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Dude, back in the soviet times we stood in line for everything. You had the roubles, but had to be hella connected so the shop workers tell you when stuff arrives and keep some for you.

That used to be a thing with new Jordans recently.

@Deep Funk Have you watched the Jeff Goldblum show on b-ball shoes? Eye opening, and not just because Goldblum.

Yeah, we're good. Tornado missed us by about a mile. Couple of our friends lost their homes but made it through with no injuries. Still no power at our place, but we're staying with friends. Thanks for checking!

It was a lot closer to Skyline's area of town. So many power outages in that area. Traffic is also terrible - road closures, traffic lights out, etc. We were lucky to be out of harm's way.

Power finally came back on around 2 this morning. We were at our friends and woke up to voicemails from the alarm company saying our alarm went off and the cops had been at our house, etc. Whoops!

Our heat isn't working for some reason, but all is good otherwise.

Need to work on some things.

Yay, no mud that tastes like piss for you!

This is the best news I’ve heard all week about someone I don’t know.

Would like to emphasise that a big Clever dripper is likely the way to go. You dump in the water (no need for kettle, fancy dripping methods or timing) and forget about it until you remember to plop it on your beaker. It’s cheap, it’s safe (doesn’t overflow over a stove), it’s no more hassle than using a tea bag.

My wife's K brewer doesn't get the water hot enough to properly brew coffee. Tastes like ass, even the Ecocups Ethiopian. I think the quality control of the machines is poor.

So far I haven't found better than French press.

This looks like a possibility: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fellow/ode-brew-grinder-cafe-performance-for-your-countertop but ofc it'll be awhile.

Keurig is a gyp for suckers and for people who think they're upper middle class (but aren't). Believe it or not, Jacobs makes acceptable instant coffee: https://www.jacobskaffee.de/

It kind of hits all the notes but the pacing is so frantic that I couldn't take in any more visual information after the first hour or so. Really bad movie (production quality wise) IMO but arguably not the worst one among 1-9.

Yea I agree 100% about the pacing and production quality

When your shepherding a franchise that people have spent billions on, and supported for decades, could you at least write all 3 movies before you start filming? You know, so the story makes any sense?

Somehow I turned my WiFi off. It was on previously. Throttles now in place.

That sucks. Somehow I had turned on my “use cellular data” for backups in photos, and then went on a trip. 2 days later, after taking dozens of photos, I blew through my data for the month (like 10 days in) and my provider cut me off! Had to buy a bunch of data add-ons to last the rest of the month.

An here I am just having bought a 5G phone so I can stream 24/192 more successfully over cellular, but I work for a cell company sooooo I guess not every one can go that route

@Skyline I felt the very same about the NFL Draft. lol

nice shot, just don't inhale!

Superdopefly.

But where real dynamic range comes from is deep blacks which only OLED and plasma can do. Film projectors have not the best blacks, and neither do the typical modern theater digital projectors. Some of the newest laser ones do ok though.

One last comment, home projectors can do a lot better with blacks, cause they can use lcos tech to get there and dynamic irises. But they still don’t get very bright as compared to a high end hdr lcd or even an OLED. This where all the tonemapping comes in to get the mastered dynamic range down to what the display can support

Not all of us can afford OLED or plasma. My comments are more based on how the HDR content is being created if you read the article.

Sad, but looks like he went out on his own terms. I grew up there, and the store is almost as old as I am...

Bummer. I bought my Debut Carbon from them and they were fantastic to work with from a customer service point of view.

PS - this thing also plays native DSD. Who knew? I don't need it really, but I guess I haven't been keeping up. Also, full 3.5mm headphone jack.

Guffaw!! On my way out I'll call the union hall, and by the time I get to the parking lot, I'll be dispatched to the next job!!!

Oh, I failed to mention this was for an internal position at my own company!...the 6th position I have applied to in a year I didn't get. Yeah...scouring LinkedIn at the moment.

Ouch... I've been with the same company for 8 years and counting.

The Shure SRH840 is a good alternative.

7506's never had bass like M50's. Certainly smoother, yes.

I'm probably most impressed by the long term durability of the M50. This is a good choice for teenagers that are hard on things.

Amp?

Bifrost MB + Lyr 3 + RCA clear top 6CG7 + LCD-2C. I mean...I didn't want to stop listening last night.

I'm starting to wonder myself. I think it did sound better than the stock Fostex cable. IDK

The Carne quad sounded like 6db hotter over the Vmoda.

I think the cable swapping on the Andromeda is what sold me on cables making a difference. I also heard minor changes when I swapped cables on my Verite (copper vs. silver plated copper)

PS - mostly for curiosity.