Session Start: Sun Mar 23 21:24:26 2008
Session Ident: #what.cd-interview2
[21:24:26] * Now talking in #what.cd-interview2
[21:24:26] * Topic is 'What.cd invite interview room #2 || Questions must be answered quickly || Please voice your interviewee in #what.cd-invites'
[21:24:26] * Set by NightOath on Tue Mar 18 23:19:43
[21:25:29] <@blueboybob> just wait here
[21:25:35] <benster> ok
[21:29:13] <@blueboybob> run speedtest while waiting
[21:31:18] <@j01101111sh> http://speedtest.net
[21:31:20] <@j01101111sh> if you didnt know
[21:31:49] <benster> http://www.speedtest.net/result/250031769.png
[21:31:50] <benster> :x
[21:32:06] <@blueboybob> are you a member at any other private sites?
[21:32:10] <benster> yes
[21:32:22] <benster> waffles.fm
[21:32:26] <benster> torrentleech.org
[21:32:37] <@blueboybob> link to waffles profile
[21:32:39] <@j01101111sh> could you link us to your profile on waffles?
[21:32:43] <@blueboybob> and to torrentleech
[21:32:44] <benster> http://www.waffles.fm/userdetails.php?id=33385
[21:32:52] <benster> http://www.torrentleech.org/userdetails.php?id=273965
[21:33:51] <@blueboybob> hmmmm
[21:34:00] <@blueboybob> so why do you want a what.cd account?
[21:34:25] <benster> because i was an oink user
[21:34:34] <benster> and i know that what.cd is kinda oink2
[21:34:36] <benster> :b
[21:35:13] <benster> other than that, i want to have fresh mp3 download sources
[21:35:26] <@blueboybob> so are you looking for a certain ablum
[21:35:53] <benster> not atm :)
[21:36:02] <@j01101111sh> how big is your music collection?
[21:36:16] <benster> one second
[21:37:06] <benster> 85 gigs of music
[21:37:10] <benster> around 13k songs
[21:37:22] <@j01101111sh> what bit rate/format?
[21:37:23] <benster> 13122 to be more specific
[21:38:04] <benster> 260 most of them
[21:38:08] <@blueboybob> do you own any actual cds?
[21:38:26] <benster> no
[21:38:37] <@blueboybob> 260 is an odd bitrate
[21:39:22] <benster> ..
[21:39:33] <benster> thats what i got when i played a random song :p
[21:39:38] <@blueboybob> oh ok
[21:39:46] <@blueboybob> so your music is mixed bitrates
[21:39:54] <@blueboybob> do you know what "lossless" and "lossy" are
[21:40:18] <benster> lossless - perfect copy of a music cs?
[21:40:19] <benster> cd *
[21:40:39] <benster> no data loss
[21:40:43] <@j01101111sh> whats lossy then?
[21:41:07] <benster> hmm
[21:41:49] <benster> compression method to make the file occupy less storage space?
[21:42:11] <@j01101111sh> whats a transcode?
[21:43:47] <benster> direct conversion from one codec to another
[21:45:04] <@j01101111sh> can a 320 VBR MP3 exist?
[21:45:52] <benster> no
[21:46:02] <@blueboybob> why not
[21:47:24] <@remisser> tick tock
[21:47:26] <benster> :x
[21:47:37] <@j01101111sh> alright, heres the deal...
[21:48:17] <@j01101111sh> you seem to have a very loose idea of the answers to the questions. so what i want you to do is come back in a week or so
[21:48:35] <@j01101111sh> during that week, study up on transcodes, bit rates, and the like
[21:48:51] <benster> ...
[21:48:56] <@j01101111sh> id recommend a site like hydrogen audio, they have a wiki and a forum
[21:49:11] <benster> i can learn that while using what.cd also :p
[21:49:40] <@j01101111sh> yes, you could, but wheres your motivation if you already have an account?
[21:49:54] <benster> well
[21:50:09] <benster> i mostly seed the downloaded stuff
[21:50:28] <benster> dont make uploads too often
[21:50:57] <@j01101111sh> still, we like our members to have a firm grasp of all these ideas and concepts
[21:50:58] <benster> in case i do one, i will make sure i make them based on the upload rules
[21:51:06] <@j01101111sh> before they join, if possible
[21:51:47] <@j01101111sh> so, study up on hydrogen audio, and come back in a week, okay?
[21:51:53] <benster> ...
[21:51:57] <benster> wow
[21:52:02] <@remisser> wow what?
[21:52:36] <@j01101111sh> why wow?
[21:53:25] <benster> doesnt matter
[21:53:33] <@remisser> No, please... indulge us.
[21:53:55] <benster> come back in a week when the invitations are closed?
[21:54:09] <@j01101111sh> they wont be closed...
[21:54:17] <@j01101111sh> who said theyd be closed?
[21:54:37] <@j01101111sh> we have ~6000 spots open and we dont fill that many that often
[21:54:44] <benster> im assuming they will
[21:54:47] <benster> oh
[21:54:51] * brocebeats (brocebeats@brocebeats.user.what.cd) has joined #what.cd-interview2
[21:54:51] * CommandServ sets mode: +o brocebeats
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[21:55:12] <@j01101111sh> they wont be. dont assume the worst. its bad for you
[21:55:27] <@remisser> benster: So now does it sound feasible?
[21:55:32] <@remisser> and reasonable?
[21:56:18] <benster> not really, no
[21:56:23] <@j01101111sh> whys that?
[21:56:38] <@j01101111sh> because we want members to know what theyre doing BEFORE they get on the site?
[21:57:48] <benster> do you think im not?
[21:57:58] <@remisser> Not for nothing but without proof of good standing on other sites, it's hard to guage if you'd be a good member. You currently only have a 0.05 on waffles.
[21:58:15] <benster> Join date 2008-03-16 10:11:41 (1 week ago)
[21:58:20] <benster> ..
[21:58:22] <@j01101111sh> benster, no, i dont. you have given me no reason to believe you do
[21:58:44] <@j01101111sh> youve given me reason to believe you dont know what youre talking about in terms of digital music
[21:58:56] <@remisser> benster: Right, as I said - it's not a lot to go on. So that's why we want you to work on your knowledge.
Session Close: Sun Mar 23 21:59:42 2008