CAN WE AUDIOPHILES DO OUR PART?


So we're all tired of hearing about nothing but Covid-19 (or, as I term it, the C-Plague). What can we do, as audiophiles, to help with all this.
I was amazed, and delighted, when I went to the Cardas website to see that they are doing their part. Go to their website and you'll see their director, Angela Cardas, wearing a mask. If you click on the Cardas Nautilus logo in the upper left corner, you'll see pictures of people there in the factory making masks with sewing machines. I called the company to congratulate them, and spoke with a woman named Darla, who said it was their way, during this economic slump, to keep their employees working and also their way of trying to "do our part."
I'm not writing all this to advertise Cardas products. They are a very good company, but trust your ears, not anything I write, when it comes to buying their products. They do get credit, however, for helping me come to a realization that pushed me in the right direction. I called a woman I am friends with, who is 85 years old and is a good seamstress, to suggest she start making masks. She already was--and is. By phone she has organized several other women to do the same, and right now they are needing more material and elastic. I managed to gather about 50 pounds of material and am starting to gather elastic while also getting more material. But I don't sew. I can't help out with that. Any ideas as to what we--all of us who are good with our ears and focused with our budgets--can do to help out in other ways?

I realize this is an odd topic to bring to an audio forum, but it was a very socially responsible audio company that got me to thinking about it, and frankly I believe I should be socially responsible enough to do what I can to get other people to thinking about it. While also being open to other people's ideas about ways someone like me who is "just an audiophile" can help.

Thank you, in advance, for any and all ideas on this.



baumli

Showing 41 responses by thecarpathian

Sorry, the aliens in Area 51 are the Deep Space State.
Please try to keep your conspiracies straight...
Here's the saddest part to all of this-
They think they're the enlightened ones and we're the ignorant masses.
phd,
I’ll tell you exactly why.
Because in the real world, you know, the one you seem not to be a part of, it never happened. Be one heck of a thing to keep secret, don’t you think? Did the 'Deep State' threaten all 2 million to hush up or else?
You’re foolishness is now to the point of tedium. You’re claims are now so over the top, I must revisit if it were all a joke...

I don’t know at this point if you’re joking or you’re really this gullible and ignorant.
I’m going with choice number two.
By the way, who are ’they’? Those giant ants from that old  sci-fi movie?
May as well be in your crazy little world, huh.
So phd, you’re stating that hospitals are deliberately murdering people to pad their numbers to receive more funding?
Is it wrong to be sadly amused at your beliefs?
Do you have a scintilla of an idea how disgustingly insulting that is to all the medical professionals who are literally risking their lives to save lives and to halt this thing?
Do you have a scintilla of an idea as to how mind bogglingly ignorant you’re showing yourself to be?
Do you have a scintilla of an idea what 'scintilla' means?


Against a stupidity that is in fashion, no wisdom compensates.
I’m going to go on the record stating to whom this applies won’t understand it....
Hiya devilboy.
Explain how the government sending out checks and people voting by mail are remotely similar.
Thanks so much...
phd,
Wow. And you’re a literate, functioning adult?
Please direct yourself to my previous post....
So, they even had fake news back in the 60's??!
How'd they accomplish that?
You know, since there was no internet. Or cable. Or streaming.
And there were only 3 networks to choose from.
Boy, those deep state, military industrial complex, 'they', witches, chupacabras, leprechauns and eskimos were a clever bunch!
Told you, stereo5.
Sadly amusing.
Well then, enlighten me devilboy.
Who exactly are ’the powers that be’?
Names, agencies, departments, anything will do.
And can you make it quick, it's almost time for me to take my Milk of Magnesia, do a sit up and cry myself to sleep...

Say geoff, since NASA is fake and all, what have you really been doing all that time??
glupson,
For him to answer that, I believe you should stipulate flat cables.
I’m certain he doesn’t believe cables are round...
Also you’re in the clear with Italy and Spain.
2023 for Italy and Spain in 2019.
Now the bigger question is elections in Austria and how will it affect torte production...
Sure you do.
You said yourself it was the government.
So, what part of the government is going to boondoggle everybody on mail in ballots?
Gotta go, Elvis just landed in a flying saucer and asked me to help him unload this crate full of Bigfoots. Or is that Bigfeet?
millercarbon.

Interesting you now state the virus is no worse than a normal flu season.
I would remind you of your past posts when at the beginning of all this, your local area in Washington state was the first hot spot.
Remember? You were screaming the exact opposite. Your posts were nothing but apocalyptic, "It’s the end of the world!" diatribes. You chastised anyone who took lightly the graveness of the virus. (Yes, that’s a word).
You stated you work in the medical field and have first hand knowledge of how serious and deadly the virus is.
Now you say, meh, no big deal.
Again interesting.
What changed for you?
MAGA hat on too tight? Or do you now just blindly believe everything your Lord and Savior Cheeto Christ says?

Hi, mahgister!
Hope you are staying well and enjoying your system.
Your musical knowledge is quite impressive...
Yes, my friend.
I know they are now UAP’s.
Unidentified Aerial Phenomena...
Flying saucers is much more common when discussing such things...

By the way, I wonder where the Russian scientists found a microphone that could withstand 2000° f and 9 miles of microphone cable.
Maybe it fell out of a UAP...

"Beware the false prophets, for they are the Devil trying to lure you away from the truth..."
Not yet.
I just got done unloading the last bigfoot.
Ah, astral projection!
I think if I could do that, I would project myself to Argentina for a cold mate...
They recorded nothing. It is a hoax, man. It has been proven to be a hoax over 20 years ago.
There were no voices.
There was no flying evil creature.
There was no microphone.
There is no getting through to you.
Believe in your foolishness.
Believe in your conspiracies.
Believe in whatever you choose to believe.
Believe that you are right and the rest of the rational, clear thinking world is wrong.
Sound, like reality, also travels through an empty head.
Have fun in your delusional little world.

Do you really want to help?

1) Wear a damn mask when you go out!
A very minor inconvenience, for the collective health benefit of all.

2) STOP spouting idiotic foolishness that it’s all somehow a hoax and conspiracy.
You’re making yourselves look like ignorant fools.

3) Avoid crowds and maskless gatherings. These people are confirmed selfish, ignorant fools.

It’s not hard, it’s common sense. If which some of you seem to completely lack.