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  • And unless your MP3s are encoded at such a low rate that it sounds as though the band's playing woollen instruments in a water tank, and provided you're listening to some halfway decent music in the first place, your brain quickly cancels out any concerns about "lossiness" and gets on with enjoying the music.

    Technology news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk Charlie Brooker 2010

  • And unless your MP3s are encoded at such a low rate that it sounds as though the band's playing woollen instruments in a water tank, and provided you're listening to some halfway decent music in the first place, your brain quickly cancels out any concerns about "lossiness" and gets on with enjoying the music.

    The Guardian World News Charlie Brooker 2010

  • And unless your MP3s are encoded at such a low rate that it sounds as though the band's playing woollen instruments in a water tank, and provided you're listening to some halfway decent music in the first place, your brain quickly cancels out any concerns about "lossiness" and gets on with enjoying the music.

    The Guardian World News Charlie Brooker 2010

  • And unless your MP3s are encoded at such a low rate that it sounds as though the band's playing woollen instruments in a water tank, and provided you're listening to some halfway decent music in the first place, your brain quickly cancels out any concerns about "lossiness" and gets on with enjoying the music.

    Books news, reviews and author interviews | guardian.co.uk Charlie Brooker 2010

  • The question is whether the "lossiness" is actually going to be discernible.

    VideoHelp.com Forum 2010

  • And unless your MP3s are encoded at such a low rate that it sounds as though the band's playing woollen instruments in a water tank, and provided you're listening to some halfway decent music in the first place, your brain quickly cancels out any concerns about "lossiness" and gets on with enjoying the music.

    Books news, reviews and author interviews | guardian.co.uk Charlie Brooker 2010

  • The question is whether the "lossiness" is actually going to be discernible.

    VideoHelp.com Forum 2010

  • (This leads to the delightful new English word lossiness.)

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2010

  • Compare the uncompressed versions with the original image to quantify their lossiness.

    Planet Geospatial gvsigmobileonopenmoko 2010

  • Now, as a note, I'm okay with the lossiness here because 1) this is a transport medium and 2) I've already pre-ordered the CD.

    GFMorris.com 2009

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