Popular Post sandyk Posted January 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 26, 2020 A genuine Australian Ad from 1964 keeper, chrille, MetalNuts and 1 other 1 3 How a Digital Audio file sounds, or a Digital Video file looks, is governed to a large extent by the Power Supply area. All that Identical Checksums gives is the possibility of REGENERATING the file to close to that of the original file. PROFILE UPDATED 13-11-2020 Link to comment
wgscott Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 I suspect it is a Fakebook meme. Oh, BTW, Happy Australia Day (although I guess that was the day before yesterday there now.) Link to comment
Popular Post daverich4 Posted January 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2020 21 hours ago, sandyk said: A genuine Australian Ad from 1964 https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/wd40-ad/ kumakuma, lucretius and wgscott 1 2 Link to comment
sandyk Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 2 hours ago, daverich4 said: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/wd40-ad/ Yes, I could have checked with Snopes,(I often do with some of the stuff sent to me) but in this case I thought it was funny enough to pass on irrespective. daverich4 1 How a Digital Audio file sounds, or a Digital Video file looks, is governed to a large extent by the Power Supply area. All that Identical Checksums gives is the possibility of REGENERATING the file to close to that of the original file. PROFILE UPDATED 13-11-2020 Link to comment
Popular Post gmgraves Posted January 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 28, 2020 6 hours ago, daverich4 said: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/wd40-ad/ I wouldn’t believe Snopes if they told me that the sun rose in the east! That man and wife team has a political agenda. Jud, daverich4 and wgscott 2 1 George Link to comment
bluesman Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 FWIW, WD-40 first hit retail stores in 1958. Its earliest commercial use was by Convair on the first Atlas rocket in 1957. Link to comment
Popular Post sandyk Posted January 28, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 28, 2020 19 minutes ago, gmgraves said: I wouldn’t believe Snopes if they told me that the sun rose in the east! That man and wife team has a political agenda. Are they trying to get Donald re-elected ? lucretius and wgscott 2 How a Digital Audio file sounds, or a Digital Video file looks, is governed to a large extent by the Power Supply area. All that Identical Checksums gives is the possibility of REGENERATING the file to close to that of the original file. PROFILE UPDATED 13-11-2020 Link to comment
gmgraves Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 8 minutes ago, sandyk said: Are they trying to get Donald re-elected ? They are so left-wing, they make Bernie Sanders look like a Reagan Conservative! I don’t think they support Donald’s re-election efforts any more than I do. However, I don’t think we need any questionable confirmation or debunking from Snopes to figure out that this ad is ad for WD40 is a fake. They almost sold it, but then went a little to far with the sexual innuendo. 🙄 George Link to comment
Popular Post wgscott Posted January 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 28, 2020 You know how I knew it was fake? WD-40 is not a lubricant. Ralf11 and mansr 2 Link to comment
sandyk Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 8 minutes ago, wgscott said: You know how I knew it was fake? WD-40 is not a lubricant. Did you try it ? How a Digital Audio file sounds, or a Digital Video file looks, is governed to a large extent by the Power Supply area. All that Identical Checksums gives is the possibility of REGENERATING the file to close to that of the original file. PROFILE UPDATED 13-11-2020 Link to comment
sandyk Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 56 minutes ago, gmgraves said: They almost sold it, but then went a little to far with the sexual innuendo. 🙄 Yes. The standing 9" tall was one of those. How a Digital Audio file sounds, or a Digital Video file looks, is governed to a large extent by the Power Supply area. All that Identical Checksums gives is the possibility of REGENERATING the file to close to that of the original file. PROFILE UPDATED 13-11-2020 Link to comment
Popular Post kumakuma Posted January 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 28, 2020 16 minutes ago, sandyk said: Did you try it ? Like many audiophile myths, there are some things you don't need to try... wgscott and AudioDoctor 1 1 Sometimes it's like someone took a knife, baby Edgy and dull and cut a six inch valley Through the middle of my skull Link to comment
sandyk Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 16 minutes ago, kumakuma said: Like many audiophile myths, there are some things you don't need to try... Not according to the "yearly" Darwin awards where USA residents figure prominently ! https://darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin2019.html How a Digital Audio file sounds, or a Digital Video file looks, is governed to a large extent by the Power Supply area. All that Identical Checksums gives is the possibility of REGENERATING the file to close to that of the original file. PROFILE UPDATED 13-11-2020 Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 people who understand statistics realize that countries with larger popns. will have more Darwin awards AudioDoctor 1 Link to comment
sandyk Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 people who understand statistics realize that countries with larger popguns will have more Darwin awards How a Digital Audio file sounds, or a Digital Video file looks, is governed to a large extent by the Power Supply area. All that Identical Checksums gives is the possibility of REGENERATING the file to close to that of the original file. PROFILE UPDATED 13-11-2020 Link to comment
Popular Post firedog Posted January 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 28, 2020 7 hours ago, gmgraves said: I wouldn’t believe Snopes if they told me that the sun rose in the east! That man and wife team has a political agenda. Their politics are irrelevant. The issue is whether their fact checking is accurate. It seems generally to be accurate. In this case,it also seems pretty good, and the issue here isn't political. wgscott, Josh Mound, daverich4 and 2 others 2 1 2 Main listening (small home office): Main setup: Surge protector +>Isol-8 Mini sub Axis Power Strip/Isolation>QuietPC Low Noise Server>Roon (Audiolense DRC)>Stack Audio Link II>Kii Control>Kii Three (on their own electric circuit) >GIK Room Treatments. Secondary Path: Server with Audiolense RC>RPi4 or analog>Cayin iDAC6 MKII (tube mode) (XLR)>Kii Three BXT Bedroom: SBTouch to Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Setup. Living Room/Kitchen: Ropieee (RPi3b+ with touchscreen) + Schiit Modi3E to a pair of Morel Hogtalare. All absolute statements about audio are false Link to comment
Popular Post mansr Posted January 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 28, 2020 10 hours ago, gmgraves said: I wouldn’t believe Snopes if they told me that the sun rose in the east! That man and wife team has a political agenda. They divorced (rather nastily) in 2015. The site now has 10 writers. If you're going to make accusations, at least make sure your facts are up to date. wgscott, daverich4, Ralf11 and 2 others 2 1 2 Link to comment
Kimo Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 I thought the thread was about this. Ralf11, "Knock, knock" Sandyk, "Who's there?" Ralf11, "Oh, you heard this one" Link to comment
gmgraves Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 3 hours ago, mansr said: They divorced (rather nastily) in 2015. The site now has 10 writers. If you're going to make accusations, at least make sure your facts are up to date. Frankly, I don’t care, Mansr. George Link to comment
Popular Post mansr Posted January 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 28, 2020 Just now, gmgraves said: Frankly, I don’t care, Mansr. You cared enough to disparage the site with irrelevant accusations based on old information. Josh Mound, wgscott and Ralf11 3 Link to comment
Popular Post Samuel T Cogley Posted January 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 28, 2020 My ninth grade English teacher once said, "in a debate, the use of ad hominem is a signal that the merits of your argument won't pass muster". "Snopes is liberal" is just such a signal. I'm a little surprised that @gmgraves is throwing the baby out with the apparent partisan bathwater. He always struck me as more open minded than that. Ralf11, wgscott and AudioDoctor 1 1 1 Link to comment
Solstice380 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Snopes is not 100%, of course. And misleading in some cases. In the U.S. they are definitely perceived to have a liberal bias, though. daverich4 1 https://audiophilestyle.com/profile/21384-solstice380/?tab=field_core_pfield_3 Link to comment
Popular Post Samuel T Cogley Posted January 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 28, 2020 Accusations of liberal bias are not the same thing as liberal bias. I'm vaguely aware that Snopes is dismissed by those who like to forward nonsense on Facebook. AudioDoctor, kumakuma, Ralf11 and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment
Popular Post kumakuma Posted January 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 28, 2020 Appears to be Fake News: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/was-snopes-busted-ties-to-soros/ Ralf11, Samuel T Cogley and AudioDoctor 1 2 Sometimes it's like someone took a knife, baby Edgy and dull and cut a six inch valley Through the middle of my skull Link to comment
gmgraves Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 18 hours ago, wgscott said: You know how I knew it was fake? WD-40 is not a lubricant. Good point. It’s a penetrating oil, good for loosening rusty or just stuck fasteners like bolts and nuts, not so much for lubricating, but I do know several gun owners who use it regularly in place of gun oil. Don’t think I would though. George Link to comment
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