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I don't know how it works there ("there" in that country or "there" with Vodafone specifically) but here you should never go to the local store for tech support. They know only just enough to make the sale and maybe start up a new phone. For anything more technical they have to call a number. You might as well call it yourself and skip the middle man.
I was reading about 'white teachers in the 'hood'
Its true though, have seen and experienced the kind of teaching where white teachers dont really get the culture of anyone thats not white. Then they wonder why the 'not white' kids dont really learn anything from them. I think when cultures meet each other its a two way street not one way.
Anyway Im glad that that apartheid or segregation wasnt so bad in nz, but I think sometimes here its more to do with class than race. Schools are often divided into rich and poor and streamed by ability, not to make it easier for students to learn so much as to make it easier for administrators (who arent even teachers) to control, but seems like its failing in the US.
also, if parents hadnt made it past primary school because they didnt need to, often dont have aspirations for their children beyond, can they get a job that pays or contributes to the bills. Otherwise they can marry them off and there will be one less mouth to feed. In an economy that was based on slavery, education was deemed unnecessary, as long as workers were docile and fed, they wouldnt start rioting.
But thing is, the slaves have been freed and dont need to work for the man anymore.
Its true though, have seen and experienced the kind of teaching where white teachers dont really get the culture of anyone thats not white. Then they wonder why the 'not white' kids dont really learn anything from them. I think when cultures meet each other its a two way street not one way.
Anyway Im glad that that apartheid or segregation wasnt so bad in nz, but I think sometimes here its more to do with class than race. Schools are often divided into rich and poor and streamed by ability, not to make it easier for students to learn so much as to make it easier for administrators (who arent even teachers) to control, but seems like its failing in the US.
also, if parents hadnt made it past primary school because they didnt need to, often dont have aspirations for their children beyond, can they get a job that pays or contributes to the bills. Otherwise they can marry them off and there will be one less mouth to feed. In an economy that was based on slavery, education was deemed unnecessary, as long as workers were docile and fed, they wouldnt start rioting.
But thing is, the slaves have been freed and dont need to work for the man anymore.
Maybe this will help?
https://www.pcworld.com/article/423...ications-on-your-android-phone-or-iphone.html
https://www.pcworld.com/article/423...ications-on-your-android-phone-or-iphone.html
I found out it takes several hours (4-6!) to cook a hangi, but it also depends on how much food you put in it. The school overreched and prepared too much, and now its going to take 2 days.
I thought maybe they could have done 2 hangis or dug 2 holes. Maybe, I dont know...its only the second time Ive had a genuine hangi.
Stir fries in a wok dont take long, just a few minutes.
I thought maybe they could have done 2 hangis or dug 2 holes. Maybe, I dont know...its only the second time Ive had a genuine hangi.
Stir fries in a wok dont take long, just a few minutes.
I figured out why the Maori were probably in dire straits before the potato got to NZ
it took ages to cook their food for the whole tribe and they were going hungry, and they didnt have woks
Also, its is quicker to cook food if you cut it up into bite size pieces BEFORE hand. In the end they were cannibalising each other, as was practised also in the islands.
I cant imagine what that was like, but I know I get angry when Im hungry.
I only found out this year what the haka was all about. It was about this chief who hid from his enemy (who was going to kill and eat him) in a kumara pit, being the safest place in all the pa.
Also, it takes a while to dig a huge hole in the ground. Especially if your soil is clay...or mud.
it took ages to cook their food for the whole tribe and they were going hungry, and they didnt have woks
Also, its is quicker to cook food if you cut it up into bite size pieces BEFORE hand. In the end they were cannibalising each other, as was practised also in the islands.
I cant imagine what that was like, but I know I get angry when Im hungry.
I only found out this year what the haka was all about. It was about this chief who hid from his enemy (who was going to kill and eat him) in a kumara pit, being the safest place in all the pa.
Also, it takes a while to dig a huge hole in the ground. Especially if your soil is clay...or mud.
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I didn't know that you can set the bit rate on OGG. 80 kb/s is much more space efficient than my 320 kb/s MP3s. 
I guess, every OGG file is unique (Wikipedia has plenty of OGG files for sound samples, with different bit rates), and can have any bit rate. Just like MP3s (64, 128, 256, 320 kb/s). So in essence, a 64 kp/s MP3 is smaller than an 80 kb/s OGG, but MP3 sounds bad in my opinion below ~128 - 256 kb/s. You are very good at technology, Lynx.
I guess, every OGG file is unique (Wikipedia has plenty of OGG files for sound samples, with different bit rates), and can have any bit rate. Just like MP3s (64, 128, 256, 320 kb/s). So in essence, a 64 kp/s MP3 is smaller than an 80 kb/s OGG, but MP3 sounds bad in my opinion below ~128 - 256 kb/s. You are very good at technology, Lynx.
I didn't know that you can set the bit rate on OGG. 80 kb/s is much more space efficient than my 320 kb/s MP3s. I guess, every OGG file is unique (Wikipedia has plenty of OGG files for sound samples, with different bit rates), and can have any bit rate. Just like MP3s (64, 128, 256, 320 kb/s). So in essence, a 64 kp/s MP3 is smaller than an 80 kb/s OGG, but MP3 sounds bad in my opinion below ~128 - 256 kb/s. You are very good at technology, Lynx.
I guess, every OGG file is unique (Wikipedia has plenty of OGG files for sound samples, with different bit rates), and can have any bit rate. Just like MP3s (64, 128, 256, 320 kb/s). So in essence, a 64 kp/s MP3 is smaller than an 80 kb/s OGG, but MP3 sounds bad in my opinion below ~128 - 256 kb/s. You are very good at technology, Lynx.
And yeah, most (stereo) mp3 sounds terrible below 160.
But if you want to get REALLY cringy you have to go back to the early 2000's when people were ripping discs in big batches and sharing them on Viruswire... Er, Limewire, all in Windows' default WMA 128k encoding. Every single song out there had a crinkle effect that is the hallmark of low bitrate WMA.
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Well hey, at least it wasn't Napster. I'm too young to have experienced Napster, as I was born near the same year it was founded (late '90s). I can't imagine anything in the double digit bit rates, or anything under ~200 kb/s. Lol... Do you write your own music yourself Lynx, I'm guessing, since you are familiar with all the audio terminology?
That's why I liked ogg. Mono effectively doubled the quality-per-bitrate. Bonus for variable bitrate, where it could use heavier data encoding for complex music and lower encoding for quieter parts. You wind up with low file size and still decent audio.
Talk about having your cake and eating it too.
No, I don't write my own music. I find everything I would say has already been said better by somebody else. I do make soundtracks and maintain a rather diverse music collection.
The music collection is all Christian, but it's all kinds - everything from bluegrass gospel to black choir to christian rap and metal to Jamaican christian.
The soundtracks I make in a computer with virtual instruments. I took to making soundtracks for songs I want to sing at church, because any church piano player always has a full plate.
Talk about having your cake and eating it too.
No, I don't write my own music. I find everything I would say has already been said better by somebody else. I do make soundtracks and maintain a rather diverse music collection.
The music collection is all Christian, but it's all kinds - everything from bluegrass gospel to black choir to christian rap and metal to Jamaican christian.
The soundtracks I make in a computer with virtual instruments. I took to making soundtracks for songs I want to sing at church, because any church piano player always has a full plate.
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IQUOTE="Lynx, post: 4898652, member: 203470"]That's why I liked ogg. Mono effectively doubled the quality-per-bitrate. Bonus for variable bitrate, where it could use heavier data encoding for complex music and lower encoding for quieter parts. You wind up with low file size and still decent audio.
Talk about having your cake and eating it too.
No, I don't write my own music. I find everything I would say has already been said better by somebody else. I do make soundtracks and maintain a rather diverse music collection.
The music collection is all Christian, but it's all kinds - everything from bluegrass gospel to black choir to christian rap and metal to Jamaican christian.
The soundtracks I make in a computer with virtual instruments. I took to making soundtracks for songs I want to sing at church, because any church piano player always has a full plate.[/QUOTE]
I'm betting your soundtracks would make the pianist's life easier, if you had the soundtracks playing through the church's speaker system, then you can just sing over the MIDI or whatever software you use. ☺️ Also, it is good that you have a Christian playlist. Hopefully Lauren Daigle is on it. She has a very good voice, and is genuine. Some modern Christian songs in the mid-2010s kinda sounded like commercialized pop radio music of the time, but thankfully that era is phasing out in the 2020s. I like 2000s Christian stuff such as Matt Redman, Toby Mac and The Newsboys the most. Wish the radio played them more often. But hey, at least we get Lauren Daigle and similar, wholesome artists popping up. So, 2000s and 2020s good, second half of the 2010s not as much.
Talk about having your cake and eating it too.
No, I don't write my own music. I find everything I would say has already been said better by somebody else. I do make soundtracks and maintain a rather diverse music collection.
The music collection is all Christian, but it's all kinds - everything from bluegrass gospel to black choir to christian rap and metal to Jamaican christian.
The soundtracks I make in a computer with virtual instruments. I took to making soundtracks for songs I want to sing at church, because any church piano player always has a full plate.[/QUOTE]
I'm betting your soundtracks would make the pianist's life easier, if you had the soundtracks playing through the church's speaker system, then you can just sing over the MIDI or whatever software you use. ☺️ Also, it is good that you have a Christian playlist. Hopefully Lauren Daigle is on it.
She has a very good voice, and is genuine. Some modern Christian songs in the mid-2010s kinda sounded like commercialized pop radio music of the time, but thankfully that era is phasing out in the 2020s. I like 2000s Christian stuff such as Matt Redman, Toby Mac and The Newsboys the most. Wish the radio played them more often. But hey, at least we get Lauren Daigle and similar, wholesome artists popping up. So, 2000s and 2020s good, second half of the 2010s not as much.
I'm betting your soundtracks would make the pianist's life easier, if you had the soundtracks playing through the church's speaker system, then you can just sing over the MIDI or whatever software you use. ☺️ Also, it is good that you have a Christian playlist. Hopefully Lauren Daigle is on it. She has a very good voice, and is genuine. Some modern Christian songs in the mid-2010s kinda sounded like commercialized pop radio music of the time, but thankfully that era is phasing out in the 2020s. I like 2000s Christian stuff such as Matt Redman, Toby Mac and The Newsboys the most. Wish the radio played them more often. But hey, at least we get Lauren Daigle and similar, wholesome artists popping up. So, 2000s and 2020s good, second half of the 2010s not as much.
She has a very good voice, and is genuine. Some modern Christian songs in the mid-2010s kinda sounded like commercialized pop radio music of the time, but thankfully that era is phasing out in the 2020s. I like 2000s Christian stuff such as Matt Redman, Toby Mac and The Newsboys the most. Wish the radio played them more often. But hey, at least we get Lauren Daigle and similar, wholesome artists popping up. So, 2000s and 2020s good, second half of the 2010s not as much.
If you like Lauren Daigle, try Misty Freeman.
Yeah, it's a bit more country than Lauren. Still just as good.