Less Choice == Better?

I found this article & video about a talk from Harvard psychologist, Dan Gilbert, way interesting. According to his research, happiness has little to do with the things your brain leads you to believe will make you happy like material possessions. He says that having limited choices can actually lead to more happiness than more choice.

There’s a video at the bottom of the page that I highly recommend!

DJ Thread – The Unraveling [2007-09-04]

Spun a nice set yesterday. Get it right here from Sendspace in ogg vorbis or right here from dnbradio.com. The DNBRadio one is a while longer as I didn’t want to go too long on my recording. The ogg will sound better, though… and the first hour and a half was the good part, anyway. Lots of new tunage. You even get a track list!

1. Matt U & ICR – Totem
2. Chase and Status – Hurt You
3. Sprint – Sapphire
4. Alex Perez – Vanguard
5. Breakage – Clarendon
6. Twisted Individual – Galloping Elephant
7. C.A.B.L.E. – Awakening
8. Survival – Sidewinder
9. Bungle & Ney Faustini – No Routine
10. Gridlok feat MC Dino – Watching Us
11. State of Mind – Flashpoint
12. Survival – Resolution
13. Heist – Don’t Hold Back
14. Tomi Kain – Your Sister
15. Calyx and Teebee feat MC Verse – Dualprocessed
16. Heist – Sucka Beats
17. Noctournal – Cross the Line
18. Spor – Molehill
19. Dementia – Phenotype (feat. Confuzed)
20. Arsenic & Genr8 – Aneurysm
21. Unknown Error – The Yearning
22. Sizzla – Solid as a Rock (Remix)
23. Redeyes – Leaving this Planet
24. Noisia – Omissions
25. kr4y – Neuro Linguistics
26. Tomi Kain – Unamed Ninja
27. Nu Tone – Beatnik
28. Danny Byrd vs Tomahawk – Control Freak
29. Noisia – Street Dreams

Web 2.0 Burgers

If you know me personally, you probably know how much I love my burgers. With cheese and lots of fixins, please. I found this Digg today and just loved it.

There’s some good material in the comments, too… like this one: “The Rails burger: comes with a kit to make a burger in 20 seconds… it will be ok if you eat it alone, but if more than one person tries to eat it at the same time it will fall apart”

The First Web 2.0 Burger Joint and 30 Menu Suggestions

DJ Thread – The Unraveling [2007-08-07]

I dropped a pretty wicked ~2 hours of dnb last night. Find it here at the dnbradio podcast section.

I’m Still Here

… I just haven’t had much to say, I guess. The weekly DNB show is still going on—usually running long. If you’re into that, do check for those MP3 archives if you can’t listen live on the DNBRadio.com Podcast page. This last week’s set rocked out with a length of 3hr 13m, while the prior week’s show clocked in at nearly an insane 4.5hrs! I was all cookin myself up some pizza during it so I could keep spinning till my eyes got blurry :) That could be my longest ever.

In other news, I seem to be sinking deeper into this “hobby” they call headphones. I’m really, really enjoying the sound of a good pair of headphones on my head with an amp and external dac. I have some pretty nice stuff at this point, but I’m not quite sure I’m done just yet. Damn this hobby, I tell you! (My Head-fi.org profile always has my equipment status.)

DJ Thread – The Unraveling [2007-05-08]

We’re still having internet issues at the apartment, so once again I’ve prerecorded the set. Here’s the 128kbps mp3 to be aired as usual later on. Good, fresh tunes to be heard:

1. Commix – Whatever You Want
2. Bungle – Down to Earth
3. Noisia – Street Dreams
4. SPL & Noah D – Revolution
5. Kenei – Jack the Ripper
6. Amy Bullman – Hear No Evil (DJ Marky & Bungle Remix)
7. Electrosoul System – Call My Name
8. Calibre – Overation
9. Agent Alvin – Room Full of Bullets
10. Zero Tolerance – Old Oak
11. Aspect – Ruthless
12. Wikaman – Salsarica
13. Heist – Don’t Hold Back
14. Kryptic Minds and Leon Switch – The Forgotten
15. Spectrasoul – III Note Soul
16. Stalefish – The Curse
17. Innovatah – Look Yout Man (Dope Ammo VIP Remix)
18. Bungle – Resized (Feat Laura Pacheco)
19. Concord Dawn – Ninja
20. Danny Byrd vs Tomahawk – Control Freak
21. Nu Tone – Beatnik
22. Commix – Talk to Frank
23. Dope Ammo – Kill Bill (Taxman Remix)
24. ASC & Mav – Too Deep for Ya
25. CLS – Their Names Were Trot & Melon
26. Mindscape – Freezing Point
27. SKC – Do That Thing
28. Bulletproof & The Upbeats – Rapture
29. Spor – Judderman
30. Pish Posh – Corrupt Cops Remix
31. Shy FX & T-Power – Everyday (Chase & Status Remix)

The Keyboard Waffle Iron

This is freakin hilarious. Nuff said.

RSA Tomahawk Reflection (Pics!)

I’ve had Ray Samuels’s The Tomahawk headphone amp for about a full month now, so I felt it was about time to report back my experiences. This month gave me time to run it through the first set of batteries and some of a second set. This should have been long enough to fully burn the Tomahawk in. The electronics take 300-500 hours or so to really settle in and emit their final sound signature.

Aside: I can’t bring myself to call this a review because I don’t consider myself much of an genuine audiophile, and I don’t feel I’m really qualified to seriously critique this product. Also, this is the first headphone amp I’ve ever experienced, so I can’t really compare it to anything.

The Tomahawk is a very highly acclaimed headphone amplifier. I’ve read numerous reviews and comparisons – mostly on head-fi.org – about this amp, and everyone seems to think very highly of it. My experience has been just excellent. The amplifier adds smoothness/shininess to the sound that is just a joy to listen to through the E500. In the interest of preserving my hearing, when in a quiet room, I like listening at low volumes. This combo retains thick & juicy dynamics while emphasizing the fact that this little box eliminates ALL hiss/buzz produced by my mp3 player and presents nothing but pure music over a deep, black background.

As for size & build, there is absolutely nothing to complain about here. The Tomahawk is built like a tank… and a very, very tiny one at that. Ray’s amps are built with plenty of TLC, and he doesn’t just throw together these things with whatever chips happen to be cheapest. Each amp is built with the same, high-quality components.

What’s most amazing is the punch that this thing produces. One should not come under the impression that this amp will drive only IEMs. In fact, it will drive all but the most exotic and demanding of headphones with juice to spare. If that wasn’t amazing enough, it will actually perform its duty for over 400 hours solid, about 17 days, or as Ray says, 6 weeks at 10 hours per day. (Apparently, more demanding headphones will start to clip towards the end of the battery life.)

I must also comment on Ray’s customer service. Ray is a really great guy and a pleasure to do business with. He likes to talk to his customers on the phone, so if you’re interested in his products, call him up!

Pics over the jump!

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DJ Thread – The Unraveling [2007-04-03]

This one was big and long. Two parts, in fact. Hope you all enjoy it. Again, it will only be available on Sendspace for a limited time.

• DJ Thread – The Unraveling pt. 1 [2007-04-03]
• DJ Thread – The Unraveling pt. 2 [2007-04-03]

Macpack

Ok this is a funny one. Use an oldschool mac as a backpack, albeit uncomfortably. I found it on Gizmodo.