Archive for February, 2008
A Q & A with Phil Western
What is your musical background? How did you get started? Where are you from? Where do you live now? Do different places inspire different kinds of music from you?
My background, for going back to the very beginning, is as a drummer. A lot of drummers end up making music, because when you play drums [...]
3 People can keep a secret, if 2 of them are Fred
Cameron’s blog yesterday concerning conspiracy theories got me thinking about the internet and its place in the annals of conspiracy and urban legend. For as long as I can remember the internet has been a great clearing house for 2 things primarily: Porn and Flying Saucers. Which of course leads me to wonder why no [...]
Jott
Jott.com is a handy tool for folks on the move who write but aren’t always able to take notes the old fashioned way.
Like most web 2.0 applications, Jott is free to sign up for and free to use, aside from your mobile phone minutes. I discovered it because I was looking for an alternative to [...]
Theramin sounds
I played a theramin once. Its a cool instrument. Many of us have heard it in old sci-fi and B movies. Its an early electronic instrument. Anyways, here are 3 Youtube videos that describe this better. The first is an interesting re-make of the Gnarls Barkley “Crazy” song, made with a theramin. The next two [...]
Robotic Elmo
Wow. Pretty soon he will be able to process simple tax returns, make a good batch of salsa and play some rockband or guitar hero.
Reminder: Eclipse is near (Feb 20/21) Wednesday
I should remind everyone to keep an eye out for the upcoming eclipse. Should be a good one. More details found here:
More information on eclipse
Making a Difference: Zero
The unvarnished truth. I guess maybe this site just launched. This screenshot of the “making a difference page” is funny.
Sealing History
I always think that most things can be explained away with the simpler explanations, not the most complex. Its fun to think there are intrigues and conspiracies, but reality dictates otherwise.
This article is a good overview of something that various people differ in opinion on. I think its reality.
Great Seal Secrets Revealed!
By MATTHEW LEE. [...]
Digital Pursuits
I was born in 1969, which means I was around the right age to play many of the “first” video games as they began arriving in arcades and — as consoles — in the early 1970’s. Those were heady days for poor kids with a jones for the latest video games, and we fed our [...]
Puppy vs. Robot
I love dogs. I wish pets lived as long as humans, because my dog is someone I can’t imagine losing one day. I guess they get old and eventually their quality of life suffers and you realize that all things must end.
Anyways - this puppy is brimming with life as he attacks an invading robot.
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