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Don't feel bad. They originally each auditioned for the others role. I keed. Thankfully someone just uploaded the drunk reflex test. For those younger members this is how television used to look like.

The cameras that I've used which have been over 24MP, are where not only lens quality, but also shot discipline, support, and careful focusing/depth-of-field selection all become much more relevant and visible in the end results. Minor amounts of camera shake, focus error, or lens aberration that would be all but invisible on lower resolution cameras become hard to ignore as you approach 40MP. Unless someone is looking to get into very large printing or pixel peeping for its' own sake, I would say stick to a 20-24MP full-frame or APS-C camera depending on system preference, with reasonable-sized good-performing modern lenses (no need to obsess over f/2.8 zooms or f/1.4 primes unless your obsession is amount of out-of-focus area). I say this as an admitted pixel peeper and occasional large printer, who owns not one but two 45MP full-frame bodies, but am well aware of the inherent compromises and tradeoffs. I was pretty pleased with the Fuji APS-C system as travel cameras when lugging my full-frame system wasn't reasonable. But ultimately I wanted those cleaner, finer detailed files, and once someone else could take the depreciation hit, I cobbled together a reasonably small FX mirrorless system. Admittedly it's not quite as small, light, or cheap as the Fuji system. But I was okay taking that hit for my preferences.

Put a brisket on at 8am, just pulled the last piece off at 5:30. I cut it into three sections based on thickness to see if I could time things better than just running the whole thing until the thickest part was done. Homemade mac and cheese is in the oven, slaw is curing in the fridge, dinner should be alright.

Someone asked me in PMs what I thought of the DCA Stealth so thought I'd share what I wrote here: I think this reviewer hears the Stealth more or less the same way that I do: https://www.headfonia.com/dan-clark-audio-stealth-review/2/ In particular: At first, I did honestly find the Stealth a little unexciting – I didn’t feel the urge to reach for them for some ‘fun’ time listening. However, given time, you become accustomed to their astonishing level of clarity and textbook tuning that really does become your new ‘benchmark’ in terms of tonal performance, which then makes everything else seem a little flawed. Instead of looking for the dopamine-inducing dose of mid-bass ‘shove’, you begin to become a junkie for the remarkable little world of pinpoint imaging and brilliantly separated sounds that envelop your head – all in a perfectly comfortable and outside-world-blocking cocoon. From 100hz and up they sound more or less totally neutral to me. After getting used to them I can now hear what people don’t like about the HD800s’s treble. Achieving neutrality does not "wow" me, but after I listen to other headphones I can more clearly hear their flaws. Interestingly, I think the downside to the Stealth is below 100hz. You’d think the bass would sound boosted given the harman curve adhearannce, but the opposite is the case. Stealth feels a little too light and not as anchored down there as I’d like. It is funny to compare them to the (also closed back) Apple AirPod Max which is their exact opposite. Incredible, controlled bass, but lacking everywhere else. I also wish they weren’t closed back, but that is what it is. I’m happy with them, but if I had to do it over again I’d have kept the $ in my pocket. There is a sweet-spot on the price/performance curve and these are way past it.

I got intrigued by the Woodpeckers StealthStop, which should arrive soon. Embedded track with rulers and stops that flip up and have micro-adjust. Not using the optional fence portion as Steve mentioned.

Looking good! Bringing what is in my head to the real/digital world is always a challenge. Here is my preliminary plan for the miter station. Frameless cabinets with butcherblock tops. The two cabinets will have slide out trays. Any suggestions?

Waiting for Jp’s arrival. He has a bunch of he has a bunch of headphones to try out with his Matirx Sabre DAC. I have HP1’’s with the J Grado amp (Gene’s gear) as well as my Lola’s and Matirx Mini Pro 3 Streamer.

Polar bears move into abandoned Arctic weather station – photo essay https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/31/polar-bears-move-into-abandoned-arctic-weather-station-photo-essay

Good stuff, Jacob. Great to see you pulling so many fun shots. Took the day off and started with a nice chemex pour over. Boy it beats getting up early and drinking crap at the office. Going to take the espresso machine for a ride after lunch. I'm having a bit of difficulty dialing in the Niche. I am at way a lower grind setting than most to get the pressure I would expect at the group head. I did find the tip over limit where it was so fine it stifled the shot. Backed off and went too far in the other direction. A bit frustrating, but the coffee is quite good so I think I just need to get over it. I'm going to clean it again today and recalibrate just in case I did something weird the last time around. First world problems FTW... HS

Oh damn, that's right. My senility is starting already.

Short answer is I don't know beyond I think you're fine for any 16-21-24MP designs. And plenty argue 21-24MP is where most should probably stop. Now I'm going to blab. In the Fuji world some people argue the 16 to 24 jump was when things went from analog to digital looking and argue there are downsides of even that high. Some systems change mounts enough you kinda can use it as a division (harder to do for Nikon's long compatibility back). The 16-24 designs probably start to breakdown around 40MP+ (a guess, because honestly I haven't tested to even state that - besides examples I mention), but can be a solution until you pick up "native" glass for a new resolution. Watching others debates are often a clue. When the GFX system was announced lots of people, including myself, used Mamiya M645 medium format glass. It looks great... until you compare to native GF lenses. Damn! Over time hardly anyone uses M645 lenses (unless you want character - say funky, busy bokeh). That said many still use some EF lenses and others use Sigma Art lenses to fill in focal lengths, and I bet they outperform the M645 glass (on GFX), and they're happy. Half this is like TV shopping. One looks incredible, then you glance at the colors and blacks of the model next to it. And then all the other questions - is a "portrait lens" more suitable over time than one used for landscape? Maybe. Should you consider buying new lenses if considering a doubling of resolution new body? Maybe... if perceptual resolution is the goal. The reverse question - should you stop climbing resolution if you have lenses you know and love? Maybe. Whatever the end point, does every lens eventually become a character lens? Maybe. Seems so for a ton of big cinematographers. Does sharpness/resolution over time stop being a primary goal? Also seems so for many. I'm babbling and not really answering your question, because I just don't know, but to make things even more confusing there are long term medium format film shooters that claim digital starting beating traditional MF by most measures with Micro 4/3s around 2010. If true, we're a dozen years into everything equal or larger sensor and equal or higher resolution being icing. So whatcha gonna do with that? I know it's not a very Head-Case question, but gear in the way? 🥴 EDIT: Just reread the above. Boy that’s a lot of useless text.

Facsimile machine engaged.

Johannes Brahms: Sonatas & Liebeslieder for Cello and Piano Emmanuelle Bertrand, Pascal Amoyel 2021 Example:

That is my concern as well. Working on other options as well.

I got to listen the "China Dac" Spring 3 KTE, this one has really black background and bucket loads of decay, and very good micro detail, it's impressive. Negative thing is, it can sound too soft and not very engaging. Yggy is the antithesis with its fun sound but at an lower technical capability.

Fire chicken ( buldak) is started.

I don't think I posted about this anywhere else but have been meaning to. I got back to some non-wood, non-electronics making again during the great COVID family crisis of 2022 and addressed one of my lingering frustrations with my pellet smoker, namely the storage of temperature probes when not in use. I had gotten frustrated enough that I was about to pull the trigger on some not-horribly priced Fireboard branded probe storage thingies when I figured that some glorious nerd had probably put something up on Thingiverse and that I should check there first. Turns out I was right. I tried a couple examples and found pay dirt on my second go.

Also, tried a Rao high extraction. I ground too fine and peaked too high and too late, but it was a pretty interesting shot, and not bad for a first attempt. I need that SEP.

While the shop is shut down until the electrician decides it is warm enough to run the conduit outside, I have been trying to learn Sketchup and model some of the projects I am in the middle of. Kind of clunky at first but it works pretty well you you figure out all the tools. Need to download some more wood textures as I do not like the Walnut I have and there is no Ambrosia Maple, the lighter wood in this project.

Finally got the time to mount the FLM ball head on my Bogen tripod which I bought back in the 80's. Started playing with and setting up the controls on the FLM ball head and I am impressed. FLM is a small German company and seems fairly unknown in the US. I also have a RRS BH-40 ball head. IMO, the relatively equivalent FLM ball head is of equal or better quality at a lower cost to the RRS ball head. I like them both. The FLM head does have some unique and innovative features which I find rather handy.

Cats know the warm place.

It ain't so! Howard Hesseman played Dr, Johnny Fever while Richard Sanders played Less, and he is alive and well. That said, RIP Dr. Fever.

R.I.P. Howard Hesseman at 81...

After researching, as much as I might like it, it surely wouldn't like me. I would have lava pouring out of my esophagus as soon as I layed down to sleep.