From my understanding, CFL's do not play well with dimmer switches, which dramatically reduce the bulbs lifespan.  That might explain the issue with your ceiling fan, since many ceiling fans have a dimmer function.  In addition (although not relevant to the OP's complaint) CFL's do not function...

1) Banjo 2) Mandolin 3) Vox Continental

I'm quite fond of tattoos and have admired a a few fine women with them (My tattoo/piercing-free girlfriend plays roller derby and more than a few of her teammates sport some impressive work).  However, tattoos carry not interest for me personally.  I've thought about a goat head tattoo on my...

C'mon, be real.  The guy sold 110 MILLION copies of Thriller (twice the next closest best-selling album, AC/DC's Back in Black), 30 MILLION copies of each of Dangerous and Bad, 20 MILLION copies of Off the Wall; four Top 10 Billboard hits from a single album (Off the Wall); 28 Top 10 hits; 13 #1...

The uDAC is not a portable option to use with your Fuze. It does not have a separate power supply (battery) or an input connection for a portable music player. The uDAC will work great for bypassing your laptop's soundcard (via usb), but cannot be used as a portable amp for your Fuze (mp3...

No, seriously, I was reading on a survivalist website about stockpiling nickels in military surplus ammo cans (buried underground). I mean, I'd rather have gold or silver, but nickel will do. I'm not sure what practical application there is for nickel... but whatever. Better than stockpiling...

No. Modern U.S. pennies are not produced from enough copper to make melting them down worthwhile. They are mostly Zinc, i believe. However, the modern U.S. penny does cost our gov't more than one cent to make which is completely ridiculous. We should discontinue the penny. But that's a...

Amazon Marketplace usually works out great... In regards to condition, I think the biggest variables I see (in the descriptions) is whether the case and inserts are included/original. Sellers will downgrade CDs if they're missing the inserts, for example. If condition of digi-pack or inserts...

I'm planning to purchase: - a pair of Adidas Copa Indoors - a pair of Red Wing boots - couple pairs of Levi's 501s - three or four Fruit of the Loom heather gray pocket-t 4-packs - a bottle of McKenzie Rye Whiskey and - a Nuforce uDAC That's all I really need... Just the essentials...

I've been using member Tyson's list: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f9/cla...0/#post2471547 In reality, I haven't bought many classical CDs, because I can't afford even the bargain sets. Instead, I've found buying classical on vinyl at $.25-$.50 a piece a much better deal. I look for London...

"Air" - Talking Heads (The Name of This Band is the Talking Heads) "Clunk" - Yo La Tengo (New Wave Hot Dogs) "Change Your Mind" - Camper Van Beethoven (Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart) "Changer" - Stereolab (Switched On) "Writer's Come and Gone" - Gillian Welch (Hell Among the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Spaceman_Spiff On a different point. I avoid Subway because I find that they all smell absolutely awful. Really terrible. I don't mean that they are unclean or anything like that, but something they use in their bread makes the restaurants smell disgusting. I...

I am spending this weekend in Montreal (seeing Yo La Tengo at Club Soda) and wanted to check out some used vinyl, audio equipment, etc. on Saturday. Recommendations? I should mention, I'll be staying in Quartier Latin area, which from my understanding is near downtown. I don't know much about...

Depends on what criteria you're using to define "iconic". I'd expect most people to be able to identify *both* name and album title of "Abbey Road," "Nevermind," and "Sgt Pepper" (although less so for Sgt Pepper). For "Dark Side of the Moon," I think a similar number of people can say...

$2.75 - $2.85, in central NY

I keep cell phones for 2-3 yrs... basically the contract length or a big longer until I find a suitable phone. In general, I want the thinnest and/or smallest phone available, but often, depending on the current trend, there aren't too many svelte options. I can't stand the latest trend towards...

Quote: Originally Posted by Uncle Erik For me, the joy of vinyl is hunting for used discs. Instead of tracking down a bunch of new ones, take $100 and head out to garage sales, thrift stores, junk shops, and anywhere used stuff is sold. Buy anything that looks interesting. You'll come...

I'm 28 yrs old. My hair is dark brown, but I've starting getting a lot of gray/silver hairs; there are also a few random copper/red hairs (as you've mentioned). My facial hair is mostly red and dark, dark brown (almost black). Just, some weird genetics at work. My sisters, 30 yrs and 34 yrs, are...

First, I'm not a musician, a rapper, etc., so I've never actually researched the best equipment for home recording, specifically. However, I've spent considerable time researching equipment for both recording live music shows and for converting vinyl to digital formats. I'm still sorting through...

Living in upstate NY, I can fairly easily find Coca-Cola in glass bottles, even at the grocery store but they come in small bottled (8 oz. or less) four-packs and are too expensive. That being said, I prefer aluminum cans to plastic bottles because the plastic never seems cold enough for my...

For (indie) rock stuff, my preference is for 3:30-4:30 m songs, but there's no hard and fast rule. I'm fine with post-rock stuff clocking in at 10+ m, but the standard rock-style song certainly drags in the 5:30-6 m range. For albums, my preference is about 40-50 m or about 12 songs. I'm an...

Unfortunately, I'm not seeing much vinyl in the thrift stores these days. A few years back, I used to pick up tons of 1980s stuff: the Cars, Talking Heads, Police, etc. Quality stock is way, way down. Now, all I see are Barbara Streisand and Herb Alpert records... which I'm certainly not...

I own both the Sansa Clip and the Cowon D2; my only amp is the Fiio E5; and for headphones, I'm using Yuin PK3, Koss ksc75, and Grado SR-80. I've gone back and forth between which player sounds better. In reality, it probably depends on the music/artist and/or headphone pairing. Unamped...

I'm not sure what's inauthentic about middle class Americans wearing denim jeans. Perhaps we're not as rugged as we used to be. Sure, fewer men are changing their own oil or spark plugs on the car these days; and even fewer are working in coal mines, factories, or on ships. However, that doesn't...

Camper Van Beethoven's "The Day that Lassie Went to the Moon"