Dusty Chalk

Better a backpedaller than a stubborn asshat, I say.

Happy Birthday, Phyllo Dough!

"...It took several kilowatts to get any sound out of it...It drew so much power at the display at CES that every time there was a loud passage or a transient, the AC line would drop. The tension arms on the tape deck would go slack, the sound would stop, the power would go back up, and it would start again; then the power would go, and it went into an oscillatory loop which included every element of the chain, including the AC line and the tensioning arms on the tape deck. We had a lot of fun doing that—a good demonstration of how much power it required. Fabulous device, but it put out ozone, and after some extensive exposure to the ozone I found myself lacking oxygen in my bloodstream...It was a year before I could go near a copy machine..." Yeezh.

Interesting -- in one fell swoop, he cemented his icon-like status in the gay community, and completely turned off all the homophobes. A line Madonna, for one, is smart enough not to completely cross, though she has been close enough to the line to feel the draw for decades. Oh, well, sure hope he likes disco. Good luck on the reinvention in a couple years there, fella!

Yeah, I stumbled upon them while searching the web for reviews of the Aleph P.

Also, panthers can't play trumpets. I'll post a pic later (much), but mine is very "80's" -- it's got those very characteristic colors that look like something out of an eMpTyV video. Also, it's white.

Don't mind him, I can see them. Awesome. Well, one of them, anyway.

What timezone is he/are they?

Win.

Is that using the PerfectWave transport, or just a traditional (digital) input?

You guys should probably ramp down the gain on the MP3's (or whatever). That might give you a little more room on the volume knob. (I believe it's an actual parameter in the metadata, not sure though.)

Pass Labs Rushmore:

Real Hockey Player: "LOL, they fight like girls."

I think that's a pretty safe generalization for girl groups, and I don't just mean Asian. Was listening to Nightingale in the car, and was wondering why it sounded so familiar. I think the reason is twofold. #1 -- the obvious one -- is that I've heard it before, because I bought it from The End/Omega; #2 -- and I'm not sure, but I think it's because he sounds like Rob Halford. The music is -- Colin, you're probably too young to realize this -- a little retro, too, and I'm thinking Judas Priest as well, but it might be something else, can't quite put my finger on it. If anyone knows, please share with me. Colin -- if you haven't heard Sad Wings of Destiny and Sin After Sin, stop whatever you're doing, track them down now, and listen to them.

I've got two words for you: edge diffraction.

(starts to google "pussy licking fox"...then thinks better of it)

Thanks, I was thinking 5 in geosynchronous orbit would do it.

Well, since the ULN-8 probably won't be FOTM any more by then, I'd go with the TTVJ.

Heifetz plays Bruch and Vieuxtemps, RCALSSACD

What the hell is that thing? Besides a salt lick.

Caught up on V last night.

's'truth. What's most funny is, I wasn't even thinking that my "shortlist" was "short" at all, I was just thinking in the colloquial. (A lot of British magazines end their reviews that such and such piece of gear -- if you're in the market for such and such category with such and such qualification -- should be on your short list.)

Hawt. Origin Live is on my short list.

Kitteh Motivational Posters

I that video.