Disappointed there’s no 
in the picture
Nice to see the AI is in a parallel universe where you can cut holes in something to give teasing glimpses of the background (very ‘artistic’) but the isolated centres of the letters don’t just fall out.
Unless of course the cleaver is made of synthetic diamond with the letters vinyl’d on.
When I was a kid you’d just have to approach the local secondary modern in September and ask the metalwork teacher if there was anyone looking for an O-level project. ISTR the school might even pay for the materials. Not sure if that’s a thing now though.
Genius 
“Yeah, could you get impressionable teenagers to make me this very unusual… er… ‘juicer’… Please.”
Just discovered my Yamaha (AS1000) amp’s ‘main direct’ input bypasses the preamp, headphones, recording loop, etc etc so it can be used as a dedicated power amp.
Only taken me the best part of 9 years to figure out what that input does. Ive been happily using it as a poweramp all that time via the CD input.
Thanks ChatGPT.
Sounds the same mind.
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I take that last statement back, (I was listening at conversation / background music levels)
It doesn’t sound the same at all.
Up until now, I’d set the Yamaha’s volume control at approx 2 5ths which was more than ample, meaning I could run the preamp at 0db should the mood take me and not destroy my hearing.
I just turned the preamp up to -20 and realised I can no longer run it to 0db. The Yam’s volume control is nolonger the limiter - obvious I know.
Fuck me it goes loud and i swear its clearer (veil lifted, wife came in from kitchen etc etc)
Need to recalibrate the subs, they’re no longer keeping up.
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There is also the Fenton Robinson tune “She’s A Wiggler”. Bluesmen know.
TIL Oxfam has a specialist music and audio branch in Ealing
Apparently discovered due to drought and some fella wanting to plant avocados
Seemingly some of the standing stones are “estimated” to be 7,000 years old. I intend to ask @stu if this is really the case and perhaps @murrayjohnson who is doubtless on site already
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Neologism of the day, for the person who steals the parcel that has been dumped on your doorstep by Evri, Amazon etc.:
Porch pirate.
While on the subject of old remains
Today is
Anyone been in more than waist-deep?
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Over in West Yorkshire many years ago, I witnessed a charity day of bog jumping, bog snorkeling and bog rafting. One of the funniest charity days I’ve ever seen, however much money was raised, it wasn’t enough. A cracking serious but good humoured competition, beat the pants off the red bull cart racing days.
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Renton.
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More than ankle deep much of the time I’m there (not very often TBH). More than knee deep a couple of times. More than waist deep and I’d still be there I think.
The quaking bog northeast of RAF Fylingdales was a bit disconcerting (the ‘earth’ really does move as you walk across it).
We’re doomed!
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Actual human history may well have been a better guide book for humanity than one about a magic carpenter.
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