Dusty Chalk

Vicky -- the baffles of the speakers should be flush with the books.

GPH Re: The Musical Box -- I've of course heard of them (being a huge progger, myself) and intend on seeing them some day (although I keep forgetting to look to see if they're ever coming to my area), but I still have a question: do they do the whole drum duet thing that Phil Collins and Chester Thompson do? That started with the Trick of the Tail tour, didn't it?

For the record, we "forgot" to invite pretty much everyone. I sort of "invited myself" publicly (and it evolved from there), so if anyone else was interested, they could have expressed an interest publicly as well.

Really nice selection, there. (Symphonie Fantastique, in particular, is a recent discovery for me.)

You know, I was thinking that one would have issues with the reams of paper route due to sound issues, I didn't even think about how it would increase the footprint.

Not good for my wallet. Since the ECD-2 wasn't literally represented, but rather "imaginatively", I'm going to have to end up getting both and selling the one I like less. Freakin' awesome dynamics. And the SRX Mk 3 ( -- remind me, please) -- was pretty awesome.

Thankfully, y'all sufficiently warned me away from it -- I haven't seen it. $180/2TB eSata is a sweet deal.

Listened to some Orthodynamics and some Staxes. Pretty much all day.

Leopard print? You're a wild man. PS Reams of paper work, too, that's what I use. It's basically solid wood with most of the resonances taken out of it.

And here I was, worried that no-one would have anything to do.

I actually had that happen to me when I was a child. Little Dusty: "Trick or treat!" Neighbor: "Alright, trick!" Little Dusty: "wuh?" Neighbor: (explains) Little Dusty: (starts to cry in middle of explanation)

Who can be moar banned than Duggeh? The answer is none. None moar banned.

You mean, like DSD over HDMI? Yeah, I wish.

Up or down? Sample rate conversion is a whole thing, there's an entire industry evolved around it (albeit realtime, but still...).

No, that's mirrors. Depending on which mythology you follow.

Argh, for some reason, I can't see the pics.

The biting thing is normal. He's not trying to eat you, that's just the way cats play -- it's part play, part establishing relationship. Some play rougher than others. Since your hands are your livelihood, I recommend teaching him that you don't play that way, so that it doesn't escalate. The most important thing is to stop him. I scold mine when he gets too rough, but I let him bite me when he only does it gently. He's learning -- he bites without getting too rough more frequently. And it's not just breaking skin -- if he breaks skin, you definitely need to stop him, that's usually too far even for a cat. What I mean by "too rough" is when it "stings" afterwards. I've seen a study that said cats who are played with roughly tend to be rougher when they grow up. I want a gentle cat, so I try to expose him to as little roughness as possible. But he's a male kitten, so there's also a certain amount of him naturally being that way. It's also a bit of a dominance thing -- he's trying to gain dominance of you, so by not letting him bite you, you are partly telling him that you're boss. I say "partly", because you're not biting him back. That's just a length I'm not willing to go to, to let the cat know I'm boss. Besides, eyes too close to paws. You also need to learn to clip his claws. Good luck with that. Do it early, so he'll get used to it. About once a week, depending on growth rate. Just blunt them, and make sure you don't cut his flesh.

Colin -- was your copy signed? I got the pic, but it wasn't signed. Perhaps I will get that advance entrance surcharge and get it signed myself. (I got mine today also, but am listening to this: Copland: Billy the Kid/Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite, RCA Living Stereo SACD.)

Without reading the article -- isn't that what CD-Text is? Will read article.

Jesus Christ! @ the crate. My AudioValve RKV comes a distant second.

In a word: 9.10. 64-bit version from the 32-bit version in one case. Still working on it. (Backups occurred during the former part of the day.)

And you can always phantom the center. The hard part is getting buy-in on the part of surrounds for two reasons. #1 -- Why? Why do we need surround at all? What's wrong with stereo? I don't want sounds coming out from behind me. They distract me. I don't want things happening behind me. #2 -- Can we please put these wires away? What do you mean, they always have to be there? They don't have to be there when we're just sitting here watching TV, do they?

Why do you think I've only posted pictures of my work rig at particular angles?