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From a couple of weeks ago - breakfast for some distinguished guests who were staying with us. Out of season plums and frozen peaches are both delicious when baked.

Chaim Topol, Fiddler on the Roof actor, dies aged 87 https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/mar/09/chaim-topol-dead-fiddler-on-the-roof-actor-dies-death-aged-87 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/09/obituaries/topol-dead.html

I did a similar project with Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 13, II. Allegro molto e vivace. which is a lot easier as it's only 2 minutes long. And weird as I am not really much of a classical listener. But that little bit of music is one of my favorite things to hear. My takeaway was that Glenn Gould is someone I like a lot.

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@blessingx this is similar, but 30 years earlier https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/old-russian-empire-color-photos-180950229/

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How the War in Ukraine Ends An eminent historian envisions a settlement among Russia, Ukraine, and the West. https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-new-yorker-interview/how-the-war-in-ukraine-ends

I like the Go-Gos with all edges. If a better rock song exists, I've not heard it.

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Your 2009 looks like it was more fun than mine. Also, this.

Who are you going to believe?

This sounds like something is oscillating. It is almost certainly not due to a ground loop, bad outlet, cable, power cord, air conditioner, etc, and it likely going to require a scope and knowledge of the circuit to diagnose.

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We occasionally have sugar maple with tap holes around here. It looks similar, except the holes are larger.

FTFY

Now all we need to know is when CDs will sound better than records ...

Pictures of abandoned stuff in Russia. https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2018/08/photos-of-abandoned-russia/566984/

@blessingx When I was in the used camera business, we had a small stash of old Alpas which are still my favorites. https://casualphotophile.com/2018/03/21/alpa-10d-camera-review-swiss-35mm-film-slr/

Regarding the initial comparison of the Daguerre Giroux vs. the Fox Talbot: the construction of the DG, with the grain running top to bottom, will cause the distance between the lens and the film to change with humidity as the wood swells and contracts thus throwing it out of focus. The front to back grain of the FT will be stable in that regard. It's a minor thing that probably didn't really matter at the time, but it's an interesting form vs function distinction. Also, the Brownie wasn't produced in the tradition of the Model T as it predates it by a decade

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Transgender rights activist Henry Berg-Brousseau dies aged 24 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/21/transgender-rights-activist-henry-berg-brousseau-dies-aged-24