As we approach years end I usually say something or or other here about me, this blog and the universe.
The first thing is I was delighted to see recently a Royal Pardon was granted to the former mathematician and scientist, Alan Turing who played a big role on cracking German military codes during WW2 as well as contributing a lot to understanding the principals of what is the modern computer for his then crime of being in a gay relationship at a time when this was a criminal offence in the UK.
His work shorted by years WW2 and without it the World would probably be different, many of our societies would of lost our freedoms if not we'd also lost our grand parents generations lives.
Moving on over to music, David Bowie surprised many of us with his comeback album The Next Day which I bought on vinyl and Mastered For iTunes download sidelining cd, something a number people at one forum also have been doing outside of certain deluxe of specialty issues.
The topic of just how good such downloads or home conversations from cd for that matter remains as contentious as ever although for me personally, I see those especially from iTunes as being at least as good as a high quality type II 'chrome' tape was back in the 80's and 90's having copied loads back then for either convenience when it came to lps or or playing on the Walkman for lp and cds during that period on quality equipment.
I was hoping to get an upcoming box set next year but reported issues concerning using inappropriate mixes may well put an end to that and I find the ineptness of reissue programs on cd very irritating not least the use poor quality 'lossy' files by Demon Music Group on a number cd titles.
I do update from time to time some reviews especially if they are of a series staggered in release date such as the Audio Fidelity and MFSL discs so it is worth checking entries you may of read previously.
Talking of forums one appears to blocked off Curiosity from logging in for some strange reason, maybe the software got feline flu or something.
I visited a number of places this year, having a whale of a time, not least Llandudno where I drifted very much into my little side as well as giving me much needed rest from the stresses of home life.
Perhaps the biggest thing for me personally came at the end of the year where I presented for the first time to group of people not known in 'RL' whatever that is including those raised as female from birth, as my feminine little boy self and they just accepted it without question.
I was rather nervous about it but I just felt I belonged with them, carrying myself being able to engage freely as me.
That for me was progress
Here's to 2014.
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