• where the vegtables are green, and you can pee right into the stream

    From Maurice Kinal@1:153/7001.64222 to Artie Choke on Fri Aug 21 11:20:07 2026
    Hey Artie!

    <Esc>:read /proc/version
    Linux version 7.2.0 (root@bitskii) (gcc (GCC) 16.2.1 20260820, GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.47.20260726) #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri Aug 21 05:57:32 UTC 2026

    Life is good,
    Maurice

    -o o- -o o- -o -o -o o-
    (\ /) (\ /) (\ (\ (\ /)
    ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
    ... Bald bið se ðe onbyregeð boca cræftes.
    Bold shall he be who tastes of the skill of books.
    --- GNU bash, version 5.3.15(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
    * Origin: One of us @ (1:153/7001.64222)
  • From Nick Boel@1:154/10 to Maurice Kinal on Fri Aug 21 13:26:24 2026
    Hey Maurice!

    On Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:20:06 , you wrote:

    <Esc>:read /proc/version
    Linux version 7.2.0 (root@bitskii) (gcc (GCC) 16.2.1 20260820, GNU ld
    (GNU Binutils) 2.47.20260726) #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri Aug 21 05:57:32
    UTC 2026

    See? You beat me to it again. :)

    7.2 is supposed to be promising, and 7.3 is supposed to introduce huge performance improvements!

    Regards,
    Nick

    ... Sarcasm: because beating people up is illegal.
    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20260425
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  • From Maurice Kinal@1:153/7001.64222 to Nick Boel on Fri Aug 21 20:54:38 2026
    Hey Nick!

    See? You beat me to it again. :)

    It isn't you I am trying to beat, but instead the archlinux gurus. ;-)

    7.2 is supposed to be promising,

    So far it doesn't look any more promising than kv-7.1 did but it hasn't been all that long.

    and 7.3 is supposed to introduce huge performance improvements!

    That appeals to me! I'll see you there.

    Life is good,
    Maurice

    o- -o o- -o o- -o o- -o
    /) (\ /) (\ /) (\ /) (\
    ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
    ... Winter sceal geweorpan, weder eft cuman, sumor swegle hat.
    Winter shall turn, good weather come again, summer, bright and hot.
    --- GNU bash, version 5.3.15(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
    * Origin: One of us @ (1:153/7001.64222)
  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Maurice Kinal on Sun Aug 23 17:57:00 2026
    Hello Maurice!

    ** On Friday 21.08.26 - 20:54, Maurice Kinal wrote to Nick Boel:

    and 7.3 is supposed to introduce huge performance improvements!

    That appeals to me! I'll see you there.

    And.. what exactly is your machine performing?

    --
    ../|ug

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  • From Maurice Kinal@2:280/464.113 to August Abolins on Sun Aug 23 22:21:36 2026
    Hej August!

    And.. what exactly is your machine performing?

    Lucky Millinder - Shorty's Got to Go

    Het leven is goed,
    Maurice

    -o -o o- o- o- o- o- -o -o o- -o -o -o -o -o o-
    (\ (\ /) /) /) /) /) (\ (\ /) (\ (\ (\ (\ (\ /)
    ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
    ... Oft sceall eorl monig anes willan wræc adreogan.
    Often must many a warrior suffer misery because of the will of one person. --- GNU bash, version 5.3.15(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
    * Origin: Little Mikey's EuroPoint @ (2:280/464.113)
  • From Aug@2:460/256 to Maurice Kinal on Mon Aug 24 02:13:02 2026
    Hi Maurice...

    Hej August!
    And.. what exactly is your machine performing?
    Lucky Millinder - Shorty's Got to Go
    Het leven is goed,
    Maurice
    -o -o o- o- o- o- o- -o -o o- -o -o -o -o -o o-
    (\ (\ /) /) /) /) /) (\ (\ /) (\ (\ (\ (\ (\ /)
    ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
    ... Oft sceall eorl monig anes willan wræc adreogan.
    Often must many a warrior suffer misery because of the will of one person.

    you're playing ALAC or FLAC files?

    --
    /|ug
    https://t.me/aabolins

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  • From Maurice Kinal@1:153/7001 to Aug on Sun Aug 23 23:24:01 2026
    Hey Aug!

    you're playing ALAC or FLAC files?

    mpg123 -v "http://us2.internet-radio.com:8443/listen.pls&t=.pls"

    That connects me to "megaton radio" and streams in mp3. Isn't everybody doing this?

    Life is good,
    Maurice

    o- o- -o -o -o o- o- o- o- o- o- o-
    /) /) (\ (\ (\ /) /) /) /) /) /) /)
    ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
    ... Til sceal on eðle domes wyrcean.
    A good man should earn glory in his homeland.
    --- GNU bash, version 5.3.15(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
    * Origin: Little Mikey's Brain - Ladysmith BC, Canada (1:153/7001)
  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Maurice Kinal on Sun Aug 23 19:59:00 2026
    Hello Maurice Kinal!

    Lucky Millinder - Shorty's Got to Go

    Sounds like a good song for Get Shorty. Was it included in the soundtrack?

    --
    ../|ug

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  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Maurice Kinal on Sun Aug 23 19:59:00 2026
    Hello Maurice!

    you're playing ALAC or FLAC files?

    mpg123 -v "http://us2.internet-radio.com:8443/listen.pls&t=.pls"

    That connects me to "megaton radio" and streams in mp3. Isn't everybody doing this?

    I can understand why 32GB ram and..

    <Esc>:read /proc/version
    Linux version 7.2.0

    ..is required for that stuff now. ;)



    --
    ../|ug

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  • From Maurice Kinal@2:280/464.113 to August Abolins on Mon Aug 24 00:15:27 2026
    Hej August!

    Lucky Millinder - Shorty's Got to Go

    Sounds like a good song for Get Shorty. Was it included in the soundtrack?

    No.

    Het leven is goed,
    Maurice

    -o -o o- o- -o -o -o o- -o o- -o o- o- -o o- o-
    (\ (\ /) /) (\ (\ (\ /) (\ /) (\ /) /) (\ /) /)
    ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
    ... Sorg bið swarost byrðen, slæp bið deaðe gelicost.
    Sorrow is the heaviest burden, sleep is most like death.
    --- GNU bash, version 5.3.15(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
    * Origin: Little Mikey's EuroPoint @ (2:280/464.113)
  • From Maurice Kinal@2:280/464.113 to August Abolins on Mon Aug 24 00:24:52 2026
    Hej August!

    I can understand why 32GB ram and..

    Given it can be traced back to 1997, 32MB would be closer to the truth of the matter.

    Linux version 7.2.0

    ..is required for that stuff now. ;)

    I doubt it. I've been streaming mp3s for well over 2 decades now. I think you might be thinking 4K movies with HD audio. mpg123 runs on spit.

    Het leven is goed,
    Maurice

    -o -o -o -o -o o- o- o- -o -o o- o- o- o- o- o-
    (\ (\ (\ (\ (\ /) /) /) (\ (\ /) /) /) /) /) /)
    ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
    ... Sceal þegna gehwilc geþylde nimon.
    Every man must acquire patience.
    --- GNU bash, version 5.3.15(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
    * Origin: Little Mikey's EuroPoint @ (2:280/464.113)
  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Maurice Kinal on Mon Aug 24 00:08:00 2026
    Hello Maurice!

    Linux version 7.2.0
    ..is required for that stuff now. ;)

    I doubt it. I've been streaming mp3s for well over 2 decades now. I think you might be thinking 4K movies with HD audio. mpg123 runs on
    spit.

    I was just joshing you.

    Just curious what progams/apps you operate on your souped-up linux machine.
    --
    ../|ug

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  • From Maurice Kinal@2:280/464.113 to August Abolins on Mon Aug 24 04:45:18 2026
    Hej August!

    Just curious what progams/apps you operate on your souped-up linux
    machine.

    <Esc>:read !mpg123 --longhelp | expand
    High Performance MPEG 1.0/2.0/2.5 Audio Player for Layers 1, 2 and 3
    version 1.33.7; written and copyright by Michael Hipp and others
    free software (LGPL) without any warranty but with best wishes

    usage: mpg123 [option(s)] [file(s) | URL(s) | -]

    input options

    -k <n> --skip <n> skip n frames at beginning
    --skip-id3v2 skip ID3v2 tags without parsing
    -n --frames <n> play only <n> frames of every stream
    --fuzzy Enable fuzzy seeks (guessing byte offsets or using approximate seek points from Xing TOC)
    -y --no-resync DISABLES resync on error (--resync is deprecated)
    -F --no-frankenstein disable support for Frankenstein streams
    -p <f> --proxy <f> override proxy environemnt variable for plain HTTP
    --network <b> select network backend, available: auto internal wget curl
    (auto meaning internal code for plain HTTP and the
    first external option for HTTPS)
    -u --auth set auth values for HTTP access
    --auth-file set auth values for HTTP access from given file
    --ignore-mime ignore HTTP MIME types (content-type)
    --no-seekbuffer disable seek buffer
    -@ <f> --list <f> play songs in playlist <f> (plain list, m3u, pls (shoutcast))
    -l <n> --listentry <n> play nth title in playlist; show whole playlist for n < 0
    --continue playlist continuation mode (see man page)
    --loop <n> loop track(s) <n> times, < 0 means infinite loop (not with --random!)
    --keep-open (--remote mode only) keep loaded file open after reaching end
    --timeout <n> Timeout in seconds before declaring a stream dead (if <= 0, wait forever)
    -z --shuffle shuffle song-list before playing
    -Z --random full random play
    --no-icy-meta Do not accept ICY meta data
    -i --index index / scan through the track before playback
    --index-size <n> change size of frame index
    --preframes <n> number of frames to decode in advance after seeking (to keep layer 3 bit reservoir happy)
    --resync-limit <n> Set number of bytes to search for valid MPEG data; <0 means search whole stream.
    --streamdump <f> Dump a copy of input data (as read by libmpg123) to given file.
    --icy-interval <n> Enforce ICY interval in bytes
    (if > 0, for playing a stream dump).
    --ignore-streamlength Ignore header info about length of MPEG streams.

    output/processing options

    -o <o> --output <o> select audio output module
    --list-modules list the available modules
    --list-devices list the available output devices for given output module
    -a <d> --audiodevice <d> select audio device (depending on chosen module)
    -s --stdout write raw audio to stdout (host native format)
    -O <f> --outfile <f> write raw audio to given file (- is stdout)
    -w <f> --wav <f> write samples as WAV file in <f> (- is stdout)
    --au <f> write samples as Sun AU file in <f> (- is stdout)
    --cdr <f> write samples as raw CD audio file in <f> (- is stdout)
    --reopen force close/open on audiodevice
    --cpu <string> set cpu optimization
    --test-cpu list optimizations possible with cpu and exit
    --list-cpu list builtin optimizations and exit
    -g --gain [DEPRECATED] set audio hardware output gain
    -f <n> --scale <n> scale output samples (soft gain - based on 32768), default=32768)
    --rva-mix,
    --rva-radio use RVA2/ReplayGain values for mix/radio mode
    --rva-album,
    --rva-audiophile use RVA2/ReplayGain values for album/audiophile mode
    -0 --left --single0 play only left channel
    -1 --right --single1 play only right channel
    -m --mono --mix mix stereo to mono
    --stereo duplicate mono channel
    -r --rate force a specific audio output rate
    --resample <s> choose resampling mode for forced rate:
    NtoM, dirty, fine (default)
    -2 --2to1 2:1 downsampling
    -4 --4to1 4:1 downsampling
    --pitch <value> set pitch (speedup/down, 0 is neutral; 0.05 is 5%)
    --8bit force 8 bit output
    --float force floating point output (internal precision)
    -e <c> --encoding <c> force a specific encoding (s16 u16 s32 u32 s24 u24 f32 s8 u8 ulaw alaw)
    -d n --doublespeed n play only every nth frame
    -h n --halfspeed n play every frame n times
    --equalizer f scales freq. bands acrd. to given file
    --gapless remove padding/junk on mp3s (best with Lame tag)
    This is on by default when libmpg123 supports it.
    --no-gapless disable gapless mode, not remove padding/junk
    --no-infoframe disable parsing of Xing/Lame/VBR/Info frame
    -D n --delay n insert a delay of n seconds before each track
    -o h --headphones (aix/hp/sun) output on headphones
    -o s --speaker (aix/hp/sun) output on speaker
    -o l --lineout (aix/hp/sun) output to lineout
    -b <n> --buffer <n> set play buffer ("output cache")
    --preload <value> fraction of buffer to fill before playback
    --smooth keep buffer over track boundaries
    --devbuffer <s> set device buffer in seconds; <= 0 means default

    misc options

    -t --test only decode, no output (benchmark)
    -c --check count and display clipped samples
    -v[*] --verbose increase verboselevel
    -q --quiet quiet mode
    -C --control enable terminal control keys (else auto detect)
    --no-control disable terminal control keys (disable auto detect)
    --no-visual disable visual enhancements in output (hide cursor,
    reverse video), alternative to TERM=dumb
    --ctrlusr1 <c> control key (characer) to map to SIGUSR1
    (default is for stop/start)
    --ctrlusr2 <c> control key (characer) to map to SIGUSR2
    (default is for next track)
    --title set terminal title to filename
    --presetloop <s> preset loop interval in (fractional) seconds
    --name <n> set instance name (used in various places)
    --long-tag spacy id3 display with every item on a separate line
    --lyrics show lyrics (from ID3v2 USLT frame)
    --utf8 Regardless of environment, print metadata in UTF-8.
    -R --remote generic remote interface
    --remote-err force use of stderr for generic remote interface
    --fifo <path> open a FIFO at <path> for commands instead of stdin
    --aggressive tries to get higher priority (nice)
    -T --realtime tries to get realtime priority
    -? --help give compact help
    --longhelp give this long help listing
    --version give name / version string
    --libversion give version info on mpg123 libraries

    See the manpage mpg123(1) for more information.

    Het leven is goed,
    Maurice

    o- o- -o o- o- -o o- -o -o o- o- o- -o -o o- -o
    /) /) (\ /) /) (\ /) (\ (\ /) /) /) (\ (\ /) (\
    ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
    ... Ne wurðe þe næfre to þys wa, þæt ðu þe ne wene betran.
    Never become so sorrowful that you do not hope for better things.
    --- GNU bash, version 5.3.15(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
    * Origin: Little Mikey's EuroPoint @ (2:280/464.113)