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Thanks to the local library. What a fun read, thanks for the recommendation. Would it be a bit of a giveaway to say I was far too familiar with far too many of the references? It looks like Ernie is on (book) tour. I may even be able to catch him. Now, can I win that DeLorean?

In other zombie related news http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/11/zombie_bullets/ The comments are well worth reading ... Which alerted me to this http://zombieapocalypsestore.myshopify.com/products/zombie-apocalypse-automatic-weapons-package When's the next HC meetup in 'Vegas Baby?

They're Everywhere ... http://listverse.com...erican-accents/ http://www.zimbio.co...se Fake Accents http://slackerheroes...-accents-on-tv/ EDIT: one for the audiophiles http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=276931

The Diamond Jubilee Concert (The full broadcast * ) *not the "edited highlights" on ABC

Al, what a great way to celebrate a special day. Happy Birthday to your dad.

Be a man of the moment, not last millennium. - Thus Here. look at at them on this retina display. Can I email them to you. Oh you still use paper? how quaint.

As Charlie Brooker shows, in a lot of "Reality" TV shows its often down to the editing, all the better to fit in with their narrative of events. Same with talent shows. There's always a story to manipulate you.

Its not like this has happened before ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Potts

You can catch the last transit of venus of your lifetime, live on the NASA feed on wired. or direct on Nasa Edge

Observed the transit of Venus thanks to a co-workers telescope

It could have been worse, it could have been Diet Mountain Dew.

Plenty of speaker pr0n from the T.H.E. Show 2012, Newport Beach, CA in this thread or flickr set / slideshow

Percussive maintenance

^ The Auralex Modpads helped . (see & ) Also, Yes (preamp with volume control) and Yes (switchable mains power) see

Another Happy Belated!

Up early to watch a certain monarch's Diamond Jubilee Pageant (on the telly) .

HC new member win

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UE blurb seems to imply that the "pro mixer" is the target market The Ultimate Ears In-Ear Reference Monitors are designed for professional studio engineers and producers for use during recording, mixing and mastering original music content. Other applications include FOH venue tuning, live recording and mixing. This is also an excellent product for “audiophile” or serious music listener because of its natural and authentic sound reproduction. http://www.logitech.com/en-us/ue/custom-in-ear-monitors/devices/Reference-Monitors

^ AKA

Yes, but do they come with a free loud shirt, and instructions on how to "strike a pose" All the cool kids are doing it ...

^this. Why would you want fixed response, when you could adjust and save settings yourself, giving you multiple (writeable) presets to choose from? Other than perceived exclusivity and margins?

^ What about your home address?

Team HC T-Shirts? From: http://www.lolshirts.com/shirt/fabeb5831d1/keep-calm-and-kill-zombies-t-shirt There was this one, but possibly inappropriate .... but its sold out http://www.glitchgear.com/gamer_gear/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=117&category_id=12&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=30

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