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While probably true, still depressing.

Happy Birthday!

Maybe this is a dumb question, but why not a real one? https://pianoadoption.com

Grill cover would cost more than that thing is worth.

Yay! Snow is here! Pic was taken a few hours ago - probably 4-5" at this point.

Not sure if there are other Throbbing Gristle fans here, but there is a NYT article on Genesis P-Orridge and her declining health.

in hono(u)r of the upcoming midterms

I'm very sorry for your loss, Craig.

Front Panel Express will cut a cover for you for about $15

We're happy to ship to the UK

The L3 is a single feed (not single ended) differential tube amp. The T4 is a parafeed differential hybrid amp. The T5 will be, if it every gets done, a more powerful version of the T4 that also does away with the parafeed cap. The T4 was designed to be less expensive by reducing the power and by eliminating a bunch of assembly labor. But within its output limits I think it is 98% of the quality of the other amps. There are of course a few things you can do with a higher budget, but they are mostly gild on a lily.

It's kind of the very definition of being Ikea-looking. https://www.fastcompany.com/3063312/poaeng-the-little-known-history-of-ikeas-most-famous-chair

Is amazing not good enough?

The T4 is now available for preorder. More info at Beezar.com.

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.

Congratulations on the new kitten. Sorry to hear about the other news. The best thing you can do with that cardboard carrier is to throw it out - cats can break out of them, and they can run faster than you can. The book below is recommended.

Windows 10 has antivirus built in and it works fine. Malwarebytes is good for other sorts of malware. Probably more important is locking the system down. There are a lot of default settings to disable, but once done it seems to be relatively OK.

Very few, if any, components in a computer run off of 19V. There are doubtless myriad switchers throughout. What is the benefit of a linear supply here?

An interesting soccer stat - scoring second is better than scoring first: https://web.archive.org/web/20080829180544/https://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/06/30/friday/index.html https://www.salon.com/2007/05/24/thursday_252/ https://www.salon.com/2006/06/22/thursday_209/