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My favorite was frosted blueberry, nice and warm from the toaster.

Well, it was more like a cumulative 5lbs a year that stuck with me.

I had to give them up for my 50lb weight loss. Sad days.

Comcast home service, at home.

Seriously?

When I met her at CanJam 2009 she welcomed me with open arms when many other headcasers were sneering at me. I've been reading her updates in the biking thread with great interest, and almost suggested she start a blog about it to share with a bigger crowd, but I thought that statement would backfire. I do know how important this is to her. I wouldn't have donated if this wasn't something close to her heart (both the riding part and the charity).

Happy Birthday!

I think that's from a Suicide Girls video from about 5 years ago. Yes?

Bummer, sold out.

Glad you didn't get hurt worse. I think when I took that digger at Steamboat in July I might have had a hairline fracture myself. My hip swelling was much worse than the huge bruise, and it's still swollen almost 4 months later although much better. I'm still very point tender over the hip too. For me, scratching a new bike would drive me nuts, which is one reason (other than cost) why I bought a used bike that's pre-scratched to hell already. (I should only buy used iPads too)

I was teasing. I should have said, "it's only a flesh wound" aka Monty Python...

Thanks!

Haven't tried any W4S DACs yet. I did own a DLIII for a long while and it was pretty nice when I got it for $699, so $450 is an even better deal. The timbre and tone (or frequency response) was similar to the Stello DA100 when set for 96K up sampling. It was a little brighter and more spacious sounding in 192K mode, but maybe with a little more glare in the treble. Not sure why it would sound that different with changing up-sampling rates, and you can't turn off up-sampling so it's one or the other. Overall performance was not far from a standard Stello DA100 or Apogee mini-DAC (a little behind Apogee), but my main issue with it was that it had difficulty handling high jitter levels via optical, like from that of my 1st Gen Apple TV. I took it to RMAF 2009 and was going to leave it set up with an Apple TV and 19" monitor, so I wouldn't have to leave my Macbook unattended when I wanted to see the rest of the show. However, we discovered pops, clicks, dropouts, and graininess with ATV. The Macbook optical out was very noticeably better than the Apple TV, so I had to use that for the rest of the meet. At that time we compared it to a stage 3 or 4 Cullen modded DLIII which was more refined, open, spacious, and detailed than the stock DLIII, regardless of transport. So Rick Cullen (of W4S) seems to know what he's doing with DACs. I recall we tried another DAC that couldn't even lock onto the signal or make any sound using the ATV optical out (but I forget the name). I ended up buying my PWD from Mike and compared the DLIII to it, and it wasn't really close - hearing the same improvements with the PWD that I heard in the Cullen modded DLIII. I think I sold it for $550. So, the DLIII is a very decent mid-level DAC that performs close to the DA100 and mini-DAC when used with a good transport. Based on other comparisons I've done, I did feel a Lavry DA10 and Cullen modded DLIII were better. But there's little chance that you'll be disappointed for only $450. A new Nuforce HDP costs $450 and it doesn't perform nearly as well until you connect it to a linear regulated PSU like a sigma 11. In your price range there is also the $399 - $499 W4S µDAC to consider, but I haven't heard anything about those yet. If you were only going to use USB input and single ended output, you could save even more money with a 24/96 DACport LX or Pico DAC.

What if you duct tape a peg-leg to the pedal of the bike, bypassing the bad ankle?

Aww Maaan, you can tough it out. Or, maybe you could send a proxie in your place, someone who couldn't have gotten in without your fundraising.

I thought I had an appropriate slightly humorous response. What's with all the hostility?

You could have disassembled it to put inside the car, and put it back together at home.

Huh, page 501 never showed up as unread, but I missed a lot there. Get well vicki, maybe an air splint will help and still let you ride with proper shoes and all? I tore two ligaments in my left ankle once and was able to walk within two days with an air splint.

Happy Birthday!

Why is okay to put this much effort into alcohol, cars and headphones but not watches?

I'm using two pairs of these that I'm happy with. They're definitely good to use with gear that stacks neatly with the RCA jacks close together, as long as you aren't going for the ceiling high stack where everything connected looks like an old time switchboard in the back.

Or, she is the Walrus.

How do you run the wires behind the shelf?

But then he's gotta charge $329 for the Lightning to USB camera connection kit to make up the difference.

Shot my S&W 637 for the first time in several months, now that I've had the CT laser grips replaced. I can't focus on the sites with my dominant Rt eye, after having RK for distance vision back in 1995, so I shoot everything with a laser grip and both eyes open. I usually carry the Kahr PM but I practiced with that last week. I was happy to see 5 shots into 3 holes with Corbon DPX at 7 yards my first time out. The rest of the shooting was about as good with 158gr match FMJ. Also shot the Glock 23 with 9mm conversion and AAC suppressor. I don't have to worry about hearing damage this way if I am forced to use it for home defense. This was 10 rounds in 8 seconds. The Glock is definitely easier on my 50 year old hands, but it's a little bigger than I want to carry around. I didn't shoot the PM9 because I don't like to conceal a dirty weapon until I get home to clean it. This way if I'm around or witness another shooting I wont be a suspect if I didn't fire my weapon. Is that just being paranoid? Maybe.