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Yanksrock certainly thinks so. WTH? Yanksrock1000 13 hours ago "I'm not one to make conclusions, but I think this is the best phone on the market. Hands down."

Also a little info on the N. Seems kinda interesting for some lite shooters.

New Philips cans. Also this thang...

Icelandic Air passenger taped to his seat, gagged after drunken rampage aboard JFK-bound flight

Don't worry about the practicalities. "The new PowerShot N opens up a new dimension of photographic expression, helping people express their personal style and creative flair with powerful innovative Canon technologies."

Adobe CS2 for free: http://dealmac.com/iphone/deals/655589.html

Interesting move Canon. Nikon? http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/07/canon-powershot-n/

The Downton Abbey

Kinda cool Canopy Sensus iPhone case... http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/06/canopy-sensus-case-adds-10-point-touch-to-iphones/

I had A2s for a limited time and I think if you're satisfied with them at 2' you'd probably be at 11'. Thing is I wasn't so would encourage moving to A5/5+s. I returned the A2s and think it's easily worth the upgrade (especially at what older A5s are going for now), but then again lots of happy A2 owners (including if I remember a review of them for outdoor BBQ use - so much for that 11' barrier ). That said I haven't read this whole thread so not sure if there are other circumstances barring the upgrade.

Very gay morning. Ton of Pet Shop Boys and now moving to Club Verboten (thanks Al).

Thought I'd start a thread for any interesting CES gear (audio or otherwise). First is a DAC. Anyone know BMC gear? http://parttimeaudiophile.com/2013/01/06/pre-ces-b-m-c-audio-announces-puredac/ Seems the XLR comment is off.

keith jarrett blue note complete on mog. oh shelly.

Cool Vicki. We linked to Escape from Spiderhead short back in Dec '10, but that link is now subscription-walled. If you or anyone else wants that story to preview the collection, looks like it's still up here: http://classes.dma.ucla.edu/Spring11/157A/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/X-Escape-From-SpiderHead-George-Saunders.pdf In the words of Sherwood and seconded by Dusty - "fucking awesome."

My favorite writer gets a ton of due (David Foster Wallace also makes several guest appearances). In case anyone is interested (and a few earlier pieces have been linked earlier in this thread)... George Saunders Has Written the Best Book You’ll Read This Year [NYTimes] “I saw the peculiar way America creeps up on you if you don’t have anything,” he told me. “It’s never rude. It’s just, Yes, you do have to work 14 hours. And yes, you do have to ride the bus home. You’re now the father of two and you will work in that cubicle or you will be dishonored. Suddenly the universe was laden with moral import, and I could intensely feel the limits of my own power. We didn’t have the money, and I could see that in order for me to get this much money, I would have to work for this many more years. It was all laid out in front of me, and suddenly absurdism wasn’t an intellectual abstraction, it was actually realism. You could see the way that wealth was begetting wealth, wealth was begetting comfort — and that the cumulative effect of an absence of wealth was the erosion of grace.”

Django again

Everyone Digs Bill Evans | 2x45

Grant Green | Street of Dreams | 2x45 Albums like this are why I love vinyl.

Congrats Jacob. Sorry Peter.

Exile on vinyl

Well, the Christmas music arrived yesterday.

Django

How not to rescue someone... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MINDcZd7UoU _________________

Have a great one Jacob.