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Don’t worry about ranting. My family calls it, “venting” (like a pressure cooker). Those that are annoyed by it can just stop reading your posts...except for the kitteh ones.

Brother Daniel, thou appearest well set upon the path most strait. Shun the brassicas (which afford unto us nought but wind) and let thy repast be but the goodly flesh of beasts and the blood of grapes, and surely shalt thou find thy corporeal reward here upon Earth. I presume not to speak for the hereafter.

Went for a walk on Stinson Beach before the crowds got there

You should fight him! See if he's still got what it takes ...

About to see Dick Dale at Reggies in Chicago. Didn't know this fucker was still kicking. Should be dope especially after these PBRs...

No boiling involved... this time. Three minutes each side on the grill, just went into the oven for desired mediumness.

So, just a little technical explanation if anyone is interested. In the Megatron design, the driver 12AX7 and EL34 outputs operate within a global feedback loop with the gain set by the ratio of R21 (33) to R11+R12 (23+24). The operating conditions for the 12AX7 are set by the constant current loads Q1 and Q2 and the grid-to-cathode voltage which is set by R11. If you look at the tube characteristics, for a set grid-to-cathode voltage, as the plate current increases the plate voltage will also increase. However, because the plate current runs through R11, this makes the grid-to-cathode voltage more negative, which further increase the plate voltage. The result is that the plate voltage gets closer to B+, which can result in premature clipping of the driver stage. So in order to increase the plate current without increasing the plate voltage, we must decrease the grid-to-cathode voltage. This is done by decreasing R11. Note that this will also increase the overall gain and decrease the closed loop bandwidth, however, since R11 is only 1/3rd the value of R12, a 10% change in R11 will only result in a 2.5% change in gain and bandwidth. If we wish to maintain the overall gain and bandwidth, then we need to increase R12 so that the sum total of R11 and R12 are unchanged, .e.g if we decrease R11 to 2k, R12 should increase to ll.3k.

Yup, that doesn't seem particularly comfy with no armrests, plus the angle and height can be a back crusher.

I feel like if anyone is going to get the most out of the Wicket chair it's Dr. Wood.

I wish it were thinner, but I’m glad it’s no thicker than it is! I see a BB58 in my future, at some point. I’ve been wearing my beater Sistem51 the last couple days, while packing for the move. It’s a nice watch. I’m glad it’s not quartz. The tic-tic-tic has helped me get through some issues (said issues are including the complete demolition and redo of the bathrooms in the new apartment, due to repair work not being acceptable, but that isn’t gonna be much fun: I’m glad we have two bathrooms. Tic-tic-tic).

I always knew that Harbeth fans were a bunch of dips.

Similar to no-deal Brexit fears The pound slid on Friday after Bank of England governor Mark Carney said the risk of a no-deal Brexit was “uncomfortably high”, Michael Hewson, the chief market analyst at CMC Markets UK, said in an email: "Whether you believe such a scenario is likely or not, such is the incompetence of this government, as well as its opposition, investors would be foolhardy not to take some steps to hedge against such an outcome."

Saw Michael Burritt perform this piece and others as part of the Beta Percussion concert series. If you get a chance to see him, go (he teaches at Eastman in Rochester)! He is one of the visiting faculty in a week long workshop on writing for and performing percussion. I hope to participate next year!

I am not really a fan of Crate & Barrel, but I think they got this chair just right. It is not too expensive, and it is very comfortable. Compared to other Z Chair knockoffs, the proportions are good. Short of finding something actually from the middle of last century, that would be my go to.