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I think I am also out.

Just drove home through the monsoon. Glad to get off the road with sheets of rain coming down. Stay dry out there, Bay Area crew!

Over the past few weeks I re-read the Foundation trilogy for the first time since my freshmen year of college. I suggested them to Brent and he said he didn't like the first book and gave up on the series. After going through them again I'm amazed how well they still hold up. Yes, the first book isn't the best, but the second and third totally redeem it. The trilogy is one of the best things to come out of the golden age of sci-fi and stands with the Robot novels as the best things Asimov has ever done. 5/5. Obviously. Brent, you are an idiot.

Tidal has the MQA software decoder built in so it is able to "unfold" the file. The next version of Audirvana will have it also.

First Aid Kit - Stay Gold

It is interesting to me that he does kind of bury the lead here which is that these MQA titles do sound really good. I don't see Jason ever wanting to fork over royalties to Meridian, but with the software decoder built in to Tidal I'm not sure its an issue. This is what I am worried about.

I think the MQA format itself is 16/44 but once it is unpacked by the decoder it is 24/96.

I'm not sure I can hear a difference between MQA and standard Tidal lossless in casual listening but as long as MQA is included in the lossless plan I already have then no complaints from me. I have noticed that some of the MQA albums they've been posting are better masters than some of the "remastered" dynamically compressed shit that has been there before but that has nothing to do with the MQA format and everything to do with the dynamic range of the baseline master.

So MQA finally came to Tidal. Now what the fuck is MQA?

Happy birthday to the man with the sick beats.

Good adaptation of the PKD original or something that should be considered its own thing?

American Experience: The Battle of Chosin Exceptional documentary from PBS on one of the definitive and representative battles of the little discussed Korean war. The story of the battle, the heroism, sacrifice, and courage of the soldiers and marines, Chosin's significance in the Korean conflict, and the battle's lasting legacy are all here and all very well done. History/Military History fans, check this one out. Also, kudos to the producers and interviewees for going out of their way to describe the equally amazing courageousness and sacrifice of the battle's other two major participants, namely the Chinese soldiers and the Korean civilians caught in the crossfire. Can be streamed on Youtube here:

Happy late birthday. Hope it was a nice one.

Never mind, twitter got faked out. Queen Elizabeth? Wow. RIP.

Seriously!? 2016, you have done enough.

Oh jeez, not Carrie too!? I thought she was recovering.

Start conservative with any overclocks and go up from there. No need to shoot for the moon right off the bat.

Boy, what a game on Sunday between the Warriors and the Cavs. That was fun to watch, even if my Warriors failed to seal the deal at the end.

Fuck this fucking year. 2017, hurry the hell up!

Happy birthday, Ric! Hope its filled with wonderful films, friends, and family.

Happy birthday!

The New York Times ran a very nice profile on Steve Kerr, the coach of the Golden State Warriors, today. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/22/sports/basketball/steve-kerr-golden-state-warriors.html If you don't know about Steve's unique background I absolutely recommend giving it a read. Steve is a very worldly, very intelligent guy and after reading the piece you'll know why.

Actually, there was three shades of blue. UCLA (lightest), UNC (baby blue), and UK (dark blue).

I went with a bunch of Kentucky Wildcats so to avoid conflict I was rooting for the darker blue. As a Californian though, it was great getting to also see a UCLA win.