Knuckledragger

Quite a while back, a head-caser mentioned in here that they bought a large assortment of velcro cable ties. Foolishly, I didn't save the URL. I have a whole mess of cables I'd like to keep sorted. Anyone got a suggestion where I should look? I'd like longer ties if possible, and the kind that stay attached to the cable. I know where to get that variety from a couple pro outlets, but the cost per tie is kind of insane for how many I need.

Now that I have use of both hands again, I've gone back to the infrared spectrum: My IR PowerShot G2 can shoot RAW, but it can't do RAW and jpeg at the same time. As an experiment, I went out and fired off a couple dozen exposures in RAW mode and then converted them in Photoshop. The end results are not earth-shatteringly different, but the process was interesting.

Hmm. I will take the above under advisement. Mr. Chalk has been kind enough to send me his old modulator. If that doesn't work out, I'll be looking at a new head unit, I think. My Subaru's stock stereo is unusual in that it's two DIN units, the amp/radio/tape and a 6-disc in-dash player. I can't imagine I could get a replacement head unit (that wasn't a Subaru) that would work with the changer.

This album is so \m/

62 8x10" prints.

Furthermore.... The resizer is having some fun with this. Right click and "view image" (or click here) and get yr sidescroll on.

For a second I thought this was the slow forum.

Click for sauce. "I assume most of us know that Mass is just relative to the amount of Matter the object consists off, but Mass is not representative of the amount of Volume it takes up. However, there are some that do not, so let's not be misleading and clarify a few things. For example, some of the most Massive Objects in the Universe are Black Holes, which have theoretically 0 volume. R136a1 impresses with 265 Solar Masses? The Supermassive Black Hole OJ 287 is 18,000,000,000 Solar Masses. R136a1, for Mass of a Star sets a new standard. As for Volume though, even though it's 1,000,000 times brighter than our Sun, it's Volume is shadowed by that of VY Canis Majoris, STILL. R136a1 is 265 Solar Masses and 35 times the diameter of our Sun. In terms of Mass vs. VY Canis Majoris, R136a1 wins. However, in terms of Volume, R136a1 is ONLY 35 times the Diameter of our Sun. Our Sun is approximately 865,000 Miles in Diameter. Being 35 times the Diameter, R136a1 is approximately 30,275,000 miles in Diameter, pretty large. If it were to replace our Sun, it would be touching the boundaries of Mercury's Orbit, which is approximately 35,000,000 miles. Earth is approximately 93,000,000 miles away from the Sun. To give you an idea of our Voluminous VY Canis Majoris is, it is 1,800,000,000 miles across. 1,800,000,000 miles (VY Canis Majoris) > 30,275,000 miles (R136a1) by a long shot. To give you an idea of how much space that would take up, Saturn's Orbit is 1,350,000,000 away from the Sun. So, if R136a1's outer edges would singe Mercury if it were in the place of our sun, VY Canis Majoris in it's place would be hiding Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, The Asteroid Belt, Jupiter and Saturn within itself, with room to spare. Hoever, R136a1 is just starting it's main sequence, whereas VY Canis Majoris is near the end of it's life. R136a1 may become even larger later on in it's life."

...and a tape measure?

3rd one down is possibly NSFW.

So after 5 continuous years of use with a 1/8" to tape adapter, the tape transport in my Subaru's stereo has bit the dust. I could look into getting the transport repaired or replaced, but it's probably simpler to get a Pu-36 Explosive Space Modulator FM transmitter for the 'Pod. I have a Belkin adapter that plugs in to my car's "power port" (cigarette lighter) and has an iPod dock connector. It powers the 'Pod and has a 1/8" jack. My car only has one power port, so I imagine I'll have to discontinue using the Belkin. I need an FM transmitter that has good signal strength and sound quality and can power the iPod. I live in a relatively rural area, so I shouldn't have too much trouble finding an open frequency. Any head-casers have experience with iPod transmitters? What makes and models should I be investigating?

I still can't get this headphone stand to work right.

3 lens hoods and 2 .wav files from juno.co.uk. Juno is awesome, but I wish they'd use FLACs.

Click for sauce.

I wonder what the burn-in process involves.