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Thanks for the news! I have to admit, when I saw that this thread had been revived, I was REALLY hoping that Walt Dickerson had been booked to perform again. Would you mind copy/pasting the interview here. I don't think Dmitry even has a copy anymore. For whatever reason, I can't get the page to load. Thanks again!

I have SEMI-FORMAL. The fact that they included the voice mail from Drew Gress is hilarious. I haven't heard I, CLAUDIA. I can't imagine this band selling enough to be in the top 15 jazz records... I like it, sometimes a lot, but I can't imagine that many people would! As the NY Times stated recently: "...if the music were a little bit dumber, it would resemble the music of the rock band Tortoise. No disrespect to Tortoise." Not sure I understand that frame of reference. Tortoise is the last thing that would have come to my mind. The music is complex, not even deceptively so. I'll listen again tomorrow. Thanks for bringing this up.

Would you consider adding Formanek to that list? It seems he is pretty much capable of anything he is feeling, and I've heard quite a spectrum of emotion from his bass. He doesn't get much mention around here. Is he not cool I wonder?

Thanks for posting this. I didn't realize he was working on a book.

I think the only Nathan Davis I have here is with Dolphy. One disc is called Naima, the other Last Recordings. I've always enjoyed his soloing on these two.

Yeah, I was expecting some hardcore story similar to the Dimebag Darryl deal.

I'm not doubting speakeasy. Glad to see they have a network. I was in a Tier 2 market and never came across anyone who was using their service, other than the speedtest they offer. That certainly doesn't mean anything. DSL is a distance-sensitive technology. The further you are from the co-lo, the less bandwidth you will be capable of receiving. Rostasi-you have good speeds at a good price. I wouldn't change anything. What have you heard about Verizon backing off of the build-out? Just curious. I moved and decided against working for Time Warner's business division.

I have sold for both CLEC (competitive local exchange carrier, which I would assume Speakeasy is unless they have deeep pockets and somehow built out their own infrastructure, though it could be metropolitan only) and a facilities-based provider (Cox Business Services). If you can download another file at 7M, aside from the one on the speed test, I'd love to know about it. I've never done it. Then again, I don't really know of many sources that are allowing 7M of upload to any number of users, let alone a single user. The upload speeds have increased in the past year, but 384K is really going to be the best you are going to see. YMMV, as always with this stuff. We are sipping on Miller High Life here if you know what I mean. Data transmission over fiberoptic cable is an entirely different story. This is the direction that Verizon is moving in. Fiber to the premise. Pretty amazing $$$ they are laying down in order to deliver "content" to the household. re: speakeasy. I don't know anything about them. Chances are Speakeasy is reselling Verizon's signal, or whichever LEC (Local Exchange Carrier - Verizon, Bell South, SBC, etc) is in your area. There really isn't much they can do to improve the facilities. The FCC allows them to buy "at bulk" and sell at a discount. They aren't required to lay out any dough for a network. They co-locate at the LEC switch, work side by side with the LEC guys, etc. blah blah blah telecom Just like telephone numbers, there are only so many IP addresses to go around. Certain providers "own" certain ranges of IP addresses. One thing that I've noticed that triggers a change is power surge. It doesn't have to be a power outage... this will bump you as well though. I use DHCP settings and haven't really had any issues. I've had to contact the cable company here (TW) twice to reset my IP. Usually a power cycle will do. First thing everytime... unplug the modem and the router. Stretch, try to sightread a new tune, sit back down, plug it all in and the lights are blinking again. Is curling on?

We've been getting into the curling this year as well. Our best frame of reference has been shuffleboard, bocce, petanque. It looks like fun to me!

Sangrey did a pretty good job of explaining everything regarding the dynamic IP address. Basic residential service is going to get you a variable upload/download speed that you can usually count on to be around 384k/1.5M. Y'all's speed tests seem low. Most carriers are now offering premium services for gamers who do actually use there upload bandwidth. Aside from Jim Alfredson and a few other posters here, most of us are rarely using 10% of our upload bandwidth. As soon as I hit 'Add Reply' I am uploading this tiny text file to the server that hosts org.org. Immediately my modem begins downloading the most current version of the thread I posted in. Businesses pay A LOT more for their static IP addresses, their guaranteed symmetrical bandwidth, etc. They are using their bandwidth to transfer larger amounts of data back and forth between locations. In these cases, upload is as important as download. Think about a four lane road in town that shuts down one of the inbound lanes during evening rush hour and reallocates it for outbound commuters. Your ISP is basically deciding for you that you don't need that extra outbound lane. They are reallocating that bandwidth for other users on the network.

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I think. I'm not sure. Too many aliases. Monk Hughes, Otis Jackson Jr., Malik Flavors, etc etc.

Madlib is more than turntables. You might like Yesterday's New Quintet. I've heard some of these tracks and they are very Madlib, at the same time very Blue Note. I think he did a good job, but there are shoutouts from obscure rappers (which is weird to me) as well as from Andrew Hill, Lou Donaldson, Leon Spencer etc. I have a feeling you might like this disc. Look into Yesterday's New Quintet as well if you are interested. Stones Throw

That's true you know.

While we're at it... Dmitry bought both my brother and I Christmas gifts this year. He's just a generous guy.

It was suggested that I go on explaining to you what Signal To Noise refers to. I have to admit, I just copy/pasted the definition from a website, but I think it is fairly comprehensive. In analog and digital communications, signal-to-noise ratio, often written S/N or SNR, is a measure of signal strength relative to background noise. The ratio is usually measured in decibels (dB). If the incoming signal strength in microvolts is Vs, and the noise level, also in microvolts, is Vn, then the signal-to-noise ratio, S/N, in decibels is given by the formula S/N = 20 log10(Vs/Vn) If Vs = Vn, then S/N = 0. In this situation, the signal borders on unreadable, because the noise level severely competes with it. In digital communications, this will probably cause a reduction in data speed because of frequent errors that require the source (transmitting) computer or terminal to resend some packets of data. Ideally, Vs is greater than Vn, so S/N is positive. As an example, suppose that Vs = 10.0 microvolts and Vn = 1.00 microvolt. Then S/N = 20 log10(10.0) = 20.0 dB which results in the signal being clearly readable. If the signal is much weaker but still above the noise -- say 1.30 microvolts -- then S/N = 20 log10(1.30) = 2.28 dB which is a marginal situation. There might be some reduction in data speed under these conditions. If Vs is less than Vn, then S/N is negative. In this type of situation, reliable communication is generally not possible unless steps are taken to increase the signal level and/or decrease the noise level at the destination (receiving) computer or terminal. Communications engineers always strive to maximize the S/N ratio. Traditionally, this has been done by using the narrowest possible receiving-system bandwidth consistent with the data speed desired. However, there are other methods. In some cases, spread spectrum techniques can improve system performance. The S/N ratio can be increased by providing the source with a higher level of signal output power if necessary. In some high-level systems such as radio telescopes, internal noise is minimized by lowering the temperature of the receiving circuitry to near absolute zero (-273 degrees Celsius or -459 degrees Fahrenheit). In wireless systems, it is always important to optimize the performance of the transmitting and receiving antennas. .:. Now, when he said "taste", did he actually mean "tact"?

Happy Birthday! I hope you spent some time in front of that Deagan of yours!

The Chesapeake Bay has, on an almost regular basis, frozen over so thick in areas that auto traffic can cross. Of course the Chesapeake is a relatively shallow bay. This has happened on a larger scale as recently as 1977. Before that, the late 1930s I believe. Second story snows have been reported from islands in the middle of the Bay going back to 1780. This is not a common occurrence and I wouldn't imagine trying to explain it. Odd weather we're having, eh? ... I've read many scientists contribute our current state to both cyclical occurrences and human impact. I think it is odd for people to deny that scenario. My knowledge on climates is limited, but I have done some reading on global warming. Global warming is about sea level rise and fractional changes in the oceans' temperatures. Thermal expansion and glacial recession contributed under 15cm of sea level rise over the past 100 years. Past that, we don't have data to compare to. My hunch would be that it is an accelerated rate due to human impact. CO2 emissions continue to rise. Even if emissions were reduced tomorrow, CO2 levels would continue to increase. I've read different ideas as to how long this would continue. That is nuts. Reading a lot of these reports, especially “An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century,” it almost feels like we are hopeless. It is an absolute shame that we neglected these issues for so long in pursuit of progress.

"Signal" is singular. You are typing it in plural (signals). It refers to signal to noise ratio.

http://www.signaltonoisemagazine.com/

Same thing in Newport. A few minutes into the first tune and many people began to ramble around. I think Ornette followed a big band of all-stars, but I can't remember. Night and day though.

oh... the wiltern show. I read that he was on a mini-tour west coast with Calexico and Iron&Wine.

Adam, Do you know if Tim Rutili was also playing that LA show? Just curious.

Thanks for that link Lazaro. I am really looking forward to hearing this new album. Even the man's song titles are inspiring! Not to mention the music!