Free: shelves I made for the small Schiit products (Magni, Modi, Mani, Vali, Loki Mini). Holes in the base allow mounting on a wall, underside of a table, ... . Mitered corners reinforced with walnut splines. No need to remove rubber feet--there's enough clearance. I have several on hand...

3.490 * 60 / (2 * pi) = 33.33 The phone's gyroscopes were pretty accurate at 45 rpm as well.

An evening last week.

I am impressed with the build quality of manual focus Nikkor lenses from the '60s and '70s. The ones I have are still a pleasure to use. I had occasion to take one apart and came across the bearing shown in this pic which was part of the aperture ring mechanism. I don't know how the bearing...

I agree. I have an old Magni 2 which in addition to a front panel LED has two on the top of the circuit board. I don't know if they're wholly ornamental or whether they serve some other purpose in the circuit--but either way they are a nice touch.

The People United Will Never Be Defeated! by Frederic Rzewski (1938-2021).

Roadrunner in my yard last week. I like how the background is composed of roughly the same colors as in the subject. I can't take credit for that as it was the bird who chose where to pose.

I had a road bike frame custom made about 15 years ago. I asked for the rear brake bridge to be mounted the other way, just because I prefer the look. Also, there's enough clearance between rear wheel and seat tube to put the pump there. I have a Rohloff 14-speed hub in this frame. The hub...

Hermetic Science, a small band led by Edward Macan: musician, college professor, author of Rocking the Classics and Endless Enigma (books about progressive rock and ELP, respectively). Solid musicianship, good compositions. Dr. Macan plays (among other instruments) mallet percussion and was one...

I bought Grado HP2 headphones in 1994. I've lost count of how many times I've had to resolder connections to the drivers but that's OK. They still serve me well.

orbiting faithfully

Centrifuge by Todd Reynolds (thanks to newsounds.org where I first heard it)

ascending slowly

of balance

Pics from today.

The detents aren't all dead on at 12:00 on my Loki Mini either. On mine it's mostly due to variation in the knobs, not the pots (as can be seen by swapping the knobs around).