Grahame

Always have a pair of tongs by the SV?

Cheeseburger with jowl bacon! .... All gone ...

http://theshownewport.com/visitors/index.html Any 'Casers contemplating attending? Looks like Tyll is http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/its-happeningsoon-show-newport-may-30-june-1 Trying to persuade Joanne that it might form the basis of a (non-burning) road trip there and back via the usual suspects (SLO / SB) The weather should be nice. Any thoughts?

Happy Birthday!

Meanwhile, "What did you use as an edit suite" "A Bentley Mulsanne" (See the "Making of" at the end) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyYhM0XIIwU http://www.loopinsight.com/2014/05/15/bentleys-new-ad-shot-on-an-iphone-5s-assembled-on-an-ipad-air/

Or use the squeezebox client / plugin ...

Indeed http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/7/3614506/apple-patents-rectangle-with-rounded-corners http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-ipad-design-patent-2012-11 http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/11/apple-awarded-design-patent-for-actual-rounded-rectangle/

Nevermind counterfeits, What about the same product ? Western company contacts Chinese Factory's to produce X,000 items. Factory produces items to contract. Having gone to all the effort of setting up a production line, and a supply chain, , why not run it a little longer ... Western company now finds itself competing against, effectively, its own product with no obvious recourse .. Helps if the item is a commodity, or can be easily re-branded ( sometimes they don't even go to that effort for other markets ...) Thanks western capitalists!

The sarcasm tag?

There's that word again http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/why-might-apple-buy-beats-one-word-hearables

RIP http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/13/the_weird_and_wonderful_mind_of_hr_giger_is_no_more/ Raise a toast at a Giger Bar?

Meanwhile, well thought out article at el Reg http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/13/apple_beats_and_fools_with_money/

Happy Birthday!

Depends on the rate of actual improvement. Would make sense if Moore's law or Kaizen applied to audio transducers, rather than marketing or reviews.

Wishing a speedy recovery to all. Medicinal Biscuits? With added Colin?

Happy Birthday Ari!

Looks Good!

Why do I feel hungry?

Which Ones? http://www.hotdougs.com/specials.htm

Have a Choco Taco while you wait Awaiting Vicarious Duck fat Fries ...

NSFW Spoiler http://www.thegloss.com/2010/07/15/culture/yet-another-way-to-decorate-your-vagina-va-ttooing/

http://m.tickld.com/x/30-problems-only-british-people-will-understand

Meanwhile http://www.audiostream.com/content/lh-labs-geek-out-1000-dacheadphone-amplifier

Happy Birthday Shelly!