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around lunchtime i stumbled upon this person who believed it would be practical to decrease the quality of my mountain goats bootleg simply to make the filesizes of the mp3s a little more manageable. i sent him a reprimanding message and an hour ago at 4.45am he caught up with me while we were both on the internet.
this is someone not appreciating audio quality and the circle we walked.
[foolish] did you offer to send people the orlando set through aim?
[foolish] i did
[foolish] and then re-encoded the files
[foolish] i think it was at 192
[foolish] i got it from the man who recorded it in orlando through aim
[anthony] yeah, i recorded it. i don't know why anyone would want to re-encode it at a lower bitrate
[anthony] it doesn't make sense. a lot of time was put into making the quality that good
[foolish] well, i convert everything to 128 kbps
[foolish] i wouldn't have enough room any other way
[foolish] and i move the files around a lot between mediums, so the space matters
[anthony] you kids and your petty digital media... when i was your age a medium was between large and small.
[foolish] i don't think i've ever heard someone say that before
[foolish] my grandparents certainly would not
[foolish] they are all demented
[anthony] let me tell you something about sacrificing quality for space: a long time ago there was ship called the titanic. the engineers thought that it was a good idea to save space and sacrifice the number of lifeboats for things like -- i just lost my train of thought
[anthony] i forgot how the story ends anyway, but i remember it isn't good
[foolish] people freezing
[anthony] EXACTLY! and thus everyone who sacrifices perfect 256 digital to digital audio for a measly two megabytes per mp3 is doomed to an eternity of frostbite.
[foolish] but anthony, i would need 72 extra gigabytes of space
[foolish] and i am a poor man
[foolish] or i wouldn't need to scuttle up unbought music
[foolish] how could somebody like me find 72 gigabytes of space?
[anthony] i know exactly how you feel. i'm sure 72 men, women, and children of that ship whose name currently escapes me felt the same way. but what they found is that it's much better to find a lifeboat than find an icy hell.
[anthony] wouldn't you agree?
[anthony] would you be able to play my bootleg encoded at only 128 to your grandkids and keep a straight face?? the hollow sound, the tinny resonance, the staticy frequency, THE HORROR!!
[anthony] i am cringing as we speak.
[foolish] i am beginning to agree with you
[foolish] i should re-encode all of my 128 kbps files at 256
[anthony] no no, that would not suffice. 256 encoded from 128 would only act as a facade. a lie to everyone, but more importantly yourself. a cherry tree resting on its side in a bed of dewey virginia grass.
[anthony] my bootleg was recorded digitally, and only then encoded to 256. you cannot recover any quality by re-encoding higher than the flowers you have already stolen.
[anthony] for the sake of all that is holy and sacred in digital music, i beg you to redownload my 256-encoded bootleg from my folder and reconsider the structure of your moral fiber.
[anthony] ...before it is too late.
[foolish] even if that was my greatest desire, i couldn't do it
[foolish] your folders don't open
[anthony] then may god be with you.
[anthony] oh, maybe i can be with you. let me try to fix that
[foolish] there are bizarre little bugs running all over the house
[anthony] it's most likely the first of many plagues. i recommend seeking the guidance of a priest.
[anthony] in the meantime, search for mountain goats orlando, or simply browse xyz or xyz2
[anthony] both have the set at the proper quality.
[foolish] what would you say the real, original, pre-digital quality would be?
[foolish] it can't just be perfect
[foolish] we're all mortal
[anthony] it's as close to perfect as any human can tell. messiah-like.
[foolish] 92?
[foolish] 28?
[anthony] heavens no.
[anthony] over 300
[anthony] i must admit i lost a small amount of perfection by choosing only 256, but i had stingy heathens like yourself in mind.
[foolish] i bet i could fit the entire set into a megabyte
[foolish] for everyone to download and spread through the world
[anthony] i bet the moon will turn to blood and four horsemen will come
[anthony] to spread death throughout the world
[foolish] you know there is no moon in florida
[anthony] just as there is no hope for society.
[anthony] i wish you luck on your hedonistic journey through bitrate denial.
[foolish] let me know if you record any other shows
[anthony] when your bloodline curses your name for what you and your pagan friends have done to their future, don't forget this night and what i have prophesied.
[anthony] ok! have a good night, dude!
[anthony] see ya
[foolish] goodnight
this is someone not appreciating audio quality and the circle we walked.
[foolish] did you offer to send people the orlando set through aim?
[foolish] i did
[foolish] and then re-encoded the files
[foolish] i think it was at 192
[foolish] i got it from the man who recorded it in orlando through aim
[anthony] yeah, i recorded it. i don't know why anyone would want to re-encode it at a lower bitrate
[anthony] it doesn't make sense. a lot of time was put into making the quality that good
[foolish] well, i convert everything to 128 kbps
[foolish] i wouldn't have enough room any other way
[foolish] and i move the files around a lot between mediums, so the space matters
[anthony] you kids and your petty digital media... when i was your age a medium was between large and small.
[foolish] i don't think i've ever heard someone say that before
[foolish] my grandparents certainly would not
[foolish] they are all demented
[anthony] let me tell you something about sacrificing quality for space: a long time ago there was ship called the titanic. the engineers thought that it was a good idea to save space and sacrifice the number of lifeboats for things like -- i just lost my train of thought
[anthony] i forgot how the story ends anyway, but i remember it isn't good
[foolish] people freezing
[anthony] EXACTLY! and thus everyone who sacrifices perfect 256 digital to digital audio for a measly two megabytes per mp3 is doomed to an eternity of frostbite.
[foolish] but anthony, i would need 72 extra gigabytes of space
[foolish] and i am a poor man
[foolish] or i wouldn't need to scuttle up unbought music
[foolish] how could somebody like me find 72 gigabytes of space?
[anthony] i know exactly how you feel. i'm sure 72 men, women, and children of that ship whose name currently escapes me felt the same way. but what they found is that it's much better to find a lifeboat than find an icy hell.
[anthony] wouldn't you agree?
[anthony] would you be able to play my bootleg encoded at only 128 to your grandkids and keep a straight face?? the hollow sound, the tinny resonance, the staticy frequency, THE HORROR!!
[anthony] i am cringing as we speak.
[foolish] i am beginning to agree with you
[foolish] i should re-encode all of my 128 kbps files at 256
[anthony] no no, that would not suffice. 256 encoded from 128 would only act as a facade. a lie to everyone, but more importantly yourself. a cherry tree resting on its side in a bed of dewey virginia grass.
[anthony] my bootleg was recorded digitally, and only then encoded to 256. you cannot recover any quality by re-encoding higher than the flowers you have already stolen.
[anthony] for the sake of all that is holy and sacred in digital music, i beg you to redownload my 256-encoded bootleg from my folder and reconsider the structure of your moral fiber.
[anthony] ...before it is too late.
[foolish] even if that was my greatest desire, i couldn't do it
[foolish] your folders don't open
[anthony] then may god be with you.
[anthony] oh, maybe i can be with you. let me try to fix that
[foolish] there are bizarre little bugs running all over the house
[anthony] it's most likely the first of many plagues. i recommend seeking the guidance of a priest.
[anthony] in the meantime, search for mountain goats orlando, or simply browse xyz or xyz2
[anthony] both have the set at the proper quality.
[foolish] what would you say the real, original, pre-digital quality would be?
[foolish] it can't just be perfect
[foolish] we're all mortal
[anthony] it's as close to perfect as any human can tell. messiah-like.
[foolish] 92?
[foolish] 28?
[anthony] heavens no.
[anthony] over 300
[anthony] i must admit i lost a small amount of perfection by choosing only 256, but i had stingy heathens like yourself in mind.
[foolish] i bet i could fit the entire set into a megabyte
[foolish] for everyone to download and spread through the world
[anthony] i bet the moon will turn to blood and four horsemen will come
[anthony] to spread death throughout the world
[foolish] you know there is no moon in florida
[anthony] just as there is no hope for society.
[anthony] i wish you luck on your hedonistic journey through bitrate denial.
[foolish] let me know if you record any other shows
[anthony] when your bloodline curses your name for what you and your pagan friends have done to their future, don't forget this night and what i have prophesied.
[anthony] ok! have a good night, dude!
[anthony] see ya
[foolish] goodnight