Trump takes the next step towards declaring martial law to prevent the midterm elections.
“We should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military.”
If that latest outrage makes it difficult to relax, watch this.
One of those may not be enough, if you’re trying to get to sleep.
Now you can experience what I did at the National Cartoonists Society Awards Dinner. Minus the dinner. 😉
The video will start when Colleen took the stage to present two awards. As Colleen correctly implied, comic book people are typically more familiar with comic strips than comic strip people are familiar with comic books.
The long, agonized death slide of my cherished, now perished, Logitech Squeezebox Touch is over. After numerous successful efforts to keep it working online, after almost fifteen years it finally decided to fall off the network once and for all. For those who have working units, the Touch continues to be as good as anything available today, excepting for its selection of applications compared to newer products.
https://www.stereophile.com/content/logitech-squeezebox-touch-network-music-player
I was prepared for the Touch’s demise, having pre-selected a replacement that’s compatible with Lyrion. It’s the WiiM Pro (pronounced “whim”). Amazon caught me with a $22 off deal on the Plus version, and guaranteed next day delivery, on Sunday. So, less than 24 hours after laying the Touch to rest, streaming music had returned to the living room.
Here’s Amir with a technical review (of a unit he received for free):
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/wiim-pro-plus-streamer-review.50254/
The WiiM also replaces a couple other gadgets; a Google Chromecast Audio “puck” and a Topping DAC. They didn’t need replacing, but I like the simplicity of the new setup.
Unlike the very classy and solidly built Touch, the WiiM case is a cheap, plain, black plastic box. So, I’m keeping it out of sight in the cabinet. That reduces WiFi reception a bit, but the signal is still “very good,” so not enough to be a problem.
Here’s Darko with a more subjective review (of a unit I assume was provided gratis), including a comparison with the Touch:
https://darko.audio/2023/10/wiim-pro-plus-video-review/
The WiiM doesn’t actually do it all, as it lacks a SiriusXM app. I will continue using Chromecast from my phone for that service.
Andrew at Parlogram has this take on the truly great album, Odessey & Oracle.
Here’s the album:
Hung Up on a Dream: The Zombies Documentary is available on Amazon.
This anti-Trump screed has been making the rounds and getting a lot of attention. It made my ancient, rusty “reporter’s warning bell” ring.
So, who is Oliver Kornetzke? He seemed to appear out of nowhere, with something intended to get people worked up. Which has me wondering, even after looking through his Substack and BlueSky pages, if he is actually an AI construction, compliments of Putin.
https://substack.com/@oliverkornetzke/note/c-126784206
https://bsky.app/profile/kornetzke.bsky.social
Yeah, it’s really come to this, where I am questioning the existence of someone who is using his/her/their “real” name online.
Due to a combination of laziness and concern that I could do something to break them beyond repair, I haven’t gotten around to working on my non-functional LaserDisc players.
With that in mind, I’ve been waiting for this guy to tackle a broken LaserDisc player. Which he has now successfully done.
My Pioneer players are dedicated, single-side LD units, models LD-838D and LD-V8000. So, with any luck, they’ll be easier to figure out than that model.
