Dusty Chalk

Deepak -- you need to track down "...And the Reindeer You Rode In On" -- it'd be more up your alley

Stupid pheasant. Or quail. Or whatever it is.

I disagree, they're plug'n'play if you buy a system (earspeaker/amp combo).

"Grim optimism" T-shirts from woot. I was hoping that one would win the derby. Huzzah.

It sounds great with certain phones, but I agree with the "too much" comment -- only recommended if you have the equivalent of a sweet tooth for the overly tubey sound.

Wait...that was a viral ad for Wanted?!?!? I never put that together.

I'm not sure I understand -- what do you mean by, "you normalized the audio"? Is that the volume matching that you described, or do you mean normalization in the digital compression sense?

No, you're fine. Postwhore was a reference to someone else entirely ("best big head there ever was").

Ah. And: love the invention and use of "Postjackian".

Well, it doesn't sound like much of a very profitable "record label", then, now does it?

Sounds like it's worth at least auditioning, then. Thanks!

I have two separate systems -- one for shiny disks, the other for the computer (and a third speaker system) -- just at my office. "Systems" is such a transient word for me.

Nice. Now you need to buy a pair of Mk 2 pads...

I can't imagine a lawyer would want to get mixed up in a bootleg house.

If you liked them, then yes, they were. I think the D5000 -- other than build quality issues -- is a completely under-rated phone. I remember liking it, and have heard nothing since then to convince me otherwise.

That's too bad, entertainment value was priceless. I'm not arguing against the perma-ban -- the "renewing" account was definitely perma-ban worthy.

Hey Zorn fans -- anyone heard any of the Book of Angels series of recordings? Various artists play from the Zorn songbook, including the one that intrigues me the most, Medeski Martin & Wood. Assume I, for the most part, don't like Zorn. Is this sufficiently Zorn-like that I will want to pass on this as well?

"...banging..."

Thanks! I'm actually serious about the earrings -- the headphones are comfortable with both of those on?

Do you know any Catholic high school girls?

Okay, I need a new television as well, so I'm probably going with the Gateway XHD-3000 (or the Dell 3008FPW). Those are really the only two options, because they're the only ones that have internal scalers, and I know of no scalers that will produce DVI-D (Dual DVI). Any other contenders or options I should be considering?

Right, but isn't that the way they do it now? Isn't that the way they've been doing it for years? I sincerely ask the question -- not questioning you, questioning the industry. I have a friend in the FDA, I'll ask him.

Bunch o' Rachel's Yesterday it was the Matmos split; earlier it was Selenography, currently Handwriting is wrapping up.

Besides, here's a picture of Shiina Ringo punching through a sheet of (admittedly probably fake) glass: Does that even make sense? Does you suing me make sense? Does "Pfff" make sense? Does anything make sense? Ladies and Gentlemen of the supposed jury, I declare that if Chewy lives on the planet Endor, you have to acquit. The defense rests.

I used the entirely different "Pfff". Are you so megalomaniacal as to believe you own the patent to all words that start with "pf"? What are you going to do about Pfefferneusse, are you going to sue the entire country of Germany, as well as all American housewives of German descent? You're in for a world of hurt. I declare "fair use".