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Not today, but yesterday, played in a work golf event and used the laser to make some fun accessories.

Finished Setup: 4 PSUs on GaN transistors 27.5V, bias 180mA. Sound impression: completely reference, lively and interesting, full control of my headphones HifiMan HE-6. For my ears better then DynaMight. Thanks to all who helped with configuration.

My kind of DJ setup.

Success.

The Residents - Eskimo. In prep to see them live on Tuesday. I freely admit to liking weird music. But fuck, THIS is weird! 🤣

I couldn't wait for cold weather so I made Mangchi's Buldak Chicken last night.

I don't think we should be sad - she had a life well-lived, and acted in podcast works well into her 90's.

Of Time by Pierpont & Helgeson (2025) https://open.qobuz.com/album/tbpyvouhx520b Example: 2025 music sounding like 60s spy movie soundtrack? Sure. I can dig it.

Required listening. RIP EMS

At times sounds like Adele, at others like Amy Winehouse. Physically she reminds me a lot of my high school sweetheart.

Thursday -- finally got the latest Covid booster, + flu shot Friday -- was a zombie But also, got the base IFFT transformation working for my MRI enhancement project. Now, onward to tensor networks.

In the parlance of our times, least excessive Mac built.

A guy on reddit built a "1968 system." A 275 driving Cornwalls had got him like this:

No she didn’t, sir. She had other virtues and abilities.

I recently found Angelina. Glad I did.

This multiple assault on Russia's data centres was in response to Russia knocking out one Ukrainian data centre on the pretext that it was used for military purposes. But Russia lies to its teeth, all the time. Like you rightly say - Russia really fucked itself over this.

Had our (mRNA) Flu and Covid Vaccines this morning; MFLUSIVA for Flu mNEXSPIKE for Covid As per YLE and Matt Willis Your guide to fall 2026 vaccinesRespiratory vaccines—for flu, RSV, and Covid-19—will be available at no cost this fall. An emerging opioid threat, mRNA flu vaccine, Covid-19 ris...The CA Dose, September 17, 2026Fall vaccines, and a life-saving policyThe CA Dose, September 3, 2026Currently chilling by the Cheda Knolls pool in the fall sunshine, with a Usual and Nice Cup of Tea, waiting to see if there are any side effects.

A little over a decade ago I walked into Palo Alto’s Keeble & Shuchat photography store (soon after to close after 50 years) to pick up a Panasonic Lumix LX100 and walked out with a Fujifilm X-Pro 2. Even after moving on primarily to other systems, I've always wondered about that small body decision, so when Panasonic recently released their spiritual successor, the Lumix L10, I signed up for more info. Skip ahead months and Panasonic has been releasing small batches, especially for their 25th anniversary Titanium Gold Edition, as "invite only" orders. I'm a sucker, so invite order in. It's pretty sexy. When off that is. Less so when the lens is extended and it's always extended when on. That's known though and really what this camera is all about - a 24mm-75mm zoom equivalent compact lens. TL;DR: If you want that lens, in this size, this really is your only option (except for the sister Leica version, which doesn't yet exist for this new model). Nearly every amateur internet reviewer complaint (not FF, no IBIS, should have been a GM5 or opposite S9 ILC sequel, etc.) doesn't seem to understand the relationship between the lens and m34 sensor coverage. It doesn't cover the complete sensor by design. Generally comments have been positive though, as I think they generally should be. But mine is already going back, probably due to my unrealistic expectations, and just a reminder to myself, and maybe others, of a few things. When people talk about status of skin tones, auto-focus speeds, ergonomic improvements, etc., they're often talking within brand, not across brands. So when Panasonic, a video-focused company (think of the historic Olympus-Panny division or to a lesser extent the current Sony-Panny separation for small video crews) announces the L10 is a photography-centric model and it's repeated, well... kinda, I guess. I mean the specs are a clue - 20MP effective sensor for stills, 5.6K recording/5.2K Open Gate for video (which is possible with that sensor). The menus aren't designed around photography, though Lumix tries to keep the two halves separate. Lots of talk about caging it up, etc. The video thermal venting is likely why the body grew a little in size too (though I prefer its growth). So it's not Panny's normal 70% video and 30% stills thought process, but it's not the opposite either. To their credit they've brought video features to consumer photography like LUTs and greater use of waveforms. That's very welcome. My other issue, and this may not hit others, is they're selling this as a premium compact camera. That's of course subjective & relative and I'm sure compared to a Lumix S9 it is premium, but somehow the magnesium alloy body with "saffiano-leather-textured exterior" results in a pretty plasticky feeling camera (and the telescoping lens is likely always going to seem fragile). I know that's partially to keep weight down, but forget Hasselblad and Leica (though that lens is branded Leica), Fujifilm's X100 series is probably what Panasonic is gunning for and they're more premium-feeling than the L10. Same goes for any Fuji above the X100. "Premium" may or may not be "premium-feeling" for you, but I wanted to mention due to the price. So no matter what I just said this Lumix is a cool camera that uniquely fills a need you may have. Just potentially recalculate a few of the descriptors. And keep in mind the function lens switch can be set for a Leica MATE-like stepped zoom. Was fun and more my thinking to set to 28mm, 50mm and 75mm (or 24mm, 35mm, and 50mm) and never touch the zoom switch. Just shoot in familiar focal lengths. For me it's full cycle and I dusted off the X-Pro 2 to go to a harvest festival this weekend I had expected to take the L10 to. Slapped on a Voigtlander 28mm f/2 Ultron (42mm equivalent) to keep things small, but yeah, a single focal length. Anyone need any corn?

Russia's Yandex bot traffic nearly eliminated overnight after Ukraine drone strikes cripple multiple of 'Russia's Google' data centers — Ukraine intensifies bombing of Yandex data centers in response to Moscow’s strikes on Kyiv data centers. Ha ha. Get fucked-ski.

Empanadas.

What the hell happened to Kickstarter? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/90142071/pulsar-f1-ai-powered-interactive-pleasure-device-for-men

https://people.com/rock-star-performs-private-piano-concert-for-formerly-abused-bears-12162991 "Rock Star Performs Private Piano Concert to Brighten the Day of Formerly Abused Bears" Rick Wakeman of the band Yes performed piano for the moon bears at Animals Asia’s sanctuary, including compositions he wrote for the animals

This came out of nowhere as the music in the closing credits of Redux Redux (that's not a spoiler -- lyrics have nothing to do with the movie...in fact, I suspect it has more to do with her first name (hide/Heidi)) Yello (feat. Heidi Happy)

Ribs 'n fixin's Al Fresco

Fantasies & Delusions (Opus 1-10 Music for Solo Piano) by Billy Joel (2001) https://open.qobuz.com/album/0696998539723 Example: I remember hearing about this release back in the day, but never really thought about it since. I really like it, great playing, great themes and variations. I will turn to it for modern classical piano, nothing really to do with it being Billy.

We've got some uncharacteristically early fall weather here on MV, that means a man's thoughts turn to ...blues metal. I've been a fan of Glenn Danzig's music for 40 years now. The Misfits need no introduction nor explanation. Samhain was an amusing but short-lived diversion into goth rock. The first four Danzig albums (and the fun little Thrall-Demonsweatlive EP) are represent Glenn in his absolute prime. He had the ideal backing band for his possessed Elvis persona. Eerie Von is the perfect backbone for the whole thing, and already had experience dealing with Glenn in Samhain. John Christ's riffs are leadenly heavy but still cut sharply through the mix. Chuck Biscuits got his start in punk rock (DOA, Black Flag, Circle Jerks) but adapts seamlessly to the demonic blues sound of Danzig. He's not a showy drummer, but he always does exactly the right thing. The efforts of all of these men are captured by producer Rick Rubin, who was also at the absolute top of his game at the time. Rick has done an awful lot to tarnish his own legacy, but the truth is in the 80s and 90s he was a music god. The first Danzig album is lightning in a bottle, and really without peer. I'm biased, because I bought it new on cassette in 1988, at a very impressionable age. Similarly, I bought II and III on CD when they came out. Both albums seek to the one(s) before them, and succeed in some areas and fall short in others. Also, they straight up fucking ROCK. Even at his most goofy, Glenn was a savant at conjuring compelling cheese. I didn't pick up 4 until years later, some time post millennium. While it's vastly inferior to the first three, it still a solid listen. Glenn was veering into experimental territory and well out of his natural depth. This would be a harbinger of (bad) things to come. He was fortunate to still have the classic band lineup and Rick Rubin producing. 4 was recorded in legendary Sound City studio, and I'm sure that helped. Look up the albums recorded there sometime, it's a staggering list. The album with the greatest guitar tone ever was recorded there. (I will die on this hill.) All of the above was enough to counterweight Glenn's worst ideas. Mostly.

Got to be honest I don't even know what OS I am running anymore. WTF even is Golden Gate 27.0.1? If my MacBook doesn't crash and I can get my email I'm in old-fart heaven.

Lunch á deux With plates. Fancy.

Jambalaya on the bayou

This is "Lush" by Green Star, not "Green Star" by Lush, but it sure sounds like them.

AI Lemony Chicken & Mushroom Skillet for Two

I asked my local AI the same question , and suggested the stylus plugin and this script for the home page @-moz-document url("https://www.head-case.org/forums/"), url("https://www.head-case.org/forums") { /* * HEAD-CASE — COMPACT FORUM HOMEPAGE * * Trial stylesheet: selectors are not verified against * Head-Case's live HTML. * * Applies only to the two homepage URLs above. */ /* 1. Replace forum grids with a single-column list. Only target lists containing forum-category links. */ :is(.ipsData, .ipsDataList):has(a[href*="/forums/forum/"]) { display: flex !important; flex-direction: column !important; gap: 6px !important; } /* 2. Remove fixed heights and excessive row spacing. */ :is(.ipsData, .ipsDataList):has(a[href*="/forums/forum/"]) > :is(.ipsData__item, .ipsDataItem) { width: 100% !important; max-width: none !important; min-height: 0 !important; height: auto !important; margin-block: 0 !important; padding: 10px 12px !important; box-sizing: border-box !important; } /* 3. Hide decorative forum cover-image containers. Do not hide all images: avatars and posted pictures should remain untouched. */ :is(.ipsData__item, .ipsDataItem) :is(.ipsData__image, .ipsDataItem_image) { display: none !important; } /* 4. Let the text area use the space left by the image. */ :is(.ipsData__item, .ipsDataItem) :is(.ipsData__main, .ipsDataItem_main) { flex: 1 1 auto !important; min-width: 0 !important; width: auto !important; min-height: 0 !important; padding-block: 0 !important; } /* 5. Clear any reserved image-column layout. Keep information arranged in a simple vertical stack. */ .ipsData__item:has(a[href*="/forums/forum/"]) { display: flex !important; flex-direction: column !important; gap: 4px !important; aspect-ratio: auto !important; } /* 6. Keep forum titles readable without oversized headings. */ :is(.ipsData__item, .ipsDataItem) :is(.ipsData__title, .ipsDataItem_title) { font-size: 17px !important; line-height: 1.35 !important; margin-block: 0 4px !important; } /* 7. Tighten descriptions without shrinking their text. */ :is(.ipsData__item, .ipsDataItem) :is(.ipsData__desc, .ipsDataItem_meta) { line-height: 1.45 !important; margin-block: 2px !important; } /* 8. Slightly smaller padding on phones. */ @media (max-width: 700px) { :is(.ipsData, .ipsDataList):has(a[href*="/forums/forum/"]) > :is(.ipsData__item, .ipsDataItem) { padding: 8px 10px !important; } } } Before: After: HTML Jockeys may be able to do a better job, but the advantage is its client side, so your choice, fairly easy to implement, and reversible Add the Stylus plugin / extension to your browser Go to the Head Case forum page - or whatever page is annoying you Click on the Stylus extension icon in your toolbar (click on the + to) Add a Style for the Website / URL in Question Paste the above code in Save re visit / refresh the site See the before and after by noting that the Stylus icon has 1 rule applied for the page, and by clicking on it you can toggle it on or off More design oriented people could have a deeper, better conversation with their AI of choice, but not bad for a first vibe coded attempt?

(* Imagine a deep, warm, unhurried voice, filled with gentle wisdom and a quiet chuckle.*) Now, Grahame and Joanne were sensible folk. On a quiet Sunday afternoon, they did what any prudent human beings would do—they lined up, rolled up their sleeves, and took their flu and COVID vaccinations. They walked out of that clinic feeling a righteous sense of accomplishment, fully expecting to go right back to their regular programming come sunup. They believed—as we so often like to believe—that they would slide right past the fine print. But Mother Nature, as it turns out, has a sly sense of humor. Monday morning broke, and with it came the reckoning. Gravity, it seemed, had suddenly turned itself up a notch or two. Muscles protested. Bones heavy as lead. A chorus of flu-like aches and fatigue made a very persuasive argument: Stay in bed. And so, bed became their sanctuary, their battlefield, and their entire universe for the better part of twenty-four hours. Their immune systems were hard at work, rehearsing for a fight that would never come, throwing quite the theatrical performance in the process. Yet, the human body is a marvelous, resilient thing. A long, deep sleep carried them through the dark hours of Monday night. And when Tuesday's light trickled through the blinds, the storm had completely passed. The aches were gone, the heavy fog lifted, and just like that... balance was restored to the universe. Grahame and Joanne stepped into Tuesday morning feeling back to normal, a little wiser, fully protected, and with a newfound respect for a Sunday vaccine. (I trust you read that in Morgan Freemans narrator voice, as intended) A Quick Medical Note (Just in Case!) What Grahame and Joanne experienced is actually completely normal and expected. The "Fake Out": Muscle aches, fatigue, mild fever, and chills are signposts that the immune system is actively recognizing the vaccine and building strong antibodies. The Rapid Recovery: Side effects like these typically peak within 24–48 hours and resolve quickly after rest and hydration, exactly as happened by Tuesday morning.

I love some of the things that pop up. I had to go look up some of my favorites and Machina Dynamica seems to be having site issues? They're not too far from me, maybe I should go check on them... Kerry told me about "quantum wood" that I cannot seem to find anymore. That one was in the category of ornaments (in this case a small piece of wood) you put on things to make them "better". EDIT: it was Bybee's "Quantum Signal Enhancer", I should have known. Years ago, at some event, I remember seeing Justin at his booth and he had a pretty nice metal bowl on top of one of his amps. A guy came up and asked about "what does it do? how does it improve the sound quality?? where do I get one???". Justin just went "it's a bowl. for almonds. want some?"

Kurtág, Bach: Játékok by Márta Kurtág (1997) https://open.qobuz.com/album/0002894535112 Example: A lot of this album was tough for me, a lot of dissonance in Kurtág's work. Which is fine, it is when there is an hour of it that I loose the plot a bit. It is broken up by bits of loveliness, like the example, of Bach BWV 106 transcribed for 4 hands. So a worthy album, but I have to admit I will probably only be returning for the various Bach transcriptions.

A bit obscure. Still enjoy.

An evolutionary dead end - checking out a prototype Philips DCC prototype player:

I think she loves me.

The video of it being used was the best part.

Cameron Winter’s Live At Carnegie Hall Ex. Now here’s a review: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/cameron-winter-live-at-carnegie-hall/ ‘I can picture The Cameron Winter Songbook sitting on a music stand in a well-appointed living room decades from now, open to “Emperor XIII in Shades.” “I don’t like what happened to Jesus, but I sure do like Saturday morning,” Winter sings, the sort of line that Warren Zevon and Randy Newman would’ve gotten into a high-noon shootout over.’

100% buying an iPhone Duo on Day 1. I viscerally need that shit.

That would suck, but I just want to verify Trump still loves San Francisco, right?

Putin, 73, Gets Confused in Stuttering Speech to Reporters. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

Troye Sivan's She's the Best Ex. And as videos go...

this came across my desk. DynaGrid | DECWARE $1600. evidently more and more nos, and many of currently produced dual tube diode things are failing in dramatic ways. something i saw starting about 10 years ago. note: this thing is a clusterfuck. possibly a very unsafe one, because access to ground can't be thru the tail, so it has to be in common neutral, or in common ground. what if you have monoblocks, you need 2. or more. you can diy the thing for less than $20. ok, not really sure, maybe i can make it a one circuit board thing like the current source for the megatron, maybe a small box with an octal tail... 5u4.PDF

These are made identical to the real ones. The leather is lamb skin though. PM me your address and I’ll send them to you.

Thanks to Doug's post, I've been listening to all of Muireann Bradle that I can find. Never had heard of her, but now am a little obsessed.