Here’s a neat image of a record and a stylus at 1000x magnification. It’s pretty incredible to see the etched grooves on the record up close and how they interact with the needle. I’ve always known how record players worked, but seeing the process magnified like this is way cool. The photos come from Microscopic Images on Twitter. Below, a record being played under a microscope: Via Kottke
Source: Vinyl and stylus at 1000x magnification | Dangerous Minds
The FCC has a few questions for AT&T about its threat to delay broadband investment because of net neutrality.
Source: FCC Asks AT&T for Info About Delayed Fiber Build-Out Because of Net Neutrality | Re/code
Famed turntable brand Technics plans to launch a high-resolution music download service. For what it’s worth, the service, unlike Neil Young’s high-res service Pono, will not hit the…
Source: Technics Revived As High-Res Music Download Service | TechCrunch
Deep inside a cavernous factory in Corona, some legendary rock names gather nonchalantly along a wall.
Source: Made in California: Fender an instrument of change in guitar industry – LA Times
The “WinShock” vulnerability has been around and exploitable for the better part of two decades. While there’s no evidence that it has been exploited, it can let attackers take over the victim’s PC.
Source: Update now, Windows users: Microsoft patches critical (and old) security flaw | Gigaom
“Basically, I’m here to make records.” For a musician who has access to any piece of kit under the sun, producer RJD2 prefers limits to keep him on task
Source: Limitations drive hip-hop producer RJD2’s creativity
A modern car is potentially loaded with data: it could be collecting performance stats, where you’ve been and your internet usage. How do you know that i
Source: Automakers promise to limit the data they collect from your car (updated)
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These days, computers often take the stage. In fact, some electronic musicians perform entire shows from their laptops. But in 1983, when Herbie Hancock appeared an episode of Sesame Street and showed off an early computer and digital audio sampler called the Fairlight CMI, this mix of computers and music was still a new thing.
Source: Tech Time Warp of the Week: Herbie Hancock Drops Fancy Electronic Beats on Sesame Street | WIRED
