My fiance and I wanted to travel before settling down, and her Viet/Chinese heritage landed us in HCMC.  We've been living in District 3 and vigorously applying for jobs since January without much luck.  I have a B.A. in Comp Sci, and she has two bachelor's in English and Art History. After...

Sorry I should have been more clear.  So I have 10+ Tom Waits albums.  If I rate any song from one of those albums, I no longer want any Tom Waits to enter the playlist.  Currently, I don't think there's a way to do this.

If I've rated any of an artist's songs I don't want them coming up in the playlist.     Is there a way to do this?     

Thanks for the advice, but it doesn't help when I'm jamming shirtless.  I suppose i could tape the cord to my chest, but I'm really hairy.  Oh well.  I'm surprised no one has mentioned this problem.  Microphonics have been a non-issue with Shures and Sennheiser IEMs.

I'm not sure if my headphones are defective or if I'm going crazy, but the MC5 have intolerable cord noise... some of the time.  The slightest cord movement or something touching the cord interrupts the music, like someone putting a dixie cup over your ear and tapping it.   I'm using the...

Update: I convinced my college to buy the 24L, 50mm Sigma, 100L Macro for our student group. Yay! (I'm president of the filmmaking club)   My friend and I looked at a lot of comparisons between the Canon/Sigma 50mm 1.4 and the 1.2L.  In some cases, like lens flare and sharpness, the Canon...

Thanks for the input.  Based on this thread   I ended up goign with the MC5.

I just finished an hour long phone call with my ex, which put me in a mood.  After I got off the phone I remembered I needed to new pair of headphones.  Hopefully my state of mind doesn't rub you the wrong way.   I haven't kept up with IEMs much.  Maybe the wonderful members of Head-Fi can...

I just talked on the phone with him and recorded the call.  On the call I have his agreement to pay for the damages.  He's wanting to write the body shop a check, which I'm fine with, but I'm not sure of the logistics.

I wish you were my real uncle.  Thanks a lot for the advice!   Here's the update, before I got replies to this thread I spoke with the owner/manager of the roofing company.  He verbally agreed to cover the cost if I went and got estimates.  He said he'd rather pay out of pocket if it was...

I rent an apartment (a house divided into 3 apartments) with a shared driveway in Medford, MA.  Mid-August I left to go home (Missouri) for two weeks.  I parked my car in the very back of the driveway.  I left for the airport on Aug 14th.  On August 18th they emailed all of the tenants asking to...

Quote: If I hadn't gotten a sweet deal on a 40d 2 years ago, I'd be sitting fat with good AF and superior high iso performance.  Oh well,  I'll probably, marry, divorce, and remarry before I could decide to jump the Canon ship.

I've had the priviledge of using the 50mm L twice in past year (a friend had rented it to shoot a video).  It's been 3 weeks since I last used it, and I'm still thinking about it.  I have the means to get it, but it's so expensive.  $1000 more than the f/1.4 (a lens I haven't used).  A family...

Quote: Yeah, I thought the same thing at first, but everyone has assured me that this is a non-issue.   Edit: To clarify, I won't graduate until May 2011, so I have some time to plan for this.

I've taken many upper-level English classes in college (received all A/A-'s), I'm also well-read, write decent poetry, and excel in college's English in general.  In HS I got a 6 on the IB English exam.  I realize this isn't equivalent to an English degree, but I'm saying I could provide a...

I'm specifically looking for reliable sites with job listings, or other recommendations for finding the best jobs.  I've done extensive Google searches, but I really don't know who to trust.  I figure Head-Fi might steer me in the right direction. :)   China is my first choice, but I'd be...

I was hoping to find a service that would centralize his stock viewing and trading experience.   Currently he has several Scott Trade accounts setup for various family members which includes IRAs.  He does most of his buying and selling through Scott Trade as well.   He also buys and...

I'm looking at an Arduino or Netduino board, maybe some RC car servos and Kinects?  I don't really know what's out there or what to search for.   The goal is to experiment with book scanning.  Hopefully a crude form of this.   Thanks,   Wyatt

Quote: I LOVE SHINTARO KAGO.  Each illustration is a beautiful mind*****.  I found him while writing a paper on tentacle erotica for Japanese film class.  I shamefully downloaded his work.  I'd love to own some in print, but I haven't found a place that sells translated versions in the US. 

Thanks, I hadn't heard of Sandman, and I just associated Heavy Metal with the VHS cover I've often seen at Blockbuster.   I'd enjoy the Watchmen, but I've seen the movie.  My nerdy friends have told me the comic is way better, but knowing the story/ending kills my desire to read it.

For the longest time, like most people, my understanding was that comics were exclusively about superheros and written for 10-16 year olds.  However, like most forms of art/literature, I've realized there's a wealth of quality of work.   I'm currently interested in reading Miller's Batman...

My hd580 sounded the same with hd650 cable.   With that said, a nice pair of bookshelf speakers was the best headphone upgrade I ever bought. ;)

I'm not passionate enough about this to build an enclosure.  I'm really just looking for that "good enough" level of audio quality.  I'll probably order most of the parts online and pay someone who seems experienced on craigslist to install anything that's complicated or time consuming.   I...

With home theater I always heard advice to spend at least $350 or $450 for a sub that doesn't suck.   It seems like all 10 to 12" subs cost 75 to 150 dollars, then jump up to like $800 for the next tier.   Instead of worrying about subs, maybe I should choose my amp first?

Thanks everyone for the good advice.    I have a little more money than expected, so I should be able to add $350 sub/amp/enclosure.   I'm a bit overwhelmed by the options.  Could someone point me towards the deals?   Right now I'm trying to compare between Crutchfield and eBay, but...