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A cropped detailed view of an image encoded with SIC lossy image codec

The SIC Image Codec and the Same Pattern of Overclaiming 2026-04-19 A bonus article on SIC, its shifting technical story, its homemade benchmarks, and why the public evidence still does not support the claims around it.

Leaderboard of codecs being compared: qAAC, Opus, LAME, and ADC, with ADC finishing last by a large margin

The Spectrograms Don't Lie: ODG and Where the Bits Actually Go 2026-04-18 Benchmarking ADC at 128 kbps against MP3, Opus, and AAC using PEAQ ODG, effective bitrate, and per-track results.

Stylized view of a waveform getting quantized

Inside ADC: A Deep Analysis of the Codec 2026-04-12 A technical walkthrough of ADC v0.82 and v0.84 rev.0, what the codec actually does, and what really changed between the two revisions.

Spectrogram view of extreme chessboard aliasing in a linear sine sweep

"Audio DNA" and Other Things That Mean Nothing 2026-04-05 Taking apart the marketing language used by ADC and explaining why its framing of transform domains is technically confused.

Waveform view of 8 QMF subbands

Revolutionary Codec or Overhyped Experiment? 2026-03-28 Introduction to ADC, its public claims and its technical evaluation

Gaming on a Low Spec Ultra-wide FHD Monitor

Gaming on a Low Spec Ultra-wide FHD Monitor 2024-03-16 I explore which games support ultra-wide monitors well while running fine on a low-spec computer

koyori-P - "最期に竜は笑わない (Saigo ni Ryuu wa Warawanai)" Romaji Lyrics and English Translation

koyori-P - "最期に竜は笑わない (Saigo ni Ryuu wa Warawanai)" Romaji Lyrics and English Translation 2023-09-10 Romaji lyrics and English translation for Koyori-P's song 最期に竜は笑わない (Saigo ni Ryuu wa Warawanai / In The End, The Dragon Won't Be Laughing)

Is Centrum Advance a good food supplement?

Is Centrum Advance a good food supplement? 2023-07-08 Let's explore the various vitamins and minerals in Centrum Advance and check whether they are enough for an adult's daily requirements.

Hiroko Shimabukuro - "Mirukumunari" Furigana Lyrics

Hiroko Shimabukuro - "Mirukumunari" Furigana Lyrics 2023-01-18 Hiroko Shimabukuro Mirukumunashi Lyrics, with furigana

Cohol - "Depressive" Lyrics

Cohol - "Depressive" Lyrics 2022-08-01 Lyrics of Cohol's song "Depressive"