<t0rrent0> another thing worth to consider is dropping all mp3
<t0rrent0> 80% of snatches are for flac
<t0rrent0> and instead put some bullet-proof tutorials up for the non-techy people so they can transcode whenever and whatever they want
<t0rrent0> or even provide a automated transcode service
<takenbr> FLAC is good for archiving, period.
<takenbr> not for the ordinary guy
<dewdude> you're not taking the stance of "ordinary guy doesn't need lossless" are you?
<moniker> its true
<kultur> i don't think the ordinary guy even listens to music
<moniker> ordinary guy can live with vorvis q6
<moniker> the everyday man's choice codec
<moniker> the professional's choice codec
<dewdude> maybe. some of us have higher standards
<moniker> the enthusiast's choice codec
<kultur> storage is so cheap now
<dewdude> still a lossy codec that is modifying a signal in ways I don't want.
<kultur> I can get like, a million floppy disks for 50 dollars
<moniker> i wipe my ass with flac
<t0rrent0> just check snatches of your uploads and notice how people favor flac by miles
<moniker> your bitch ass cant hear the difference
<moniker> flac for archival
<moniker> vorbis q6 for all others
<moniker> bow down
<moniker> woof woof
<dewdude> just stop.
<dewdude> you're making a pointless arguement
<moniker> touche
<t0rrent0> good old moniker and his eloquent statements... ;)
<moniker> kiddo
<dewdude> does it affect YOU if people get FLAC?
<moniker> yes
<moniker> im diabeetus
<moniker> makes diabeetus worser
<kultur> I feel like we're getting trolled.
* dewdude rolls eyes and walks away
<kultur> by Moniker Lewinsky.
<t0rrent0> in case you didn't know
* dewdude puts up sign "Don't feed the troll"
<t0rrent0> moniker is a regular and a prime troll
<t0rrent0> he is like the channel jester
<moniker> im the channel friend
<moniker> and helper
<dewdude> trolls walk a fine line between being funny and being an asshole
<Hinterlands> everyone is so crazy about flac
<moniker> ^ tru
<t0rrent0> dewdude: agreed
<Hinterlands> i only have 320s :D
<dewdude> heh
<dewdude> "I don't even like PCM so...screw all ya'll"
<kultur> while I agree that a lot of people (even people who download and listen to flac consistently) may not be able to tell the difference, why NOT have flac? it's not like any of us is hurting for bandwidth or storage
<Hinterlands> well I dont have too much space
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<dewdude> it's not like FLAC takes 1 to 2 gigs an album.
<moniker> real talk if you want storage you should dl flacs and transcode to vorbis
<moniker> its way higher quality at a smaller size than mp3
<dewdude> you wanna talk about space usage...
<moniker> v0 or otherwizzel
<dewdude> look at SACD ISO images
<kultur> I don't know, put it in the cloud?
<moniker> there is no cloud
<Hinterlands> dont have cloud :D
<dewdude> it's just someone else's computer
<Art3mis> Have any of you seen any staff members on IRC lately?
<oilslump> nope
<t0rrent0> Art3mis: they are lurking only
<moniker> busy writing code for us
<takenbr> Hinterlands, 320 ftw
<takenbr> https://warmleftovers.com/2012/08/05/no-flac-does-not-sound-better-and-you-are-not-an-audiophile-because-you-use-it-heres-what-it-actually-is-and-why-its-important/
<moniker> for $0/hr
<takenbr> dewdude, have a read
<takenbr> moniker o/
<moniker> \∆
<Hinterlands> to be honest i dont understand why i should get flac if I have 320 already
<dewdude> I can tell by that title it's bullshit clickbait
<t0rrent0> I think everyone here knows about flac
<t0rrent0> no need to post links to educate any of us
<moniker> u shuldnt if uve already invested in a 320 collexxion
<moniker> oh i need it
<kultur> From the article:
<kultur> Yes, FLAC has the complete audio source, and from a strictly technical perspective, is qualitatively superior to even a 320Kbps MP3.
<moniker> i need to educate myself
<takenbr> Hinterlands, peeps have dogs ears apparently.
<kultur> "Virtually indistinguishable", sure... on an iPhone with the included earbuds, I'm sure it's true. In an old car stereo, yes, I'm surei.
<dewdude> would you want a house that had half the shit taken out because "you don't really need it to be a house"?
<takenbr> hahaha
<kultur> You don't even use the downstairs toilet.
<kultur> I sold it.
<takenbr> thats a ridiculously false equivalence dewdude
<dewdude> so is trying to argue with people over preferences they don't want to argue
<Hinterlands> i definitely am not going to redownload everything i have in flac :P
<dewdude> trying to convince them to go one way when it in no way affects you
<dewdude> so shut the fuck up
<t0rrent0> na na na
<takenbr> FLACs for archiving, 320 (or vorbis, if you're moniker) for everything else o/
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<t0rrent0> don't start being aggressive
<takenbr> why the fuck are you being aggressive?
<kultur> look all I'm saying is I have better ears than you and also buy a bigger hard drive
<takenbr> jesus, people start coming here and two days later they bark over everything
<takenbr> " all I'm saying is I have better ears than you"
<dewdude> simple fact, you don't like FLAC...don't use it. But don't try to sit here feeding opinionated bullshit trying to convince us your opinion is better.
<takenbr> this shall be my signature for now on
<takenbr> i'm not saying it is better, dude.
<kultur> heh heh heh
<takenbr> I'm just saying you can't tell the diff
<kultur> :)
<dewdude> based on what evidence?
<takenbr> moniker, how do you feel when this random guy says he has 'better ears than you'? :P
<moniker> its probably true
<Hinterlands> i have like 40% headphone
<Hinterlands> $
<moniker> but unlike him i can afford better ears
<takenbr> hahahaha
<takenbr> dewdude, based on the evidence you're not pouring money into a handmade sound system
<kultur> The ear tuck is the top cosmetic surgery performed in Europe. It's usually done on men,
<dewdude> so now money is the quantifying factor?
<dewdude> the better system wins?
<moniker> correct
<dewdude> spoken like a true auidiophool.
<dewdude> "I don't know what it is, but it's cheap and therefore sucks."
<dewdude> "if you're not spending 40 grand on cables you're doing it wrong"
<takenbr> you know what
<moniker> i wipe my ass with 40 grand brother
<takenbr> i'm discussing with a man that has literally one single snatch on apollo
<kultur> heh
<takenbr> 0 uploads
<takenbr> so why bother :P
<dewdude> because I have a job...and a life...and I haven't had enough time to actually you know...get built back up
<takenbr> oh
<dewdude> this is a hobby
<moniker> me too
<kultur> what I want to know is, why does someone who wipes their ass with 40,000 need to pirate music?
<dewdude> it's not my life.
<takenbr> so you're assuming, aggressively, that I don't have a life
<takenbr> lol
<Hinterlands> everyone else in here who has a life please raise your hand
<Hinterlands> o/
<takenbr> o/
<kultur> if you're so rich, why not, you know, buy the shit?
<moniker> π/
<kultur> o`
<Hinterlands> unless you're dead, in which case, don't
<takenbr> he has a life and can also identify 320 vs flac
<takenbr> are you superman?
<moniker> i buy all the music i download and upload
<kultur> which is nothing, so far
<Hinterlands> where do you buy from?
<moniker> im in it for the culture
<takenbr> moniker, a.k.a martin shrkeli
<kultur> martin shrkeli knows way more about music than moniker
<moniker> ^ tru
<moniker> martin makes more money than me
<moniker> so
<moniker> i cant argue with that
<kultur> i saw a livestream of martin shkreli trying to play guitar and he could barely play and had like 10 pedals