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Christ! They found me!
Today, I received my first weblog comment spam. Some stupid online-gambling pond-scum. I knew it was coming. I know this is a futile little rant, but here it goes anyway… Do not even fucking bother to spam my weblog! I swear to God, I will burn it to the fucking ground before I let you…
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More info on Dell 500SC transplant page
Received a question in email concerning the pinout of the front-panel connector on the PowerEdge 500SC motherboard. I did have to figure that out when I did the case transplant. In response, I have added the pinout to my web-page.
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Casio is out, Keystation Pro is in (almost)
After I had the Casio Privia PX-100 el-cheapo MIDI piano for a month of so, my brother told me about a new product from M-Audio: the Keystation Pro 88. It’s another 88-key weighted keyboard, but the Keystation is a MIDI-controller only, it doesn’t generate any sound on its own. What makes it really compelling for…
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More channels is more better
I recently picked up a Behringer ULTRAGAIN PRO-8 DIGITAL ADA8000. It’s basically an 8-in/8-out audio interface, with mic preamps and phantom power available on every channel. The digital side is an ADAT light-pipe. At CDN$360, it’s probably the cheapest 8-channel A/D D/A on the planet. That’s Behringer for you. Of course, an ADAT light-pipe interface…
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Statue has come home
The marble statue I bought in Vietnam has finally come home. It’s been in a warehouse in Toronto for almost a month, while I tried to figure out how I was going to get it into the house. This shipment weighed in at 600kg, almost all of it is the statue and the circular base…