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How can they decently play any instrument on their knees? The left hand wrist posture is absolutely unwearable.

Thanks 15lyl.

I listened to Rush 50 today, going back to Pete Namlook (ambient) in a minute. Took a detour first to listen to Bobby Rush's Rush Hour -- good ol' funk, very easy to listen to.

RIP former federal prosecutor Jessica Aber, US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia -- a Biden appointee -- until January, when she stepped down to allow Trump to appoint his own. She was found dead a little less than 24 hours ago. Investigation is ongoing. She was 43.

Maybe you can work out a "you stick one in me, I stick one in you" trade? Art of the Squeal?

Drivin n cryin

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Fall or, Dodge in Hell by Neal Stephenson Just started this (late as usual)... reminds me of the Amazon Prime show, Upload (also highly recommended):

I applaud this as well. I should donate, but I still hold onto some resentment, as I was unwilling to lie about my sexuality in the 80's, and my donation attemps were not only unwanted, but I was treated extremely rudely by the blood bank staff. You'd think I'd have gotten past that by now.

Al was in the city today and texted me about my favorite breakfast place, not too far from his city house. I hadn't realized that it managed to stay open through the pandemic. He later texted pictures of their famous hashbrown sandwich. That was all the motivation I needed to head into the city. Even better than I remembered! After consuming that, I decided to visit my favorite SF bakery for their famous croissant pudding. Bread pudding made from their day old croissants. I'll save that for desert tonight.

Hi, Could anybody kindly either provide a link to or supply the Gerbers for the amp and PSU boards? A BOM would be appreciated if there is one available. Regards Rael

RIP, George Foreman. You have my deepest sympathies, George, George, George, George, and George, and your sisters too.

Emily Remler - Cookin' at the Queens Live in Las Vegas 1984 and 1988 Sound quality is just meh, probably that's why they took so long to publish this (2024), but her performance and the band's is stellar if you like straight ahead jazz based on the legacy of bebop. In this one she doesn't sound as much as Wes Montgomery as on other earlier albums.

Here I was thinking I was going to have a productive day... I didn't take any pics of the wooden boxes but they are very nice though my EX-1a box was branded as ES-2a... no matter. First off is the ES-2a and I went for the "Omega look" in terms of color. My ES-1a is all black so made sense to separate them in the collection. I like the color a lot, the finish isn't quite perfect but having been through the hell of trying to get perfect anodizing... yeah I understand that. I'm happy the outer screen has mesh in it now as that's a large part of why the Omegas sound the way they do, not that this is a copy of the Omega. I mean not really... The earpads are very nice and supple, concave similar to the newer Audeze LCD pads. A closer look at the driver face and those lover copper stators. The dust covers come with the set and I did install them as I like to keep dust out of all of my headphones. Might have some slight impact on the sound but who cares. I ordered the set with the regular cable but Benson upgraded me to the Stax Wide PC-OCC cable free of charge so thanks for that. The fit and finish of these is excellent, better than the ES-1a and that was no slouch. My main issue with them was the lack of strain relief on the headphones for the cable but that has been fixed here. EX-1a: I was pleasantly surprised when Benson told me that there would also be a cheaper version coming in the form of the EX-1a as ~1k$ headphones are sorely needed. Clearly been in the works long before Stax introduced the X1 but a take on the same Stax SR-1/2/3/3N/5/5N and X design but with much better build quality than the X1. The earcups are actually fixed to the headband and made of aluminum, not needing the new Stax mod of placing some tape over the X1 forks on new units as they won't stay in place. Very nice, all leather, earpads and it looks like leather on the headband as well. Very nice cable entry, made of soft "rubber like" material. Same plug on both sets (this has the basic 6core cable which seems to be perfectly serviceable but more on that when I get some time with them) and it is a mixture of the same rubber-like material and 3D printed end piece. Works perfectly. Now for some impressions. I've just about had an hour since I got them and spent it on the ES-2a and all I can say is... I've very, very impressed. Very neutral sound signature, a bit laid back (as if you are a couple of rows back from the performance) with a large and expansive soundstage. No lack of focus here though, they conjure a very solid stage but it's just a step back from say a 007. Very Omega like really... Treble is nice and extended, not the mess of the Stax 009 and X9000, just as detailed though . Midrange is excellent, voices have the right presence without being too forward. The bass is tight and deep, only small issue I've found would be a bit of a lack of extreme deep bass and some slight resonance in the bass on certain tracks. Nothing I worry about and I'd take these over the Stax 009's or X9000 any day of the week. I'll try the EX-1a when I can take these off my head dig my only working X1 out of storage to compare against it.

Her voice sounds a lot like Madonna's.

Went to see this yesterday https://trh.co.uk/whatson/the-score/ . Amazing production.

Saw the new Matthew Gasda play Doomers (jointly playing in NYC & SF). It's a split play, the first half in a conference room right after Sam Altman being fired, the second half, simultaneously happening, in the OpenAI boardroom. Loud raging debates on the benefits and dangers of artificial general intelligence and man’s role in the future in both. Loved it. “A play that captures the absurdity of tech’s existential hand-wringing while the world burns” — The Guardian, Feb. 4, 2025

Edited and fixed.🤞 I will work on the CNC enclosures next week. The drilling hole patterns will match any layout versions from .2~0.23. Just send the Gerber to the factory, Can`t wait to listen to it.

I'm rewatching, Northern Exposure. What a great show. So unique. Anyway, I forgot that they would always finish each episodes with a legitimately good song. The last episode I watched played this song that I had completely forgotten about. It's an absolute masterpiece. warning: it may bring out emotions.

I like that AI AL is a two-fisted drinker in each version! Thanks for the good wishes everyone. I have had a good day and went out to dinner with friends and had cake back at home. Only one drink at a time, though.

Happy Birthday Al. Do we think AI has improved over the last year, just like you?

Happy Birthday, Al!

Happy birthday, DOTU!