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Nice early Stephenson reference! Now tell us you also read "The Big U" when it was still out of print.

I guess it's a step forward, and 256kbps AAC actually sounds pretty good. But I'm confused by the whole "iTunes Plus" upgrade thing. Why should I pay 30c to convert a 128kbps file that I (foolishly) paid 99c for to a 256kbps file that is now also available for 99c? I understand if you were moving up a pricing tier, but that's not the case. It just feels like a gouge.

^^^ I like Ian's album covers better! Eels -- Souljacker

Got puked on. Did laundry. Got puked on again. Did laundry again. I'm still ahead of Sherwood, at least.

Knuckles and I both bought from that seller. He'll do them a lot cheaper than that if you haggle.

+1 for fairly imminent Mini update with no fanfare at all. It might make money, but that doesn't mean Jobs doesn't despise it.

I might or might not have your amp, which might or might not perform as advertised and I might or might not ship it to you provided you give me lots more money up front. Who could possibly object to that?

Get out! And take that common sense with you!

So the iTunes music store will soon be all DRM-free and 256kbps AAC. In return, the labels got 69c, 99c and $1.29 tiered pricing. Free (I think) upgrades of all lower-bit-rate prior purchases. My library has been all lossless for all of two days, but I think some of the purged stuff is shortly going to be restored from backup. EDIT: OK, it's not free so fuck it.

So sachsy!

Tears For Fears -- The Hurting Odd segue, but it's all good.

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Are there other amps besides the BH that can do the ESP950 justice? Purely out of curiosity. Happily dynamic, me. Not even slightly tempted by the stat side. Certainly not intrigued. No sir.

Ray LaMontagne -- Till The Sun Turns Black

Replaced a toilet. Always fun. At least I now have a pot to piss in again, as it were.

I bought protection. Matter of fact, I'm listening to them right now.

The rack is cool. Pity the components are so fugly.

Everyone's cooler than me.

From what I've read, the entire world is pretty much "just outside it." Bill Bryson -- who is by default right about everything -- mentions in passing that it took the human population of the planet about 20,000 years to recover from the volcanic winter following the last super-eruption* in 73,000 BC or so. * Fnarr fnarr.

Mojave 3 -- Out Of Tune

Also, purged every bit (tee hee) of lossy music from my iTunes library. I feel so ... virginal.

Four tickets to South Africa. Oh, that hurt. Although probably not as much as the actual 18-1/2 hour flight will with a three- and four-year-old.

Posted in the wrong thread! D'oh.

Boards Of Canada -- The Campfire Headphase