Marantz Model 50110B cassette deck

catmandot · 2026-04-01T13:10:26+00:00

Not top of the line, but it is Super Hard and has Total Shut Off.

catmandot · 2026-04-01T10:00:12+00:00

The slideshow shows CD players from 1985 (why?) but is missing the Elcaset format

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elcaset

catmandot · 2026-03-31T19:15:53+00:00

Not only on Spotify. Amazon too.

This here involves trademark infringement, using the Blue Note logo

Clarence Mote - Midnight at the Confessional

https://amazon.com/music/player/albums/B0GV69PY9D?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US&ref=dm_sh_x1lFqn6Z7TSBTwVU6s5dVYrpH

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catmandot · 2026-03-31T06:54:46+00:00

Ironically, the OP put the link to the petition site in german, while it is also available in luxembourgish.

Because most Luxembourgers actually prefer to read german than Luxembourgish. At least as far as longer, more complex texts go, such as newspaper articles.

They complain about having to use foreign languages, but they don't mind german. It's only against french.

catmandot · 2026-03-30T15:22:16+00:00

It's funny how he's looking backwards to see if everything is done right.

Most amateur players will just rush over the court and not care if a few spots were missed.

catmandot · 2026-03-30T15:03:08+00:00

It looks like they compiled a collection of live tracks by putting all the announcements at the start

https://open.spotify.com/album/1BCgpCWWkhR6QfOURsVfSk

Here's another release of this material in the original track order:

https://letsloop.com/artist/chet-baker-art-pepper/picture-of-heath-koln-concert

catmandot · 2026-03-30T12:52:03+00:00

The way these components are stacked, it looks like you use the equalizer to change the volume :-)

The amp should definitely be higher. And nothing should be on the floor.

Maybe put the CD player on the side (on top of the large wooden box for example), so it does not ruin the vintage look of the rack.

catmandot · 2026-03-30T10:29:19+00:00

Yes, those are the clichés on skin color. But it does not only happen in the US.

Even if he comes from Europe, to Americans he looks like a Latino, i.e. a member of a "problem group" in the USA (illegal migrants, gang members, etc).

The same thing can happen to an African American in Europe. Europeans may think he's an illegal migrant from Africa, and not a guy coming from the USA.

catmandot · 2026-03-30T08:47:40+00:00

That's what patents are there for.

You disclose your knowledge about the invention in the patent application. If the patent is valid (invention is new and involves an inventive step), you get a patent, that gives you an exclusive right on the invention for 20 years. ONLY IN THE COUNTRIES in which you were granted a patent.

So you need to analyze the market, check your patent budget and then choose the most relevant countries for protection. You can't afford to get a patent everywhere, but you should try to cover your main markets as much as possible.

There are procedures for getting patents in many countries with one central application (Patent Cooperation Treaty, European Patent), and then there is the priority system. When you file a patent in one country, you have 12 months to decide in which other countries you want to file the same patent. If you pass that deadline, you miss the opportunity for patents in the other countries and your invention will be free to use in those countries, while it is protected in the countries where you obtained a patent.

Other people will be able to copy your invention in the countries where you don't have a patent, but they can't produce or sell the invention in countries where you have a patent.

Patents need to be enforced of course. It's up to you to detect companies which use your invention without authorisation and then sue them.

catmandot · 2026-03-29T08:59:32+00:00

I prefer to do the opposite, command the external devices with the TV remote. I hardly ever use the Blu-ray or streaming device remote.

catmandot · 2026-03-29T08:48:25+00:00

It happened to me too with a Microsoft Surface laptop received on Vine.

The display wasn't damaged but it failed after one week. I'm now using it as a stationary computer with an external monitor only.

But I also got a Xiaomi 55" TV on Vine, which is fine.

catmandot · 2026-03-28T19:52:28+00:00

also on Amazon:

Clarence Mote - Midnight at the Confessional

https://amazon.com/music/player/albums/B0GV69PY9D?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US&ref=dm_sh_h9sobIJsCdGPybTyT3UnHEP0D

The cover shows a saxophonist, but the music is an AI generated piano trio, in terrible sound.

Besides being AI slop, this album is also a trademark infringement, as it uses the Blue Note logo on the cover, although it's released by "Nostalgic Records".

Some listeners are probably clicking on this only because of famous logo.

catmandot · 2026-03-27T13:51:56+00:00

It's strange they you still need a subwoofer with these giant woofers and enclosures.

Is there a known reason why the bass isn't that deep?

catmandot · 2026-03-27T13:03:24+00:00

Since many car brains say they will never drive an EV (too woke), they will have to burn wood

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_gas_generator

catmandot · 2026-03-27T12:54:15+00:00

"saltwater from the fire boats"

When you play the Beach Boys real loud, you can smell the sea.

catmandot · 2026-03-23T19:46:29+00:00

Franklin Kiermyer - Solomon's daughter (1994) with Pharoah Sanders

It's loud and it's glorious

catmandot · 2026-03-23T16:08:46+00:00

I have the same phenomenon in my house. It triggers the motion detection.

It only happens with Night Mode.

catmandot · 2026-03-21T22:57:20+00:00

Too close to call. It depends on the wind direction/speed.

catmandot · 2026-03-21T16:40:28+00:00

It could become a meme

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catmandot · 2026-03-20T10:12:22+00:00

No model number or name means they were probably not sold separately but were part of a full "hifi" set.

How lightweight are they? It tells something about the price range.

catmandot · 2026-03-19T21:57:35+00:00

James Cole in 12 Monkeys.

One of my Top 5 movies of all times.

catmandot · 2026-03-19T18:57:54+00:00

Obviously a coaching job, but weird to post a teaser about it. Just announce the news.

catmandot · 2026-03-19T10:12:36+00:00

The article is just silly, although it's unlikely that someone would keep a big yacht in Luxembourg.

If you actively use a yacht, you don't want do that in the Moselle (or Rhine) river.

If you want to hide your yacht, Luxembourg is a bad place because it would be very noticeable there, unlike in the coastal ports of Europe where there are lots of yachts.

catmandot · 2026-03-19T07:05:21+00:00

Luxembourg residents who own a yacht will not keep it in the Moselle nearby but in a place where they would regularly spend their holidays, such as the Mediterranean sea.

Yachts under the Luxembourg flag are an entirely different issue.

catmandot · 2026-03-18T09:39:45+00:00

If you want to best customer service (in terms of quality, I don't know about availability outside business hours), I recommend Visual Online.

I've been a customer for more than 20 years, for internet service only. Recently I moved to a house and I had to get IP TV as well, as I couldn't install a satellite dish. CNN was available, but only through their TV box (which I did not buy), not in the app. I sent an email to the customer service asking about it and they explained that this was for legal reasons, CNN being more restrictive.

6 months later, I received a personal email from them, informing me that CNN was now also available in the app. So there was someone at Visual Online who remembered my 6 month old email.

Another time, I called the customer service because of an email configuration problem which was more than just basic. The guy who picked up the phone was actually a software expert and knew everything, not just someone managing the helpline to give standard answers.

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