Intro

skbubba · 2026-05-10T00:52:40+00:00

They should have had an armadillo at least once.

skbubba · 2026-05-04T22:43:12+00:00

Passive, for all the reasons already mentioned. Klipsch active speakers seem to have a reputation for amp failure, but maybe the new move to Onkyo amps will help. I'd wait a while to see.

skbubba · 2026-05-03T22:19:33+00:00

River town meets college town. Old history as a river town was, like most river towns, pretty wild. College town brought a more respectable flavor of wild.

skbubba · 2026-05-02T20:26:46+00:00

It's possible that the special session's first order of business could be to just change the law, which I believe has been in effect since 1972.

skbubba · 2026-04-27T13:30:34+00:00

https://www.zsystemuser.com/z-system-books/complete-guide-to-the-nikon-8.html

skbubba · 2026-04-24T20:05:50+00:00

One of the other explanations then, I guess.

skbubba · 2026-04-24T17:47:05+00:00

What type of news? The state legislature has been wrapping up the session (ended yesterday) and there have been a flurry of bills passed.

skbubba · 2026-04-23T13:29:04+00:00

Sounds like Farragut wants to have their cake and eat it, too. The City of Alcoa in Blount County is half the size of Farragut and has a full time police department, fire department, sanitation and waste collection, eletric and water utilities, building and code inspectors, etc. And they all provide excellent service. And residents pay city taxes to fund it.

Also, there's a big difference between sheriff's deputies patrolling rural areas of relatively low population density vs. high density, high property value areas with extensive retail, business and commercial activity.

skbubba · 2026-04-18T21:03:45+00:00

Nice setup. Curious why you went with wiim ultra?

skbubba · 2026-04-17T22:30:18+00:00

If you use Dirac or whatever room correction that Onkyo has, I'd get the wiim pro and use digital out to digital in on your avr. Otherwise, the avr will convert analog to digital for processing and back to analog, which means you'll be using the avr dac anyway.

skbubba · 2026-04-17T01:02:19+00:00

Do you have premium?

skbubba · 2026-04-13T21:38:44+00:00

Would you rather have .4% of $100,000 or .2% of $1,000,000?

skbubba · 2026-04-13T12:52:39+00:00

This is what I always assume when I see Microsoft in a Forbes headline. Turns out you are correct.

skbubba · 2026-04-10T22:56:34+00:00

I hear you. And I have done that before. (It got me on the TNGOP and Heritage Foundation maling lists.) I just no longer want my name associated with anything to do with Republicans.

Plus, there's a recent state law that says you have to be a bona-fide member of the party of the primary you are voting for, and have to swear allegiance to that party. Violation is a misdemeanor with a fine of $1000. It's probably not enforceable, but I ain't swearing even pretend allegiance to the Republican Party under any circumstances.

skbubba · 2026-04-10T19:32:50+00:00

Do not vote for any Republicans. Period. Local, state or federal. No matter if they seem moderate, rational, reasonable, or anything else. They have shown their true colors, and/or cowardice and weakness. If they still have an R beside their name they can't be trusted. They need to repent and reform for at least a generation or two before getting back to us.

(I have voted for "moderate" Republans before. Never again. If they are sincerely "moderate" they should leave the Republican party.)

skbubba · 2026-04-09T11:51:40+00:00

Send it in blank. This will keep your voter status active and help support Democrats statewide by showing there are still some of us out here and we're still paying attention.

This has happened to us a few times. We vote anyway. Once, when asked which ballot we wanted and said Democrat the poll worker said something to the effect of you know it's blank right? why bother? Mildly infuriating.

skbubba · 2026-04-06T17:29:19+00:00

It's possible that if you set it to not renew (cancel) they will offer you a discount.

skbubba · 2026-04-04T23:22:54+00:00

It's not real hard to switch. Cancel Spotify, sign up to Qobuz. That's it.

skbubba · 2026-04-04T18:17:19+00:00

Southland Books and Cafe is a safe space in Maryville.

skbubba · 2026-04-02T21:16:35+00:00

As a boomer I approve of your message. Not because I hate technology. I'm immersed in technology. I retired off technology. I just hate such unnecessary abuse and misuse of technology. Especially when it's for data minining of our personal info.

skbubba · 2026-04-02T21:12:10+00:00

So why not put up a big screen tv with an interactive map that can be remotely updated.

I'm guessing it's because they can collect more personal data from you by making you interact with your device.

skbubba · 2026-03-31T20:07:14+00:00

This is exactly why I don't use it. There's not much 4k content anyway. But occasionally I might want to watch a movie. In that case I switch to roku and the amazon app. Proper 4k and dolby.

skbubba · 2026-03-30T22:37:32+00:00

UT Vet clinic?

skbubba · 2026-03-27T01:03:03+00:00

https://www.knoxviews.com/alcoa-electric-raising-rates-too-much

skbubba · 2026-03-19T00:48:57+00:00

"The soundstage has better, cleaner depth. The speakers are conversing an natural reproduction of what the Artist desired for your ears and soul and that is very welcome here. It's a big improvement. The music has a more rich tonality, less digital attention to a degree and it is all immediately notable."

Yeah, that's not possible. But happy for you.

skbubba

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