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@songmic it runs a variety of free/open-source Pi-specific OSs that focus on digital audio and include software that support a number or music services/protocols. It becomes the “renderer” of the music file (feeding your DAC). Files can come from various locations (e.g. USB stick, networked DLNA server, Roon server, Tidal/Qobuz directly, Spotify Connect, Airplay etc). Different OSs support different options.

They indeed are special and a must have for digital music playback.

I was up until 2:30a listening to mine. WTH. So, of course the toddler wakes up at 6a lol. So I'm groggy af but can't wait to listen when it again tonight.

That was awhile back. You certainly avoid Reddit...as we all probably should, lol.

Reddit is great for hobbies where I need an info hub to catch all the news and content (games), but pretty appalling for stuff that are interesting with deeper discussions (audio) or niche projects (mech keyboards).

I'm okay with Reddit for certain things. Like anything with a bunch of different people, be prepared for anything.

https://media3.giphy.com/media/5Ca1d7AdrvuRq/giphy.mp4

its apparently delicious!

@Stuff Jones LOL that open letter was terrible. The author could save us a lot of time by just wanking while looking in the mirror instead.

@m17xr2b I'm not following what you're saying in your 12:16 post.

@Boops - I don't get it.

@Stuff Jones I mean that it was masturbatory. The length of the text and the style of the writing (paternalistic, mannered, over-intallectualized) suggested to me that the author was more interested in indulging himself than in persuading anyone of anything.

High schools have stopped teaching civics the way they used to. A lot of folks don’t know the basics of how our government works. (or doesn’t sometimes). Wish I had the answer to all of this.

Teach the smarter children Greek and Latin. A few, at least, will be called out to by the philosophical virtues and by the character of a Socrates. I might yet be spared having to instruct the *entire* seminar of graduate students in long-established and fairly straightforward distinctions (fairness vs justice, acceptance vs tolerance, &c.).

Think my aunt and uncle did too. Both dislike both parties... but I guess they dislike a certain someone even more.

It was a fun introduction to the characters; I'm looking forward to a more linear 2nd season

@netforce Ghosn looks like a Bond villian so I agree a movie should be made.

OMG, it's like You Only Live Twice. Throw in rocketship that eats other rocketships.

Argo II

https://i.imgur.com/vdBLjfH.jpg

Boomer cut Anakins legs off and walked away.

Now Anakin has medical bills and cannot afford a ticket home or even his home. Sand is so coarse...

Heard a recent podcast about Amazon last month I would recommend: https://www.revealnews.org/episodes/amazon-behind-the-smiles/

They talked about the shitty practices does that ends up hurting/killing their warehouse employees and how local governments bend over for Amazon.

The more counterfeits that shows up on Amazon. The unsafe stuff people are ordering not knowing its fake. The standards Amazon is setting for the rest of businesses sucks.

And for Amazon paying nothing in income tax is absolute bullshit: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/03/why-amazon-paid-no-federal-income-tax.html

Apple avoided paying $40 billion in taxes for years by keeping money offshore, Netflix paid no taxes last year and on and on!

Yoda is always a hit. Quirky, fast wits and amusing while deadly with a light saber against enemies. He and Han Solo could be great drinking buddies.

I wondered why my kids didn't have watching this movie in their to-do list. Not a single SW item in their Santa letters either, and like 21.455% interest in the SW Disney rides. We are full on watching One Piece though. Luffy is awesome.

Last Jedi fukt the trilogy, not JJ. This is what putting out a bunch of Rian Johnson fires looks like. Disney, try and plan ahead.

Heads are gonna roll at Lucasfilm

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VeuGm359ei0

Just need de-aged CGI Sting. I'm secretly hoping that's what it will be.

Sting now would make a good Emperor Shaddam IV, just saying.

I hope the film is a success so we can see an adaptation of Dune Messiah, which I am increasingly convinced is the best book in the whole series.

If you get selected, casually ask the attorney what this 'jury nullification' thing is, you've been hearing about it. ;) They love that.

Tell them you're expecting to be called this week to give advice on impeachment proceedings. That should do it.

Also on call this week... but am I the only person who doesn't mind jury duty?

That's assuming the measurements were even done correctly in the first place.

ABSOLUTELY CANNOT RECOMMEND.

@Hands So you will curse this person with MS' B.S.O.D. and then Apple's B.S.O.D. and then ask: "Do you prefer blue or black?"

Then proceed to let this person install Windows 98 and load up YouTube?

That's not IT. That's just dum.

I know, therefore I find it funny.

I'd jump all over a loaner of these.

The loaner pair I heard were very nice, with slightly I though bass boost so wouldn't work with all genres. Prefer these over the Lcd-4 & Ether 2, though.

And I thought only Audeze were dumb enough to keep doing running changes all the time...

That shit must be so fucking bad in SoCal. I mean it's pervasive everywhere, but you are at the epicenter.

And glutens are totally harmless to the vast majority of people, right? Gluten-free is just a fad.

I love the gluten craze. It has had the side effect of helping people who really need to be gluten free. Both my father and brother have Celiac disease. Gluten literally kills them slowly over time. It's hereditary so I could even develop it anytime. Celiac isn't as uncommon as you'd think.