And what did we buy today?

No no no no. Absolutely not!!!

It's worse.

Shortly with the three political groups - socialists, conservatives and ultranationalists and no group is in majority. No group what to be depending on the nationalists so either, a few parties from the conservatives support the socialists or we will have a new election.

Oh, forgot - bought a pack of eggs (15), granola, shrimp sallad and tea, today.

And I was convinced to continue my political job, so I have just spent $270 for an iPad in vain ...
 
I bough a DNA test kit for my wife for xmas.. There are lots of follow-on quips to this...

Let's hope she has no Neanderthal DNA, but it would account for those hairy legs.

Given that she's white European, it's almost certain she has some Neanderthal DNA. But she's not good in the cold, so the hairy legs must just be a coincidence.
 
There have been too many reports of the DNA data from some of those "ancestry" sites being sold or otherwise being used for less than honest means, so I refuse to try it. It's a safe bet that there is a good chunk of Swedish in my family tree. Does it really matter enough for me to spend the money? No.....I'd rather make some noise. So.......

What Did I buy?

I have been slowly building a modular music synthesizer with bits and pieces from several odd sources, several modules of my own design, some MFOS PC boards, and more recently some Behringer stuff.

What, Behringer, the junk audio company......yes. They have done some decent modern renditions (OK, clones) of 70's and 80's classic synths. The most obvious is their m Model D, a modern take on the MiniMoog Model D.

I got one several months ago and like it.....and you can pop it out of its case and drop it into a Eurorack modular synth system. it even comes with the necessary power cable for the Eurorack case. It is a quick way to get started in Eurorack, and it's compatible with most Eurorack modules.

So, the retail machine has been baiting me with deals on music stuff since early November, and upon receipt of a check for some work done, I took the bait and got a discounted Behringer Neutron Synth. It's not a clone, but something of their own design, complete with Eurorack compatible patch bay. Now I need to add another row to my cabinet so that it will fit.
 
re DNA testing - wouldn't they show that going back far enough we are all either "African", or from the same garden?

That's what the "Out of Africa" theory says but it's complicated by the likelihood that several waves of population left over a very long time. Some waves took different paths and adapted to the differing conditions they encountered.
If you're interested I suggest you google: epidemiology of blood groups evolution