Decibels are ridiculous
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from tedu@inks.tedunangst.com to inks@inks.tedunangst.com on 25 May 00:06
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from tedu@inks.tedunangst.com to inks@inks.tedunangst.com on 25 May 00:06
https://inks.tedunangst.com/l/5239
What’s a decibel? Well, the most common answer is “uhh”. The second most common answer is that it’s “a way to measure loudness”. But it isn’t! A decibel is not a unit in any conventional sense: it’s more akin to a prefix such as mega- in megabyte. It describes a change in magnitude.
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