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Speaking of lenses and Leicas, took out the Sigma 105mm f/1.4 on the SL2 Sunday. Helped a friend shoot a band. I was second camera so zero pressure. Most of me loves the lens. My lower back is the contrarian.

And yet that seems too expensive.

Anyone get the same message for Ernest Saves Christmas? Free seems correct there.

That's because your guitar scares people.

Karen screws up lyrics so often we got a dish towel that says, "I hate when I'm singing a song and the artist gets the lyrics wrong" 😄 Then there's this commercial:

No Such Agency.

Beethoven for Three: Symphony No. 4 and Op. 97 "Archduke" by Yo-Yo Ma (2024) https://album.link/i/1725363052 Example: I didn't even know these existed until today - this was released last weekish, and two others were released in 2022. Only 4 symphony's so far. I hope that they can complete the flight. I thought they might have recorded in the space pictured. - But no - in an equally cool building - the EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center).

Mini or minion?

On the Beato note... Ex.

No shit! All this time I thought they were singing "Hey, you, get off of McCloud."

What Ee-fah.

I only know because of a TV show called the Woman in the Wall. Ee-fah. 😂 And I don't know how Chris pronounces his last name -- been a mystery for years...

I prefer the mini-happy cyclops....

most likely it was put there on behalf of a nation level actor in order to ensure access when needed. It wouldn't be the first time, although it would be the first one I knew for an apple product.

Really? That's strange.

That reminds me... I haven't had my guitar licked in quite a while.

Ex.

Waffles!

Meanwhile ... The beautiful, beautiful music is now https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/29/song-lyrics-getting-simpler-more-repetitive-angry-and-self-obsessed-study Source: "Song lyrics have become simpler and more repetitive over the last five decades" https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-55742-x See also: Or should that be

Indeed, that's 1h 35m of your life you will never get back.

Chris Thee-lee

Was your friend telling jokes that required a rimshot?

All My Friends by Aoife O'Donovan (2024) https://album.link/i/1716406615 Example: This was released a few days ago, I finally got a chance to give it a good listen. I have always appreciated Aoife's inflections and attack on notes. --

White noise... vs. Pink noise...

Production CFA3 enclosure arrived yesterday 😃 I told the machine shop to not bead blast the heatsink mounting side, just leave it mill finished. They must have thought I meant to mill it after anodizing. I can't figure out if it's a win or not but it's different?

I went to Chicken Alley today because I had $20 store credit. I walked out with an A1407 27" Apple display for $20, because no one in there knew how to turn it on. It has the old squarish magsafe power connector (which works with Mum's 2011 MBP, much to her surprise) and with a Thunderbolt to USB-C adapter, I can it get it to work with my M1 MBP. It's quite a display, 1440p, LED backlist, Apple color accuracy. It also has a hub function (wired ethernet, USB 2.0, FW800). I also picked up an Apogee audio interface and a Sunpak speedlite. More on those later. MV life is a trip.

Not so much