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RIP "Iceman" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/movies/val-kilmer-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8k4.H74x.9mrEgB85Xg6K&smid=url-share https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/val-kilmer-dead-top-gun-doors-tombstone-batman-actor-1236178966 There is that rapid reload. https://www.reddit.com/r/MilitaryGfys/s/Ne0o9gnpt0 Not forgetting his debut.
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Watch Adolescence first, but The Pitt is a pleasant surprise.
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I hear this one as you carry the people you love with you always, even after they leave this life. -
The first completed DIY project in 3 years and in my new workshop lives! It's a battery powered Philips TDA1541A based stereo DAC, About 18 months ago I needed something to kick start me back into DIY after breaking down my old setup and moving to Florida. So I built a 10'x11' room in one of the garage bays and proceeded to slowly unpack. I ran across a few threads about the TDA1541 and became curious. This is what I settled on for the first try. It's on a test board I put together so I could mess with different power supplies and experiment with controlling relays to turn the power on and off. It's sounds surprisingly good! Very easy to listen to, the vocals are up front and full of details. It's only been running for about an hour so the highs are a little bright but we'll see what happens after a few days. I'm also feeding it an I2S signal from a PCIE to I2S bridge that's running off the switcher in the PC so I'm hoping a better PSU for the bridge will add further improvements. I have what I need for a balanced setup and then two chips paralleled in a balanced config so that along with a display for the Arduino are coming. Let the flames begin!
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Trey Anastasio at the Tennessee Theater in Knoxville
- Yesterday
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Happy 2026 birthday Steve
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Heh, it was a while back, but I couldn't let the twink thing wait another 10+ months.
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Here you go photographers (at least sunny 16 folks). https://petapixel.com/2025/03/28/this-watch-can-tell-you-the-exposure-settings-for-your-film-camera-nodus-obscura/
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Happy Birthday Steve!
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Sorry Al. RIP Tom. That offer still stands!
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I lumped them all in together but they are all utterly overpriced with crap performance. The Sr. just baffles me, how anybody could say they are high end. I spent 5 minutes with them and they are so utterly unremarkable and outclassed by pretty much everything at 1/10th the price. Jr. would be okey at a much lower price, with a better cable and earpads but still only Koss ESP950 level of performance. Both also suffer from a fatal flaw which will likely kill all of them, the drivers oxidize. Jade and Mini are the same thing really and again... I'd take a Koss ESP950 over them with better earpads.
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Happy Birthday Doug!, literally! Once More With Feeling!
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Feliz cumpleanos!
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Happy Belated, Stevephanie!
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New Union Station. Impecably recorded, as always. A good system tester.
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Happy Birthday Doug! 🎉
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Thanks everyone. We went out for vegetarian Korean food (I know this isn't really a thing) my second favorite food, but it leads to my favorite food which is leftover vegetarian Korean food on a tortilla for lunch tomorrow.
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A very happy birthday to you, Doug!
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Happy birthday! (party favour noise)
- Last week
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Do you mean the Mini Shangri-La? The Shangri-La Jr is $4000 while the Mini is $1100. I've tried the Jr but it sounded similar to the Mini so I didn't it was worth spending $4000 over it. Then I saw the ES-2a but with half the price and better build quality.
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Happy Birthday Doug! I hope you have a great one!
