So recently I found the joys of the drill-tap. Kind of surprised I never thought about the possibility of 1) putting an appropriately-sized drill ahead of 2) the necessary tap threading. But holy crap is it a great idea. Don't get me wrong self-tapping screws and the like are okay, but sooner or later either the screw or the hole is gonna get "used up".

Now, I've been using plain-jane taps for a while (mainly a set I borrow from my uncle ). But I figured I'd get my own...

So I've been up to another foray into audio DIY as of late.
This time I went with something less portable and decidedly more retro. Current project: Millet Hybrid MiniMAX

I would've gone with the entry-level "staving student" but i've read multiple reports that the tubes for it are getting harder to find in any quantity. In any case, even Beezar has decided to limit their current stock to pair with the last set of SSMH kits they'll get in stock soon.

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What's this?! a blog update?!

why yes, yes it is

Anyhoo, it's been a while since my last post. Somewhere along the line I noticed the blogs should be used for insightful or otherwise helpful entries... seeing that I'm neither I've waited for something that qualifies under the criterion... so here I am a number of months later and I think I have something!

mATX build Status: in limbo
DFI Jr P45-T2RS
E8500 + TR Ultima-90I
8800GTS...

Okay, if you don't know what RosenQueen is then you've likely not played a Nippon Ichi Software (otherwise known in the US as NIS America). RosenQueen is a bit of a recurring thing for them in almost all of their games (as is an odd little blue-haired girl named Plenair).

But anyway, they sell NIS America stuff. Be it games, apparel, thing-a-majigs, to those little figurines that people either get creeped out by or just adore.

So they send me a newsletter about Pre-ordering...

Well it's fall again and I realize that it's been 2 years since my previous relationship. Kind of remarkable I've even had girlfriends but whatever I guess

but rather than feel lonely, I might as well give some reasons why fall is one of my favorite seasons.

Fall is always a wonderful time of year for relationships.

• If you're a student no one is terribly stressed yet and everyone's relatively friendly.
• The weather is such that you can wear whatever is simply

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