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Saturday was Pie Day so we had previously agreed to celebrate this week. So tonight I made but did not bake Taco Pie and also made the crust (and did bake) for a Chocolate Chess Pie.

"The speakers ARE the room treatment."

If Stayin' Alive Had Been Written in the 16th Century

Happy PI Day

Brit Brunch

Update - woke up to 2" of new snow. It is time for winter to end.

One of those songs that sneaks up on you gradually. Robert Quine (Voidoids, Lou Reed, Brian Eno, Tom Waits) on guitar.

Previously: One day lad, all this will be yours. What, the curtains?

Shepherd's Pie from Dogfish Head Alehouse

6 hours ago. Has been constant. Probably walking home in the snowmageddon. Uphill, both ways.

Man, they had the worst ships.

I think most everyone missed that one the first time around.

Once again Tiny Desk inspiration. Several years ago Madi did a Tiny Desk At Home that led me to her Album at the time - "History Of A Feeling" which I really liked. And then I lost track of her and she has put out 4 albums since. oops. So... Fatal Optimist by Madi Diaz (2025) https://open.qobuz.com/album/nsfpkr7hq7ric Example: Good album. I will have to check out the others she has released.

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(moved from beverage thread) Grace Under Pressure (Super Deluxe) by Rush (1984) https://open.qobuz.com/album/fpz7sd7tvobor Example: Okay, I know that I have shit on Deluxe, Super Deluxe, Ultimate Editions in the past. And I have to say I was worried about this release. But how could Rush disappoint me? Well they didn't... No demos, no Alt takes, no unreleased tracks. Just a new remaster of the Album, followed by a new Mix of the Album (Terry Brown). And then for fun the entire live show from September 21, 1984. That is how you do a deluxe album my friends... Thanks as always Rush... 🙏🤘

Apple announced their new Airpods Max 2 today (lossless audio over USB-C cable, improved noise cancellation and Live Translation): https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/apple-introduces-airpods-max-2-powered-by-h2/

Give Detroit a shot, Mikey. https://www.seriouseats.com/detroit-style-pizza-recipe

Got roped into seeing Kelly Clarkson at the rodeo with a bunch of friends. The rodeo was great (and cheating on my diet was also) but I don’t understand why people love Kelly Clarkson.

Ella van der Woude‘s How to Shoot a Ghost (OST) ex.

A.I. Fish Taco's 🐠 🌮 🌮

Returning to missed shows from the exotic 70s, when every channel needed their own Han Solo/Buck Rogers, they kinda needed a Wonder Woman too - The Secrets of Isis. Starting with episode two, though one is further down. Personal space seemed different back then.

Playing catch up on a show I missed the first time around - Jason of Star Command.

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I have no idea how she did not get flour all over her black top, so I just watched this very carefully 13 times in a row, to see if I could spot the trick: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qN4a6kCI_t8 ...oh well, on to number 14...

I saw Maybe my demographic is different.

Nvidia released some DLSS5 teaser images and are getting absolutely roasted. The Akakichi no Eleven meme, which I still don't fully understand. My personal favorite, Gen XLSS5.

Post Indian Valley walk platter.

I’ve just finished an updated version of my CFA3smd something. Main difference is dual OPA445 bias servo with optocoupler as Kevin suggested previously in this thread.. Diagram of bias behavior from cold and the first 3 minutes. With optocoupler there is an overshoot before stabilizing at desired 150 mA. Removing optocoupler gives a nice take-of and climb to 150 mA. The diagram also shows the old single OPA445 servo with no optocoupler. It takes some more seconds before start climbing compared to dual OPA445 and a small overshoot before stabilizing.

Did they use actual rope? Hi Shel! 😁

A.I. Fish Taco's

https://github.com/FULU-Foundation/CRW-Extension or more specifically Install on Chrome, Edge and Brave https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/consumer-rights-wiki/bppajinomefndbbmopljhbdfefnefdha Install on Firefox https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/consumer-rights-wiki/ How Enshittified/anti consumer are things on your favorite websites?

"I think I found a market for these old SCSI cables."

Petaluma (West) Acme Burger 'n Acme Larger, Fish 'n Chips, Chocolate Shake

Steve loves to smile for pictures

I have a vague memory of Dr. Smith being in a goofy kids series with Robby the Robot but I don't remember Peepo. I remember the girl was in a creepy Star Trek episode

Very wet snow day. It dances between rain and snow.

Unlike Jason, I actually recall Isis.

did the old regs still working individually after removed from mini dynalo? 4V difference looks fine even a bit too much for amb σ78/79 , I would check the DC voltage ,also check output waveform on scope to see if it's oscillating when symptom occurs

Added lights to the patio. Previously Now with lights That work! And are automated!

It was my first gumbo. I’m pretty happy with it.

Confused because I think Michelle Trachtenberg died last year. She definitely missed this war. RIP Mr Sedaka. I'm pretty sure I was working at the Concord Pavilion the night he played there in 1977. My brother was the booking and marketing director and I had random jobs in the parking lot or handing out flyers for upcoming shows.

Al Fresco Friday Fish

Last night. Absolutely delicious Birthday rib dinner at Al's place. Complete with chocolate cake and my favorite people!

I've seen a bunch of her videos, but I've never heard her sing

What do you normally shoot, Nate? Keep in mind that Lightroom/Photoshop still doesn't have full RAW support for the camera, which is quite annoying - I have about 5 days of images from winter break that I can't edit. I only found out about the one RAW format that Lightroom has beta support for. Not enough of a reason to avoid the camera - just mentioning it so you aren't similarly annoyed. I went from a not-very-good AF system (by today's standards) in the D810 to one of the best in the A7V. I nearly pulled the trigger on a Z6III around Thanksgiving so I could use the couple of Nikon lenses I already had, but the 30 fps and better AF pulled me over to the Sony side. I missed a lot of shots with the D810 when trying to capture my fast-moving niece. She just turned 4 a month ago, and the A7V was fantastic, keeping up with her fast-twitch movements. The pre-capture feature was great and certainly made up for my lack of skill. The D810 remains exceptionally capable in decent light for landscapes or scenes where AF speed/tracking isn't a priority, but with two more babies expected to join the family this year, I figured an upgrade would make my life easier in the coming years. The A7V also seems to do much better in low-light situations - I find I can push to higher ISOs before noise becomes an issue. Depending on what you intend to capture and how, the A7V might not be as much of an upgrade over the A7IV. For me, the upgrade was much more pronounced, and I am quite pleased with the purchase. I don't do much with video, so I didn't care as much for the hoopla around closed/open gate sensors. Last December, the D810 said Zara's left eye was in focus here, but obviously, it wasn't. Also with the D810, got lucky. And OOF again. Definitely pushing the limits of the D800 in difficult light. The noise/grain is obvious when pixel-peeping. I actually don't mind it as much in this image, but there were times when I did. Another one where I don't mind the grain. Here are some more where I feel like better AF, dynamic range, and noise performance would have helped capture what I wanted to. Some more from the Illumina Lantern Festival taken with the A7V. Exceptionally clean images. Some with the Batis 85mm (AF) and others with the Voigtlander 35mm (MF). It's no Leica, but Sony really does a fantastic job of working with manual lenses. I love their implementation of focus peaking.

Glad you posted that Jimmy. I've read all of the Dept Q novels by Jussi Adler-Olsen, which are set in Denmark, but it seems they kept the characters and themes the same. Gonna check it out.

lamb, done and done