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Condolences.

United’s new Starlink.

Condolences.

RIP to my aunt, Gladys "Goldie" Schultz, 87. She was an amazing woman, very calm and logical, yet with a deep compassion and a wonderfully dry sense of humor (I was recently told she was a tiny bit on the spectrum, makes sense now). She was an early woman in tech, mother of 3 wonderful kids, and so much more. She will be missed....and my dad is now the last living person from that generation.... She now joins her husband, my Uncle Ron.

finished my cfa3 this week, thanks kevin gilmore for the desing and the support from the forum members. running on +-30v with moderat bias, changed the gain resistors to 3.2k for lower gain. needed some 3d printed parts so that all fit fine, a cfa3 in a quad 405 chase. no pot this time, i use a dac with volume control or a preamp. after all amps i build i think the best solution for a 1 case build ist mounting the trafos outside in vertical position, absolut no magnetic hum inducted. i also added grain oriented metal band around the trafos inside the trafo cases.

We've only talked about blankets so far.

🐠 🌮 🌮 speaking of TACO/NACHO Tuesday, https://www.perplexity.ai/search/aece1583-dd4c-4a3a-bbdb-f70a193ddebb

@blessingx, what are her views on magnets?

After all the wonderful music Esmé has been exposed to, her current favorite band is Insane Clown Posse. That can't be a bad sign, right? 😵‍💫 So...

The glorious Natural History Museum in London. And like all museums in the UK, totally free entry.

Also:

I've discovered that I'm not getting weaker the older I get, but in fact quite a bit stronger. Yesterday I lifted a $100 bag of groceries with one arm, like it was nothing. I couldn't do that in my twenties!

In the end, I decided on the F2.8... In recent months, I've used the 24-105 F4L much more than the 24-70 2.8L because of that extra telephoto reach, and I have to say it works very well except at sunset and indoors, where I struggled to take good photos without too much grain. At those times, I missed the 24-70 F2.8L. That's why I ruled out the 70-200 F4 and broke the piggy bank to buy the F2.8. 🙂 Some more photos with the 24-105mm F4L

Chopin Orbit by Hayato Sumino (2026) https://open.qobuz.com/album/owks3ep62vp8b Example: Interesting mix from Cateen with originals (example) and interpretations of classical works. Overall a good listen. Well presented by Sony, with the credits being Hayato and a pile of engineers.

Another vinyl record I bought in London.... it needed a couple of passes through the ultrasonic cleaner but it's in perfect condition now. Baby Huey - Hard Times

Happy (very belated) birthday

Happy belated Birthday to you Shelly!

A very Happy, but belated, Birthday to you, Shelly!!

And a happy belated from me too!

The Hot Sardines

Happy belated birthday!