Congratulations to SpaceX!

[stevedmc]

absolutely. imagine what Voyager could see if it were equipped with today's technology.

It probably wouldn't be functioning 35 years later if it were built with today's technology. The more advanced a system becomes, the more likely it is to experience failure. There is beauty in simplicity.

[dvonk]

indeed, sir, indeed.

i prefer analog over digital as well for the same reason; if it breaks (unlikely), i can probably just fix it myself.

[stevedmc]

indeed, sir, indeed.

i prefer analog over digital as well for the same reason; if it breaks (unlikely), i can probably just fix it myself.

The quality of analog technology vs digital strictly amazes me. A few nights ago I put a record on, something I haven't done in about two years, and I was simply blown away at the sound quality. People can laugh all they want but an analog recording runs circles around a digitally compressed recording.

[ccurzio]

It has warmth!

[dvonk]

i enjoy records as well. i dont know about you, but my ears are analog.

[ccurzio]

i enjoy records as well. i dont know about you, but my ears are analog.

Actually if you think about it, this isn't true. It's actually an organic ADC.

[dvonk]

haha, well, i guess "not digital" would've been better.

[stevedmc]

Actually if you think about it, this isn't true. It's actually an organic ADC.

The brain is not digital.

[ccurzio]

The brain is not digital.

I don't agree. You can't have a neuron fire at different levels. It's either "on" or "off". Thus, 1 or 0. A digital system. (With analog elements here and there, for sure.)

But since neither digital or analog can fully map into Human physiology, the point is moot anyway.

[stevedmc]

I don't agree. You can't have a neuron fire at different levels. It's either "on" or "off". Thus, 1 or 0. A digital system. (With analog elements here and there, for sure.)

But since neither digital or analog can fully map into Human physiology, the point is moot anyway.

"Now back to neurons. A net neurological effect is usually not the result of a neuron firing once, but rather a series of firings. A neuron can increase or decrease how much it is firing by changing the frequency of its repeated firing. The higher the frequency, the stronger the signal. So it is more accurate to think of a signal coming from a neuron not as a single all or nothing event, but an ongoing chain of signals at a certain frequency, and this frequency can be increased or decreased along a continuum – hence it is ultimately analog."

Quoted from: http://theness.com/neurologicablog/i...og-or-digital/