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Same here. Had a couple ATRAC players, both shown in the video. Loved the size, sound, and physicality of it. Strangely rejected someone giving me their MD player about a decade ago. That was a mistake. Still miss my MZ-R70. Moved to the 6GB Creative NOMAD Jukebox. Then seemingly downgraded to a shiny 5GB Apple iPod. I've never wanted anything as quickly as I did that 1G iPod. Even switched my operating system to support it. Nothing seemed as... is beautiful the right word?...until the 1G iPhone. But the Sony MDs were no doubt beautiful too. I won't comment on the Nomad. Anyway, Sony and portable audio always reminds of the article The Civil War Inside Sony https://www.wired.com/2003/02/sony-4/

Sony MiniDisc: The (Not) Forgotten Audio Format That (Never) Failed. I learned a few things.

Decade bump. Anyone else excited about the Duet 3? https://apogeedigital.com/blog/introducing-apogee-duet-3

Hania Rani - Esja

Hand-painted 29,000 frames on glass

Looking great Al. Plenty of spots for the Robotron 2084 machine.

If by some chance this hasn’t been posted in the last seven years…

Speaking of anniversaries…

If you haven't heard... https://megaphone.link/PPY3726922599 / https://brokenrecordpodcast.com/all#/episode-7-tom-petty-and-the-creation-of-wildflowers/

Just watched the first episode of Mildred Pierce (HBO) and it's really good. if you didn't see the mini-series when it was originally released and liked Mare and want more Winslet (and Pearce) check it out.

There's always the macOS sidebar Do Not Disturb is a quick way to get temporarily get rid of notifications.

Fake Spatial Audio https://9to5mac.com/2021/06/08/ios-15-and-macos-monterey-simulate-spatial-audio-for-non-dolby-content-with-new-spatialize-stereo-option/

Good news / bad news - https://www.gamesradar.com/jupiters-legacy-isnt-officially-cancelled-but-its-almost-definitely-cancelled/

Good to hear and a friendly reminder for those who like Smart in either, but haven’t seen her in Watchmen, she’s got a juicy role over there.

I'm stuck down a rabbit's hole

^ Similarly, I had great interest at the start when it felt something different, but lost interest by the end of the pilot as it got more conventionally genre-focused. I mean that less as a criticism, than to set expectations. Melissa has been enjoying it.

Mare isn’t the only Midwestern mystery out there to solve. If this Memorial Day weekend you find yourself asking “what are the ties of the Protestant Reformation to Old World Amish?” see below. Watched this morning.

... and scene. This completes our lesson on mood.

The rules of Spoiler Avoidance may be mankind’s greatest mystery. On the subject of mysteries, watched a bunch of these this morning...

RIP Gavin MacLeod of Mary Tyler Moore Show and Love Boat fame https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/may/30/gavin-macleod-the-love-boats-captain-stubing-dies-aged-90

It holds up well.

Congrats!

Revisiting this series...

RIP to Maurice “Mo” Pinel, bowling ball revolutionary, of COVID-19 https://www.wired.com/story/one-mans-amazing-journey-to-the-center-of-the-bowling-ball/

I like the Dekoni's on the LCD2s. Parasound Zdac's back on sale if anyone is interested. Am listening to one at the moment. https://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=PAZDACV2