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Re:Ask HN: How do you prevent the impact of social media on ... by kridsdale1 on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @04:32PM (#42704182)
I think it’s fair enough to call a CD analog because the data stream is nothing for than wave amplitudes. It doesn’t use a Fourier transform or compression or require “software”.
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Re:Ask HN: How do you prevent the impact of social media on ... by jedmeyers on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @04:49PM (#42704382)
It does require a digital to analog converter, though.
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Re:Ask HN: How do you prevent the impact of social media on ... by genewitch on Sunday January 19, 2025 @09:15PM (#42764302)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resistor_ladder

this isn't quite a gotcha, really, 1 bit DAC are innately simple!

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