Craig Sawyers

I went though a pens phase a year or so ago, and still love and use them at my desk. A boxed late 1940s Parker 51 Vacumatic plus matching pencil in blue My Dad's early 1950's Parker 51 Aerometric in black A 1988 Parker 95 Insignia A Sheaffer PFM in blue - actually to eventually replace my original which was stolen when a student in the mid 70's A Sheaffer 1001 Targa - actually to replace my original, bought for me by my wife in the late 70's and stolen last year. A green marbled Conway Stewart 75 circa 1950 But I've stopped now - it is a small collection that gets used and gives me great pleasure.

Yup. They are pitched to sound like a baby crying - so they are pretty much guaranteed attention. Cats are pretty straightforward - speaking cat indicates "feed me", "let me out", "cuddle me". It is a limited vocabulary.

Happy birthday!

Oh yes!

Alternatively buy some CAT6a cable http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/cat-6a-lszh-sftp-stranded-patch-cable-blue-a13qyfor next to nothing, then a pair of http://www.amazon.de/Teleg%C3%A4rtner-RJ45-Steckverbinder-MFP8-T568-Cat-6A/dp/B004406KMY (which is what the dissected cable above uses) and away you go. In fact have the cable fabric braid covered by an outfit I know that makes classic car harnesses and sell it for - oh say 500 somethings.

The bit that makes the mind boggle is the sentence "Lube Pump Included"

Hoogerland in hospital overnight after his barbed wire incident in 2011. Note the compression trousers to keep swelling down. And the iPad and phone.

Who can forget the French Television car swiping Hoogerland into a barbed wire fence on day 9 in 2011 - now that was a good reason for the car's occupants to be kicked off the tour. Throwing a water bottle - please! Of course being a tough pro cyclist, Hoogerland got on his bike and rode to the finish, then spent overnight in hospital. Went on to complete the Tour.

At least no one threw a cup of urine over Chris Froome in today's stage

A bit unhelpful in the context of the question, but......

Just for Jacob, Sound-Lab A-1 Electrostatics

In the UK before 1967, any gay sex was illegal and an imprisonable offence (like Oscar Wilde), or "treated" by chemical castration (as they did with Alan Turing). The 1967 "Sexual offences Act" decriminalized gay sex in private for those over 21. In 1994 that was reduced to 18 (even though the heterosexual age of consent was 16) In 2000 the age of consent was equalized at 16 for both gays and heteros There have been further amendments (such as removal of "gross misconduct" and "buggery" from the statute books), but true equality in the eyes of the law is a very recent thing indeed, as is gay marriage (2014).

No idea what they are, But they ought to be christened the PornoHorn

Happy birthday Birgir! mmm cake,

Rapberry-pi based streamer project here http://theaudiostandard.net/thread/501/raspberry-based-audio-streamer-project But I didn't do that. I just bought a NOS Logitech Transporter, due to collect once I've paid the import tax today. Obsolete, yeah, but the sound quality is (allegedly) great.

Happy birthday!!

That's hilarious Stretch

To gain or not to gain, that is the question Whether 'tis nobler in the system to attenuate the signal and then to greatly amplify Or, to take gain against a sea of signals, and and by attenuating, reduce them

That was pretty sad. Particularly the end, with no music over the credits.

Have you considered a passive pre? One option in your price range is the Tortuga LDR passive pre http://www.tortugaaudio.com/products/ldrx-passive-preamp/

That is a massively good price for a RIFA cap. Almost wish I had a project to use it on.

Have a great one Justin!

I'm not particularly into watches - I use a military quartz watch like this https://www.silvermans.co.uk/tabid/62/MILITARY/WATCHES/CWC+G10+ISSUE+WATCH+NO+DATE/0/SKU/4-189-13590-0/Default.aspx. At UKP145, if it goes wrong (it never has) just buy another. But for fun and laughs this is the building of the most complex watch that Patek have ever made https://youtu.be/I1L15xehfEA . Not that you could ever wear something that size and weight, but that is not the point I guess - it is a thing of mechanical beauty in its own right.

Did I actually get as far as 5 posts until I got my ass kicked?