I upgraded to a decent set of headphones with a dedicated DAC, then realised just how terrible Spotify’s sound quality is, even on maximum. I hung on a while for the empty promise of lossless audio then ditched them.
I’m now increasingly glad that I’m giving money to their competitors.
My problem was by the time it had been through normalisation for equipment and hearing correction, it sounded very artifacty. Maybe a lack of bits and low sampling rate.
Can you imagine a crab the size of a cat scuttling around your backyard, climbing up trees, and quietly sneaking away with your shiniest pots and silverware? No? Then perhaps you’ve never had the privilege of meeting a coconut crab....
The clucking nuisance of about 100 feral chickens has left residents of a Norfolk village spitting feathers, with locals claiming the birds destroy their gardens and keep them awake....
We’ve just had a year in which every month was a record-setter (arstechnica.com)
The Mail having a normal one (files.catbox.moe)
Spotify has raised prices for the second time in a year, with no new benefits, after its CEO sparked outrage by claiming the cost of creating 'content' is 'close to zero' (www.techradar.com)
Could spraying sea salt into the clouds cool the planet? An experiment in Alameda, Calif. highlights the controversy surrounding research on altering the environment to cool the planet. (wapo.st)
Nigel Farage has milkshake thrown over him after launching general election campaign (www.independent.co.uk)
Butts, breasts, and genitals now explicitly allowed on Elon Musk’s X (arstechnica.com)
Homeless people are being sent out of Scotland's capital to make room for Swifties (www.businessinsider.com)
The Biggest Crabs In the World May Have Eaten Amelia Earhart (www.atlasobscura.com)
Can you imagine a crab the size of a cat scuttling around your backyard, climbing up trees, and quietly sneaking away with your shiniest pots and silverware? No? Then perhaps you’ve never had the privilege of meeting a coconut crab....
Oh tell me again how it loads faster and takes up less resources
A wet Bank Holiday weekend finally gave way to a glorious evening [OC] (lemmy.world)
Lancaster Canal Northern Reaches, Farleton, Cumbria, UK.
Man pays £300 to bring extra suitcase filled with Pot Noodles, sausages and George Foreman grill (b.l3n.co)
Only telling people my height in cm from now on
When some people set their mind to something, there's no stopping them. (lemmy.world)
‘They’re out of control’: flock of 100 feral chickens torments village (www.theguardian.com)
The clucking nuisance of about 100 feral chickens has left residents of a Norfolk village spitting feathers, with locals claiming the birds destroy their gardens and keep them awake....
Conservatives plan to bring back mandatory National Service (www.bbc.co.uk)
Stress (mander.xyz)