Grahame

It was. Time to rewatch Brief Encounter. HBO/Max has the Criterion Collection BFI restoration.

Culture.

How did you meet Marvin, Steve? Is he cute? 😉

Pre Tariff 🐔 🍛 + 🍌 What will tariffs do to 🍌?

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The DR database can be found here https://dr.loudness-war.info As described in their FAQ. https://dr.loudness-war.info/faq The links is item in the menu points to some tools if you want to make your own readings. You can use Audacity to look at the waveforms of the track to see if they have been "brickwalled" or still retain a semblance of dynamic range. https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/audacity_waveform.html

Did it include the fall of Pax Americana?

Should have had the bumper sticker .

So are you saying, that the show in which David Mitchell, plays, essentially, David Mitchell, make you think you have David Mitchell like qualities? https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/sep/21/ludwig-this-hilarious-detective-drama-is-the-perfect-platform-for-david-mitchell

RIP "Iceman" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/movies/val-kilmer-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8k4.H74x.9mrEgB85Xg6K&smid=url-share https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/val-kilmer-dead-top-gun-doors-tombstone-batman-actor-1236178966 There is that rapid reload. https://www.reddit.com/r/MilitaryGfys/s/Ne0o9gnpt0 Not forgetting his debut.

Happy Birthday Doug!, literally! Once More With Feeling!

My deepest condolences Al, to you and your family on the loss of your brother Thomas. (((Hugs))). +1 FUCK CANCER!.

The AI generated animated version is even more disturbing RDT_20250329_173238.mp4 Via: https://www.reddit.com/r/StrangeAndFunny/s/ON92LHZpKL

Happy Birthday Al. Do we think AI has improved over the last year, just like you?

Locavore Chocolate Stout Cake, And Nice Cup of Tea.

Pre St. Patricks Day Brit / Irish Nibbles, in The City

After a hands on, you don't need this, right, @blessingx ?

Sophis' City Fare

Tried the old "Feel younger by surrounding yourself with Older People" trick. Where The Future of Medicine ... is interesting ... And it would have worked, given the speaker was 86. Except that the 86 year old in question, was not just any 86 year old, but this 86 year old. https://isbscience.org/people/leroy-hood-md-phd/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leroy_Hood Oh well, I have another couple of decades to work on my scientific breakthroughs, company founding's, published articles. and patents, so I don't feel I have been slacking. You can see him in action, here. And if you needed any more motivation, from the transcript ... 33:14 say it's exercise so for example this morning I was able to do 190 push-ups in three 33:24 different sets within a 20 minute period and We should all be so lucky

Video showed for me Pictures, not so much Re uploading the downloaded (544 MB MP4) video to see if that helps 20250304_103352.mp4.887158bcde25af6f0333705d5d8d0f10.mp4

Happy Birthday Nate! (You are safe from Gemini / Imagen3 - for Now)

Ric, I'd Keep an eye on that Lifeclock / Palm Crystal if I were you.

But are you {Costco} rich