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Just a heads up you may prefer the web player in Chrome (only browser supporting "hifi" bitrates currently) over desktop native app. The web, desktop and mobile players all seem to have been created at different times/different teams, with (at least on OS X) the desktop being the oldest ("favourites", above description issues not in browser, etc.) by far. Interesting each has different options for account settings (an avatar here, a nickname there, etc.). No obvious sound issues with any though.

Moar Tidal

Gone Girl OST on Tidal

Promo codes and sign up started this morning. Seems to be having some server issues. EDIT: ^ What he said. On the other side of things the OS X app is pretty bad and definitely not-retina friendly, but as Stretch said SQ good on first impressions. Most bands in first search are there (though quantity behind Spotify/Beats). EDIT2: The band/album descriptions are interesting...

The ugly afterlife of crowdfunding projects that never ship and never end http://feedly.com/k/1nHgMD0

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I've had different experiences as others with Chrome more stable than Safari, but one area Chrome as recently sucked is in it's battle between the internal and system Shockwave/Flash plug-ins (and disadvantages in video playback and audio output to leaving both active or disabling either). That alone reversed the stable equation and made it difficult to use with video work. Though it could all be Adobes fault.

In reverse, I was opening boxes.

I've recently moved from Chrome (which I much prefer) to Safari. Two reasons: Retina display (especially scaled) Battery life

It gets worse.

http://youtu.be/eOvHZDGK-kY

See from Tyll's recent IF post Pete & Todd are at it again. On the other side of things, sadly the Peak & Butte are no longer listed on Apex.

PaleyFest: The Wire Reunion Watch a panel discussion from The Paley Center for Media's annual ultimate TV fan festival, PaleyFest NY. On Thursday, October 16, 2014 The Wire Reunion was held featuring David Simon, Nina Noble, Wendell Pierce, Sonja Sohn, Michael Kenneth Williams, Seth Gilliam, Jim True-Frost, John Doman, Lawrence Gilliard Jr, Jamie Hector and a special video intro by Dominic West. Moderator by Alan Sepinwall, TV Critic, Hitfix.com.

RIP René Burri http://youtu.be/mFEeFUWIvuc

Has great chapter titles like "Platonic Bed Sharing: A Great Idea (for People Who Hate Themselves)"

NSFW/Chainsaw fun

Episode four of the Serial podcast. Anyone else listening to the This American Life spinoff? Pretty good.

Season 2/series finale of Enlightened Saturday. Season 1 finale of The Knick Sunday. Withdraw Monday.

More information here. BTW, each album appears to be on its own microSD card, then wrapped in a jewel case, that when stacked on the included stand can make different shapes. Or rearrange the order to spell 'NOTE LUBE'.

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Astell&Kern Create Special Hi-Res Edition for Blue Note 75th Anniversary – Legendary jazz label Blue Note Records has partnered with high-end audio manufacturer Astell&Kern to offer an exclusive limited edition hi-res box set for their 75th Anniversary. It features 75 of the label’s essential albums, newly remastered from analog tape for the first time to a hi-res MQS digital format of 192K/24-bit. Five Blue Note albums also make their hi-res debut with the release, including Art Blakey, Don Cherry, Andrew Hill, Bobby Hutcherson and Tina Brooks. Astell&Kern’s AK240 hi-res portable audio player is part of the collection, with a 100-page book filled with the original album art, a new book on Blue Note: Uncompromising Expression, and a special stand. Aficionados can now experience the classic recordings just as the musicians originally did. All 75 albums are on a micro SD card in a unique case. Only 1000 of the packages with the custom blue AK240 player will be available worldwide. Price: $6000.