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Like they did with iTunes, iPods and iPhones.

Ensemble 96 - Kind [2L DSD]

Speaking off (though possibly a filter)... https://www.nativedsd.com

Technics entering the 24-bit store market. http://www.engadget.com/2014/11/20/technics-tracks-high-resolution-music-store/?ncid=rss_truncated

Gets better with every listen...

Nichols - In a movie you do have control of it, but the thing that you don't ever control after you choose [a film] is the central metaphor that is the movie. It seems to me that, to a greater extent than a play, a movie's artistic success, success as an experience, depends on the power of the metaphor that is the central engine of the movie. If you have a powerful metaphor, if the audience knows why they're there, you can soar very high. If you don't have that metaphor, no amount of cleverness with the camera or talent on the part of the actors can lift it, because the engine that is the metaphor is everything. I believe that now as much as I did when I began. Is that central metaphor something that you can impose, or is it inherent in the material? It's in the story—it's as simple as that. The story either contains it or it doesn't. In between there are gradations. There are stories that seem to convey them but can't stand the pressure of the process or confrontation by the audience, and certain metaphors crack under that pressure. I said to [Anthony] Minghella, when I'd seen The English Patient, that I'd never seen a New York audience so still, so absolutely silent, during a movie. It was a very strong experience to be in that audience. And he said, "Yes, well—they sense purpose." That's a wonderful thing to say. http://www.filmcomment.com/article/of-metaphors-and-purpose-mike-nichols-interview?src=longreads

I may do the same with his Catch-22, which I've never seen, though it's probably time for another The Graduate viewing too. "Directing is like making love. You never know if you're doing it right or as well as the other guy." - Mike Nichols

Oh man. Mike Nichols RIP. One of the greats. http://youtu.be/09NSBMgUwkg

Am I missing what's so bad in that article?

Had pizza last night. Tasted horrible, but I admired their architecture.

Phone recharging belt - https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/xoo-belt-by-nifty-a-phone-charging-belt http://youtu.be/a1Wk9WdT7QE

A short NYTimes RetroReport on the 'Dingo Ate My Baby' case - http://t.co/9vKwhLFE1I

Oldie, but pizzie http://youtu.be/wusGIl3v044

Guardians of the Galaxy Awesome Mix MP3 Album free [Google Play] http://dealmac.com/iphone/deals/1197434.html

http://youtu.be/mxzgwJ8tSE0

Esmé and I shared her first four roller coaster rides today.

Just tried on phone and a couple AKUS albums came up under her name-only (New Favorite). No Paper Airplanes though.

Out of curiosity who's using mostly mobile apps to stream any service at home on wifi to a DAC? As much as I like the larger real estate of the laptop screen, when listening seriousishly I tend to not be in front of the computer. Guess that's why the mobile UIs are important to me. I have a few times (assuming network issues on their part). Less so then when they first launched. Occasionally also they list albums they legally can't stream. Look at the recent Dylan/The Band release where (at least last I looked) they listed three versions (Spotlight, Complete, and Raw), however they only stream one. Not sure if that's related. The OS X app (if that's what you're referring to) is certainly old.

September 30 – December 17, 1983. Only took eight episodes to leave its mark. http://youtu.be/1GPivF-z5QA

RIP Glen A. Larson, creator, writer and/or producer of 'Quincy', 'Magnum, P.I', 'Battlestar Galactica,', 'Knight Rider,' 'Fall Guy', 'Six Million Dollar Man','Alias Smith & Jones', 'B.J. and The Bear', 'Manimal' and others. http://m.hollywoodreporter.com/entry/view/id/842254 Thanks for the years of entertainment (hell I even liked BJ + Bear). http://youtu.be/mtLpGfRVMtA

Strange.

I may have questions!

'Cause it's a hard knock life.