Remain? I want my account back! I was kicked off three years back when it was still unfashionable. How else am I going to be able to insult the LeftTweeters at will with all the respect they so deeply deserve?
Leftwing accounts big and small are pledging to leave the platform because of the grave threat of there possibly being less censorship of mainstream political opinions. I add that qualifier because contrary to the hysterical proclamations, I do think Musk will keep a base-level TOS in place regarding speech on the platform. The difference will be that it will be applied equally.
Is there some sort of obscure reason behind why all the social media sites have names conceived by grammar school students?
Twitter.
Sounds like a word a mom would use in talking with her 4 year old.
PA CatApril 25, 2022, 3:35 PM
That silly name was the main reason (though not the only one) that kept me from even considering joining. I figured that only twee little twerps would sign on to a platform that refers to its posts as tweets.
gwbnycApril 25, 2022, 5:42 PM
not subscribed to any.
ghostsniperApril 25, 2022, 6:04 PM
twit1
/twit/
nounINFORMAL•BRITISH
a silly or foolish person.
Similar:
fool
idiot
halfwit
nincompoop
blockhead
buffoon
dunce
dolt
VanderleunApril 26, 2022, 9:08 AM
tweet·er (twē′tər)
n.
A small loudspeaker designed to reproduce high-pitched sounds in a high-fidelity audio system.
Tweeters designed for sound reinforcement and musical instrument applications are broadly similar to high fidelity tweeters, though they’re usually not referred to as tweeters, but as “high frequency drivers”.
There is no end to this madness, to this intellectual insanity. No, death will end it. Until then, on with the show!
But if you could only listen to it…simply divine, simply magic…it transports.
VanderleunApril 26, 2022, 5:01 PM
Well, if it transports take it with you on your bike trip.
ghostsniperApril 28, 2022, 8:39 AM
“But if you could only listen to it…simply divine, simply magic…it transports.”
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I truly would like to experience that.
I saw large Magnepans similar to yours played fairly loud a long time ago. I stood in front of them and marveled that I could not tell precisely WHERE the sound was coming from from the cabinet. Even up close and paying tight attention I could not tell. It was magical.
To bi-amp a set of speakers they must contain multiple drivers, right?
When I got out of the army in 78 at Ft Campbell I went into the local car audio shop and bought a Sanyo (name I never heard before) rig for my 70 camaro ss. It was a bi-amp AM-FM auto reverse cassette unit and it ran 4 wires to each speaker. The speakers were 6×9 3 ways and I had to cut the jumpers between the woofers and mids-tweets, separating them. The head unit had 2 volume controls, 1 for the woofers and 1 for the high ends, infinitely variable depending on what was being played, as it should be.
I installed the speakers in the rear deck by the back window and inside the trunk I installed custom made insulated boxes around the backs of the 6×9’s, air tight. Infinite baffle – all of the sound was directed into the cabin. To this day it was the finest vehicle sound system I have ever heard and every friend of mine that road in that ride said so too. While I regret no longer owning that car I absolutely mourn not owning that Sanyo bi-amp sound system.
Never had any Social Media accounts save for a few months on Facebook a decade ago. All kinds of weirdos from my past found me and wanted to be my “friend”. It was more than a little embarrassing to be reminded of the type of creatures I had once hung out with. Rather than refuse them all or tell them all to go have sex with themselves, I simply departed. End of problem.
OTTAWA, CANADA, Apr. 25 — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced this morning that he will work closely with the Canadian parliament to rush building a wall along the country’s border with the United States to halt the mass immigration to Canada of American leftists, journalists, and celebrities fleeing after today’s sale of Twitter to Elon Musk.
Real World Address for Donations, Mash Notes and Hate Mail
Gerard Van der Leun
1692 MANGROVE AVE
APT 379
Chico, Ca 95926
Green Pants Interior by Klahn
Who Am I? by Carl Sandburg
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading “Keep Off.”
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive in the universe.
Duty, Beauty, Liberty, Country, Honor, Family, Faith — Plus a few simple easy to follow rules for guys
Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea
They thought great thoughts about liberty
Poets wrote down words that did fit
Writers wrote books
Thinkers thought about it
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
Many’s the road I have walked upon
Many’s the hour between dusk and dawn
Many’s the time
Many’s the mile
I see it all now
Through the eyes of a child
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
And close your eyes
Leave it all for a while
Leave the world
And your worries behind
You will build on whatever is real
And wake up each day
To a new waking dream
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Change, change come over
Change come over
Talkin’ about a change
Change, change
Change come over, now
Change, change, change come over
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
Gerard Van der Leun
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Is there some sort of obscure reason behind why all the social media sites have names conceived by grammar school students?
Twitter.
Sounds like a word a mom would use in talking with her 4 year old.
That silly name was the main reason (though not the only one) that kept me from even considering joining. I figured that only twee little twerps would sign on to a platform that refers to its posts as tweets.
not subscribed to any.
twit1
/twit/
nounINFORMAL•BRITISH
a silly or foolish person.
Similar:
fool
idiot
halfwit
nincompoop
blockhead
buffoon
dunce
dolt
tweet·er (twē′tər)
n.
A small loudspeaker designed to reproduce high-pitched sounds in a high-fidelity audio system.
Tweeter â Wikipedia Republished // WIKI 2
Tweeters designed for sound reinforcement and musical instrument applications are broadly similar to high fidelity tweeters, though they’re usually not referred to as tweeters, but as “high frequency drivers”.
Did you write about ” high-fidelity audio systems” and “tweeters” and “high frequency drivers”? Ok then! I present to you Magnepan speakers:
https://magnepan.com/
I have owned Magnepans almost since I became an audiophile 46 years ago. My current model is the 3.3. Audio Heaven. But definitely not wife friendly.
Here is Cynthia “the Audio Belle” interviewing me about Magnepans in particular and the audiophile life in general.
When Cynthia and I parted ways one year ago, she kept the dog. Damn it.
Leave the dog.
Keep the cannoli.
Magnepan 3.3s ???? Oh now I know you are ready to be shut away in an institution for the intellectually insane.
And you actually said, “Heavens to Murgatroid”????????? Make that a life sentence. (without the audio system which you can safely store with me.)
Yes. I remembered that phrase from watching too much Snagglepuss and Yogi Bear cartoons as a lad.
My audiophilia disease just gets worse. It’s like cocaine, only more expensive. Since that video I have:
1. Upgraded my preamp to a Schiit Audio Freya+—$1100
https://www.schiit.com/products/freya-1
2. Bought a Jolida 1000p stereo tube amplifier—$2000
http://www.jolida.com/product/jd-1000-p
3. Bought a refurbished 1985 Harman Kardon ST-8 linear tracking turntable with an Audio-Technica cartridge—$4000.
https://www.audio-markt.de/data/market/59/5950868356_0_g.jpg
There is no end to this madness, to this intellectual insanity. No, death will end it. Until then, on with the show!
But if you could only listen to it…simply divine, simply magic…it transports.
Well, if it transports take it with you on your bike trip.
“But if you could only listen to it…simply divine, simply magic…it transports.”
======
I truly would like to experience that.
I saw large Magnepans similar to yours played fairly loud a long time ago. I stood in front of them and marveled that I could not tell precisely WHERE the sound was coming from from the cabinet. Even up close and paying tight attention I could not tell. It was magical.
To bi-amp a set of speakers they must contain multiple drivers, right?
When I got out of the army in 78 at Ft Campbell I went into the local car audio shop and bought a Sanyo (name I never heard before) rig for my 70 camaro ss. It was a bi-amp AM-FM auto reverse cassette unit and it ran 4 wires to each speaker. The speakers were 6×9 3 ways and I had to cut the jumpers between the woofers and mids-tweets, separating them. The head unit had 2 volume controls, 1 for the woofers and 1 for the high ends, infinitely variable depending on what was being played, as it should be.
I installed the speakers in the rear deck by the back window and inside the trunk I installed custom made insulated boxes around the backs of the 6×9’s, air tight. Infinite baffle – all of the sound was directed into the cabin. To this day it was the finest vehicle sound system I have ever heard and every friend of mine that road in that ride said so too. While I regret no longer owning that car I absolutely mourn not owning that Sanyo bi-amp sound system.
Never had any Social Media accounts save for a few months on Facebook a decade ago. All kinds of weirdos from my past found me and wanted to be my “friend”. It was more than a little embarrassing to be reminded of the type of creatures I had once hung out with. Rather than refuse them all or tell them all to go have sex with themselves, I simply departed. End of problem.
Canada to build border wall, demand Twitter pay for it
OTTAWA, CANADA, Apr. 25 — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced this morning that he will work closely with the Canadian parliament to rush building a wall along the country’s border with the United States to halt the mass immigration to Canada of American leftists, journalists, and celebrities fleeing after today’s sale of Twitter to Elon Musk.
Oh you funny guy. Me love you long time!
Wailing and gnashing their teeth.
Love it!
I wouldn’t say I like but I view social media.
First think (Typo, should have been thing, but I’ll let think stand.) in the morning, Gab & Twitter to see which way the wind’s blowin’.
Farcebook; many of my friends around the Ring Of Fire, Pacific rim have presences there.
MeWe, plenty of room for the occasional serious discussion, & interesting homesteading, art and Bat Sh__ Crazy groups.
Third cup of coffee (& assuming I’ve thrown nothing through the monitor screen.) & I’m ready for A’Digest, Maggie’s Farm and Small Dead animals.
In today’s SF Chronicle:
We’re all gonna die
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Twitter-workers-face-a-reality-they-ve-long-17126302.php
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/How-to-lock-down-your-Twitter-data-or-leave-17126952.php?IPID=SFGate-HP-CP-Spotlight
Wonderful….
Thanks for the pointers
twits, tweets, twats, don’t let the door hit ya’ where the good Lord split ya’