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As part of my assessment I've got to make a client and server which can relay commands and responses between each other. I've managed to get everything working but I'd like to make it multi threaded and be able to accept multiple connections. How would I go about doing this?
At the moment when my client tries to connect on a port, its unable to because its in use. Can a server, once the socket is accepted, accept further connections on that socket? or does it have to create a socket on a new port. If it creates a socket on a new port, how does the client find the port ID?
These are all my questions and so far have got me incredibly confused, hopefully i'm over thinking this and there's some neat little class hiding around to solve all problems going. But we could only hope!


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What's new? There are mostly features that support the newest Slingboxes, such as a wide screen menu option, and the software now shows the correct number of inputs for those latest iterations from Sling Media. There are also a few interface tweaks, and optimization time is sped up when you change from portrait to full screen mode.
Seems like just yesterday when the SlingPlayer Mobile was released, and now here we are already on version 1.1. Anyway, we can't wait to get our hands on these new Slingboxes, and we'll be testing a Slingbox Pro in these parts before you know it. Stay tuned.
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Wrigley visit sparking memories for Rays' Martinez
CHICAGO -- It's been a nice homecoming at Wrigley Field for Rays bench coach Dave Martinez.
Martinez broke into the big leagues with the Cubs in 1986, and played with the team until July 14, 1988, when he was traded to the Expos for Mitch Webster. He returned to the Cubs in 2000, but was traded again to the Rangers in June of that year.
The former outfielder said he spent the first five innings of Friday's game talking about Wrigley and former Cubs manager Don Zimmer, who died in June. The Rays wear a "Zim" patch on the sleeve of their uniform in Zimmer's memory.
"[Joe Maddon] has been to Boston and other places, but he was saying, 'This is unbelievable,'" Martinez said of the Rays manager, who had never been inside Wrigley until this weekend's Interleague series. "I had told him, 'When you come here and see the ivy on the wall and the stadium, you're looking at baseball history.' That's what I look at every time. I've always told everybody it's my favorite place to play. You just get goose bumps thinking about playing here."
Zimmer managed the Cubs from 1988-91, and the team topped the National League East that year with a 93-69 record. In 2004, he became a senior baseball advisor with the Rays.
"Zim never goes away," Martinez said. "To this day, I never think Zim is gone. We left his locker as is. We're never going to take it down."
Martinez, 49, nearly returned to Wrigley Field as the manager. He interviewed last offseason and was a finalist for the job, which was given to then-Padres bench coach Rick Renteria.
"I like Rick, he's a great guy and I think he's done a great job," Martinez said. "This organization is definitely heading in the right direction. They have plenty of young kids in the Minor Leagues. I look at them now, and look at how [the Rays] were when we started -- and they're headed in the same direction."


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I want to be able to view the headstone from within the Family Tree Maker program, but I do not have permission to do anything with it. It's on the Find-A-Grave website, but now have the ability to NOT allow that photograph to be posted in my Ancestry Member Tree. The feature is a mouse click away.
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Find-A-Grave - Create Source TemplateI showed this image. It's helpful for me, but now, with the 704 patch, I can privatize that image so that it will NOT appear in my Ancestry Member Tree (AMT). The Check Mark is in the lower right corner of the screen.
I also like to be able to include the image from the Find-A-Grave website, that I did NOT take, and include that in my database so that I can look at it. The same Private check mark is not available. I can see it, but it will NOT be included in my AMT.
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I came across the problem "find all integer solutions to $y^2=x^3+17$."
I've tried several things, without any success, and I was hoping that someone could help out. (Some ideas or a reference for where to find it are both appreciated)
By numerical calculation I have found that the following integer points $(x,y)$ lie on the curve
$(-1,4)$, $(-2,3)$, $(2,5)$, $(4,9)$, $(8,23)$, $(43,282)$, $(52,375)$, $(5234,378661)$ and this is probably all of them.


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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Joe Girardi found out about Derek Jeter's retirement announcement the same way almost everyone else did: when the New York Yankees captain posted a letter to the world on his Facebook page this week.
Girardi left snowy New York on Friday and arrived at spring training for his seventh year as Yankees manager, and he spent the first eight minutes of his 20-minute opening news conference discussing Jeter's decision to retire after this season.
"I think we were probably all a little bit taken aback by it," Girardi said. "You're never sure how someone's going to do it, but I had no inkling that that's what he was thinking."
After missing the playoffs for just the second time in 19 years, the Yankees were back in business when pitchers and catchers reported ahead of Saturday's opening workout.
Alex Rodriguez's locker was empty following his season-long suspension. Masahiro Tanaka inherited Mariano Rivera's locker and Shawn Kelley got Andy Pettitte's stall. Scott Sizemore, attending camp on a minor league contract, was assigned Robinson Cano's jersey No. 24.
Position players report next Wednesday, when Jeter holds a news conference at Steinbrenner Field to explain his decision. Girardi has exchanged texts with the 39-year-old shortstop but has not spoken with him.
"This is going to be a guy that's hard to replace in your clubhouse and on your club," he said. "It's the nature of the business where people age and they move on and they go and do different things in their life, and in our life it's a little bit quicker than some of the other working people of this world."
Jeter was limited to 17 games last year after fracturing his left ankle in the 2012 playoffs and breaking it again last spring during his rehabilitation. Girardi said Jeter always told him "I feel great," but that he could sense frustration.
After working out Friday with Brian Roberts at the Yankees' minor league complex, Jeter demurred discussing his decision.
"It makes no sense to do it here and then do it again over there, so I'll do it all over there one time," he said.
And so now Jeter will go on a valedictory tour, much like Mariano Rivera did last year. Jeter is not the type to call attention to himself, making his public announcement before spring training all the more surprising.
"It could have been just watching how Mo did it, and how much fun everyone seemed to have with it with Mo," Girardi said. "He might have said, you know, it's a pretty good way to go out."
Jeter has won five World Series titles with the Yankees but none since 2009, and his final lap of the major leagues figures to set the theme as New York tries for title No. 28. His teammates looked forward to speaking with him after he reports.
"Not really surprised, saddened I guess that he's not going to be around," ace pitcher CC Sabathia said. "You want a guy like that to play forever."
Having witnessed Chipper Jones' final season with the Atlanta Braves in 2012, new Yankees catcher Brian McCann is looking forward to Jeter's last go-round.
"He's been the face of baseball since he broke in," McCann said. "I went through it with one Hall of Famer. I'm going to go through it with another."
David Robertson, inheriting the closer's role from Rivera, hadn't thought Jeter would make his plans known before the season's end.
"But I'm really glad he did," he said. "I think it's going to give the fans a chance to come out this year and see him in his final season in pinstripes."
Robertson's new job is one of many changes for the Yankees, who spent $471 million on free agents, including a $20 million payment to Tanaka's old club in Japan. McCann and outfielders Jacoby Ellsbury and Carlos Beltran are among the many newcomers, and first baseman Mark Teixeira is returning from a wrist injury that sidelined him most of last season. Cano -- the Yankees' top hitter -- left for a $240 million, 10-year deal with Seattle.
Girardi predicted for the April 1 opener at Houston that Yankees players at every position other than pitcher will be different from opening day last year. The only time that's happened in franchise history was 1947, according to STATS.
"I think it is probably the biggest transition I've been through," Girardi said. "I need to learn a lot of new faces fairly quickly."


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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Nobody agreed. A couple of players made it clear in corners of a quiet locker room, after the San Antonio Spurs dropped Game 3 in their Western Conference playoffs series 105-94 to a resilient Memphis Grizzlies squad energized by coach David Fizdale's post-Game 2 rant criticizing officials.
Ultimately, though, the Spurs understood the lesson that probably no other coach in the NBA but Gregg Popovich could get away with teaching during the playoffs.
"Yeah, I was [shocked]," Spurs guard Manu Ginobili said. "It's not the first time that Pop did something like that. But I guess he thought it was a lesson to be taught and learned in that situation, and he pulled them out."
San Antonio entered halftime down 50-46. But just 52 seconds into the second half, Popovich called timeout, laid into the starting group, then sat them all on the bench next to the rest of the staff, as he subbed in Patty Mills, Pau Gasol, Jonathon Simmons, David Lee and Kyle Anderson for Kawhi Leonard, LaMarcus Aldridge, Dewayne Dedmon, Danny Green and Tony Parker.
That's how fast this game had gotten away.
"I don't know what to say," Parker said when asked about the move.
Before Popovich's timeout and lineup switch, the coach had just watched San Antonio's four-point deficit at the half swell an additional five points thanks to a pair of careless turnovers from Dedmon and Parker. Two minutes and six seconds into the third quarter, San Antonio trailed by 12 points after Zach Randolph converted a 3-point play to make the score 58-46.
Popovich felt as if the game had gotten away in "like the first minute," of the second half, he said. The Grizzlies finished with three players -- Mike Conley (24 points), Marc Gasol (21 points) and Randolph (21) -- scoring 20 points or more in a playoff game for only the third time in franchise history.
"We turned it over twice to start the minute like we were out on a picnic some place," Popovich said. "I don't know. Those two turnovers, and then the mistake defensively where Marc got the 3-pointer at the top, and all of a sudden, it was a nine-point game. I thought at that point, we lost a little bit of composure and a little bit of confidence, and the rest ensued."
After Popovich pulled the starters, Memphis only continued to gain momentum. Popovich began to re-insert the starters at the 8:27 mark of the third quarter. But by then, Memphis led by 12, and the Spurs had fallen out of rhythm.
The Grizzlies outscored the Spurs 31-17 in the third, and increased their lead to 18 on a Conley 12-foot floater off a Marc Gasol assist to close out the quarter.
It would be fair to argue that Popovich's quick third-quarter hook might have disrupted the little rhythm the team did have to that point, making it even more difficult for the Spurs to mount a comeback, as Memphis' crowd grew more and more frenzied with each Grizzlies bucket.
Leonard poured in 16 of his 18 points in the first half, and would take only two more shots the rest of the game.
"[Popovich was] just disappointed in the last couple plays," Leonard said. "So I guess he thought that we all should come out at the game at that time, and see if that second unit had more energy."
With the victory, Memphis snapped a nine-game playoff losing streak, but more important, moved into position to tie the series 2-2 on Saturday with a victory at the FedExForum.
Fizdale started off the process with his impassioned rant criticizing referees after Game 2 in San Antonio.
That was apparent all over the FedExForum through T-shirts, frenzied cheering, and even booing of Thursday's officiating crew. When Fizdale's name was announced during pregame introductions, the crowd roared, waving Growl Towels -- left on every chair in the arena for fans -- which featured the words "Believe Memphis".
"Yeah, our fans were amazing tonight," Fizdale said. "Honestly, when I did what I did and said what I said, I did not do it to try to create this. I was trying to fight for my guys, and this is Memphis. Memphis gets behind you when you stand up for your brother, for your city, and that's all I was doing. I was just fighting for respect, and I think our guys really took it to heart that I stepped up for them, and they stepped back up for me. That's what it's all about."
The Grizzlies are now only one victory away from tying the series, and they've finally found a lineup in James Ennis III, Randolph, Marc Gasol, Vince Carter and Conley that San Antonio struggles to match in terms of aggression, physicality and intensity.
"They started to feel more confident. The crowd got into it," Ginobili said. "Pop got upset with the guys starting the quarter, sat them, and the whole momentum changed. In playoff games, especially on the road, a two-minute mental 'something' can become a 10-point deficit. That's what happened. We were in good shape at the half. Not playing well, not shooting great, down four on the road, and it was a good situation. It was OK for us. We had that moment there in which the whole game changed. I guess he wanted to point out that it was not the right approach to start a third quarter."
The move even surprised Conley, who said the Grizzlies became even more locked in, because they were unsure of what Popovich was doing, and wanted to stay prepared.
"Overall, it was hard for everybody to get a rhythm because getting in and out, subs, stuff like that," Parker said. "It's tough, but no excuse. We have to play better in Game 4 and come back strong."
Fizdale's rant against referees after Game 2 didn't bear fruit until Game 3. So we won't know until Game 4 whether Popovich's actions from Game 3 will properly motivate his Spurs to close out the series.
"That's what type of coach [Popovich] is," Leonard said. "He wants us to understand what's going on on the floor, and how important the opportunity is for us."


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Here's how to hire a supercar
There's a good reason why Italian supercar maker Ferrari is regularly listed among the world's most valuable brands – many, many more people desire to drive one than those who could ever afford to buy their own.
Another subset is the group who can afford to splash on the finest motors that Italy and Germany can build, but are reluctant to commit their hard-earned. Call them the try-before-you-buy crowd.
For either group, the opportunity to rent a supercar – just as you'd pick up a hired Toyota Corolla or Holden Commodore at the airport – is a viable option. Dreams can be answered and curiosity sated, anniversaries and birthdays celebrated - with certain conditions, of course.
A number of specialist businesses are keen to hand over the keys to one of Ferrari's finest, or the likes of a Lamborghini, Porsche, Aston Martin, Maserati, BMW, Mercedes-Benz or Audi. Rolls-Royce and Bentley models are tougher to rent, although being part of a bridal party will increase your possibilities.
You'll be up for a little more than $55 a day with unlimited kilometres, though. A myriad of offers start with $30 for a 10-minute experience in the passenger seat - for the timid or fiscally challenged. Self-drive rental cranks up the level of responsibility, conditions and costs, although getting into the driver's seat can cost from just $99. That's for 15-20 minutes, but they'll be minutes you'll likely never forget.
Drive, dine and stay
Even more lavish are packages embracing swish hotel accommodation and/or fine dining, all linked by the exotic machine of choice. Some companies even offer a smorgasbord of cars to be sampled in rotation on a rural ramble, interrupted by a five-star lunch.
Others, such as Prancing Horse, offer high-end drive-and-dine experiences for couples tailored for special occasions or whims.
Based out of the Yarra Valley, Sydney and Adelaide, Prancing Horse caters for couples and larger groups who might be after a memorable night out inclusive of five-star accommodation, a drive in a current Ferrari or another exotic of choice, followed by a fine dining experience.
It could be to mark a milestone, or maybe a cossetted weekend escape to the Yarra Valley, Barossa, or Hunter. It only takes money.
'Keeping the ladies happy'
The company's Matt Thio says Prancing Horse's services are "90 per cent aimed at keeping the ladies happy". Smart.
And if the guests want to indulge over lunch, a Prancing Horse staffer can take over the driving.
A current 'Drive & Dine' Experience offered by the company in Sydney - at $880 per couple (Tuesday to Friday) or $990 (Saturday) blends romance with the satisfaction of driving a Ferrari 458 Italia, plus swish dining at Stefano Manfredi's Osteria Balla restaurant at The Star.
To guide guests along the route is a support vehicle which is in touch via two-way radio. Surprisingly, Prancing Horse doesn't demand a security bond from its participants; instead, drivers must be over 30 and have possessed a full, valid licence for a minimum of three years. Obligatory, however, is insurance cover, with a $5000 or $10,000 at-fault excess.
Prancing Horse is proud that its guests (around 5000 to date) have never had an incident. Reading the fine print is imperative, unless you are comfortable getting nasty surprises.
With local bases in Sydney, Surfers and Adelaide (and internationally), Exotic Sports Car Hire rents supercars or lesser sporty models that "can be driven hard or easy". Single-day hire is OK during the week, but not on weekends when a two-day minimum applies. The distance ceiling varies but is usually around 100km per day. Beyond that there's additional charges, typically 98 cents per extra kilometre.
No refunds, rescheduling or excuses
Beware though, there's no refunds or rescheduling if the skies decide not to play nice, and the old death-in-the-family excuse won't wash. Supercar hirers, it seems, have very unhealthy families. Reportedly, 80 per cent of attempts to cancel are for an alleged bereavement.
Companies expect hirers to keep to defined (usually metro) boundaries, or to nominated areas of use shown on the hire agreement. Exotic brands can be temperamental and retrieval costs, if required, can be very high from country areas. And yes, the renter will be paying.
Exotic Sports Car Hire does charge appropriate security bonds, ranging from $3000 to $15,000, depending on the value of the vehicle and the age of the customer. The money is refunded after company inspectors go over the returned car with the keenest of eyes. The hirer is billed for any damage, including scratches and wheel scrapes.
Fuel is not included in most standard day hires, and returning the car brimmed with premium fuel will help avoid a top-up charge.
Because supercars tend not to have spare wheels/tyres, some companies strongly recommend adding a high-spec roadside assistance package, to cover out-of-pocket expenses when travelling outside metro areas.
Steady, Fangio
And in case you thought what happens on the road trip stays on the road trip, think again. New GPS technology is now appearing in supercar rentals to monitor driving behaviour.
"If they speed, or corner aggressively, or rev the engine too hard, I get a text message in real time," revealed Sydney Ferrari Hire's Mark Borg, who currently offers a $150,000 Ferrari 360 for an accessible $99 for a 15-20-minute driving experience (normally $250).
Borg's wariness is rooted to a bad experience with his first-ever hirer. "An Asian fellow trashed my Ferrari 360 Modena," he says. "The front was mangled on a speed hump and two wheels were gouged on a gutter. His-24 hour booking cost him $10,000."
But there are heart-warming stories, too. Borg was recently hired to drive a terminally ill 'older gentleman' on a day trip to the Blue Mountains in his Ferrari.
One optimistic urger rang a supercar rental business wanting to enter a Ferrari in a burnout competition, offering the hirer a half-share in the prizemoney. "He was either joking, or a complete halfwit," suggests the owner wryly.
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(Y)ou (O)nly (L)ive (O)nce, But if you live it right Once is enough.
I don't know what "right" means and people say "Dude, sitting all day on the computer is not living. you need to go out more", but if I'm correct, doing what I like the most is living right to me. And I like programming stuff and solving puzzles. As far as programming goes, I know the basics of C/C++ and more than basics of Java.
Other interests in include pencil sketching, wall painting and playing semi-dangerous pranks on friends.
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Hey guys hows it going? These past 3 months I have been catching hundreds of peacock bass on the fly rod I decided to make this article to help out fellow peacock fly anglers.
The Rod:
I only have 1 fly rod which I use in saltwater and freshwater so it is a nine weight fly rod, however you don't need a 9wt to catch these beauties, I would recommend between a 5wt and 7wt rod, it is enough, even for the hefty peas.
The Reel:
My 9wt rod is paired with a Sage 1600 series reel, the reel is affordable yet very powerful, it landed me an 18 pound carp last week and can certainly handle a peacock. try to match your reel with the weight of your rod, for example if you have a 6wt rod the reel should be designed for a rod 5-7wt, 6-8wt and any other reel that would have 6wt in it. any kind of reel can catch them, yes even those $40 Dogwood canyon fly reels can catch peas, they are fantastic reels for their price.
The Line: my fly rod has blue saltwater fly line spooled on it simply because it has been used in saltwater and I use it between fresh and saltwater. I have caught tons of peas even using this line, but I do not recommend it and will soon be buying a strictly freshwater fly combo. I would recommend a light green colored fly line designed for bass or trout, these lines are much more flexible than my saltwater line and will allow for greater and more accurate casts along with added stealth!
The Backing: My fly line backing is about 200 yards of 50lb power pro type of line. I recommend buying a spool of about 30lb power pro line to use as your backing, it will be more than enough to handle a large fish in case a carp or freshwater tarpon grabs and takes off with your fly, the very thin diameter of lines such as power pro are perfect to pack under the fly line adding more capacity and confidence should a large fish bite, I have never had a peacock take me down to the backing, but the reel should always be ready!
The Leader: choosing a leader material is a very important decision to make when fishing for peas, it can be the difference in catching 2 or 20 in a day. My rod has a 7 foot 12lb test mono leader which is more than enough, I will sometimes use a slightly longer leader to spook less peacock bass, thank God peas are extremely aggressive and wont hesitate to attack your fly but I have seen my fare share of peacocks getting spooked as well and unfortunately its usually the larger ones to prevent this I recommend starting off with an 8 foot 12lb leader, then change the length over time if the fish are spooked more or less, also using a smaller lb test leader will also be extremely beneficial!
The Flies: here is the big one!! If I could pick any one fly to fish for peacock bass with for the rest of my life it will no doubt be a clouser minnow! clousers are my absolute favorite fly to toss at them and they will get crushed 99% of the time. when I see the peacock bass I will cast the fly slightly past them and work it quickly by them, a fast moving clouser looks like a small fleeing minnow and should instantly grab their attention. presentation is key and while most peas will savagely hit a fast moving fly Ive had those days where they will ignore a fast moving fly, but when I slowed it down right in front of their faces then they go after it. My recommendation is to try different presentations until they dial in on a certain speed or movement, when they stop hitting it then switch presentations again until you get them feeding, it is very important!!! Clousers are the absolute best flies to use and I would highly recommend them, but should you be out of them or just don't have any yet, try a glades minnow, a deceiver, a small popper or other minnow imitation to catch them. the color of the fly is usually not too important as they are so aggressive they would hit even the most mismatching colored flies, but I usually prefer a white, green/olive and orange colored flies, reason is because these colors usually imitate a baby bluegill, bass or cichlid the most as they are used to seeing those in our lakes and canals.
Hope this article helps everyone and can't wait to hear the feedback and peacock reports!! Lets make this a sticky in this section!


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Sega has told MTV that it is "very sad" to hear of Michael Jackson's death adding that he "was a true music legend whose songs touched each of us at some point in our lives." Sega, who gave us the classic Moonwalker videogame (article image), added: "We are proud to have worked with him and […]
Michael Jackson's Thriller video free for today on Live [Update]
Microsoft has announced that Michael Jackson's legendary music video Thriller is free to download on Xbox Live until the end of today. The information comes via Microsoft Xbox's twitter page that reads: "Michael Jackson's – Thriller music video is currently FREE on Xbox Live Marketplace, until the end of today." Sadly, this offer appears to […]
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Sanity is beginning to prevail in the German public debate on global warming. More and more leading experts say that it is time to discard the useless, expensive and absurd UN climate negotiation process:
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Fit Three, Page 22, Panel 2 … Boojum! Boojum! burning bright in the forests of the night, what immortal hand or eye dare frame thy fearful symmetry?
"I engage with the Snark — every night after dark —
In a dreamy delirious fight:
I serve it with greens in those shadowy scenes,
And I use it for striking a light:
The Eminent Victorian Mr. Lewis Carroll well understood the human condition! The difference twixt nonsense and tragedy is but a hairsbreadth at best. Observe the above pictolinguistic Snarkglyph. A certain baker, a maker of cakes and pastries, suffers from nightmares — possibly the result of over-eating his products — which he combats with healthful salads and the nocturnal illumination of phosphorus matches. So far, so good, an eminently plausible scenario without the least taste of Nonsense about it. In fact, it is a commendably sober and salubrious cautionary verse upon the dangers of gluttony!
And yet …
These nocturnal adversaries of which our pistorian hero complains so mightily, these things that go bump in the night, these incubi, night hags and other mares that sit upon one's chest and pose so stylishly for certain other artists, well, that's all very well for the likes of the Talented Mister Fuseli, but here at Chez Snark we have simpler tastes perforce — economy is our watchword! Even nightmares cost time and money! Let Messers Ernst and Holiday squander jeroboams of ink and hogsheads of paper upon their champagne-soaked renditions of the Baker's Dream of the Snark — I cannot!
With a meager drop or two of ink (2nd-grade-fresh, alas, which makes my throat hurt so) and a few scraps of pentimenti (Chianti-stained and still reeking of garlic) I lie upon my tatty charpoy, with both pen and Assamese nautch-girl in my feeble hand and draw, as best as I can, the simple rudiments of the Baker's Nightmare, that grim Adversary with which he struggles night after night.
I ink a hard-won fork here, pencil in a desperately-needed matchstick there … the simple yet telling domestic detail of the wardrobe drawing nearer … render the Baker's tear-stained, tattered leaf of Boston lettuce with which he keeps at bay the nocturnal chill … perhaps I even shed a tear into my tumbler of single-malt as I labor but no matter (no one can hear you weep in a modern, soundproofed garret anyway) … for that is the task I have taken upon myself, to draw things just as I see 'em … and that is the nature of real Tragedy! — to engage with the Snark, every night and every day — on spec …
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Fit Three, Page 22, Panel 1 … Art is long, life short; judgment difficult, Boojums transient
"It is this, it is this — " "We have had that before!"
The Bellman indignantly said.
And the Baker replied "Let me say it once more.
It is this, it is this that I dread!
Gosh! This Baker-cum-Lewis-Carroll-wallah really does go on and on about Boojums. Of course, we all know how unwelcome they are and what havoc they can wreak on priceless family heirlooms like forks and hope, but methinks the Baker doth protest too much!
Yes, yes, yes, we've heard all of this before, a Boojum is a dreadful thing to contemplate, a Boojum fluoridated my drinking water and a Boojum tampered with my automobile's brakes … but has the Baker ever gone mano a mano with a teenage daughter? Has the Baker any idea what it is to roll up one's sleeves and decervellage an American atheist? Has the Baker never crossed swords with a sharp-witted Englishman forced to squander his life and considerable talents as a mere maths tutor whilst blathering absolute nonsense to his young, boojum-like charges?
As for me, pshaw to all that! Yeah, mister, I'm a tough guy! I snap my inky fingers at 'em, these pesky Boojums, they are but a trifle compared to coming up with some nice, snappy copy for each and every line of The Hunting of the Snark … week after week … year after year … stanza after stanza … panel after panel … oh, god, it is this, it is this that I dread!
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Fit Three, Pages 20 and 21 as a Spread … a snark in the grass!
Of course, we all know that paranoia is the distilled essence of our postlapsarian times, simply observe this page spread heaped high with its visually corrosive effluvia. We pride ourselves on our supposed ownership of paranoia, the quintessential modernist food additive, the favorite poison of Franz Kafka and Bruce Wayne alike, but such is not the case. We, who live in an era which will eventually be considered the final perfection of the very concept of an ancien regime, must admit that paranoia was also a favorite condiment on Victorian drawing tables.
The Baker, whom we have conclusively demonstrated to be a pistorian doppelganger of Lewis Carroll, has spent these entire two pages wringing his hands in a semi-subjunctive funk over the menace of Boojums. He sees Boojums in his salad, he sees Boojums in his railway carriage, he sees 'em in his soap dish and he sees 'em in his sewing kit. Oddly enough, the one place where the Baker never sees Boojums is in the here and now and it is this very suspense which oppresses our souls! Suspense and paranoia, the perfect Victorian bogeymen, nay, Boojums! It was Lewis Carroll's master stroke to introduce paranoia, dread, fear and loathing into English nonsense verse, into the very inner sanctum of Jolly Olde Escapism but there you have it. Facts are facts, however unpleasant!
I usually pepper my remarks with links to pertinent illustrations and quotations but I dare not this week … I think someone … or something is following me … trying to catch me unawares … mustn't furnish 'em with a cybernetic trail to my underground bunker. Remember, trust no one … there are Boojums in the woodpile!
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Fit Three, Page 21, Panel 2 … this snark is your snark, this snark is my snark
" 'But oh, beamish nephew, beware of the day,
If your Snark be a Boojum! For then
You will softly and suddenly vanish away,
And never be met with again!'
"It is this, it is this that oppresses my soul,
When I think of my uncle's last words:
And my heart is like nothing so much as a bowl
Brimming over with quivering curds!
The crossing of international frontiers whilst engaged in the hot pursuit of a Snark is no excuse for scofflawyery or other antisocialism. We see here a young Surrey fellaheen, a Baker-disguised-as-Lewis-Carroll by trade, who is preparing his claim for refugee status on the grounds of Boojum persecution. Rendered supine by his well-documented apprehension of meeting a Boojum through no fault of his own, he remains a-bed to conserve precious forensic evidence, ie. decervellage and involuntary dairy-product substitution of major organs. His parents bid him a tearful, wooden goodbye. His uncle, a Major General doubling in the role of Psychopomp-cum-coyote (thus saving this artist considerable ink and labor), carefully peruses a Customs and Border Protection Declaration Form …
1. Declare all fetishes, such as smiles, soap, forks, etc., that you might have on your person for the purpose of hunting Snarks. Please have them unpacked and ready for inspection upon your arrival. The time for observation is limited and we mustn't hold up others!
2. Notify the authorities if you are approached by anyone offering to distort the relative proportions of your surroundings. Any illicit trafficking in the amorous gigantism of the inanimate world, whether voluntary or not, may cause permanent semiotic confusion.
3. Please stay in line. Running into another line, or enjambment, might cause injury, disfigurement or even loss of life and limb. All lines should be end-stopped and masculine rhymed as befits true English nonsense.
And to where is our Baker emigrating, you might ask? Perhaps, like the late, great Hedly Lamarr, he is fleeing this poem for another, hailing a hansom cab (with ugly driver) and demanding to be taken out of this stanza to a less paranoid quatrain … where your wretched refuseniks of tired masses huddle to be free, tally ho!
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My first turntable a Thorens 166 cost $150.00 back in 1982. As a starter turntable with better materials this could prove a great way for the young-ins to get into vinyl with a quality table. Glad to see the future for vinyl is bright.
Their first model, the Orbit, forgoes modern-day conveniences like a USB output and built-in speakers, but concentrates on quality and longevity. Unlike the many inexpensive USB turntables prevalent todaymodels whose low-quality styli are potentially dangerous to your precious LPsthe Orbit appears to use an Ortofon phono cartridge (perhaps an OM5E?), similar to the ones found on entry-level Regas and Pro-Jects.
Judging from the photos alone, the Orbit is a serious turntable. If all goes as planned, the 'table will be available this fall.
The price? Just $150!
I'll be keeping my eyes on this one.
My first turntable a Thorens 166 cost $150.00 back in 1982. As a starter turntable with better materials this could prove a great way for the young-ins to get into vinyl with a quality table. Glad to see the future for vinyl is bright.
These guys don't have a "company," they're just three dudes who put together a table out of existing parts, spray-painted it blue, and are kinda-sorta thinking about maybe trying to raise money on Kickstarter.
No matter how much you may be right/wrong, I'll look forward to a review. I hope it's up to par with the RP1. Maybe that's asking too much.. For $150, if it's decent, I'll go for it. I do have a few LPs, and no turntable. It'd make sense in my situation. Don't want to spend too much on my first one.
then where's the crank? (maybe still in the orbit)
big words in ads ("vinyl renaissance") have been indicative of vaporware before ...
In the same way that Monster trucks tend to have owners that are "smaller" than average in the "Package" department, Audiophiles frequently have an inability to discern great artists or great recordings. They believe they can hear the length of a cable on their stereo yet the recordings they listen to have been created with several miles of electronic cable in a pro studio. Furthermore, there is no consistency as to cable length from singer to the various horns of a section. You make a judgment without hearing, that alone speaks volumes. If your vinyl collection is void of Miles Davis, Frank Sinatra, Wayne Shorter and Duke Ellington than you really are an idiot. I am not saying cable doesn't matter, I am just saying that it is doubtful that "YOU" can hear the difference between Monster Cable and high-end Audiophile cable. You don't need earplugs. You need a muzzle.
How can you mock an earnest attempt to create what looks like a very decent turntable for under $150??
I've been waiting 5 years for this. $300+ is still too much for an entry-level anything for us young/lower income folks. but $150? that's an excellent price point. bravo. hopefully it works!
But "$300" for a decent turntable in 2012 isn't a ton of money in a hifi-historical sense, either.
For any music lover on a lesser budget who has access to colleagues that know a bit about the subject of turntables, I'd be pestering them with questions about what you see on Craigslist. If money and sound are important you can spend less on used equipment and get satisfaction.
But ya gotta research it.
I've got older family members who consider $300 a lot to spend on a turntable.
Actually an awful lot of people think $300 is a lot for their whole system; they think a Bose system is a reach.
And buying used is a risk; stuff off Craiglist or garage sales or thrift shops can be pretty beat up and the crappy old stylus and tonearm with pennies on it will damage your records. If you buy used from a dealer or someplace like Audiogon you can reduce the risk but you won't find much for $150.
If this is an OK table that let's people start with an easy plug and play for half what a Rega, Pro-Ject or Music Hall entry level table costs, then more power to them. I hope they sell a ton.
Using the Consumer Price Index percentage increase from 1980 to 2011 for commodity items, $300 today would have cost you $110 back then. If $110 was a lot to spend on a turntable about 30 years ago then yes, $300 is a lot to spend on one today.
Sure, $110 would have been a chunk of change back then. College kids didn't usually take turntables to school back then however, but apparently that's a growing expectation today: I should be able to own one, because they are available. Make it cheaper so I can. I understand that argument but don't necessarily agree it's valid. Excuse me, I'll be back --- there are some kids on my lawn.
Playing records because vinyl is "cool"? That explains a lot. No wonder it's considered expensive; it's a sideline hobby to kids, like designer jeans.
I had very modest equipment from Junior High through college, and yet rarely knew anyone else my age that also owned hifi. It's not that I was spending "a lot", it's that I was spending it on audio and music and not on other stuff. It's not about the money, it's about the priorities and perceptions of whatever else you can spend it on --- and today there's a lot more. A PS2 was mentioned above I believe. Guitar parts. I get it.
$150 isn't merely affordable for a turntable, it's not the starting point, it's below the historical starting point; it's darn near free in that context of what normal, non-audiophiles used to pay years ago.
If it turns out that the Orbit is a reliable machine that's fairly flexible and sounds good we'll all be cheering its success. I hope to be!
My comments re: buying used was obviously a viable suggestion to someone like Ariel, who has the resources and collegues that could actually have helped him "5 years ago" to put together something good on the über-cheap. It wasn't meant as an equivalent decision just anyone would be expected to easily take.
1980 was just before CD was introduced. Everyone I knew at university had some kind of stereo in their dorm room, mostly crap, but some nice gear as well. I know I paid $99 CDN for a JVC TT in the late 70's about $150 for a Dual a few years later and that was on a par with what most of my friends had. So that was basically the opening bid for something decent - meaning not a Sears all-in-one unit with the turntable built into the top of the receiver.
It was always about priorities then and now. But most of us who frequent this site are not a reflection of the majority; a lot of people were happy with boom boxes in the day and now like the Bose Wave system. Turntables were more common 30 years ago simply because the only other options were cassette or 8 track.
And you are right, there's a lot more to spend on these days; you didn't even mention computers, iPods, cell phones, etc.
If $150 gets more people into vinyl I think it's great. I paid $200 for a Thorens in '83 by which time I was married and working full time so $150 today would be a steal.
And I didn't mean to suggest that used is not an option. It is and it can yield some great deals. The stories of finding LP12's in a thrift shop are likely more folklore than anything else but you can find the odd Sony, JVC, Pioneer or even Dual that will get the job done - but they may be pretty beat; as you said it is basically buyer beware. . $150 for something you know will work and won't peal a curly strip of vinyl off your reords like a lathe is safer for sure.
And in an age when a cellphone can be set up to accept a voice command to "Reject" a call because it is apparently too much effort to manually push the little red button, I have to agree with you about the instant gratification thing.
I agree I see nothing wrong with a $150 turntable if it works decently without ruining records etc, it's a win-win.
I also love the idea of more people buying vinyl records but I must say I've seen the opposite on the pricing of records. Since it became so "cool" to buy records I've noticed most reissues costing $22-35! Remember we were crying back in the day about Musicland selling cd's for $18.95? The industry is taking advantage of the popularity of vinyl, again referring to the 80's, it reminds me a bit of the skyrocket prices of baseball cards of the 80's. How much are those worth today? At least I'll be able to listen to these records if they aren't worth anything. If anyone has seen record prices going down let me know.
But to the SME guy enjoy your table. Obviously this table wasn't meant for you, never was meant for you. I'm not sure it's even meant for me owning a Rega P3-24 but I'd love to steer someone to this table who is starting out once I hear good things about it.
I think it looks nice. Lets hear it!
I would love to own a really expensive turntable! I am happy that others do, and every little inch I move up the audiophile ladder (I am awaiting the upgraded belt for my rega) fills me with joy. If I had the money for a high end player, I would get it. I might some day!
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Anyway, way back in my Jr.HS days (early - mid 80s), when funds were tight, The Dual CS 505 series were getting good reviews. I had one with an OM30 that was around $200.
I recall the showroom guy demoing the 4-point-tip ULM tonearm's tracking ability with the fucker on its side (90 deg.) and even up-fucking-side-down.
Later I also owned CS5000 w/Shure V15-V-MR, and a VPI19 Rega RB300/Sumiko BP Spec. But that $200 Dual 505 (which I still have and have, and it works well, and have NO plans on selling) holds its own. Here's a look:
So if UTurn can pull off something similar, all the power to them.
I went to Wikipedia to see what's up with Dual these days. It LOOKS like some of their classic tables are STILL (??) being made (anyone know for sure?):
From the site...
For decades Alfred Fehrenbacher GmbH has been producing DUAL Analog-turntables. This brand stands for highest quality, long life span and customer orientated service.
1963: Alfred Fehrenbacher was employed as process engineer at Perpetuum Ebner resp. DUAL Brand.
1993 Alfred Fehrenbacher GmbH, Feinmechanik & Elektrotechnik (precision engineering and electrical engineering) takes over the complete production of the DUAL turntable programme.
The DUAL turntables offered in the market today are produced by Alfred Fehrenbacher GmbH in St. Georgen in the Black Forest.
Still today DUAL-turntables are sold worldwide with growing production figures. The present retro trend will most probably increase this success in the coming years.
Back in the '90s, Alfred bought the rights to make and sell Dual turntables. Others got the rights to use the Dual name for other stuff, like the craptastic Dual car stereos in Wal-Mart.
But he hasn't done anything with the designs and they cost what a modern Rega or Pro-Ject does.
But those decks do remain great examples of inexpensive done right, just as the various and nearly identical 1970s models do.
I bought a CS 506 new and used it for many years. It's the same thing as a 505, a belt drive semi automatic; an earlier verison with proprietary Ortofon mount but you can find adapters for 1/2" cartridges. I held onto it until I could get a SOTA Comet. I'd tried the Moonbeam but wasn't better enough than the old Dual.
hollowman - you got your '505 with the OM30 for $200? Wow, great price even back then.
For a few years I worked at a place that sold the 505 and 5000 before Dual's lights went out (again, albeit for the last time.) And yes, we would often tilt the fucker up on its side but lacked record clamps for the upside-fucking-down demo.
We had a show for those interested in the B&O RX-2 (another nice machine) and that was to pound on the plinth while playing a record. Nothing happened, and no thump from the speakers unless you were just being a jerk about it.
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i purchased this many years ago along with some other similar pieces at a yard sale in san francisco. anyone have any idea what it is or who it was made by? the owner didn't know anything about it, but said that it had belonged to her deceased husband. i have never seen anything quite like it. i'm very curious about it though.
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