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Utility industry - fiber optics
Hibernating drummer
Griller of meats
Lover of puns
Hugger of fams
Sleeper of naps

Apps I dig:
Heptabase ⟶ as an amazing way to learn complex topics and to explore how my brain works.
https://heptabase.com/
https://wiki.heptabase.com/
Omnivore ⟶ A FOSS read-it-later and RSS feed app. https://docs.omnivore.app
Notesnook ⟶ An open source, encrypted, Evernote replacement. https://notesnook.com
@Vivaldi is my browser

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NeadReport, to headphones
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My new headphones* arrived today! Just in time for a 3-day weekend.
My first duty was to evaluate sound quality and dynamic range - with what I consider a must when looking to purchase speakers or (over the ear) headphones.

My cans are advertised as 'professional studio headphones' (disclaimer: I'm not an audiophile but I play one on T.V.) Many might balk at this selection, but hear me out and back to my test.

I immediately pulled up a recording (via YouTube no less!) of Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78, R. 176 aka: "Organ Symphony**" and oh my, my, my. I picked this symphony because of the range of orchestral instruments, all of the dynamics, and of course...a PIPE ORGAN.
I could hear every note at all levels. Lows, highs, and mids - all present - even Capturing the orchestral hall's reverb. Amazeballs.

I've currently moved on to one of my favorite jazz albums "Hank Mobley - No Room For Squares***" and it feels like I'm listening to the playback in the recording booth.

⟶ So the next time you are in the market to upgrade your audio speakers, pick music you know well, and that covers the ranges and dynamics you expect to hear along with what I've suggested above.

NeadReport, to random
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AI is slowly poisoning our minds.
https://mastodon.social/@culturednyc/112497145137163787

design_law, to random
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D159,342 - issued to Jo Emmett Jennings in 1950 for a design for a "vacuum condenser."

NeadReport,
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@design_law Digging that old font.

culturednyc, to MusicTheory
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The first sentence is incorrect, and it goes downhill from there. In the second sentence, 'fourths' are now 'force.' The third sentence contradicts itself: quartal chords can be made with diminished fourths, but not diminished fourths. Sundar should be embarrassed.

NeadReport,
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@culturednyc May the fourths be with you.

ernie, to random
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udm14 now comes in an SFW version, for those times when you’re passionate about AI-free search, but you don’t want to get fired or get into a long argument with your parents about en$#!&&ifcation.

https://udm14.org

NeadReport,
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@ernie Yeah, that's better.

NeadReport, (edited ) to Polls
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When you close your window blinds, how do you orient your slats?

NeadReport,
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@benbloodworth This is exactly one of the considerations I was thinking about when I ran the poll.

BigJackBrass, to random
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I know that the English have a reputation for unnecessarily apologising, but the postwoman just apologised for delivering a parcel and I think that might be taking it a bit too far.

NeadReport,
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@BigJackBrass Not if it was some spoiled cheese or rotten eggs. Then it would be appropriate.

researchbuzz, to Russia
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#Russia #Ukraine #war #culture #CulturalHeritage

'More than two years into Russia's war on Ukraine, the fighting continues. A group of Ukrainian military members who have faced the harsh reality of war but have talents in music, poetry and theater, created a group called Ukraine’s Cultural Forces. They perform for Ukrainian soldiers fighting on the front lines. They’re performing across the US to show their thanks for America's continued support for Ukraine. '

https://www.weny.com/story/50819523/ukraines-cultural-forces-take-their-performances-from-the-battlefields-to-america

NeadReport,
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@researchbuzz
The USO did something very similar before and during WWII.

"When it opened its doors on February 4, 1941, the USO was created as a physical network of stateside club locations where service members could go to relax, socialize and get a taste of the civilian world."

Fascinating article on the immense outreach to entertain US troops world wide ⟶ https://www.uso.org/stories/2368-uso-camp-shows-d-day-and-entertaining-troops-on-the-european-front-lines-in-wwii

HamonWry, to random
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I looked at the price of beef today. It’s enough to get a person cattle rustling.

NeadReport,
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@HamonWry Asked my son to pick up something from the store to grill last weekend. He brings home ~2 lbs. of ground sirloin at ~ $8.00 for burgers.

NeadReport, to random
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I consider this reply to my post, crafted as a poem, to be a gift; taking time out and going above the norm, to share a few thoughts from a photo I took. Thank you.
https://mastodon.art/

croyle, to random
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I just used my new cable tie tightening hand tool and completely blew up my cheap cable tie, so I guess it works! 😂

NeadReport,
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@croyle I forgot they made those. Pretty handy when you have a zillion of those cable ties to work with. They get the tension just right - which is right before they snap!

ernie, to random
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udm14.com has had 50,000 visits in 24 hours.

NeadReport,
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@ernie Time to plaster that site with ADS!

NeadReport,
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@ernie Yeah, maybe it serves you best to offer it as a service and a way to get the good message out.
I requested it to be added to Cloudhiker.net for another avenue for discovery.

kellylepo, to Astronomy
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The summer 2024 NASA's Astrophoto Challenge is now open! This summer's target: Cassiopeia A.

Make your own images with real NASA data using a simple, online tool. Then, submit your image. Standout entries are featured on the website and get comments from expert judges.

I find all of your technicolor space images delightful. Please go make some weird space pictures:
https://mo-www.cfa.harvard.edu/OWN/astrophoto/index.html

NeadReport,
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@kellylepo Bravo!

NeadReport, to random
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I ordered a pair of headphones on Amazon and went back to check the delivery date (as it is about a week and not next-day).
Now when I visit that page I see that there are 3 versions: Gen 1(old package) Gen 1 (new package) and Gen 2 (new package) versions available for the exact same price - which I missed somehow when I ordered my headset⟶ Gen 1 (old package) !
So I essentially helped the Shure company empty their old product stock for the exact same price as their most recent Gen 2 model.
I'm just assuming that, two generations later, there would be significant upgrades and not just "packaging" changes.
So why isn't the Gen 1 (old package) discounted?
Has anyone else run into this scenario before?

NeadReport,
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I'm pretty sure that original product page did not offer other headphone options. Like they list when an item comes in different colors, etc. But I will never know.
Also noting that the Gen 2 (new package) offers next day delivery and not 5-7 days as mine is!

NeadReport, to random
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Saw a guy delivering pizzas in a Tesla and I'm thinking to myself, "probably not the image that's gonna maximize your tippage."

NorcalGma2, to random
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Since I mentioned Matt Beard already today, why not toot one of his paintings?
This scene is most likely pretty close to home.
I am pretty sure this must be a special place for someone, and they probably own this painting instead of me.
It is tiny only 12 x 12.
I love my small pieces because they brighten up small nooks and crannies in our house.
He named this 2017 scene High Tide: Empty Lot.

NeadReport,
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@NorcalGma2 Looks like a good place for a bench, if you want to look at that tree.

NeadReport,
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@NorcalGma2 Oh. My perspective is off a bit. Interesting view/angle they picked.

NeadReport, to random
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NPR sneaking in some nice puns and descriptions into this Red Lobster bankruptcy article. I'll just cut to the chase...

  1. Red Lobster, now the largest seafood chain, did not get cooked just recently.
  2. And during this cultural shift, Red Lobster's finances have floundered.

Nice work, NPR.
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/20/1252426585/red-lobster-bankruptcy

NeadReport,
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More specifically, nice work Alina Selyukh, who sadly I could not find here on Mastodon. Maybe @NPR can guide her here. Or @csymrl can give her a gentle nudge.
#npr

eclectech, to nature
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There is so much fluff around at the moment. So. Much. Fluff.

NeadReport,
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@eclectech 80's hair.

noondlyt, to random
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IN HIS BEDROOM!

Trump's attorneys found classified docs in his bedroom months after raid https://www.axios.com/2024/05/21/trumps-classified-documents-bedroom-mar-a-lago

NeadReport,
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@noondlyt Hazmat scene.

molly0xfff, to ai
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back in my day we called this spyware

NeadReport,
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@molly0xfff Windows Recall as in "product recall?" If only.
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