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Finally wrapped up the faux fireplace and in-wall speaker install. Catastrophic failure of a section of the lathe and plaster when cutting the hole for the right speaker left me needing a patch. Finally got it taped and mudded last weekend, and picked up some paint tonight and was able to get it painted and install the speaker grilles. A reminder of where I started... In progress... For the last 3 months. And all but complete!

Last night Anne and I had dinner at Grace Reataurant for my one year belated 50th birthday dinner. My first Michelin 3 star. It was just great. Food was delicious and adventurous and the wine pairing was incredible. Sorry for the lighting, they requested no flash. And for eating the chocolate before the pic. http://www.grace-restaurant.com/m/

We care about food, bicycling, personal health, cars, competitive racing games, alcohol, DIY, and each other here. Not in that order. Headphones might not even be the most popular thing, any more.

Very very good.

It's above freezing (just) so grilled pizza seemed like a good idea. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Agreed. We recently attended a head-fi meet in a manner so ironic we didn't actually bother to listen to anything.

Y'all fucks dumb should be listening to speakers instead. All headphones overrated when you missing SERIOUS DOPE SPL.

This, and BEDBUGS!

I think several members can confirm the latter

In a box at the back of the closet seems to work best.

Turn on the speakers / subwoofers for project CARS / Star Wars Battlefield. What are the temporary Air B'N'B ers going to do? Complain? And with what standing, exactly?

In order to take the weight of the plasma, we mounted a sheet of plywood behind the ship lap screwed to the studs. Before we did that, we punched a few holes in the wall to find the studs, drilled some holes for the wires and fished everything through. The stereo is in the base of the built-in on the other side of the wall, in the dining room, which works out well since I can access everything fun the back. All the wiring terminates there, and it looks like a repurposed wood box. I have to say, it's great having everything tucked away and hidden.

Hello guys My new baby : Stevens Arcalis Disc with Ultegra Di2.

Look who I ran across today!

Ohhh , I´m sorry. I can confuse the terms in English. Yes, you are right Mexican. The road tubular is completely closed and needs a glue to stick to the rim, right? A tubeless tyre is "open" and the glue is a sealant

Mmm, curry. I'm having a Reggie sandwich from pine state biscuits in Portland. If Brent ever comes out here, this place will need a restraining order. Four barrel coffee on the side.

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Oh crap...I missed the top of Dusty's post on Thursday. Work has it so I can't keep up as much as I'd like. First world problems... RIP, Paul. Crazy creative music....the things you must have seen and experienced. HS

RIP Kantner. I loved the SF sound even when I was still on the east coast. When I heard of his death, all those deep feelings came rushing up.

Think it's reasonable to assume that hundreds of rotating strangers next door are more likely to actually cause a problem over time than one long-term stranger next door. People also generally party way more when they are playing away from home.

I love my L3000 too. I was close to selling them, but then I backed off. Maybe not my "goto" cans, but here now and then they still provide very enjoyable moments. As I see it, life is all about that. Enjoyable moments, not goto cans

So what you're saying is, I need to get into DIY. **BRENT**

This is so well stated that I make a motion to include the above language in the welcome PM.

I <3 my L3Ks. The Qualias need to seriously be positioned correctly. They are ridiculously sensitive to position.

MSB's new amp with 507. We'll see.

They're listing it for minimum 30 days rental. [edit - missed your post that beat mine]

Pretty PO'ed right now. So the apartment next to mine had been vacant for most of 2015 after my former neighbor passed away last year. Around November, I noticed that furniture and decorations had been placed in the apartment, but my new neighbor was nowhere to be found. Its now almost February and I have still not yet met my new next door neighbor, but I have noticed that occasionally when I walk past the neighboring apartment there are random people sitting in it on the weekends. I did some research and I found that the apartment next to mine is listed on AirBnB.https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/10156284?checkin=02%2F03%2F2016&checkout=02%2F04%2F2016&s=EIBTtAXgI'm really furious. I've only seen this "Courtney" girl once, and that was weeks ago. Everyone else has been the renters. If I wanted to live next to a hotel I would have chosen an apartment next to a hotel. FML. Thankfully, the law is on my side. Short-term rentals less than 30 days are illegal in the City of Sausalito. As "Courtney" isn't around to talk to, I sent an email to my landlord letting them know the situation. Hopefully they do something about it, because if I can't get hold of the landlord or "Courtney" by early next week I'm going to the city development department.

Test Tone @ Home live right now: http://mixlr.com/illuminator/chat

I still like my Hakko 936, but haven't used most others mentioned here. The Hakko does what I need it to. +3 on multiple tips as it makes a big difference in using the right tool for the job. EDIT: Are you still doing any building Naaman? I used to love seeing what you did in Iraq

These look mighty cute

^Are you ok?

Thanks for sharing.

Hawksmoor wees on The Wolseley. (Not my photo, in my belly too fast.) Smoked bacon chop, sausages, (made with pork, beef, & mutton), black pudding, short-rib bubble & squeak, grilled bone marrow, trotter baked beans, fried eggs, grilled mushrooms, roast tomatoes, HP gravy, unlimited toast

Speaking of sous vide eggs http://skillet.lifehacker.com/all-the-ways-to-sous-vide-eggs-ranked-1754844453

Dragged my son out for Japanese food last night:

Did the trick. Fuck I'm hungover. My tolerance has gone to shit. Moar macchiato please.