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New CHVRCHES.

A mate of mine is a golf pro and a solid plus handicap and tested himself on a radar launch monitor hitting a dozen or so drives with and without his Submariner on. Wearing the watch cost him an average of just over 1 mph of club head speed, which translated to about 3.5 yards of carry. So there's that, too. Have my eye on a Lange chrono at the moment. More it it actually transpires.

I love the tone of this.

The Kinks -- Lola versus Powerman and The Moneygoround Pt. 1

Coffee douche identified.

Apple is done with physical inputs (and outputs). They've decided wireless is the way, hence the dedicated chipsets to take the pain out of pairing and managing the connection. Mark my words, as soon as wireless charging is deemed "good enough" they'll disappear the Lightning port too. There will be much wailing and gnashing of teeth and, as with the headphone jack, not a single fuck will be given in Cupertino.

Happy Birthday Jeff! Treat yourself to a ... um ... well ... maybe some backup JH13s?

Oh shit, new toe!

I kind of want a HomePod. (Should this be in the Mac thread or the iPhone thread?)

Simple Minds -- Walk Between Worlds

I assume you’ve seen the pictures of Martin Gore’s setup?

Fuck you Steve. I say this with love.

Current mood:

MGMT -- Oracular Spectacular

From today's Times. Back when hacks were hacks!

240p because THAT'S ALL THERE WAS, MOTHERFUCKER!

Just wish “I Won’t Lie To You” was about twice as long!

Have we had this before? Must have.

Popped up on shuffle tonight. YouTube has the old video I remember. #Blessed

Really like this song and album.

That's big fukn biscuit. Is there an asteroid tracking site?

The beveling that makes the design so distinctive also makes it prone to noticeable dings. And the beautiful brushing then makes these hard to touch up. Comes down to how much evidence of wear is going to bother you, I guess?

The APRO is a scratch magnet so if that bothers you -- given the usage -- it might be something to consider. Otherwise, it's in a different class to the Rolex, for good (it's a stone classic design) and ill (movement is less robust and cost of ownership will be substantially higher). Another Rolex option at 36mm would be a Datejust 116200 on a Jubilee bracelet with the white gold fluted bezel. Gives it a bit more visual interest in my opinion.