Resonance and Diffraction

March 23, 2006

Sound waves are delicate and fragile things. They need a medium simply to exist at all, and any variations or interference in the ether can change their whole character.

Ever since 33.3 LPs started coming out in stereo, we've had …

Gtk themes

March 19, 2006

I won't throw stones in the Gnome/KDE debate. KDE is obviously on a more robust development track, but I've always preferred the GTK approach for its speed and clean layout. It's a drag that Patrick is no longer …

99 Gmail accounts on the wall…

March 18, 2006

I got on the bus early with Gmail, and I've still got a ton of invites left. If you want one, let me know.

"You win again, gravity!"

March 16, 2006

Futurama never stood a chance on network television. Sure, it was created by Simpsons creator Matt Groening (and billed as such), but it never got much of an initial push by Fox, and after a few episodes, …

Whatever happened to Islam?

I actually have alot of respect for the Islamic faith, and for those who truly practice it. It's a stringent religion that demands a great deal from its followers, and at its core, it posits a very rigid moral …

And now for something completely different…

March 12, 2006

There's not much going on with boys as of late. Untilted's been out for a few months now, garnering the usual dichotomy of ecstatic/confused reviews.

NME called it, "so listener-unfriendly that it's almost amusing," and …

This page best viewed with anything but IE

March 6, 2006

I don't use Microsoft products. No. Really. The last time I used Windows to any degree was around mid-to-late 2000, and after that, not at all. Since then, Linux has met all my needs, and with …

Lori's Travels

March 5, 2006

Lori's got some more pictures up on her site. Some are from a Christmas/New Year's celebration (they do celebrate Christmas as well as other holidays) in Dushanbe, and there are a couple of pages of their vacation …

Back in the Saddle

March 4, 2006

Okay, the site's working again. I'm using WordPress to manage content, and it's taken awhile to convert everything. The layout is more robust, and I've got everything categorized. And yes, there's now comment capability, so vent away.

The …

Autechre Interview at Pitchfork

March 3, 2006

Just came across a post-Untilted interview on Pitchfork. Sean opens up a bit more than usual.