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Grahame

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  1. Happy Birthday!
  2. Grahame

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    Concur. Maybe we can have a HC group game of Nation Red this (free) weekend
  3. ^ Who am I supposed to not care less about?
  4. ^ now try getting that through TSA. In the bin you go!
  5. Had one of these for lunch today. grass-fed beef, toasted potato bread, shredded iceberg, Pt. Reyes Toma, and bacon Approve.
  6. "When you offer an extreme alternative, it makes the less egregious — but still halfway extreme alternative — seem reasonable," he explained. "When Burger King came out with its [Triple Whopper], people freaked out about it. I don't know if they ever intended to sell any of those, but it certainly made the [Double Whopper] seem reasonable by comparison." http://articles.lati...food-20100527/2 (I seem to recall reading that sales of Double Whoppers went down when they pulled the Triple from the menu, and went back up when they added it) To make $1K for a headphone seem like a relative bargain? , to hit all the price points on the demand curve? because they employ MBA's
  7. ^ Does it go to 11?
  8. Thanks Tyll, for doing the leg work at CES, so we don't have to.
  9. You need Wife 2.0
  10. Market Segmentation, Price discrimination?
  11. http://en.wikipedia..../CubeStormer_II
  12. No doubt there will be plenty of announcements at CES 2012 of interest to us, so I thought I'd start a thread to keep track of the headphones announced at the show . Who knows, maybe we can encourage Tyll, or other visitors to get a closer look for us. I'll start off with something interesting (thanks to google translate) Sennheiser introduces the high-end HD 700 Headphones google webcache of (pulled) B&H had it priced @ $999.95
  13. No doubt there will be plenty of announcements at CES 2012 of interest to us, so I thought I'd start a thread to keep track of the sources announced at the show . Who knows, maybe we can encourage Tyll, or other visitors to get a closer look for us. I'll start off with something that might interest Dinny CES 2012: Arcam to launch £2000 FMJ D33 DAC With the market now full of new-generation digital audio devices and sources, Arcam is proud to introduce its latest and highest performing DAC to date, the D33 SuperDAC. Using state of the art dual Burr Brown PCM1792, 24bit / 192kHz converters (one per channel), twin toroidal transformers in the power supply and state-of-the-art 4-layer printed circuit boards, the D33 offers music lovers a level of performance that involves, enthrals and engages from the first note to the last encore. The D33 features an asynchronous USB input offering the convenience of computer-based music (PC or MAC) and the ability to enjoy the very latest 192kHz ultra high-resolution recordings with stunning quality. Two coaxial and two optical inputs plus a professional grade AES/EBU connection complete the line-up so everyone can take advantage of the D33’s clear performance upgrade. Product Page Owners Manual
  14. ^ This.
  15. And a better hit rate than Google search by image e.g. => Try it ! All Hail Mikey Whisky SearchTM
  16. This came up in HC chat, so I thought I'd share. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QlSKZy9bsw More background on Yanni, and the quest for Hyperplasticity http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/british-street-food-real-meals-on-wheels-2066917.html and what he's up to these days. Interesting chap http://helengraves.co.uk/tag/yianni-papoutsis/
  17. ^ speaking of which, I thought the description on last night's order was quite apt. and tasty *I'll let Steve ponder the significance of going all the way with five guys, with the aid of bacon
  18. Are we saved? http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57352974-71/kanye-i-will-pick-up-where-steve-jobs-left-off/ Or you could just get the action figure http://www.reghardware.com/2012/01/03/unauthorised_steve_jobs_action_figure_set_for_shop_shelves/
  19. Happy Birthday Knuck's. Get better soon.
  20. "Try not to use the usual white or off-white colors, use trendy shades of soft earth tones, they really are the best." http://www.indobase.com/home/age-lifestyle/bachelor-pad.html
  21. Benedict's latest escapades as Sherlock. Good.
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