2. Explain the difference between a lossy and lossless codec.
<supergirl> 3. Explain how CBR works. Explain how VBR works.
<supergirl> 4. What is LAME? What file types does it output?
<supergirl> 5. What is the target bitrate for MP3 V0 and MP3 V2?
<supergirl> 6. Type supergirl.
<supergirl>
<zhor1k> a. lossless b. lossy c. lossless d. lossless. e lossy f. dst?lossless. g. lossy
<zhor1k> lossless - without loses
<zhor1k> lossy - with minor
* ars3nic\afk is now known as ars3nic
<zhor1k> 3. CBR has permanent bitrate. vbr - bitrait changes in one track for better compression and not losing qualiry
* ss4|esc is now known as seasn4ke
<zhor1k> 4. is an encoder in mp3.
<zhor1k> 5. 245 190
<zhor1k> supergirl
<supergirl> Can you explain lossy and lossless codecs a bit more please?
<zhor1k> lossless - method of compression using which the encoded data can be recoverd up to a bit
<zhor1k> lossy -  compression method when uncompressed data differs from the original
<zhor1k> but the difference is not significant in terms of their future use
<zhor1k> it's hard to formulate words to me sorry. alot of time goes for the translate.google.
<zhor1k> supergirl
<supergirl> Why isn't the difference significant?
<zhor1k> cause of entropy coding?
<supergirl> What do you mean?
<zhor1k> entropy encoding - encoding the sequence of values with the possibility of a clear recovery in orger to reduce the volume of data by averaging the propability of apearing elements in the encoded sequence
<zhor1k> hope that have some send
<zhor1k> se*
<supergirl> It doesn't really :/
<zhor1k> awm.
<supergirl> I'm going to ask you to come back again when a Russian interviewer is around.
<supergirl> This interview won't count as a fail, though.
<zhor1k> 1 more try to explane the reason why the difference is significant and if that doesn't make sense we'll finish maybe?
<zhor1k> or it's failed allready?
<supergirl> You won't fail
<supergirl> You can try again with another interviewer who can speak Russian :)
<zhor1k> yes i can
<zhor1k> but when he'll be online?)
<supergirl> Probably in about 8 hours
<zhor1k> and for next 2 weeks i'll live with a frirn
<zhor1k> ok
<zhor1k> will it be a problem if i'll do that not from home?
<zhor1k> can you put in a word for me?)
<supergirl> Yes - you have to use your home connection.
<zhor1k> if i wount be able
<supergirl> Can you come back after two weeks?
<zhor1k> wanted to use it while i'll be not at home
<zhor1k> ok
<zhor1k> np
<zhor1k> i'll w8 for a russian interviewer)
<supergirl> Thank you, and good luck!
<zhor1k> thx! u2
<zhor1k> 1 more
<zhor1k> question
<zhor1k> can i get maybe nicknames of interviewers?