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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    Glad you enjoyed it. Have a good time at the game.
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    You definitely found it. Looks just like what I had last Friday. :relaxed: Safe travels...
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    If you're still in KC, I'd like to recommend La Cubana at 5402 Winner Rd. It's certainly not in a pretty side of town, but I've never felt unsafe there. The place is small, meals are served on styrofoam divider plates, and your drink is served in the original container. On the other hand...
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    Here's something to drool over until they start shipping again in November: Osceola Cheese. The smoked cheeses are wonderful!
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    "Gold drives a man to dream."
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    Great played on speakers, kinda trippy on headphones. Fully instrumental except for spoken clips that might have been ripped from old 50's era sci-fi movies. This is my most frequent play for the last two months.
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    So you have only 4.875 friends now? 🤣 Sorry, had to say it before anyone else. Wishing you well.
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    Love the El Grupo! Gonna search for the CD.
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    Louvin Brothers and Levin Brothers, too.
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    The place I started working for in the early 80's used, and sold with the systems we made, PDP-11 computers. Boards for it were about 15 inches square, some wire-wrapped. The hard drives had 80MB capacity on a removable 15 inch platter. To change a disc, you'd start spinning it down and wait...
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    I forgot to state that I often play from local network storage. Thanks for mentioning it. Most often, I've got an internet radio station playing. Volumio claims to integrate Alexa devices, but that capability needs a subscription, last I knew. WiiM works with Amazon's components, although...
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    I have two WiiM Pros, both running off Ethernet. One is upstairs and would have great WiFi, but Ethernet was handy. In the basement, particularly the little alcove where my electronics workbench sits, WiFi is pretty weak. WiiM Pro wins over RasPi/Volumio for me because Volumio requires a...
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    I don't drink anything alcoholic, so I don't know who drinks what. OTOH, I've been here long enough to know if Ableza recommends or praises something, it's met some pretty high standards.
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    Just discovered Club d'Elf. Jazz? Fusion? Afro-psych? Haven't gotten very far into You Never Know, but they're high in my "Listen more. Buy." category.
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    Since it's 4/20, I'll drop these here for those of you who partake:
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    I first heard the album shortly after losing one of my parents, so it may have had deeper impact. I had to pause it a few times between start and end, then immediately started over and listened non-stop. The album is brooding, contemplative, questioning, yet I remember chuckling a few times at...
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    I think many artists have released something knowing their end was near. Leonard Cohen's You Want it Darker really shook me. I still haven't quite figured it out, either. It was the end of an era, or several eras in his case. That one hit me pretty hard, too. I passed on a chance to see...
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    I never followed him or bought his music, but his passing slammed me harder than any other artist before or since. My only explanation is that his music was always present in some way; always original and timeless.
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    My parents bought their batteries in bulk at Costco. When my wife and I had to take care of those devices, all were ruined by leakage. So we started buying Duracell and soon had the same problem. A little research told us Duracell made the Kirkland branded batteries. We've switched again to...
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    With Woody Allen as the master criminal. Wonderful parody of the Bond movies.
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    I strongly believe that manufacturers are aiming for the most aerodynamic shape to keep MPG high. That means all vehicles are gradually approaching the same shape.
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    Isn't that the automotive version? :laughing:
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    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    Welcome, Majuto. No one here will tell you how to modify your Jotunheim R. Please don't even try. Your best and safest bet will be finding a properly wired and rated external step-up transformer. It will be ugly. It will be expensive. OTOH, you, family, pets, and belongings won't be at...
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