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A quick chicken dish to avoid eating out. Turned out pretty good.

Putting this here, because I live under the delusion that I will some day get through the "Check out this music (fuck VEVO)" thread. As I mentioned elsewhere, a DJ I knew for over 25 years died recently. Periodically, he'd send me a link to a remix he thought I might like. I used Faecesbook's "see friendship" and found a few of them yesterday. Maneater needs no introduction. It's a summation of early 80s synth pop to a T. It's infectious, over the top and will be stuck in your head for days. It's not an easy song to remix properly and do anything original. Certainly there are a legion of remixes out there, most significantly faster than the original's ~90 BPM. Flying White Dots went in the opposite direction, stripping out most of the original and making sparing use of sparse elements while dubbing the absolute fuck out of things. I have sneaked this remix into more than a couple downtempo sets over the years. On the other end of the energy spectrum, The Reflex Stems turn Lennon's diss track against McCartney (that is as much autobiographical as it is about Paul) into a nearly 10 minute epic. In spite of its length, there isn't too much wasted space here. The Reflex wisely left enough time before John's vocals come in to make it easy to work this remix into more conventional downtempo. For me, this is a great "late into the set" track. Both remixes exemplify Matt's ear for quality. I played both of them (unmixed) over my main sound system last night as a tribute.

Five coasters and an outboard cup holder? It seems like you plan to have many drinks simultaneously while working at that desk. 😳

No particular reason behind the jfets, aside I like the to-71 package and that it’s fairly easy to build the layout around them SMD transistors because they are small. I had to decrease current at some locations to reduce heat. I see this amplifier merely as an experiment. I wanted to test if it was possible to make a small board. The bias servo is probably needed while moving from heatsinked MJExxx to small smd transistors. I believe the bias servo previously posted by Kevin, with dual op amps, is preferred. So, another experimental board…

Hey guys, I haven’t posted here in a good while. I’m glad that the forum is still alive. 😀 Does anyone have experience comparing the BHSE with KGST? I am kind of in the market for e-stat (specifically for the Audeze CRBN, I’m really surprised with how much I like them). I planned to order KGST from Birgir but a second hand BHSE popped up in our local market at around the same price. Not many e-stat gears are circulating around nowadays so I have no choice but to blind buy.

Doing research. Chefs Blind Taste Test Frozen Pizzas "It's not like, a straight up crime against humanity"

Thanks, that helps a lot. It's a Marantz M4U. It seems to work pretty well, though I think I'll eventually buy the Shure one you recommended. But will likely get a proper sound card first. (using the USB interface that came with the Marantz for now)

Just in case anyone else is interested, these Aperture The Photography Workbook Series (they’re not really workbooks) are really nice. Softcover, but decent stock, solid printing and relaxed text by the photographers to inspire students. No longer sold on Aperture, but some available on Amazon and/or Barnes & Noble (and others), $19-29 each. Would recommend over most more expensive surveys. Still have Richard Misrach’s and Mary Ellen Mark’s incoming.

If you get pops and rustles when talking without the foam then use it. Otherwise you don’t need it. But they don’t hurt spoken voice really anyway. as to the position, just experiment and find what sounds best to you. what microphone is that?

Girl Talk - Unstoppable (2006) Less flowingly cohesive than his later mashup albums, but promising.

Not sure if this is the right section as it's not in the field, but does this look like a good microphone position for when I'm recording/streaming? Is the pop filter setup correctly? Should I be using the foam cover or is that only for outside/wind? I have my old phone setup as my camera and the pixel 6 does an excellent job. Mostly just wanted the arm to hold the microphone and my phone and to allow me to lower my monitor (the phone used to be setup below it attached to the stand), but it came with some accessories. Came with a shock mount as well but that seems to be for a different (larger diameter) microphone.

Happy Birthday!

Simple dish. Potatoes with onion and bacon.

*snip* This should not be public.

RIP Brad Arnold (3 Doors Down)

Thanks! I'll take a look at it. Regarding the smd transistors and input jfets, what was your reasoning for these choices?

This is a bummer. CAKE is one of my favorite bands over the years, and I've seen them in concert a few times, including the night before I flew out for RMAF 2019, which was the last time I saw a lot of d-_-b in person before COVID. Like, I never really cared about owning a house, but they always give away a tree to someone in the audience to plant. If I had my own place, I could snag one of those. That would be a cool story, and it couldn't happen had it not been for Greg. RIP to the writer of my default karaoke song.

Feliz Cumpleanyos!

Happy Birthday Jeff!!

Catching up with earlier...

Rabbit Food?

Beef stew. Basically the same as my pot roast, with a few small differences. No shallots, but leaks instead. And 1/2 cup of brandy in the sauce. Delicious!

As a follow up. We did have a great talk. He was completely unaware of how offensive I took it. He also quoted me back to me, when I told him that gay men love gay jokes more than anyone. After I explained my experience with that hellish disease he actually started tearing up and apologized profusely. He really had no idea. He even gave me a hug, which cemented that he didn't mean to offend me in any way. I'm too sensitive about that subject, I'm certain. But all is well.