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Flickr turned 21 and did post on Instagram about it because Zucc won't rest until he consumes us all that's the age we live in. Apparently a shot I took in 2006 is featured in it. Instagram ruins the shot, as it does to all things including the mental health of anyone who uses it. The original isn't bad, if I do say so myself.

Yes, you can use the IXYS DSEP12-12B as a substitute to the originally used SSTH1512D.

be careful, the ssth512 has an insulated body and no live tab. The DSEP12-12 has a live metal tab and will have very high voltages on it.

For some reason I have been really enjoying Dodie tunes. I have not been listening to albums or going down a rabbit hole. They started to show up in my YouTube Feed since the new year, and I just click on them once and a while. And I enjoy them every time. The deceptively simple tunes that get layered with harmonies and ornamentation. Then there are tunes like Hot Mess and Monster that hit harder.

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/feb/04/ai-granny-scammers-phone-fraud

I don't know, Ric, I'm just an old grump wondering if his whole life has any sense after 40 years caring for people that most likely don't deserve it. I'm not "judging" Ann Hamilton's art or 40 years of career, just her idea of taking pictures from an in-mouth camera. But I swear that one of the things that I find most difficult these days is not being judgmental. Even not being opinionated it too hard.

Oh shit. Oh shit oh shit oh shit. 135L Oh shit. I mean the 2470LII is a far more useful everyday lens but the 135L is a special kind of magic.

Fixed this amp a while back and been running it day to day ever since. So far everything works and seems to be stable, I finally get to enjoy the music coming out of it 🙂 It's definitely quite a thing building and troubleshooting it in the past 8 months or so, major lesson learned is that I could've gotten a scope on day 1 if I could turn back time. Many thanks to Kevin for providing such a design - the major heavy lifting of bringing back a great amp. Thanks to GeorgeP for supplying the hardware with all the building advices, or I would never have considered building one. And a special thank to Simmconn, who spent a lot of extra time not only helped me with diagnosing the issues, but also taught me a lot of the nuts and bolts about proper troubleshooting practices in general as well as demystifying the T2 circuit to me through patiently explaining. Of course there are a few more to mention, thanks to the folks out here who kindly helped me. It takes 10+ headcase veterans to help a newbie like me building a working T2 😄

Pretty great life. https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/jan/30/marianne-faithfull-singular-icon-of-british-pop-dies-aged-78 https://www.theguardian.com/culture/gallery/2025/jan/30/marianne-faithfull-a-life-in-pictures