the fading sounds of analog technology

Ran across this. Thought of the Coffee House;
http://pogue.blogs.nytime...-of-analog-technology/

"The fading sounds of analog technology"

That's where everything gets progresively quieter at the end, right?
or is it the crackle of cheap 60mm faders on a 4 chanel mic mixer?

Good story....


I never could understand why a dial tone was played on a TV show when someone hung up either....

I think it's been downgraded to the Loudness Bakeoff. 

Word is that Apple iDevice enthusiasts have prepared a rather light whipped cream with sprinkles.  It's suppoesd to be visually interesting, but with no depth or low end. 

An eclectic group of almost has beens (former roomate of a cousin of Joan Jett's former security guard, hair stylist for Alice Cooper's neighbor's dog walker, & T-Bone Barney - no relation to anyone else known as T-Bone) have created a faux lima bean flavored soy gelatin.  It's so bad, you wonder if it might, in fact, be good.  (But it isn't) 

One of the more surprising entries came from a mild mannered collection of 60's and 70's rockers.  While their chocolate devil's food cake seemed somewhat tired and predictable, it featured surprising depth, character, and taste. 

Radio spent the better part of the afternoon complaining that no one was listening anymore and wondering why none of the judges were impressed with their lemon sausage loaf.  One of the judges commented that this item was "...extremely dense - like you were trying to eat a black hole.  It's also incredibly repulsive.  It makes me wish I were not a judge so could leave this stupid party.  Does anyone have any more of that cake?"