Dusty Chalk

Fortunately, most anyone with a brain knows not to misinterpret that game as "learning how to play guitar". That said, its premise hits me as "retarded" as well. Though I will not argue that as gaming talent, that guy has chops. There's a guy on another private board that's one of those top contenders. I mean, how would you fake that? It'd be easier just to memorize the "course".

I don't understand where you guys are coming from with this "bass light" and "shrill piercing highs" -- I thought the bass was nice and straightforward without being overwrought (like the DT770 -- which I will never argue is anything other than a basshead's cream-dream headphone). It certainly had better bass than the fucking DT990, I have no idea where that myth came from. And I remember it having nice highs -- certainly better than the HD600, although the Balanced Max rendered the two almost exactly the same, the DT880 was the better of the two. And it certainly isn't as sibilant as the DT770, which I agree will reveal the worst of any recording's predisposition toward being rendered sibilant. It's like we're listening to different headphones. Methinks you guys like to exaggerate to make a point.

I hadn't gotten my daily dose of irony yet today.

I really hate it when you-all get all fagpiley like that.

Well, maybe I'm thinking of something else...the sound I heard was pretty high-pitched for a fart.

Not true. I hate the ©Raptor, I like the DT880. I prefer the newer model to the older model, but I even remember liking the older model. Listened to it out of a Balanced Max with the Diamond buffers. Easily one of the best solid state headphone listening experiences. Buncha haters, uck-foo-yay to all o' ya.

You get wrapped up like a mummy instead of cut up with shards of metal and/or fiberglass. Win-win?

Hey, I have a question -- does the 4070 have the fart/squeak?

Welcome to Head-Case! And: you got that right.

I forget who said it, but the paraphrase goes something like this, "Anyone who desires to run for public office should be prevented from doing so." -- Douglas Adams, I think? Or maybe it's the reverse -- I'm not finding it right now. It was about the time that Zaphod Beeblebrox explained why he had two heads, I think. Not the Young Zaphod Plays It Safe story, though. Or, I could be completely wrong, and made it up myself. Though I doubt it -- I'm sure I'm not the first person to have had the sentiment. Mark Twain, perhaps...

Not the same target market, I don't think. The Bellari == mostly a phono preamp; listening to vinyl directly to headphones, with the ability to digitize it as bonuses; the Emu == the ability to digitize line level signals, but you still need a phono preamp. Neh?

Well, why don't you download VideoLAN and see if it works there (it's a multi-platform app, inc Windows), because from the looks of things, VLC4iPhone is just a port.

I would think conversion to ALAC would be relatively painless. And if you want to learn how to program on the iPhone/iTouch, I'm sure you could get it to play FLAC disk images. FLAC, itself, has already been done -- I don't know if that includes disk images (it usually doesn't).

x2. I mean, yeah, Obama is different from McCain, but they're both rich enough in money and poor enough in morals to run, which rules them both out as choices for me. I wish we could find a way to resurrect Einstein and put him in a place of power. I'd be behind that benign dictatorship in a heartbeat.

Stereophile blog entry Google

Dogs in Elk -- dates back to 1999, but it's the first time I read it.

Lightning storm outside. Pretty. The bass is visceral, and the top end is a bit muffled due to the glass...but I can live with that.

I wish I had a pendant for bullshit. A protective pendant.

Did someone order seconds on the Roasted Tkam? My condolences.

You do realize that's not the way it works, right? I mean, you might get ahead for maybe a day, but after that, it doesn't matter how far ahead you were, you still need regular sleep. Well, good luck with that.

Rockin'.

Oh. Well, never mind then. (I thought it replaced EDGE network, which it does, but that's not the same as Wi-Fi, which is what it uses.)

Aw. Congrats!

Dude, they're probably going to follow up the iPhone 3G with the iTouch 3G -- I can't imagine why they wouldn't, although it wasn't announced.

40% coupon for single CD's at Borders -- including Borders.com -- "valid with Borders Rewards membership only", alas.