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PM incoming.

You pick the musical personality that defined the punk/rock attitude for you. Taking on the church or Frank Sinatra it’s always been her for me. Like a lot of soon to be parents I started thinking of the music I wanted to introduce to our child. Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds and O’Conner’s I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got were one and two. Celebrate the beautiful. Tear down the opposite.

That’s a generous offer. Thanks. Let me ask them.

Here are some silent films to watch until you have a solution. https://www.openculture.com/free-silent-films Also an AppleTV with Airbuds works for me.

These are nothing special, but been shooting the 5D Classic this week after awhile. Surprisingly stress-free and little post needed.

For those who miss innocent old Star Trek days...

Summer Synergy - Schiit Audio/ Dan Clark Audio Collaboration https://danclarkaudio.com/aeon-2-noire-and-jotunheim-2-multibit-summer-synergy-bundle.html https://www.schiit.com/products/aeon-jotunheim

Country Music’s Culture Wars and the Remaking of Nashville https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/07/24/country-musics-culture-wars-and-the-remaking-of-nashville?src=longreads

How is it going to both implode and explode?

!!!!!! Congrats.

In related news a friend's niece is starting a beginners digital photo course and looking for a body and lens for <$500 new or used. The course description requirements were ridiculous, but translated basically said a camera you could get out of automatic mode and a widish lens. I said... 5D Classic + 35mm D700 + 35mm XT1 + 23mm Any others recommendations of the top of your heads gang?

Little Simz - Gorilla

Congrats and good to hear. Allí messed up the used prices again. I've been looking since I saw she was testing on IG. The number of D700 videos out there in the last few years are crazy. This guy, and his professional set, seems to make them every month.

Why are you guys not supporting Taylor Swift by playing her music and renaming your towns? https://sfist.com/2023/07/18/taylor-swift-to-be-named-honorary-mayor-of-santa-clara-city-to-be-renamed-swiftie-clara/

Does it sing Daisy?

For those on iOS you may want to download the now free Spectre, from the makers of Halide. Doesn't do a ton, but does let you create AI-composite long exposures. https://9to5mac.com/2023/07/18/long-exposure-iphone-camera/#more-897028

Did it?

It's of course a different DAC world now, but a DA10 is still in my speaker rig and I fondly remember the Lavry-Benchmark-Grace DAC battles.

I don't know what this means for all those XXX headphones, but Corsair just bought Drop for their keyboards. https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/17/corsair-is-buying-mechanical-keyboard-maker-drop/ "The firm is also notable for high-profile branding exercises that include keycaps featuring Lord of the Rings and Marvel IP."

All comes down to if that ceiling vent is open or closed.

This year's Eureka CA fireworks were done in the fog, which sucks if you want to see the fireworks, but cool if you like the visuals in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Anyway, Leica SL2-S at 12800 ISO with the Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.0, then denoised slightly in Topaz's Photo.ai. Here you go - pretty fog.