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collect the sound waves, and these would be transferred through sound pressure down onto a cutting stylus cut the sound pressure waves into the record. musicians really had to play for the recording equipment so you would set up the recording equipment, and then the musicians would gather around the recording horn, and, for example, if someone had a solo, they would move up closer to the horn, and if they were not doing a solo, they would have to move away from the horn. [trumpet plays on recording] the main limitation was, it took loud sounds to cut into the record, and, for example, instruments like an acoustic guitar or a violin were very difficult to record. [violin plays on recording] one way around that was at the turn of the century. for a few years, a lot of the recording studios, edison included, used what was known as a stroh violin which was designed in england. it used a phonograph diaphragm and a phonograph horn so it essentially made the violin into a horned instrument. (o'sullivan) like anything else, technology can be used very badly, or it can be used very well. one of th

you would scratch her message using a stylus, and send this message by messenger across the city, and the recipient would answer underneath, and it would be brought to you. it was roman texting. it was used as a notepad. people learn to write using these things. likelook astonishingly ipads. they are the same shape and size. there are examples of murals or people are the patent holding what looks like smartphones or little smartphones that use styluses. they were using these wax tablets as notebooks. it is one of these unexpected connections between the way we do things today and the way the romans did in 2000 years ago. >> to talk about the fact of the romans had their brown -- had their own "lol." >> there was not much space to write on these tablets or papyrus. if you wanted to write a longer letter, you could glue them together. it was easier to use and one. there was a premium on space. they use abbreviations. one was spd. sends greetings to. that in fourt say or five letters and you can get on with the important part of the message. it was similar to the way we use abbreviations

reflecting such things for the update there was a r g correspondence made in lopez in virginia on a stylus you turn to new york and in miami florida thank you all. meanwhile in detroit voters headed to the polls to select a new mayor but it's an election unlike any in the city's history not only with the expected winner might do can be the first white mayor in the city since one nine hundred seventy four but also right now detroit is not even under the control of its mayor or locally elected representatives but instead under the control of a financial manager appointed by governor rick snyder who is in charge of managing the city's descent into bankruptcy so the winner of today's mayoral election will have very little power and said he will work under emergency financial manager kevyn orr who has full powers over the city's budget meaning the new mayor will have to get or his approval on any new spend it while both candidates running for mayor of detroit stand opposed to the financial manager in charge of their city neither they nor the voters have any power this election to remove him onl

the clearest and most honest sounding instrument for what it is that i'm doing no matter what the stylus you have a desire to just play country. which is a tall was invented yeah you know there's a lot of great country guitar players that actually have a lot of influence right right clark was somebody that i used all this lets go a lot you know chet act and so yeah i mean country definitely has an influence on me as a player i'm not much of a country songwriter for saying but i learned a lot of licks from country music now this world of fear and horror if you plan to do it fully going to make a lot of movies you're going to well i mean my first. you know something ever since i was a little kid i was always that guy that and this goes back i can't even remember not being it or. my parents turned me onto it my dad turned me on to. literal you know like like literature you know. ray bradbury crap stuff like that and a lot of horror movies in england when i was born and then when i moved to the states my mom turned she was a real hard and it just always fascinated i was that kid that like fr

. >> whenever i fight with him, he can just, the stylus is talking talking. he can change his emotions and like i was feeling guilty. was a really hard up on them? was a really cool? and like he just makes me feel that. and so that's what it's really hard to live with them. [laughter] >> what was her favorite subject in school? >> my favorite subject is the one in which, unlike physics. i like physics because physics is all about, it tells you about the laws, about the principles and the whole universe, and it explains great things, big things, the things that we cannot understand. it's hard to understand. >> all the npr people are saying, what? this nobody from science here? will catch up. just keep -- i thought you were weak in math? you said that was your worst subject? did i get the rogue? >> like i'm not that good at calculations, but still i work hard. and i love english literature, i love english grammar at also love all of the subjects. i'm also taking an interest in history. i don't know why. >> i understand you from the competition with the other tw