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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/23/arts/music/jerry-leiber-rock-n-roll-lyricist-dies-at-78.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Leiber_and_Mike_Stoller

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/09/arts/music/marshall-grant-bass-player-with-johnny-cash-dies-at-83.html

I'm going to say Volkl Organix 6 And Ideal wire strippers

I spent the day at the friendly confines in sweltering heat watching the two worst teams in the National League battle into extra innings. Was a good game, actually -- 10th inning walkoff.

good to hear. No better feeling than returning a rescued dog to someone.

It appears that you can swear all you like, so long as you cannot spell (or hear).

Good luck, Gary! Stunning work.

I'm not a watch guy, but I do own one, and I like it very much. It is from 1967 which I know because there is an inscription on the back where it was given to someone in 1967 for 25 years of employment. This adds value to me as it was clearly special to someone else, first. I think it was then purchased at an estate sale, and I received it from my brother in law as a wedding present.

I have a smallish 71K5 and a largish (Kiwame) 68K ...

I turned it on at 1'19" and almost turned it right off -- glad I didn't.

This is what I just finished reading. The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson Jon Ronson books are delightful, though, they are made much more so if you have heard him speak and can read them in his voice. I don't think this one is quite as good as the last two, but still a fun read. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness Dovetails with my own research, so nothing I didn't know, but still good that people are starting to talk about this topic. Half Empty by David Rakoff The thinking man's David Sedaris. Also probably not as good as his last two, but still good.

That looks like a good processor option -- I had been looking at the M versions, but I cannot find a MoBo to work with them, and they seem to cost a bunch more. But, after a weekend spend trying to make a FreeBSD guest on my laptop mount a Windows 7 directory on the laptop and then getting Apache to serve files from it, I am not sure that I have the stomach for such a complicated setup Instead, I picked up a cheap refurb blu-ray that plays Netflix way better than the Atom (and the dvd remote is a ton easier to use than the wireless keyboard on the computer that eats a new set a batteries every 4 weeks) and that should handle that end of things. So, now I just need hardware for a VortexBox. And, my gut says that 35W i3 is a good option, and to avoid the Atoms if I can. I do still want the video capabilities as I want the capability to install X.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!

I figure you lose a few % on the cert, but if you buy used gear, in the end you'll do a lot better. Plus, it will hold the resale value.

Sell the gift card and buy something else ...

Revisiting an old thread -- after starting this, I ended up with an Atom/ION based PC and it has been overall underwhelming. I know people claim it can work, but I cannot get Netflix to play HD content, even on a 780P TV. Maybe my cable connection is the issue, but I don't think so. So, I am starting the process all over again. Goal is still a living room PC, though overall requirements have changed a bit. First, silent is probably not worth the effort -- very quiet is good enough. Second, this system will need a big internal drive (2T or so) as it will double as a file server. It will also need a DVD burner for ripping cd's. What I would like for this computer to be capable of doing is storing and ripping music files, playing them back via an optical output and being controlled by an Android phone and/or tablet, acting as a squeezebox server, being a file server, and playing Netflix, both on demand and on dvd. I would also, for unrelated reasons, like to run a local BIND server (catching and locally authoritative) and a DHCP server. I don't think there is really a simple solution for all of this. So, here's the plan as I see it -- I am thinking I'll run a VMWare Hypervisor (or a Linux KVM, though the VMWare option looks a lot easier to get running) with both Vortexbox and XP as guests. VB will run full time and basically do everything except play Netflix, and XP will be booted up when that is needed. I also may just put a small FreeBSD guest for DNS and DHCP as I find BSD easier to use, and I don't want to mess with a working VB install too much. So, for hardware, I am still thinking small -- just a case that fits a miniITX, a single drive, and a DVD. It looks like there are a few MOBOs that fit the form factor, have HDMI and optical out, and that use a processor that can act as the video processor. Anyhow, the lowest power processor for that board seems to be 73W. There might be others, perhaps newer generation stuff. Any other suggestions for the latest iteration of this? Something AMD? Different software solutions?

Could be a back-EMF issue? The amp I heard it on was a very high feedback amp.

Maybe it is specific to specific pairs? I listened to some of these very briefly at the NYC meet last spring (with a well regarded sand amp), and I thought they sounded like a PA system in a long cement block hallway. Just terrible. It was bad to the point that I couldn't imagine anyone liking it, which led me to assume that there was something wrong with the particular pair.

Marc -- if you just need something little from Digikey, they will ship first class and it only costs about $2.

Most of the pro audio suppliers will also make their own cables. I tend to use Performance Audio http://www.performanceaudio.com/cgi/browse_brand.cgi?brand=304

Just to keep people in the loop -- we have almost all of the parts in hand and the rest should be shipping to us this week. So, it is just a matter of dotting i's and crossing t's ... Some more up to date pics here: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/552473/dsavitsk-beezar-torpedo-amp-or

Happy Birthday, Scott!