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I can't wait to not buy it.

Best non-political post on FB today, and it's early....

learning to fly.mov

Oh no, who will see my watches during a pandemic? https://www.ablogtowatch.com/how-2020-changed-the-way-we-wear-watches/ Maybe on "The 'Gram"? https://www.ablogtowatch.com/what-we-can-learn-from-watch-enthusiast-humor-on-instagram/

They'll sound 75% of the new Orpheus at 1% of the cost.

A confirmed sighting of the elusive "hot buttered Crumpet" You do indeed have to be quick to snap one before they are gone!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/12/07/rapper-turned-cat-man-who-is-busting-stereotypes-with-his-love-felines/

Guessing this is not going to run great on my 2014 iMac?

Marvellous- I'm fairly sure that learning to hack tunes out of it in bizarre ways would have amused the thing's original designer too. That sort of thing is immensely flattering. Honestly, patch points are just an incitement, aren't they? I wonder if that seller experienced a pang of regret. Meanwhile, I am happy to report that I have come across one of the few Euro modules that I was consciously looking for- a Natural Gate. They're one of those modules in enough demand that they sell for more used than the normal retail price, often. Better yet- I got a brand new one for the "normal" price. It was completely out of the blue, from my favourite small synth shop, bless them. It's a very clever and good-sounding module, an LPG that doesn't use vactrols, but is incredibly controllable and has a much wider range. Really satisfying. Here's the result of taking it for a spin around the block- utterly gratuitous:

Glory, glory, hallelujah. Frankly much higher than I was expecting.

I'm running Big Sur on a separate drive on my desktop, and my firewire apogee ensemble is working (via firewire, not via tb3, haven't tested that yet). Pianoteq 6.7 and 7 both work inside the latest logic.

It'll run amazing on your 2021 iMac with M1X 32-core processor though!

Funny, I just had Grillos with my sandwich.

Happy belated West Coast birthday!

Happy Birthday, Todd!

Happy Birthday Todd!!!

Happy Birthday and stay out of trouble!

So, here is the other side of the wall behind the TV - putting a receiver in a garage is either genius or the worst idea ever. I got a nice cover for it to attempt to keep it somewhat clean, but time will tell. Got the wiring as tidy as I could. with eARC I don’t think I really will need a remote. I am using two wires from an Ethernet run for a 12v trigger to switch over subs to HT duty and could use another pair to run an IR blaster if needed. there is a plate that can be installed on the Arlington box but I am not sure how I would get the wires out. I do imagine this will be a good source of A/C leaks during the summer time but not sure what I can do to make it any better than what I have. ... plus there is room for a garage turntable!

It's really nice having the Colossus back home. It's like one of my children. I loved the time I spent designing and building her, and my collaboration with Marc. I definitely couldn't have completed the project without him. And again, a big shout out to Naaman for reuniting me with Colossus!

Nice job Marc! I'm now done with my latest project. Building two turntable stands back to back, I learned a few things. One, was that I'd like a second shelf above the record storage shelf, accomplished. Two, is that I'd like some kind of stop to keep the records from pushing in too far on the shelf, accomplished. I used Amber shellac on the base to try to get that golden tone of the Burled Maple top of the Colossus. Worked well, and it also provides a complimentary warm tone next to the Cherry of the Parasound tower and speakers. I also like the dark top with the Colossus.

It fits!

I just cancelled my m1 MacBook Pro order because after upgrading my desktop to an i9-9900k with 32gb, it can handle 171 tracks on the logic benchmark, so I can wait a while longer before upgrading my laptop.

"Innovative british chocolate" From "lawyers turned self taught chocolate makers" https://www.montezumas.co.uk/about-us And a cuppa

massaman turkey curry

RIP David Prowse https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/nov/29/darth-vader--dave-prowse-dies-aged-85?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other Had the pleasure of interviewing him for my high school paper in ‘84 or 85. Said he wanted to be cast as James Bond in the future.

Lightning connector.

RIP Chuck Yeager

RIP Squiggy. https://www.google.com/amp/s/variety.com/2020/tv/news/david-lander-dead-dies-squiggy-laverne-shirley-1234847158/amp/