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Apart from this audiophile scene, this is a great movie. This particular one is the second of a trilogy. The first of this trilogy is what the movie “Departed” is based on.

Stax has removed the L300 and Sr-007 mk2 from their website. Looks like it wasn't just the 007a after all.

Working on a BH at the moment, and given what you found regarding Cob for 2690; do you think it would be worthwhile to use TTC004b instead, or is the difference too small? I guess you may have checked it but discarded it as an option?

Another (double) batch of Marmalade

One of three. Still need to assemble the bases onto the other two, then apply some Rubio finish.

War Of Being by TesseracT (2023) https://album.link/i/1693539775 Example: Okay - caught up on studio albums. And this is by far my favorite. They are fully gelled with current singer Daniel Tompkins now. Hitting hard riffs and great transitions. And if you can surprise me with what is coming next, that is a good thing. (but then again there is Sonder - more listening needed)

Ohmigosh, the lyrics sound like they were voted on by a coagulation of 13 year olds on 4chan.

It's allegedly made using AI

First night of the Violent Femmes tour. Waiting and admiring a very large sax on stage. On the wall we found a photo of the u2 concert I saw here. Definitely one day my top five rock concerts. So funny to see those fro's on Bono and Adam Clayton.

Here are the action shots with our tapering jig not suited for this table saw.

I think it's a fake. It's probably Charlie Sheen's piss. After all it's not that big a leap from tiger blood to panther piss.

It's like looking in a mirror.

I have not - but I am sure I have tasted it... way too sure...

Al and I are making 3 bookcases for his Sister from White Oak. They're mid century modern, with a separate base. The base will be 2" stretchers with 6" tapered legs. Here are the legs after tapering with the tapering jig. The cases are roughly 5' long by 28" tall, before the leg assembly goes on. They have one horizontal divider and one vertical divider. They are done except for finish sanding and a Rubio mono-coat finish. We still need to assemble the bases.

@mikeymad Ever had this brand before? 😝

Couple recent views....both caused a bit of "Holy Shitballs" reactions....

This.

https://archimago.blogspot.com/2016/08/my-favourite-movie-audiophile-scene.html?m=1

Yo dawg...

Listen Without Prejudice by George Michael (1990) https://album.link/i/1625866382 Example: Starting with the incredible opening track of - Praying for Time. Which became very poignant, but then drops into the killer Freedom! '90. I can't help but move with this one, with George putting down the bass track for it. The rest of the album is full of great writing and highlights George's voice. But also surprisingly mellow comparatively. I am not sure I listened to the album other than when it dropped. I was over a college buddy of mine's place, and he put it on. While he took like 4 phone calls, I listened away. (and he has the reverse of my first and middle names)

I have read a good bit about letting the beans "rest" (i.e. release gasses) post roasting and generally the roasters I buy from recommend 7-14 days depending on the bean/roast. Since I have not experimented other than drinking coffee, I can only offer that I used to buy my beans from Memli when they were local (he's since moved to CA). They improved with a bit of time and then tipped over....concept of peak deliciousness for my personal tastes and then oxidation I'm guessing got the better of them. My biggest complaint is most roasters I have tried over roast the heck out of the beans for my palate (reference to my pour over beans). HS

that is why I roast my own coffee and make my own espresso

The fanciest roaster near me, guys that are getting Pink Bourbon and Gesha beans, still have a check box on every single bag asking if you want them to grind cardamom in with your beans. Different strokes.

^^ I think I may hate all of that... I wasn't really going to comment on the roster - I am just a baby roaster - until I clicked on the link. You cannot start out with just lying that it is the largest and get away with it. My little machine does 450g per batch. Now I am not too mad at the price point and it does not seem that they are making anything new here. But good luck to them. And the IKAWA looks interesting enough but $1300 for a 100g roaster? dang.. -- One review "I consistently have a quality cup of coffee for less than a Starbucks and very little effort". Ha not hard to do for $1300.. :} Anyway, I have been interested in people's perspective on the whole 'fresh roasted' thing. When I started roasting small batches years ago I would only have enough for a day or so, so it was always 'fresh'. But when I started roasting a full pound at a time and having an extra pound roasted previously. I found that I really prefered the coffee once the roast was about a week old, 5-7 days depending on the roast and bean. Having it 'fresh' I found it a little flat, but nice aromatics. But once it had the time for some off-gassing, I found the flavors on the palate to be much more complex. At least that has been my experience with my coffee and roaster. And these are all via espresso.