Hours of Humidity
Up at 9am. No shower, no shave. Coffee. I sat down on my orange couch, opened the laptop and got to it. One more day of "Recommended Components."
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The Sleeping Sickness
Fans of <I>Sandman</I> will recognize this outbreak as one of the points of departure for the story arc begun in issue #1. What they may not realize is that Neil Gaiman wasn't making up the Sleeping Sickness: there really was an outbreak of <I>Encephalitis lethargica</I> from 1916 through the '20s.
All About Great Britain
George Saunders checks out the motherland.
Faster In Reverse?
<I>The Register</I> reports that scientists have developed a material with a negative refractive index, which means it causes light to bounce off it "backwards" at speeds that "appear faster than the speed of light."
Mark Fleischmann's Blog
Over at <I>Home Theater</I>'s website, Fleischmann's arch blend of understatement and geekiness is the sort of stuff I wish I could write consistently. A recommended daily read. Yes, I know him, and yes, I share an employer with him, but this encomium comes from the heart.
Worst Fast Food Idea Ever?
The competition's fierce, but KFC's new Famous Bowls just might take the, um, cake, according to Dan Neil.
Which Stereophile writer would you want to have over for an evening and why?
Let's say you're having an audio party, or just wanting to tweak your audio system. Which <I>Stereophile</I> writer would you want to have over for an evening and why?
XM & the RIAA, Part Deux
In May, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) <A HREF="http://stereophile.com/news/052206xmtrials/">sued</A> XM Satellite Radio over the <A HREF="http://www.xm-radio-satellite.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=… Inno</A> portable player, which has a 1GB recording capacity, but no way of porting the recordings outside the player.
NHT "Regularizes" Its M-00!
Audio professionals and "prosumers" with home studios have long sung the praises of NHT's compact powered monitor, the M-00 (affectionately called "the moo"); powered subwoofer, the S-00 (don't make us say it); and passive volume control, the PVC (a JA favorite). Until July 18, however, these products were only available at studio suppliers and professional audio sales centers. NHT, acceding to "growing demand and an evolving market," will now allow its specialty audio dealer network to offer the formerly Pro products to their clientele as part of NHT's PC Hi-Fi line.
The Cable Company's Summer Against Hunger Program
As it has for the last 10 years, <A HREF="http://www.fatwyre.com/">The Cable Company</A>, along with many of its vendors, is dedicating August to help some of "the poorest people in the most ravaged regions of the world."