Monthly Archives: March 2010

present + past = new english mongrel

The English LOVE to ruin their language. One of their latest abominations is using past and present verbs in the same sentence, because “everyones doing and sounds so cool”.

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Flash PC graphics cards to use on OS X

The only graphics card upgrade I can buy with a warranty is through the Apple store, an ATI Radeon HD 4870 on sale for a pricey £286.00

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New domain!

Update your RSS feeds as I’ve changed the domain to marksy.com! Finally after 5 years some jerk gave up the name and I snagged it for a measly $10! If you try go to the old mechanicalmarksy.com you should be … Continue reading

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David Bowie – The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

Here is David Bowie’s 5.1 album, Ziggy Stardust. Remember, this download is for owners of the original David Bowie – The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, SACD and is owned by either RCA Records. … Continue reading

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Nine Inch Nails – The Downward Spiral 5.1

Here is possibly one of the greatest albums from the 90s. This unusually moving album mixed up with industrial, thrash, funk, dance, atmosphere and blues. Seriously, this album has it all. And all in 5.1 surround sound. Remember, this download … Continue reading

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Stop Google from indexing parts of your page

You can use the following tags to stop Google indexing parts of your webpage. <!–googleoff: all–> hide this text from Google<!–googleon: all–> You can also use; <!–googleoff: snippet–> for text <!–googleoff: anchor–> for links via geekzilla

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Apple: "so sue me"

I’ve just discovered some code on Apple’s website that has a class name of “sosumi”. To the untrained eye, it looks like a Japanese name or title, but when said out loud sounds like “So sue me”. This class has … Continue reading

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Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms 5.1

Here is Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms in 5.1 surround sound. However I listened to it and think the channels might be screwed around. Does anyones know how Apple Soundtrack Pro exports AC3? How does it decide each track … Continue reading

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Beck – Sea Change 5.1

And here is Beck – Sea Change (one of my favourite albums). I’ve recorded the SACD at 48khz and is not split into chapters/songs. Remember, this download is for owners of the original Beck – Sea Change, SACD and is … Continue reading

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Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon (5.1)

Success! I’ve managed to rip a SACD via analog and remixed it to 5.1 AC3. Now you and I can enjoy the SACDs we own on a digital system. I’ve recorded the SACD at 48khz and is not split into … Continue reading

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