Hopstretch

Way to harsh the mellow, dude.

Didn't have any skin in the game. Will console self with improved odds of getting my skin in her, as it were.

FTFY

Speaking of options, the wife finally got the IPO monkey off her back today when they went to market at last. Originally filed to sell $330M at $16 to $18 and ended up with an order book well over $1B at $17.50. Closed at $19.50 after first day's trading. Back slaps and commemorative tombstones all round! Hoping to see her slightly less occasionally until the next one ramps up.

Steely Dan -- Countdown To Ecstasy

They're not melting, they're diluting.

Snap!

There's a one-step program. Buy one really nice watch and wear it happily for the rest of your life.

Meme evolution appears to be proceeding as usual. McNaughton Fine Art McNaughton Fine Art: 2.0

Counting Crows -- This Desert Life Guilty pleasure. Wish it wasn't so horribly recorded.

I noticed that too. That (woefully-named) hiFace thing K3cT pointed out actually looks like it might be interesting, though. They've written the custom drivers necessary to get 24/192 sample rates (including on Atom-based platforms) and seem to have thought seriously about the (potential) jitter issue. Although, of course, I don't actually have the technical competence to tell if their claims are gibberish or not.

Arcade Fire -- Funeral

Wicked-looking amp, too. Any details about that?

The xx -- XX Despite all the self-conscious x-ing, it's good.

All glory to the HypnoToadCat!

Bruce Springsteen -- Darkness On The Edge Of Town

Nice. My Micro Line Drive has feeeeelings for it.

The Beatles -- White Album

The PerfectWave DAC has HDMI input. But only for I2S, not DSD or PCM. Must admit, I got a fair bit more interested in that thing when Jeff said it sounded like vinyl to him. 'Cause I believe he may have heard a couple of records.

I think domesticity must have either interfered with his aim or sapped the vigor from his swing. Next stop, perimeter weighted shovels, for a bigger sweet spot and more forgiveness on mishits.

Elvis Costello -- Secret, Profane & Sugarcane Vinyl

Is it just me, or have threads been drifting even further than usual today?

Arcy sparky! (Gets real good around 4:00) LiveLeak.com - Raw video: Arcing Powerlines Cause Tree Fire & Explosion

Roger Waters -- Radio Kaos