tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861874.post112128085473747733..comments2024-01-08T13:44:54.771-08:00Comments on Dizgraceland: White noiseTimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07838683246636045823noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861874.post-1121464664369230052005-07-15T14:57:00.000-07:002005-07-15T14:57:00.000-07:00I think that is funny, too that white noise has of...I think that is funny, too that white noise has often been touted as a way to shut out background noise and help us sleep. And ironic that your grandfather used it to block out the "voices" when it could very well have been the source of those voices.Timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07838683246636045823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861874.post-1121462977192552072005-07-15T14:29:00.000-07:002005-07-15T14:29:00.000-07:00I saw this movie and all i have to say is...."It's...I saw this movie and all i have to say is....<BR/>"It's pure bullshit man." <BR/>haa haa<BR/><BR/>In all seriousness, my grandfather used to listen to the radio during the night. He purposely had it set on static. He said that it blocked out the voices. Yeah, now that I'm an adult, I know that he was crazy.... but I found it interesting that here we have the opposite happening. Using static to block voices rather than tune them in.Naughti Biscottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11954505278010003963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861874.post-1121443456212906082005-07-15T09:04:00.000-07:002005-07-15T09:04:00.000-07:00R. You never cease to amaze me. That was a nice, l...R. You never cease to amaze me. That was a nice, logical look at EVPs. Perhaps EVPs are subliminals broadcast by the spirit world to influence this reality. I've got to start paying more attention to static. I'll check out that Web site.Timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07838683246636045823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861874.post-1121388154235809302005-07-14T17:42:00.000-07:002005-07-14T17:42:00.000-07:00I like Penn & Teller but only because they are, in...I like Penn & Teller but only because they are, in my opinion, such loveable shysters. <BR/><BR/>If you read some of their books they talk about "forcing." When applied to a deck of cards you somehow "force" the person to pick the card you want them to via distraction and digital manipulation. <BR/><BR/>So of course P&T's program is only going to feature bullshit. It's their show and they'll "force" the deck and find the bullshit card every time - and lets face it, there are plenty of bullshitters out there who keep P&T in business.<BR/><BR/>As for EVP I tend to lean towards it being a legitimate phenomena. I laugh at Hollywood's version. Anyone can hear anything in a bunch of static - that's how I hear music in the white noise from the fan. My leaning is based on the number of replications reported from all over the world using a bunch of different brands of recorders both digital and analog and in the case of analog using different brands of blank unused magnetic tapes.<BR/><BR/>It's an incredibly easy experiment to conduct: Get a tape recorder and a ton of blank tapes or a digital recorder. Use an external microphone. Walk around at night in graveyards, old prisons and hospitals while recording. Review the tapes for any clear language that wasn't yours or someone else's in the vicinity. Do you hear something non-random and intelligible? Yes/No.<BR/><BR/>If you find recordings with intelligible anomalies run the data through some sort of statistical analysis to eliminate the possibility of imagination. Is the anomaly non-random enough to possibly be something else other than noise? Yes/No.<BR/><BR/>As for the speculation that these electromagnetic phenomena are "ghosts" - I don't know and I really don't think there's an experiment that would adequately settle that question.<BR/><BR/>The "Ghost Investigators Society" is the group whose website I occasionally read. They don't seem to be big on technology but they do tell a good story and have plenty of things on their site to listen to. I've been severely spooked when listening to their EVP's on Coast to Coast AM with Art Bell.<BR/><BR/>R.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861874.post-1121385463002608842005-07-14T16:57:00.000-07:002005-07-14T16:57:00.000-07:00My only direct contact with the French was at a Cl...My only direct contact with the French was at a Club Med on Martinique several years ago. We were divided into two groups, those who spoke French (which I did not) and those who did not. And we were treated accordingly. All I can say is that a culture that encourages wearing black socks with a Speedo shouldn't be dissing someone who can't speak their language.<BR/><BR/>PS:<BR/>I rarely take spelling seriously. Nez Paux? or Pas or Paws?Timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07838683246636045823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861874.post-1121372190862024682005-07-14T13:16:00.000-07:002005-07-14T13:16:00.000-07:00It's ok to misspell French words while making fun ...It's ok to misspell French words while making fun of the French.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861874.post-1121371891296131332005-07-14T13:11:00.000-07:002005-07-14T13:11:00.000-07:00It is vitally important that we make fun of the Fr...It is vitally important that we make fun of the French. <BR/>It is also important that while making fun of the French we spell our words correctly. I failed to do so in my last post. Pardonez moi, s'il vous plait.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861874.post-1121367375680550212005-07-14T11:56:00.000-07:002005-07-14T11:56:00.000-07:00Don't underestimate what it takes for me to call m...Don't underestimate what it takes for me to call my mother. Especially the way I feel about telephones (see "Alexander Graham Bell is the Devil" entry some time ago).<BR/><BR/>Ha! A French joke! But of course!Timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07838683246636045823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861874.post-1121362464612731172005-07-14T10:34:00.000-07:002005-07-14T10:34:00.000-07:00On another topic: Did you see that Lance Armstrong...On another topic: Did you see that Lance Armstrong has been disqualified from the tour de France. Appearently, officials found three substances in his trailer that have been baned in France. Soap, deoderant, and toothpaste.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861874.post-1121362205163098482005-07-14T10:30:00.000-07:002005-07-14T10:30:00.000-07:00I do not believe that there is any sort of afterli...I do not believe that there is any sort of afterlife and am perfectly content with the idea that I will cease to exist in any form upon my death. Throughout history, however, man has desperately attempted to convince himself that there is something after this life. So desperate is man for this to be the case that he will go to great lengths (and indulge in amazing self deceptions) to demonstrate that it is so. Naturally, contacting the dead would go a long way toward proving an afterlife, so much effort is expended in the attempt. Successfully contacting your mother by phone, while nice, just doesn't have the same implications.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com