[sdiy] OT: space anniversary

[Rude 66]

pff, don't start about space. ;-)

we just had our 2nd dutch astronaut (actually a cosmonaut) in the ISS in
orbit, so 'space' has been all over tv and the papers here for
weeks...supreme tv though.. reporter has 30 seconds of very expensive
satellite time for interview with a guy who just has been shot into space.
first question he asks: 'can you see holland from up there? '
it's actually very cool to see all the vintage stuff and technology the
russians still use, and proves to be very reliable. ..

oh, and this week i was very happy to find for 50 cents a copy of a 12" from
1978 by a french synth disco band called.. Space. on blue vinyl too.. and
these guys used lots of analogue synths (in fact their records still sound
superb all around) which brings us nicely into semi on-topicness again..;-)

r./

(who took the space-bait instead..)



----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Parkhurst" <tparkhurst at siliconbandwidth.com>
To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 1:42 AM
Subject: [sdiy] OT: space anniversary


> Just a quick note for the space cadets out there:
>
> Today is the 43rd anniversary of astronaut Alan Shepard's suborbital
flight
> into space (America's first). I just thought that was a slightly
interesting
> tidbit.
>
> Oh, and uh..., uhmm... (think of something to get it back on topic Tim...)
> Okay, 4016 CMOS switches are sonically superior to the 4066. They are more
> "transparent" and have much better second harmonic distortion
> characteristics. Especially when used with cables made from virgin oxygen
> free copper. And listened to early in the morning when the mains power is
> cleaner. And (insert audiophile myth here)...
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tim (waiting to see who takes the 4016 vs 4066 bait) Servo
> "Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein
>
>
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