Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Rich Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: News : ARM Trying to Buy AmperComputing Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:31:32 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 49 Message-ID: References: <_hycnQxlN5kAphr6nZ2dnZfqn_SdnZ2d@earthlink.com> <8RucnQnhsYgzjgr6nZ2dnZfqn_idnZ2d@earthlink.com> <9ducnXj9pdrfuwr6nZ2dnZfqn_SdnZ2d@earthlink.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 18:31:32 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="5a392c797157f57498841fa2a18622cf"; logging-data="3201409"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+AlhsS37ZRT7rCh4BRZlD8" User-Agent: tin/2.6.1-20211226 ("Convalmore") (Linux/5.15.139 (x86_64)) Cancel-Lock: sha1:uSvsk+4DlJnLeFvXPZfDToFiIZw= Bytes: 3283 The Natural Philosopher wrote: > On 29/01/2025 14:12, D wrote: >> >> >> On Tue, 28 Jan 2025, WokieSux282@ud0s4.net wrote: >> >>> On 1/28/25 3:28 PM, Rich wrote: >>>> rbowman wrote: >>>>> On Mon, 27 Jan 2025 01:22:57 -0500, WokieSux282@ud0s4.net wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>    Maybe even more, and intentionally, suppressed >>>>>>     was "Monster" because it was Too True. Haven't heard that on >>>>>> the air >>>>>>     SINCE the 60s. >>>>> >>>>> There aren't many stations left that would play a nine minute cut of >>>>> anything. >>>> >>>> Yeah, doing so would cut into their desperate need to do one or both of: >>>> >>>> 1) run commercial breaks every 3.75 minutes when they actually play any >>>>     music; >>>> >>>> 2) have the dj run his mouth for 20 minutes on something none of us >>>>     cares one iota about. >>> >>>  That's kind of the case of US commercial radio >>>  these days. Of course it was kind of like that >>>  for a long time music/ads/music/ads timed I think >>>  by the length of a 45 record. FM radio used to >>>  run longer stuff, but that's RARE now. >>> >>>  However I did hit on an FM station that ran the >>>  entire "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" not too long ago. >>>  The DJ must have had the runs or something and >>>  needed to spend 17 minutes on the can  :-) >> >> What about AM? Maybe that's where the good stuff lives? > > AM is of such crap quality it is unlistenable. 30-3kHz bandwidth and > 40dB signal to noise? You have top be freakin' kidding me! > FM is way better, > Digital radio is even better than that.. > > But all sorts of good stuff exists on the 'net. There's a reason why US AM broadcast is almost entirely "talk radio" now. The 3khz bandwidth and 40db s/n is /ok/ for 'talk'. But for music, yes, it is utter crap.