Knuckledragger

"Jar lids do not concern me, Admiral. I want that catnip!"

This attic used to be a Superfund site. I removed an epic quantity of squirrel shit out of here. It was glued in place with a like amout of squirrel piss. It took the use of a shop-vac, putty knife and paint scraper to clean it off. The floor is still not 100% clean, but it's as good as it's going to get. The contractor suggested I varnish the wood to keep whatever ...residue is left from coming up. The second coat is just about dry now, and I can probably begin putting stuff back into this attic tomorrow. The odd patches of insulation are where I had to replace sections. The squirrels had chewed it up to make nests ...or for their own amusement, or whatever. I should point out that my bed is immediately behind the wall to the right in this shot. I spent six years(!) sleeping with my head about two feet away from an every-growing pile of flying squirrel ejecta. How did I fail to notice this? Well, I used to hear them crawling around, but it was hard to pinpoint where the sound was coming from. Secondly, this attic was full of all manner of clutter (go figure.) Lastly, the squirrel nest was under this fucking thing: I don't know what it is, but it was nailed in place very securely inside the attic. It took the combined efforts of me, the contractor, his assistant, and two crowbars to get the blasted thing out there. If you look really closely, you'll still see some ...squirrel marks on the bottom of it. I think I should compile these episodes into a book, and call it The Squirrel Shit Diaries.

Likewise. I saw that minifig pic a few days ago, but I don't think I saved a copy. ...and now Um:

I'm not gonna lie, I wrote that post for the purpose of having an excuse to use that smiley. Dayum, that was quick. Of course with the mods around here, it'll be mighty useful. Err, what does dotu refer to?

When I bought my Blue Dragon IIs (early 2005) the consensus on Head-Fi (take that as you will) was that they were considered on par with the Cardas cables. The BDs were much better looking than the smurf-blue Cardassians, so the choice for me was easy. I think at the time Drew charged the same or nearly the same amount for Cardas or BD Senn cables. I have never heard Cardas headphone cables, but I had a pair of balanced Cardas interconnects for many years. They were exceptionally well build, lightyears better than my oh-so-fragile Kimbers. Cardas XLRs appear tough enough for stage use. I was quite happy with their sound when I had them, but I'm not one who uh, does much critical listening to spot the differences between interconnects. I have since traded them to swt61, and I believe he is quite happy with them. There aren't many other Cardas products with which I've had firsthand experience, but based on the quality of what I have seen, I would certainly buy their stuff again. Especially if it's not so smurfy looking. Also, I don't think anyone was taking pot-shots in this thread, so let me rectify that: n_maher is a poopy_head. Wait, that was a joke! Put away that ban stick! AAAaaaagjkgjkfgjfkjgkfj....*

You grawk-blocker! He offered it to me first! ... I just bought 624 feet of pipe insulation. 288 feet for 1/2" pipe, and 336 feet for 1" pipe.

IAWTC.

I like "Slow Roller" myself. In another lifetime (say, 1993) I was a moderator on a dialup BBS network called SlowNet. ISTR a lot of activity in on the "Jokes for the Slow" forum. The more things change... *bark*

Is that a brick or a red Pico?

Dude, HeadAmp products are well built, but I'm not sure they'd stand up to being launched. There aren't many options for pre-built ones, but you can try try this DIY guide if you're really set on projecting your Pico.

Aww, I didn't know you guys cared. I am now officially the Slowest Head-Caser.

How much do unlocked/Euro iPhones go for on the grey market? My service provider is T-Mobile, but I don't have a data plan.

Ugh. Yuck. Erg. This stuff is miserable to work with, but it's R39. I are so not a professional insulation installer. I am dirty and itchy and can barely breath.

Oh, right. This thread. I, uh, still haven't taken any close up pix of the tubes. I might borrow my friends EF 100mm F/2.8 Macro lens for the purpose. I've been woefully busy tearing out the ceiling of my garage and installing insulation, which is not a job I wish on ...most people. While clearing stuff out to make room for this horrible project, I found two boxes and briefly thought I'd discovered another stash of tubes: No such luck, they're old projector bulbs, for 1960s-era slide and film projects. Pretty cool, but of no use to audio snobs. I'd better keep them away from Mikhail or he'll incorporate them into his next DAC. Aaaanyway ...back to the salt mines with me.

The transcript is below: If World War Two had been an online Real Ttime Strategy game, the chat room traffic would have gone something like this. *Hitler[AoE] has joined the game.* *Eisenhower has joined the game.* *paTTon has joined the game.* *Churchill has joined the game.* *benny-tow has joined the game.* *T0J0 has joined the game.* *Roosevelt has joined the game.* *Stalin has joined the game.* *deGaulle has joined the game.* Roosevelt: hey sup T0J0: y0 Stalin: hi Churchill: hi Hitler[AoE]: cool, i start with panzer tanks! paTTon: lol more like panzy tanks T0JO: lol Roosevelt: o this fockin sucks i got a depression! benny-tow: haha america sux Stalin: hey hitler you dont fight me i dont fight u, cool? Hitler[AoE]; sure whatever Stalin: cool deGaulle: **** Hitler rushed some1 help Hitler[AoE]: lol byebye frenchy Roosevelt: i dont got **** to help, sry Churchill: wtf the luftwaffle is attacking me Roosevelt: get antiair guns Churchill: i cant afford them benny-tow: u n00bs know what team talk is? paTTon: stfu Roosevelt: o yah hit the navajo button guys deGaulle: eisenhower ur worthless come help me quick Eisenhower: i cant do **** til rosevelt gives me an army paTTon: yah hurry the fock up Churchill: d00d im gettin pounded deGaulle: this is fockin weak u guys suck *deGaulle has left the game.* Roosevelt: im gonna attack the axis k? benny-tow: with what? ur wheelchair? benny-tow: lol did u mess up ur legs AND ur head? Hitler[AoE]: ROFLMAO T0J0: lol o no america im comin 4 u Roosevelt: wtf! thats bullsh1t u fags im gunna kick ur asses T0JO: not without ur harbors u wont! lol Roosevelt: u little biotch ill get u Hitler[AoE]: wtf Hitler[AoE]: america hax, u had depression and now u got a huge fockin army Hitler[AoE]: thats bullsh1t u hacker Churchill: lol no more france for u hitler Hitler[AoE]: tojo help me! T0J0: wtf u want me to do, im on the other side of the world retard Hitler[AoE]: fine ill clear you a path Stalin: WTF u arsshoel! WE HAD A FoCKIN TRUCE Hitler[AoE]: i changed my mind lol benny-tow: haha benny-tow: hey ur losing ur guys in africa im gonna need help in italy soon sum1 T0J0: o **** i cant help u i got my hands full Hitler[AoE]: im 2 busy 2 help Roosevelt: yah thats right ***** im comin for ya Stalin: church help me Churchill: like u helped me before? sure ill just sit here Stalin: dont be an arss Churchill: dont be a commie. oops too late Eisenhower: LOL benny-tow: hahahh oh sh1t help Hitler: o man ur focked paTTon: oh what now biotch Roosevelt: whos the cripple now lol *benny-tow has been eliminated.* benny-tow: lame Roosevelt: gj patton paTTon: thnx Hitler[AoE]: WTF eisenhower hax hes killing all my sh1t Hitler[AoE]: quit u hacker so u dont ruin my record Eisenhower: Nuts! benny~tow: wtf that mean? Eisenhower: meant to say nutsack lol finger slipped paTTon: coming to get u hitler u paper hanging hun cocksocker Stalin: rofl T0J0: HAHAHHAA Hitler[AoE]: u guys are fockin gay Hitler[AoE]: ur never getting in my city *Hitler[AoE] has been eliminated.* benny~tow: OMG u noob you killed yourself Eisenhower: ROFLOLOLOL Stalin: OMG LMAO! Hitler[AoE]: WTF i didnt click there omg this game blows *Hitler[AoE] has left the game* paTTon: hahahhah T0J0: WTF my teammates are n00bs benny~tow: shut up noob Roosevelt: haha wut a moron paTTon: wtf am i gunna do now? Eisenhower: yah me too T0J0: why dont u attack me o thats right u dont got no ships lololol Eisenhower: fock u paTTon: lemme go thru ur base commie Stalin: go to hell lol paTTon: fock this sh1t im goin afk Eisenhower: yah this is gay *Roosevelt has left the game.* Hitler[AoE]: wtf? Eisenhower: sh1t now we need some1 to join *tru_m4n has joined the game.* tru_m4n: hi all T0J0: hey Stalin: sup Churchill: hi tru_m4n: OMG OMG OMG i got all his stuff! tru_m4n: NUKES! HOLY **** I GOT NUKES Stalin: d00d gimmie some plz tru_m4n: no way i only got like a couple Stalin: omg dont be gay gimmie nuculer secrets T0J0: wtf is nukes? T0J0: holy ****holy****hoyl****! *T0J0 has been eliminated.* *The Allied team has won the game!* Eisenhower: awesome! Churchill: gg noobs no re T0J0: thats bull**** u fockin suck *T0J0 has left the game.* *Eisenhower has left the game.* Stalin: next game im not going to be on ur team, u guys didnt help me for **** Churchill: wutever, we didnt need ur help neway dumbarss tru_m4n: l8r all benny~tow: bye Churchill: l8r Stalin: fock u all tru_m4n: shut up commie lol *tru_m4n has left the game.* benny~tow: lololol u commie Churchill: ROFL Churchill: bye commie *Churchill has left the game.* *benny~tow has left the game.* Stalin: i hate u all fags *Stalin has left the game.* paTTon: lol no1 is left paTTon: weeeee i got a jeep *paTTon has been eliminated.* paTTon: o sh1t! *paTTon has left the game.*

BNC offers true 75-ohm termination, while RCA can at best approximate that. BNC is also easier to attach and remove, and stays secured better. It's a pro standard and a much nicer to work with. I cannot argue that any of this will have an effect on sound quality.

You want moar? I got it here and here. I cannot post these here in good conscience. Total WTF for me, but apparently it's a mini-meme I didn't know about: