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I mean... a child traumatized and likely suffering from PTSD witnessing the gruesome murder of his parents, then spent the next two decades focusing on revenge... wooden spoon is probably the right way to portray him.

Nice!

The taxes are gonna bite you so hard in the Netherlands, it’s not even funny

Cycling culture there is amazing

The Tchaik was the concerto that pushed me to practice violin as a kid so that I could learn it one day. I grew up loving Heifetz’s interpretation. So unique!

I for one love iPad as a product. I use it for browsing, reading, movie, flipboard, watching family albums. Basically for everything except work. Infact I have started using it with MS Teams to share whiteboard and explain things by Visual means using apple pencil.

Have banished Microsoft and was never even tempted by Apple, but also recognise Android is far from perfect.

The only thing I ever do with music, now, is listen to it, and seldom on a portable device. If I was into making, playing, or even fooling around, with music, it seems it would have to be iPad, /not/ Android. It's a pity it doesn't compete on audio function.

I'm still rocking an older iPad Pro 2016 with 4G. I keep kicking the upgrade can down the road until we have better/actual 5G where we live. I imagine it'll go out of support here soon though.

Look at stuff from Avantree: TC417, Oasis B, Oasis Plus.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JJCZ3WL/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_VMKHWFB0G9JYB9YCV624

I ended up with a Taotronics cheapie for $20 due to an Amazon lightning deal. After some fiddling about pairing (make sure all BT devices nearby are off), it works! And it doesn't sound horrible. However, I have to max out volume to get it listenable. Last time I flew, the volume was crazy loud, so maybe it won't be an issue? I fly again early April so will test and report back.

I think this is part of what's fueling the recent dongle explosion.

There was something very simple and good enough about plugging in my Shure IEMs to my phone for so many years when on the go. Working from home for the last 5-6 years has kind of killed that use case so I am ok, it is just really weird to have a phone without one.

Galaxy A series and Pixel 5 still have one. Lots of considerations before the next "up"grade.

How do you like them? Not too heavy on the head? Thinking of grabbing a pair to complement my Blackwood Auteurs.

If you are used to heavier wooded ZMF headphones already, it shouldn't be too bad. Coming from Senn headphones it was an adjustment and they never quite disappear.

That said, I have never really struggled with heavier headphones. I find them comfy enough that I have gone nearly a whole work day with them on. Oh and I love how they sound. I was down to the Auteur and the VC and so happy I went VC.

Osprey is my normal go to, but their dry bags look awfully flimsy.

Check out the Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil Dry Sack. There's a new nano version that's even lighter. I've been considering a waterproof hip pack like the HMG Versa or Summit Bum as well to carry my camera, in addition to my backpack.

@Cspirou The Jantzen package. Along with the upgraded tweeter, it was supposed to help with soundstage, separation of instruments, and smoothness of treble.

I'll leave it to others to judge me, but most of the comparisons of these speakers to other moderately expensive speakers had the upgraded crossovers, so I went all in.

She deserves "that" ring.

Was about to warn you for the impending jinx... Hope you get it sorted soon!

That sucks :-(

Fingers crossed! Home stretch ...

Just a Friend is one of the catchiest song ever written, and it’ll always be fresh.

"The Energy Blues" from Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks is a favorite

Too many classic emcees dying in their 50's... so sad.

I would say yes, but then again, it took nearly 6 weeks just to get a couple of tubes from Russia from ebay. I just ordered a couple from Austria, so we will see how soon those get here.

I've been waiting this long, so it really doesn't matter too much to me, but since a convenient "event" is coming up somewhere around a reasonable shipping time, it is some fun anticipation.

https://www.avclub.com/congratulations-to-rick-deckard-and-rachael-on-the-birt-1847072250/

Don't many (most?) big name smartwatches (e.g. Fitbit, Applewatch, etc.) do both of these?

Yes. I wasn't looking to go full on smartwatch, as most of the big names are out of the range I wanted to spend ($200 or less). Leaves only a couple options at the moment as most fitness trackers and even some lower end smartwatches don't have onboard storage for offline playback, only pass through controls for a phone (I want to leave it behind for exercise).

I know you mentioned you don't want to lug your phone around, but when I run outside, I just stick it in a SPIbelt ($20) & let my Fitbit Charge do the fitness tracking ($100). I prefer the Fitbit to smartwatches since it weighs so little (and, I don't have a need for the other bells & whistles of a smartwatch).

Very pleased. So nice to see ME1 with a proper lighting engine. The texture mods I had on my original were great, but MEL is definitely better for me so far. Aiming isn't completely broken anymore and the Mako is sooo much better.

I got the PS4 disc in the mail today. My vacation starts Monday. So stoked. Really excited to see the improvements to ME1.

I’ve only played a little bit so I’m only at Eden Prime. I like the colors from the original game. The red really set the atmosphere in the game. Now it looks a bit forgettable.

https://www.reddit.com/r/masseffect/comments/lazmoo/eden_prime_looks_amazing_in_the_remaster/

Only when my wife asks me to.

I wish I could.... Lol that youtube cup making video....

Does watching it count?