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Torn and Frayed
As I walked out of our building Sunday morning, I noticed some bits of paper scattered on the sidewalk. It was a photograph that someone had torn up and thrown on the ground. Curious, I felt compelled to pick up the pieces and re-assemble the picture. It’s impossible to know what percentage of torn-up photos [...]
A wonderland of giant crystals
Check out the amazing photos in this article. Those people aren’t photoshopped in. They are dwarfed by giant underground crystals in Mexico.
Your kids can dance to it while it wins a war
Anyone interested in music, history, technology, and how all three sometimes converge will find Dave Tompkins’s recently published book How to Wreck a Nice Beach fascinating reading. It’s a history of the vocoder from its development in the 30s by Bell Labs as a voice encryptor for the US Military to its infiltration of techno [...]
Art of Noise
When I was a kid my parents took my brother and me to museums all the time. Art was a significant part of how our family spent time together. From our small town in upstate New York we would make forays to Utica, Albany, Binghamton, New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Buffalo, etc., specifically to [...]
A pretty thing happened on the way to the office
Almost every weekday I commute to a different public hospital in LA County to teach evening classes. Along the way, there are many really interesting sights. I’ve been meaning for a while to take photos of some of them. This week I finally did. In the distance, center right, is my destination for today, County [...]
Friday Fill-in Playlist
Just for anyone who might want something to tide him or her over until Monday, here’s a playlist consisting of the ten most recently played songs from my iTunes library. I’m not entirely sure how some of these songs got in there, but that’s the way it goes sometimes. Ten Most Recent Plays Bonus! A [...]
