acidbasement

It's been beautiful in Manitoba. The mosquitoes think so too.

I'm confused. I get the part about it being a good phono pre, and I get the USB digital recording application, but the part where they suggest plugging the ADC directly into a DAC? Why insert an ADC and DAC into an analogue chain? Am I ignorant about something important here?

I tried a kale smoothie from a friend's blender once. It was stringy. I suspect that fresh spinach would be less problematic. Will attempt to test this and report back.

I know nothing of Vitamix. We got an Oster because of the all-metal-drive thing, and because it's much cheaper than a Vitamix. It works fine at six years old. We tend to keep lots of frozen fruit around. Today's smoothie: Pineapple chunks, one banana, mango slices, strawberries, and raspberries (all frozen) Equal parts Tropicana OJ and So Nice vanilla soy milk A splash of cream A dollop of vanilla yogurt It was a hit with the one kid in my house who likes smoothies. I thought it was very good too, though if I made it again I'd go with either a fresh banana or just half a frozen one.

Happy birthday Mike!

Happy birthday, Birgir!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTqHZrIcCdE Headphone implants, anyone?

Happy birthday, Augsie!

Happy birthday!

Happy birthday, Justin!

Happy belated!

Incredible. My 5 year-old is getting his first trick bike tomorrow, after weeks of watching kids at the local bike/skate park and saying "I could do that". I'm going to show him that video.

And your next move is to post a video about the Beyer T1? I'm confused...

Good song! NIN are a nostalgia band for me, and while I never go out of my way to listen to them these days, I'm glad Trent is still kicking out good sounds.

Hope you feel better soon. I got the varicella vaccine last year (never had chickenpox; figured I'd better get the shot now that some hippie friends have unvaccinated kids) and had no reaction. It's been awhile since my last tetanus booster - can't recall if I reacted last time. I haven't been spending much time on here lately. I've been working away on getting the vegetable garden planted and doing various home reno jobs.

Happy birthday!

About time. I hope the walls keep coming down in your country.

Happy birthday!

Hippity birthity!

Happy birthday Raffy!

Three days old and the first cockatiel chick is in good shape. The big bulge between the neck and belly is the crop, which is full of food because the parents have been doing a good job. Three eggs still to hatch, but I suspect two are duds or otherwise dead because they look kinda grey. Lance and Pickles refuse to nest anywhere besides their cage floor, and this usually results in fewer eggs hatching, according to the interwebs. (edit: apologies for out of focus, and for the toy mess in the background)

Or "sleeping on the couch", as it's called in my house.

"Hello, Mrs. Maher? Hi, this is acidbasement. Yes, the one from the internet. Listen, it's come to our attention that your lawn looks too nice, and, well, it's making the rest of us look bad. Would you consider mowing less frequently and mulching please? We'd really appreciate it. Thanks, and have a great weekend!" Think it'll work? Awaiting your phone number.

You just have to lower your standards. I mow infrequently and mulch, my lawn wins no beauty pageants, and I'm at peace with that.