Knuckledragger

The billing issue with those Harbeths might be a simple mistake, or it could be the sign of something much worse. It does raise some uncomfortable questions. Dishonesty is never a good sign. In the wake of the Hindenberg Rotenberg disaster, headphone cognoscenti are especially wary of lies about billing and shipping. HeadRoom under Herstens direction had the best customer service in the industry, period. There is an entire spectrum between the HR of yore and SinglePointOfFailure but I would hate to see the former end up like the latter. I wonder about repairs and upgrades to HeadRoom equipment. In my early days over at That Other Place, I used to regularly read about HR owners sending in their gear and almost invariably reporting back with happy results. The Sloth had his own division of HeadRoom for a while. Equipment servicing is a more delicate matter than sales. In my jaded opinion, it is even more important for maintaining customer loytalty. If HeadRoom's reputation sinks too much (and I don't think it has thus far) it will impact the resale value of HR products. No matter how far the company falls, Headroom will never be the giant steaming clusterfuck that was Mikhail's creation. HeadRoom products are unlikely to catch on fire or shock the shit out of someone. Still, it is sad to see how the company has changed for the worse. I have an HRBD and DPS, and I've entertained the idea of getting an HRMH for a long while now. I have unrealistic fantasies of upgrading to a HR-BUD and HR-UDAC (or finding a HR Balanced Max for "cheap.") All of the above shows up on the used market with some frequency, but it's a lot less fun to buy used equipment when one is unsure about the possibility of getting it serviced.

The inspiration: The realization: Our Quest is at an end. - RetroMacCast

The Power of an Earthquake Turns Train Tracks to Spaghetti

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd5yN43TqCk

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The NOTAM irregularity was pointed out repeatedly on this massive Reddit thread. I wasn't trying to reach any tinfoil hat conclusion, I just liked the MILSPEC ALLCAPS speech of the NOTAM. Ray should write his manuals like that.

KZLA LOS ANGELES A2832/10 - THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS ARE REQUIRED DUE TO NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER WEAPONS DIVISION ACTIVATION OF W537. IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY, ALL NON-PARTICIPATING PILOTS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID W537. IFR TRAFFIC UNDER ATC JURISDICTION SHOULD ANTICIPATE CLEARANCE AROUND W537 AND CAE 1176. CAE 1155 WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR OCEANIC TRANSITION. CAE 1316 & CAE 1318 WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR OCEANIC TRANSITION. CAE 1177 WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR OCEANIC TRANSITION. W537 ACTIVE, CAE 1176 CLOSED. SURFACE - FL390, 09 NOV 20:00 2010 UNTIL 10 NOV 01:00 2010. CREATED: 08 NOV 20:52 2010 The US is a firin' its lazers missiles.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIZCtDJtFPw

I haven't posted any pictures I've taken in bloody ages. Late last month I was the opening DJ for Beats Antique and Lynx. The same weekend was 6th anniversary of the drum n bass night I helped found. 50mm F/1.6, 1/80th, ISO640. 50mm F/1.6, 1/100th, ISO800 50mm, F/1.6, 1/80th, ISO800. The front of house engineer, in silhouette. The shapes in the bokeh are her worklight and the cables coming out the back of the mixer. No edits other than a 4:5 cop. 50mm, F/1.4, 1/50th, ISO640. The DJ almost lost in the lights. 17mm, F/4, 1/8th, ISO640, handheld. Russian DNB triptch. 50mm, F/1.4, 1/40th, ISO1600. I've got a few more to post, but that will have to happen later.

KAP - Klimcentrum Bjoeks, Groningen - a set on Flickr

That looks like a Tivoli setup on top.