Subject: random posts
Date: Fri Sep 9 16:00:37 2022
User: Klepp
Message:She has all sorts of "good" ideas, but doesn't grasp economic and structural upheaval concomitant with such ideas' implementation...
Date: Sat Sep 10 13:53:43 2022
User: Klepp
Message:I drank this stuff back in the day enjoying liberty in Cartagena, Espana...I had to try it: beer? At 12 percent alcoholic content...whew, the booze burned the back of one's throat upon drinking...not good, but, halfway there to a solid buzz drinking merely one beer (for my then tender liver)...French beer, not Spanish, I suspected...
Link: Bière Du Démon
Date: Sat Sep 10 14:31:47 2022
User: redberet
Message:What every souse needs, King David looking back at you.
Date: Sat Sep 10 14:44:14 2022
User: Klepp
Message:Currently enjoying Sam Adam's Oktoberfest...I know some pooh-pooh SA, but supposedly this Oktoberfest of theirs is unlike their previous version, less sweet among other things...I find it to be nicely drinkable, sure...
Date: Sat Sep 10 17:03:24 2022
User: Klepp
Message:These eyeglasses may be even better than I suspected...wearing them at a distance of approx. nine feet from the television, I pulled up the Snellen chart from my YouTube app and read all the lines, all the down!
I don't wear them for computer usage, they're a bit too strong for anything under five feet distance, but...
Wait a minute, I need to sit six meters distance from the chart, not a mere three...
Link: Eye Test
Date: Sat Sep 10 17:07:23 2022
User: Klepp
Message:Better, supposedly...
Link: LogMAR chart
Date: Sat Sep 10 18:04:06 2022
User: HopDiriDiriDattiriDittiriDom
Message:New 8K footage reveals previously uncaptured details of the sunken ship in all its haunting glory. OceanGate Expeditions, a company that specializes in using submersible vessels to “explore and document” the seafloor, conducted an undersea Titanic visit earlier this year.
Link: First 8K Video of the RMS Titanic
Date: Sat Sep 10 18:22:57 2022
User: Klepp
Message:Hopefully it doesn't give TitanicTony night terrors, he (of course) being the last living survivor of that iconic ship's fateful demise...if I recall correctly--Tony--you were a wide-eyed boy of a mere seven years then, correct?
(We love you, Tony.)
Date: Sat Sep 10 22:32:40 2022
User: ix
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Date: Sun Sep 11 00:55:39 2022
User: ix
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Date: Sun Sep 11 11:28:43 2022
User: redberet
Message:I started reading about it and trying to figure out how cranberries can taste like peanut butter until I saw it's the yeast that does it, but it's not listed.
Date: Sun Sep 11 18:41:04 2022
User: outskirts
Message:So, who's getting the new omicron booster? I plan to this week.
Date: Sun Sep 11 19:10:46 2022
User: ix
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Date: Mon Sep 12 23:43:43 2022
User: ix
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Date: Tue Sep 13 18:51:41 2022
User: TNmountainman
Message:Pater Max entered Haifa University in Israel at age 13(!) - to study astronomy. He wanted to become an astronomer. He later spent time in Rome and Paris, before moving to NY, spending years studying art. But clearly his fascination with stars, planets, etc. greatly influenced his creative output.
Date: Tue Sep 13 18:57:23 2022
User: ix
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Date: Tue Sep 13 18:59:20 2022
User: ix
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Date: Tue Sep 13 19:10:44 2022
User: Klepp
Message:A lot of his hand drawing "Yellow Submarine"?
The artistry looks the same to my untrained eye...though I don't see his name listed below...
Link: Yellow Submarine
Date: Wed Sep 14 11:40:36 2022
User: ix
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Date: Wed Sep 14 16:43:12 2022
User: outskirts
Message:Best youtube comment ever:
krrrruptidsoless
2 years ago (edited)
This has got to be the finest, highest quality most preserved piece of music in the history of mankind.
And it's playing through my phone.
Unbelievable really.
Doesn't sound anything like it's coming through a tin box with a bunch of loose wires screws and panels under a desk in a noisy shop with a hangover... Sounds nothing like that at all.
doesn't sound anything like it's coming through a 1-in blown speaker with a crack in a pickup on a washboard dirt road blasting am music at full volume with a bad signal...
Sounds nothing like that.....
Almost though
Link: Found under this video
Date: Wed Sep 14 18:10:39 2022
User: Klepp
Message:When I get a few grand mad money in my pocket I'll go get a pair of mono tube amps (15W or so) with a fabulous tube preamp with excellent phono section, so I can start to spin the black circle, with an outstanding cartridge and stylus...speakers too, undecided regarding those, though...
Date: Wed Sep 14 23:35:17 2022
User: TNmountainman
Message: A worthy endeavor, altho a complicated one. Don't short yourself on the cartridge and stylus - but 'sounds' like you've got a bead on things. IMO, the tube amps are overkill, but I won't argue with anyone who thinks otherwise. Don't know if anyone is making 4-ohm speakers these days, but consider that if you see any available. Speakers may be the hardest thing to decide on, 'cause so much is personal preference, and you need to be able to A/B them.
Date: Thu Sep 15 22:31:12 2022
User: ix
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Date: Fri Sep 16 11:39:16 2022
User: outskirts
Message:Google Jeff Bridges
Date: Fri Sep 16 12:56:00 2022
User: Klepp
Message:TN: I really really would want tube amplification, though...I recall a fellow I knew back in University days who had it: such an utterly mellifluous sound with fine fidelity, and noise levels very very near zero! I recall the harmonics giving aural enjoyment unfelt before...(as I lay back enjoying Bach and Strauss, particularly)...
Date: Fri Sep 16 13:07:27 2022
User: Klepp
Message:Alright, I'll stop now, that's plenty enough pontificating on my part for one day...
Date: Fri Sep 16 13:12:42 2022
User: TNmountainman
Message:Ok, no argument then. I had friends who did that, and were happy with them - altho replacing tubes is certainly a hassle. One of my profs was HUGE into it, and had about 3 McIntosh amps that he dearly loved and was proud of. When he passed away several years ago, I kept thinking I should approach his wife about them, but never did. Then *she* died about a year ago, leaving only his (somewhat) autistic son. Kinda suspect they got disposed of somewhere along the way. They do give a warm, rich tone. And can sure push the power.
I know they (McIntosh) got sold some years back, I think(?) to one of the Japanese cos., and have no familiarity with the 'modern' stuff.
Date: Fri Sep 16 13:14:35 2022
User: BuzzClik
Message:The audiophiles in my circle of friends all prefer tube-based electronics. They are heavier and more fragile but the quality is higher. Solid state stuff continues to improve, so maybe someday. I am grateful that I don't have the ear to hear the difference.
Date: Fri Sep 16 13:47:10 2022
User: TNmountainman
Message:Oh, yes, I agree. Altho I was around a few (true) audiophiles, I never went full-on into it, mostly for financial reasons at the time. But I sure appreciated that degree of investment. And heavily researched my audio purchases, driving considerable distances a few times for hearing different speakers. I may have related the story once before of two friends who would buy an album, play it once whilst recording it to a high-level reel-to-reel tape, and then put the album back in it's sleeve, likely for years. That's IF the record itself had minimal pops and cracks. If not, then back to the store it went for a (hopefully) better replacement. And boy, did they have a system to enjoy their tunes. Wow. I did that, too (returning bad pressings), but was a bit less extreme about it. At some point in the mid-(?) (late?) '70s, there was a period where the vinyl most companies used was *really* bad, and they knew it, but just kept putting them out. To the extent that smaller labels would sometimes tout their better vinyl.
I put Soundguard on most of my albums for years (before first play), and I'm convinced that has helped protect them. And most of my vinyl still has the plastic wrap around the sleeve (slit for the removal of the albums themselves, of course). Think I tried Last, too, but liked Soundguard the best. And yes, I know there are those out there who frown on such applications. I also use Soundguard with a special brush to occasional clean my stylus (as recommended).
I'm at 'that point in life' where I've been considering selling my collection en masse, but am not 'there' yet.
Date: Fri Sep 16 14:34:20 2022
User: Klepp
Message:I would've owned McIntosh gear back in the day, if I'd been a rich kid.
I think their receiver was around $2500 back then, maybe 7 grand in today's $$$...
Date: Fri Sep 16 14:42:54 2022
User: outskirts
Message:Another cluster fnck risen from my post about a comment about a video of zappa and pink floyd. Oh I'm so proud of these men. Men men men men.
Date: Fri Sep 16 14:46:29 2022
User: Klepp
Message:I had Wendy's Pretzel Bacon Pub Burger yesterday, and I'm not so sure there's a "fast-food" burger out there that's much better, but that's merely one man's opinion (a man who lives in middle America, with no Fat Burger or In'n'out Burger, which I'm sure West Coasties swear by...
Date: Fri Sep 16 14:48:33 2022
User: BuzzClik
Message:Klepp, my son is an audiophile of the first order. He has built his own amps and is a serious student of the subject. His playback equipment is top end, but he never bought any of it new. He never drives by a thrift store without going in to browse their electronics. Walking through his home (where the music never stops playing during waking hours) is a gift even to my untrained ear.
By the way, if you start getting more serious about selling off your vinly collection, give a heads up. I can connect you with some serious buyers.
Date: Fri Sep 16 15:10:48 2022
User: outskirts
Message:Hmm. I wonder what big speakers mean.
Date: Fri Sep 16 15:11:47 2022
User: outskirts
Message:The Wendy's here suck so bad I quit them years ago.
Date: Fri Sep 16 15:14:37 2022
User: outskirts
Message:Those little chicken sandwiches at the Krystal are great. I go there occasionally to celebrate what TP and I had. Lol. We always ate at the Krystal.
Date: Fri Sep 16 16:59:25 2022
User: TNmountainman
Message:I assume, Buzz, the comment about selling vinyl was directed at me, not Klepp, right? Assuming so......ok. Will definitely remember that. But your buyers may not be into blues, reggae, bluegrass, and old-time (which collectively represent probably only ~~20% of mine - depending on definitions. My holdings are quite eclectic, not surprisingly.
Date: Fri Sep 16 17:14:22 2022
User: BuzzClik
Message:Yes, toward you, TN.
Blues -- yep
Reggae -- depends on the artist (as with all genres)
Bluegrass -- 100%
Old time -- would need clarification, but probably
Date: Fri Sep 16 17:27:43 2022
User: Klepp
Message:Your son is doing what I should have been doing for years now: doing nuts and bolts electronics work in one's own lab, soldering, playing with the O-scope and the frequency generator, possibly even devising one's own amplifier stages--but at the very least following, amending, improving(?) rather complex schematics...and other such stuff I used to love playing around at back when I was an Electronics Tech 3rd class, floating around the Med, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, North Sea, Norwegian Sea, Caribbean Sea...no Baltic Ops though, where I'd have loved liberty, I'm sure...
Date: Fri Sep 16 17:55:04 2022
User: TNmountainman
Message:Hate to think along these lines, Buzz............but I probably need to set up a mechanism, a contingency plan..........like I've already done for my sports card collection. It gave me great relief to get that lined up. Sigh. There are a couple-three options around here, but they don't give me the greatest confidence. I'd like them to ultimately go, whether individually or collectively, to someone(s) who would fully appreciate and respect them, which I'm sure you can grasp.
Date: Sat Sep 17 00:16:28 2022
User: ix
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Date: Sat Sep 17 00:41:29 2022
User: TNmountainman
Message:That's a good one - and works well with mango, too. 👌
Date: Sat Sep 17 01:06:53 2022
User: ix
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Date: Sat Sep 17 10:52:24 2022
User: ix
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Date: Sat Sep 17 11:00:40 2022
User: ix
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Date: Sat Sep 17 12:54:47 2022
User: TNmountainman
Message:Right. That's what I meant. And extremely unlikely the guy on the motorbike would do that spontaneously.
Date: Sat Sep 17 12:59:57 2022
User: ix
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