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Musical genetics and the future of radio
What if the radio just knew what you wanted to listen to? Could a radio station learn what kind of music you like? Would you listen to a channel that can play songs you have never heard but will probably … Continue reading
Superballs rock!
When I was a kid I played a lot with superballs. So of course I loved this commerical (for Sony Bravia whatever that is – see below). Invented in the 60s, they were mass produced when I was growing up … Continue reading
Mashups: from hobby to art form to controversy
An interesting collection of musical mashups is posted online. Mashups are an ever popular form of musical expression albeit mostly illegal as they are derivatives of copyrighted material clearly exceeding the currently accepted boundaries of “fair use”. Nonetheless these “bootlegs” … Continue reading
Driving you automagically
We’ve been car shopping lately since the 1995 Passat is starting to be less reliable than ever (which is saying a lot) and doesn’t cut it for travelling to the country with a dog or going to ultimate tournaments with … Continue reading
Champion
Andre Agassi defeated James Blake in the quarterfinals of the US Open tennis tournament a few moments ago. This in itself is not amazing unless you consider that Blake has been playing the tennis of his life and was up … Continue reading
Put on your safety googles: a trip to Google's Labs
Just a suggestion… Check out the simultaneously useful and distracting Google Suggest: as you type the search field expands into a drop down list providing anticipatory or alternative searches and allowing you to see the difference in the size of … Continue reading
The Genius of Gmail
Gmail: The stickiest of Google’s many substances? (updated) Gmail is a truly innovative webmail service. The interface is incredibly fast and clean, mail is usefully sorted into threads, the targeted ads are inobtrusive, and the features are second to none. … Continue reading
More cool news
Wired News: Better Science Through Gaming: Enormous quantities of data generated by automated techniques in genetics and proteomics have led to an unprecedented requirement for tedious data mining. Here is an interesting product, Genesifter, that makes the task more manageable … Continue reading
See in 4D and other cool visual stuff….
This site answers the age old question: “How Does One Obtain the Ability to ‘See’ in Four Spatial Dimensions?” Also in the do it yourself category, make your own posters with the Rasterbator: “Welcome to the Rasterbator – NOW IN … Continue reading
Time for fun stuff
Because there’s just not enough fun stuff in this weblog…yet! Thanks to my best friend and late night reading partner bookfishI tried out this little personality quiz and got the following result: “You are a WECL–Wacky Emotional Constructive Leader. This … Continue reading