Check out the new soundtools web site! https://t.co/lkJm0O5BB7

Check out the new soundtools web site! https://t.co/lkJm0O5BB7

— Dave Rat (@dave_rat) November 1, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/dave_rat

October 31, 2016 at 05:24PM
via IFTTT

Going to take a shot at starting up a new blog about sound systems, rock shows, world wanders and general ponders.

Going to take a shot at starting up a new blog about sound systems, rock shows, world wanders and general ponders.
by Dave Rat

October 31, 2016 at 12:47PM
from Facebook

New blog adventure

Going to take a shot at starting up a new blog about sound systems, rock shows, world wanders and general ponders.
from Facebook http://wp.me/s82C90-546

by Dave Rat

October 27, 2016 at 04:03PM
from Facebook

Trae Crowder

from Facebook https://www.facebook.com/traecrowder/videos/522023214675013/

I liked a @YouTube video from @powersoft_audio https://t.co/YunlRLtKg7 Video Teaser - Powersoft Online Training

I liked a @YouTube video from @powersoft_audio https://t.co/YunlRLtKg7 Video Teaser - Powersoft Online Training

— Dave Rat (@dave_rat) October 26, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/dave_rat

October 25, 2016 at 11:34PM
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Honored to be at the ribbon cutting for #silverlakeconservatory new building they now own. Us… https://t.co/tolfJfbuj4

Honored to be at the ribbon cutting for #silverlakeconservatory new building they now own. Us… https://t.co/tolfJfbuj4

— Dave Rat (@dave_rat) October 26, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/dave_rat

October 25, 2016 at 10:06PM
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While I was in Italy I hung out with a bunch of my powersoft pals and hammed it up for some video shots and answered questions. Gonna do a live webinar too on Nov 10.

While I was in Italy I hung out with a bunch of my powersoft pals and hammed it up for some video shots and answered questions. Gonna do a live webinar too on Nov 10.
by Dave Rat

October 25, 2016 at 11:34PM
from Facebook

Video Teaser - Powersoft Online Training

While I was in Italy I hung out with a bunch of my powersoft pals and hammed it up for some video shots and answered questions. Gonna do a live webinar too on Nov 10.
from Facebook https://www.youtube.com/attribution_link?a=ZJp10cW3YLQ&u=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DZUBgyvCt05U%26feature%3Dshare

Honored to be at the ribbon cutting for #silverlakeconservatory new building they now own. Us rats have helped with the sound side of things over the years Truly a wonderful and project to for kids to learn music. #flea #chilipeppers

Honored to be at the ribbon cutting for #silverlakeconservatory new building they now own. Us rats have helped with the sound side of things over the years Truly a wonderful and project to for kids to learn music. #flea #chilipeppers

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KCET

from Facebook https://www.facebook.com/KCET28/videos/10154010325219142/

by Dave Rat

October 24, 2016 at 10:01PM
from Facebook

media.giphy.com

Why is this so satisfying to watch? Seems so perfectly deserved and so unfortunately just a created illusion. Perhaps we will be fortunate enough to witness a similar outcome for Trump in the election. And we can watch mister 'hit them hard' melt down into a whine and cry tantrum. Yes, let's hit him hard and vote him out of the political game with authority.
from Facebook https://media.giphy.com/media/l3vRn3I4UyDoKyWLC/giphy.gif

Why is this so satisfying to watch? Seems so perfectly deserved and so unfortunately just a created illusion. Perhaps we will be fortunate enough to witness a similar outcome for Trump in the election. And we can watch mister 'hit them hard' melt down into a whine and cry tantrum. Yes, let's hit him hard and vote him out of the political game with authority.

Why is this so satisfying to watch? Seems so perfectly deserved and so unfortunately just a created illusion. Perhaps we will be fortunate enough to witness a similar outcome for Trump in the election. And we can watch mister 'hit them hard' melt down into a whine and cry tantrum. Yes, let's hit him hard and vote him out of the political game with authority.
by Dave Rat

October 23, 2016 at 01:22PM
from Facebook

by Dave Rat

October 19, 2016 at 07:04PM
from Facebook

Imagine if Donald Trump Controlled the NSA

https://www.wired.com/2016/10/imagine-donald-trump-controlled-nsa/?mbid=nl_101916_p3&CNDID=43008544
from Facebook https://www.wired.com/2016/10/imagine-donald-trump-controlled-nsa/?mbid=nl_101916_p3&CNDID=43008544

https://www.wired.com/2016/10/imagine-donald-trump-controlled-nsa/?mbid=nl_101916_p3&CNDID=43008544

https://www.wired.com/2016/10/imagine-donald-trump-controlled-nsa/?mbid=nl_101916_p3&CNDID=43008544
by Dave Rat

October 19, 2016 at 03:34PM
from Facebook

Oddly, the more I read wikileaks the more I respect Hillary. Consistent public/private positions, caution, consistency vetting decisions

Oddly, the more I read wikileaks the more I respect Hillary. Consistent public/private positions, caution, consistency vetting decisions

— Dave Rat (@dave_rat) October 18, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/dave_rat

October 18, 2016 at 08:15AM
via IFTTT

Seven element political lens As this shit sling fest of the election ramps up to the final stretch and the majority of Americans have staked their claim for, against or just apathetic toward whatever candidate least offends them, I put some thought into the path leading us here. What makes someone a Democrat, Republican or neither? What is the fundamental belief structure that would inspire someone to lean one way or the other? Is it just cultural exposure or rebellion against one? What are the common threads that hold these seemingly disparate political parties together and apart? Lower taxes, de-regulating everything except freedom of the bedroom, guns for all, and razor thin definitions of what is truly an American versus endless social programs paid by heavy taxation supporting a nanny state saving an owl and off limits patches of land while letting babies perish. To unravel, simplify and understand more clearly I tried applying the same concepts I use in designing loudspeaker systems to the political parties and opinions. For sound system design my list is: Size Weight Max output Fidelity Aesthetics And cost How these factors are prioritized will define the final product and how well it performs for the desired applications. Each item somehow weighs against the rest in such a way as it is impossible to optimize all simultaneously. One must make sacrifices of one or more to realizes gains in others. For example, to make something loud it will get heavy, expensive and tend not to sound as good. To make it small sacrifices volume, cost, output and fidelity. Can political parties be defined purely by how they prioritize a simple list of priorities wherein each party strives for an optimization? How about the list: Shelter and Possessions Self Family Community Country Humanity Planet And now let's put those in the opposite order as well: Planet Humanity Country Community Family Self Shelter and possessions Now of course all the things listed have importance and we are constantly faced with devoting energy, finances and concerns to these and often need to make decisions about which is more important. If you put the health of the planet high on the list and feel that making a sacrifice for humanity as a whole is important even if it diminishes your personal and family life and possibly increases dangers to yourself, perhaps that is a tendency is toward Democrat. From what I can tell, if you put possessions, self and family first and minimize sacrifice for the betterment of humanity as a whole and are dismissive of pollution impacting the health of the planet, the tendency is toward Republican. Following these concepts further out to their extremes, putting planet first crushes potentially huge profits to save seemingly useless critters. Putting humanity first requires taxing sacrifices of time and money to try and reduce the endless poverty disease and hunger. Putting ones own self and family first and foremost with planet and humanity down list, may inspire one to give little and instead focus on acquiring as much as possible along with methods to defend the stockpile. And it seems that what we see from both sides of our two main political parties are accusations and fears. Fear of big government taxing away hard earned monet to spend elsewhere and outlawing the guns needed to defend against enemies abound. While the other side fears a plummet into a dog eat dog world of ruthlessness lacking compassion for the planet and humanity as a whole. There are people that put an extreme amount of importance on a few items and disregard the remainder. Someone willing to risk a life to save a tree, someone who is willing to poison a river to increase profits, or to take their own and lives of others to attempt to empower a religious belief they believe with benefit their community of like minded people. Not unlike how one can look at a speaker system and analyze the priorities used in the design, one can look at a person or political party and analyze the priorities by their votes and positions A rotation of the list can offer some insight into other political belief systems as well: Country Community Family Self Shelter and possessions Planet Humanity In this prioritization with county first and humanity last the tendency would be towards world domination at the expense of the environment and outside individuals. That order can be mixed in differing ways: Country Humanity Planet Shelter and possessions Community Family Self And you end up with more of a socialist angle with a country dedicated towards improving humanity as a whole, looking after the planet, perhaps focusing on non wasteful shelter and possessions It is by knowing one's own prioritization and using this or other list of priorities as a lens to view others that we are able to help guide wise decisions and understand others.

Seven element political lens As this shit sling fest of the election ramps up to the final stretch and the majority of Americans have staked their claim for, against or just apathetic toward whatever candidate least offends them, I put some thought into the path leading us here. What makes someone a Democrat, Republican or neither? What is the fundamental belief structure that would inspire someone to lean one way or the other? Is it just cultural exposure or rebellion against one? What are the common threads that hold these seemingly disparate political parties together and apart? Lower taxes, de-regulating everything except freedom of the bedroom, guns for all, and razor thin definitions of what is truly an American versus endless social programs paid by heavy taxation supporting a nanny state saving an owl and off limits patches of land while letting babies perish. To unravel, simplify and understand more clearly I tried applying the same concepts I use in designing loudspeaker systems to the political parties and opinions. For sound system design my list is: Size Weight Max output Fidelity Aesthetics And cost How these factors are prioritized will define the final product and how well it performs for the desired applications. Each item somehow weighs against the rest in such a way as it is impossible to optimize all simultaneously. One must make sacrifices of one or more to realizes gains in others. For example, to make something loud it will get heavy, expensive and tend not to sound as good. To make it small sacrifices volume, cost, output and fidelity. Can political parties be defined purely by how they prioritize a simple list of priorities wherein each party strives for an optimization? How about the list: Shelter and Possessions Self Family Community Country Humanity Planet And now let's put those in the opposite order as well: Planet Humanity Country Community Family Self Shelter and possessions Now of course all the things listed have importance and we are constantly faced with devoting energy, finances and concerns to these and often need to make decisions about which is more important. If you put the health of the planet high on the list and feel that making a sacrifice for humanity as a whole is important even if it diminishes your personal and family life and possibly increases dangers to yourself, perhaps that is a tendency is toward Democrat. From what I can tell, if you put possessions, self and family first and minimize sacrifice for the betterment of humanity as a whole and are dismissive of pollution impacting the health of the planet, the tendency is toward Republican. Following these concepts further out to their extremes, putting planet first crushes potentially huge profits to save seemingly useless critters. Putting humanity first requires taxing sacrifices of time and money to try and reduce the endless poverty disease and hunger. Putting ones own self and family first and foremost with planet and humanity down list, may inspire one to give little and instead focus on acquiring as much as possible along with methods to defend the stockpile. And it seems that what we see from both sides of our two main political parties are accusations and fears. Fear of big government taxing away hard earned monet to spend elsewhere and outlawing the guns needed to defend against enemies abound. While the other side fears a plummet into a dog eat dog world of ruthlessness lacking compassion for the planet and humanity as a whole. There are people that put an extreme amount of importance on a few items and disregard the remainder. Someone willing to risk a life to save a tree, someone who is willing to poison a river to increase profits, or to take their own and lives of others to attempt to empower a religious belief they believe with benefit their community of like minded people. Not unlike how one can look at a speaker system and analyze the priorities used in the design, one can look at a person or political party and analyze the priorities by their votes and positions A rotation of the list can offer some insight into other political belief systems as well: Country Community Family Self Shelter and possessions Planet Humanity In this prioritization with county first and humanity last the tendency would be towards world domination at the expense of the environment and outside individuals. That order can be mixed in differing ways: Country Humanity Planet Shelter and possessions Community Family Self And you end up with more of a socialist angle with a country dedicated towards improving humanity as a whole, looking after the planet, perhaps focusing on non wasteful shelter and possessions It is by knowing one's own prioritization and using this or other list of priorities as a lens to view others that we are able to help guide wise decisions and understand others.
by Dave Rat

October 15, 2016 at 11:44AM
from Facebook

Seven element political lens

Seven element political lens
by Dave Rat

October 15, 2016 at 11:32AM
from Facebook

Here is a re-release of an article I wrote a while back #FB https://t.co/ah0iVQYxjn

Here is a re-release of an article I wrote a while back #FB https://t.co/ah0iVQYxjn

— Dave Rat (@dave_rat) October 12, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/dave_rat

October 12, 2016 at 04:47AM
via IFTTT

ProSoundWeb on Twitter

Here is a re-release of an article I wrote a while back
from Facebook https://twitter.com/ProSoundWeb/status/785811616021393412

Here is a re-release of an article I wrote a while back https://twitter.com/ProSoundWeb/status/785811616021393412

Here is a re-release of an article I wrote a while back https://twitter.com/ProSoundWeb/status/785811616021393412
by Dave Rat

October 12, 2016 at 04:48AM
from Facebook

One of my daughters Sammy is editor and write for her school paper

One of my daughters Sammy is editor and write for her school paper
by Dave Rat

October 11, 2016 at 03:37PM
from Facebook

Administration suggests list of cutbacks to ease funding freefall

One of my daughters Sammy is editor and write for her school paper
from Facebook http://www.thechannels.org/news/2016/10/11/administration-suggests-list-of-cutbacks-to-ease-funding-freefall/

Trump: Warren Buffett avoids taxes like me. Buffett: Nope, and here's my taxes to prove it.

I respect Warren Buffet, wealthy but humble. Brilliant but not showy.
from Facebook http://bit.ly/2d3a6Qd

I respect Warren Buffet, wealthy but humble. Brilliant but not showy.

I respect Warren Buffet, wealthy but humble. Brilliant but not showy.
by Dave Rat

October 10, 2016 at 01:46PM
from Facebook

Twitter hash tag #Muslimsreportstuff is really funny. Muslims inspired by Trump's request/accusation that they have special and important observation skills are stepping up and providing valuable info.

Twitter hash tag #Muslimsreportstuff is really funny. Muslims inspired by Trump's request/accusation that they have special and important observation skills are stepping up and providing valuable info.
by Dave Rat

October 10, 2016 at 05:55AM
from Facebook

Trump the grand leader of those desperately trying to recessutate the festering carcass of good ol ' American rape and racism culture #FB

Trump the grand leader of those desperately trying to recessutate the festering carcass of good ol ' American rape and racism culture #FB

— Dave Rat (@dave_rat) October 10, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/dave_rat

October 10, 2016 at 12:01AM
via IFTTT

Trump the grand leader of those desperately trying to recessutate the festering carcass of good ol ' American rape and racism culture

Trump the grand leader of those desperately trying to recessutate the festering carcass of good ol ' American rape and racism culture
by Dave Rat

October 10, 2016 at 12:02AM
from Facebook

And I reiterate my post from June 1st. #FB https://t.co/Ti8Q5I6VfF

And I reiterate my post from June 1st. #FB https://t.co/Ti8Q5I6VfF

— Dave Rat (@dave_rat) October 9, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/dave_rat

October 09, 2016 at 10:14AM
via IFTTT

Dave Rat on Twitter

And I reiterate my post from June 1st.
from Facebook https://twitter.com/dave_rat/status/737996488391827460

And I reiterate my post from June 1st. https://twitter.com/dave_rat/status/737996488391827460

And I reiterate my post from June 1st. https://twitter.com/dave_rat/status/737996488391827460
by Dave Rat

October 09, 2016 at 10:14AM
from Facebook

by Dave Rat

October 08, 2016 at 04:43AM
from Facebook

Mixing peppers in Zurich with a 100db leq60 A limit & right on the edge. Thank you Rodek for standing in front of the mic, not all good! #FB

Mixing peppers in Zurich with a 100db leq60 A limit & right on the edge. Thank you Rodek for standing in front of the mic, not all good! #FB

— Dave Rat (@dave_rat) October 6, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/dave_rat

October 06, 2016 at 01:42PM
via IFTTT

Mixing peppers in Zurich with a 100db leq60 A limit & right on the edge. Thank you Rodek for standing in front of the mic, not all good!

Mixing peppers in Zurich with a 100db leq60 A limit & right on the edge. Thank you Rodek for standing in front of the mic, not all good!
by Dave Rat

October 06, 2016 at 01:42PM
from Facebook

MINI of Camarillo (@MINIofCamarillo) repair tech says it's normal for some 2009 Mini Coopers to burn 16 quarts of oil in a 12K mile year. Wow!

MINI of Camarillo (@MINIofCamarillo) repair tech says it's normal for some 2009 Mini Coopers to burn 16 quarts of oil in a 12K mile year. Wow!
by Dave Rat

October 06, 2016 at 01:00PM
from Facebook

Wife's car to @MINIofCamarillo last week, this week 2 qts oil low, engine damaged, says it's normal to burn 2 qts oil in 1500 miles, really?

Wife's car to @MINIofCamarillo last week, this week 2 qts oil low, engine damaged, says it's normal to burn 2 qts oil in 1500 miles, really?

— Dave Rat (@dave_rat) October 6, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/dave_rat

October 06, 2016 at 12:07PM
via IFTTT

ROOKIE

from Facebook http://bit.ly/2dZ2b6j

Are the masses stupid? I think a significant percentage of the masses regularly base decisions on emotion, hatred, bias and beliefs that continuously have results that are the opposite of beneficial to healthy, happy, compassionate and the betterment of the world we live in. To want more and chose a path resulting in less while there are thousands of years of history available showing the outcome prior to the endeavor, that to me is stupid. To ignore the fact that when you oppress and unfairly treat a group of peoples they will forever battle to undermine the oppressors, that is stupid. To turn a blind eye to the fact that inflicting hate breeds hate and an action of aggression resonates for years or centuries into the future. That problems are not solved by building walls around the symptoms. Look at China, Berlin, Palestine, and N Korea to see past, present and future versions of walls that have and will fail. To overlook that the feudal system is a natural tendency of the masses and government structures are an attempt to prevent a privileged few assholes from taking all the wealth and enslaving the rest. Our government is an attempt to diversify power and guide the country with wisdom and balance yet the masses ignore wisdom and balance and flock directly toward dishonesty, greed and those most power hungry. The masses don't think, they switch blindly to mob-mentality seeking a leader to guide them into a bloody clash if all is peaceful and out of the ashes once all is destroyed. The masses want to be led, as the concept of cooperative individuality is beyond comprehension. The masses are stupid. Predictable, but stupid. Intelligence, wisdom and compassion are traits that tend to radiate from individuals and if enough individuals embrace these traits, cooperation towards common positive productive goals becomes the future.

Are the masses stupid? I think a significant percentage of the masses regularly base decisions on emotion, hatred, bias and beliefs that continuously have results that are the opposite of beneficial to healthy, happy, compassionate and the betterment of the world we live in. To want more and chose a path resulting in less while there are thousands of years of history available showing the outcome prior to the endeavor, that to me is stupid. To ignore the fact that when you oppress and unfairly treat a group of peoples they will forever battle to undermine the oppressors, that is stupid. To turn a blind eye to the fact that inflicting hate breeds hate and an action of aggression resonates for years or centuries into the future. That problems are not solved by building walls around the symptoms. Look at China, Berlin, Palestine, and N Korea to see past, present and future versions of walls that have and will fail. To overlook that the feudal system is a natural tendency of the masses and government structures are an attempt to prevent a privileged few assholes from taking all the wealth and enslaving the rest. Our government is an attempt to diversify power and guide the country with wisdom and balance yet the masses ignore wisdom and balance and flock directly toward dishonesty, greed and those most power hungry. The masses don't think, they switch blindly to mob-mentality seeking a leader to guide them into a bloody clash if all is peaceful and out of the ashes once all is destroyed. The masses want to be led, as the concept of cooperative individuality is beyond comprehension. The masses are stupid. Predictable, but stupid. Intelligence, wisdom and compassion are traits that tend to radiate from individuals and if enough individuals embrace these traits, cooperation towards common positive productive goals becomes the future.
by Dave Rat

October 05, 2016 at 01:48AM
from Facebook

Ok, this can't be right, or can it? The article states Trump lost nearly a billion dollars in 2005, fair enough, so he lost more money in 2005 than the total GDP of Los Angeles, long Beach and Santa Ana combined earned for 2014 https://www.google.com/search?client=ms-android-hms-tmobile-us&ei=qLjxV_jVCMO_jwSxp5bYBA&q=gdp+by+us+city&oq=gdp+by+us+city&gs_l=mobile-gws-serp.3..0j0i8i30k1l2.9614.11276.0.12997.4.4.0.0.0.0.346.937.2-1j2.3.0....0...1.1j4.64.mobile-gws-serp..1.3.933...35i39k1j0i7i30k1j0i8i7i30k1.8f-c6f9BrN4 But it also says the total net business losses claimed for the entire country were 49 billion in 2005. Am I reading that Trump single handedly claimed 2% of all the business losses of the entire country in 2005? There is a link in the article to the IRS data that the facts were derived from, I tried to read it but it's 3 am in Barcelona right now and the document is too lengthy to decipher on on a cell phone screen. 2% of all business loses by the corporations controlled by one human? The magnitude of this if true is beyond comprehension. Well, we all have a few little whoopsies in our lives but he does claim to be real good at winning, More! Something tells me these tax returns are going to be fascinating if we ever get to read them. https://news.google.com/news/ampviewer?caurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcnews.com%2Fpolitics%2F2016-election%2Famp%2Fwhat-irs-data-shows-about-how-far-trump-pushed-tax-n658291#pt0-631096

Ok, this can't be right, or can it? The article states Trump lost nearly a billion dollars in 2005, fair enough, so he lost more money in 2005 than the total GDP of Los Angeles, long Beach and Santa Ana combined earned for 2014 https://www.google.com/search?client=ms-android-hms-tmobile-us&ei=qLjxV_jVCMO_jwSxp5bYBA&q=gdp+by+us+city&oq=gdp+by+us+city&gs_l=mobile-gws-serp.3..0j0i8i30k1l2.9614.11276.0.12997.4.4.0.0.0.0.346.937.2-1j2.3.0....0...1.1j4.64.mobile-gws-serp..1.3.933...35i39k1j0i7i30k1j0i8i7i30k1.8f-c6f9BrN4 But it also says the total net business losses claimed for the entire country were 49 billion in 2005. Am I reading that Trump single handedly claimed 2% of all the business losses of the entire country in 2005? There is a link in the article to the IRS data that the facts were derived from, I tried to read it but it's 3 am in Barcelona right now and the document is too lengthy to decipher on on a cell phone screen. 2% of all business loses by the corporations controlled by one human? The magnitude of this if true is beyond comprehension. Well, we all have a few little whoopsies in our lives but he does claim to be real good at winning, More! Something tells me these tax returns are going to be fascinating if we ever get to read them. https://news.google.com/news/ampviewer?caurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcnews.com%2Fpolitics%2F2016-election%2Famp%2Fwhat-irs-data-shows-about-how-far-trump-pushed-tax-n658291#pt0-631096
by Dave Rat

October 02, 2016 at 06:58PM
from Facebook

The four follow spot remote controls with instructions.

via Instagram

Out and about and met a new friend

via Instagram

18 minutes after the show ends. Look carefully and see the stage is rolled all the way up next to FOH so they can drop all the gear that was above where the stage was.

via Instagram

One of my favorite people in the whole world, and an absolutely wonderful human.

via Instagram

This is how we roll, or actually how we don't roll on an awesome 3am barcelona bike ride

via Instagram

Stunning city

via Instagram