postjack

older dead & phish AUD recordings.

i can now confirm it works in the current version. Thanks deepak, you're the man.

So I've got tons of SHN files. Its easy enough to convert them to FLAC, but I've really got lots. It'd be nice to be able to listen to them first so I can then convert them straight to WAV to burn to CD, rather then having to convert them to FLAC first only to find out its a shitty tape. Yeah I'm lazy, but if I wanted to work I'd go to work. I've searched for a SHN plugin for foobar, and though I've read about it lots and have found plenty of links claiming to lead to it, all of them are dead. If a SHN plugin can't be found, can anyone recommend a free player with a working SHN plugin or native SHN capability I could download. Thanks.

Tom Waits! I had so many words to describe it during the show, but now I'm tired and am at a loss. Basically he is a hell of an entertainer and it was a true pleasure, nay, a blessing, to just bathe in the aether of Tom's mind for an evening. "Chocolate Jesus" was great, as was "Cemetery Polka". "Goin' Out West" encore was unexpected and delightful. We also learned important things, like one in every ten men is important (or impotent), that the moon smells like fireworks and the only substances on earth with the same density as moon rock are provolone and vermont cheddar, and that buzz aldrin was the first man to pee in his pants on the moon, also spam never decomposes.

did I already post this? I started it a few weeks back, then got caught up in something else, now I'm back into it. Its really really good. Sometimes Stephenson's prose gets a little too fast and tangent-y for me, but his random bits of laugh out loud humor keep me interested until I get a feel for the characters.

My family and I took many trips to Disney World when I was younger. Now that my sister has a couple o' kids we've gone the past two years (mom, dad, me, sister, bro-in-law, lil' nieces), and the same group + postjack's GF are going again this year in December. I'm not a big Disney movie guy, but I'm a huge Disney park guy. enjoy!

shiver me timbers matey

i ordered the complete set from acoustic sounds, no ship info yet.

cowards. "Heroes" and "Low".

let me share with you a little something called the spiritual universal groove.

way WAY more expensive. John's work sounds great, but with balanced outs I think we are looking at north of $3000 easy, as opposed to Matt's $850. Plus I sent Tucker an email once, and he never responded. This is unfortunately an instant fail for me.

well, yeah, he's fucking tiesto. Thanks for sharing the nice pics JB.

is charmin with vitamin e and aloe high end? i think its a high end TP with a mid-fi price so it belongs in this thread because its the quality that really counts.

the Sante Fe is a great car!

nope, grabbed a more used one on agon for $400 shipped. i'm waiting for a reply from matt anker about the availability of zapfilters (he's waiting to hear back from LC Audio).

denon 3910.

Thanks to all for your thoughtful responses. I've been asking similar questions of people I know in real life, but the internet is such a powerful tool for gathering information, and I greatly respect the opinions and attitudes of the folks on this board. All of your input is greatly, greatly appreciated. Some responses are below. Please feel free to tell me where I'm wrong or misdirected in any of my comments, I'm just replying off the cuff based on what I currently know about any given topic, which is possibly very little. My issue here is that I work shoulder to shoulder with guys who have finance degrees. They are doing the same thing I did when I just had a high school diploma. The career path up from there is just more fucking sales. I should emphasize that I really would enjoy banking if it was about customer service and not scorecard/sales. Maybe I'm looking at it the wrong way, but the amount of finance majors pushing equity lines on a call night has really soured me on finance. Thanks Greg! If I did do the accounting thing the CPA route is definitely possible. A couple of my friends have already done that and I've spoken with them about it. They have love/hate relationships with their jobs, but the money is decent and they agree there are other things to be done with an accounting degree other then public accounting. Good advice, if slightly scary. There is a good masters in liberal arts program at a small Jesuit college here in town catering to working adults like me. I could apply and pursue a concentration in literature, in the hopes of pursuing a PhD or teaching at a local junior college (which think I'd enjoy). I also could pursue a masters in education there, but the thought of dealing with high school kids is not appealing. While I do love literature, and have always had a knack for writing papers and stringing together several pieces of bullshit to prove some wild thesis much to the delight of my professors, I am unfortunately getting older and looking to choose a field with more stability and job options. When I decided to be an english major I was wasted all the time. It worked out great at the time because I could be wasted all the time. Eventually I majorly fucked up in school/life and had to get sober. That was when I started working at the bank and busting my ass in night classes to finish my degree. So here I am three years later with my degree in hand and completely in love with my life, just not to pleased with where I've ended up career wise. Maybe its just bullshit fear resulting from past transgressions keeping me from going headlong into a career in higher education, or maybe its just good sound realistic thinking. Lots of suggestions about an MBA, but I suppose I'd have to get a bachelors in business first. Its something I'll look into. There is a good business school here locally I could attend. I spoke with my Dad about accounting (he was an accounting major but went into business for himself), and he spoke with his accountant about it, and his accountant suggested I get a finance degree and stay in banking. So I guess the grass is always greener. Having said that, I know that accounting isn't exactly dragon slaying and motorcycle rides, but the work I'm doing now is pretty dull as well. I'd rather have a dull job where I feel slightly more useful, deal with less asshole customers, and get paid more money to do it. Another finance recommendation. I'll try and drop my biases and give it a closer look. After what I've read in this thread I'll probably scratch computer science off the list. I'll stay an amateur geek, since I have no programming experience. I read about forensic accounting on the OOH (Occupational Outlook Handbook). It definitely sounds like a cool field. I do naturally enjoy training and teaching others, and am open to the idea of travel. Another point for an MBA. Don't really care about getting rich. More money is of course nice, but as long as I have enough to sock away the max in my roth (and 401K if still applicable in the future) every year I can survive. Another strong MBA recommendation! Thanks Vincent. You've all given me some stuff to chew on. Any other responses are welcome.

Thanks Dan, that's just the sort of advice I'm looking for.

Hey- In the past three years I've held various branch level positions at a monster mega bank. The pay has been decent enough for a single person with no mortgage or other major debt to speak of, but I've long since grown weary of the job, and to be perfectly honest without trying to sound arrogant, I'm too smart for this job. I very recently finished my degree in English. My original intention was to pursue further education and a life in academia, but that no longer feels like the right path. So I'm considering going to part time or no time and returning to school for a completely different degree. I'm considering either Accounting or Computer Science. I'm very interested in taxes and numbers, but I've always been a geek and computers were my first love even before literature. So I'm asking all of your advice on a couple things. First, if anyone majored in either of the above fields of study, what was your experience like in school, and what do you do for a living now? Second, any experience you have with career changes you'd like to share would be appreciated. I'm 27 years old and am lucky enough to be in a financial position where I can do something like this without incurring loan debt. Thanks so much.

sweet. i'll send you a PM if I get stuck in my self-study.

Calculus Made Easy - Silvanus P. Thompson Got a weird desire to teach myself calculus. I think I need to teach myself pre-calculus first. Complete Chronicles Of Conan - Robert Howard Huge hardcover omnibus I bought from amazon.uk a while back. Just cracking it. Some fine stories and fun reads.

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happy birthday earl!

reks thrives on your sweet tears of sadness.