Comments on: Listening to the past: NPS releases historic audio recordings http://boingboing.net/2012/03/07/listening-to-the-past-nps-rel.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 19 May 2013 23:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Niklas Peterson http://boingboing.net/2012/03/07/listening-to-the-past-nps-rel.html#comment-1364183 Niklas Peterson Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=147650#comment-1364183 Yup this wax cylinder is one-of-a-kind and - *CRAK* Oh fff-...shit. Yup this wax cylinder is one-of-a-kind and – *CRAK* Oh fff-…shit.

]]> By: Jim Saul http://boingboing.net/2012/03/07/listening-to-the-past-nps-rel.html#comment-1364167 Jim Saul Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=147650#comment-1364167 After transfer to today's recording formats, I wonder if these artifacts could be copied with a super high resolution laser scan to minimize future need for handling. I'm always reminded of this poor butterfingered expert shattering an original during some pop tech show:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqZWsJ2oO_E  After transfer to today’s recording formats, I wonder if these artifacts could be copied with a super high resolution laser scan to minimize future need for handling.

I’m always reminded of this poor butterfingered expert shattering an original during some pop tech show:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqZWsJ2oO_E 

]]> By: toyg http://boingboing.net/2012/03/07/listening-to-the-past-nps-rel.html#comment-1364044 toyg Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=147650#comment-1364044 Otto von Bismarck was a smart bastard. Otto von Bismarck was a smart bastard.

]]> By: Seth Eag http://boingboing.net/2012/03/07/listening-to-the-past-nps-rel.html#comment-1363841 Seth Eag Thu, 08 Mar 2012 04:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=147650#comment-1363841 "The recordings include the first Chancellor of the German Empire Otto von Bismarck reciting poetry and songs in four languages." That's kind of insanely awesome. “The recordings include the first Chancellor of the German Empire Otto von Bismarck reciting poetry and songs in four languages.”

That’s kind of insanely awesome.

]]> By: David McKee http://boingboing.net/2012/03/07/listening-to-the-past-nps-rel.html#comment-1363837 David McKee Thu, 08 Mar 2012 04:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=147650#comment-1363837 If people are interested in old music, check out the Internet Archives' archives. If you want playlists of other old music from archive.org - stuff from 1900-1910 -  check here:  https://scraperwiki.com/views/archiveorg_m3u/  [Disclaimer: I wrote the code I've linked to.] [Edit: it's also 90% actually listenable to and enjoyable, as opposed to these very noisy recordings] If people are interested in old music, check out the Internet Archives’ archives.

If you want playlists of other old music from archive.org – stuff from 1900-1910 –  check here: 
https://scraperwiki.com/views/archiveorg_m3u/ 

[Disclaimer: I wrote the code I've linked to.]

[Edit: it's also 90% actually listenable to and enjoyable, as opposed to these very noisy recordings]

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