accideath

Zwetschensoße

I know, but it shouldn’t matter. Also, it feels like the amount the A port is cheaper an A to A cable would be more expensive

I have an external 3.5“ HDD enclosure that has a USB-A port to connect the usb cable to. I have no idea who thought that was a good idea. The difference in price to a B connector can’t be that significant…

Und wo ich herkomme gibt’s keine Gurke und 30km weiter Gurke und Tomate kleingeschnitten und gemischt. Und wo ich jetzt wohne gibt’s häufig keine rote sauce sondern nur Knoblauch oder Joghurt. Und hab letztens mal gebackene Aubergine mit auf den Döner gekriegt.

I always wondered what would happen…

But where do I put my gloves then?

I like things with history thus I‘d never modify something I consider vintage, as long as I can keep it working in its original condition. And for any modifications that go beyond swapping the radio or the wheels, I don’t have the know how anyways. And if I‘d have to pay someone for modifications I could just invest that money into a better car that doesn’t need modifications.

Also, I’m German, so a lot of the 20-40 year old cars you can still get probably have better efficiency than most US cars of the same age. A 30 year old VW Golf doesn’t need much more fuel than a modern one.

For analog music it’s similar to photography for me. It’s about the limits. The same way I love that I only have 36 pictures on a film, I love that I only have 90 minutes I can put on a mixtape and that, to get those, I have to split it as exactly in the middle as possible. It’s a challenge and the reward is a perfectly mastered little object that holds my playlist. I do play vinyl records on my sound deck but I don’t always want to listen to an album and just plugging in a bluetooth receiver is so hopelessly unromantic. A carefully crafted cassette though… Although I will probably listen to more CDs when I get the CD-Deck fixed, eventually.

But yes, that’s all very much not utilitarian, which is why, when I just want to listen to music, I listen on Apple Music and why I bought a bluetooth-fm-transmitter for the one car at my work that doesn’t have bluetooth or aux-in.

If the car was old enough and vintage itself, I‘d try to keep it as original as possible. And that includes the stereo. Replacement stereos usually don’t fit in well with the rest of the car. I also love to work with limitations like that in general, be it analog audio, photography, etc.

I mean, I wouldn’t use them as primary mean of keeping a music collection. But they’re great if you happen to have an old sound deck or car that doesn’t take CD. You make yourself a handful of mixtapes and you’re ready to go. Much nicer than some bluetooth-cassette adapter.

There’s some nostalgia. Also, cassettes can sound very good. If you have a good cassette, a good recorder and a good audio source, that is.

Less the smile itself but that the eyes tell you it’s not a genuine, heartfelt smile. It just looks fake.

I’d disagree because in day to day life the difference of 1°C is granular enough (a 1F/.5°C difference won’t change my comfort in a meaningful way) and every thermostat that does need that fine of a granularity, usually works in either .5°C or .1°C increments, which are definitely granular enough.