Grahame

Stock, or audiophile

Aren't you still having the problem of a push protocol, rather than a pull protocol? You're still driving the Dac's clock from the transport clock (albeit on discrete lines)( = PUSH) , rather than using the DAC's clock, to clock data from the transport ( = PULL). Yes, you can buffer the data, but where's the flow control to prevent buffer overruns / underruns? Unless you then modify the dac's clock rate, in which case you have just re-invented wow and fluter in the digital domain

Or better yet don't use a defective protocol that forces you to recover clock and data from the same signal.

Maybe also its just a utility thing. Suppose someone has a computer without an s/pdif coax output, but does has a usb port. Suppose they have a Dac without usb input but with a s/pdif input. Suppose they are non technical and just want to play music from their computer on their Dac without installing additional software? A product such as the above meets the requirements. Now if you are getting someone to buy such a thing, how do you maximise your profit

<pedant mode> You notice that it's not actually laying the track, as the Continuous welded rails are already in place, it's "merely" bending them out of the way while it removes the old sleepers, replaces them with new ones, and relays the ballast</pedant mode> Interesting nonetheless . Looks like its happening in Belgium. (based on the logo on one of the machines) (Infrabel, Belgian railway infrastructure manager) Rail tracks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Some kind of cellphone touch screen, perhaps?

Wait, You've attended meetings that discussed the deployment and employment of tactical thermonuclear devices? This explains so much about you lawyerly types

or better yet (slightly NSFW audio at end) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s1MspmfEwg

What about one of these?

The joy about software based controls, is that you can use any platform to implement a client that understands your control protocol. So you are not tied to a specific device / platform. Unless you want to be. Different platforms have different feature sets that you can exploit. Dirty enough for you?

Apple's Mistake

Congrat!

Don't eat it by the pigs!

Bacon porn is always welcome

Happy Birthday Tyll, Happy Trails.

iPhone users get more sex than Android fans ? The Register

Like father, like son? Congrat, Al.

More Tie Fighter Pilot?

Brent, sorry to hear the news; Good luck moving forward for all concerned.

http://www.moviesounds.com/redoct/oneping.mp3

I picked up some when they were 99c specials at the local supermarket. Looks like Rip-Off Britain strikes again. Compare Amazon.com: beer can chicken roaster Amazon.co.uk: Garden & Outdoors - beer can chicken roaster Beer Bird

You probably don't need one, but you want one right? If they do the 30 day money back - what have you got to loose? in not - you could probably flip without too much pain. I'm suitably impressed with mine, I should post my latest thoughts/findings in the "touch" thread.