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Saturday, March 31, 2007
That's Fresch
I'd like to say that this is awesome. We found it in our (deeeelicious) frozen pizza packaging:
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Monday, March 26, 2007
Mulberry Street
Challenged myself to actually complete a demo this weekend.
Came close - got a 5 1/2 minute demo, without bass. Given that I usually stop at around a minute and one idea, that's pretty good. Hoping to finish it up tomorrow afternoon, because I told my boss that if I didn't come in with a song, he'd have to fire me.

Will update with the MP3.

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Saturday, March 24, 2007
Durable machines
One nice thing about the fact that I can't yet put together most of the more ridiculous parts of my dream car setup is that the technology surrounding them is growing.

Originally, I wanted a carputer in my car. I justified the expense, time and work involved by knowing that it would be able to give me a much more flexible GPS, it could track a wide variety of mechanical components of my car (i.e., fluid levels and temperatures, MPG), and of course, give me an awesome stereo system.

When I first started drawing up the plans for this beast, I was looking at a touch-screen monitor attached to a computer in the trunk. It looks like within the next year, I won't need anything but the monitor because 'slate' or 'ultracompact' style computers are becoming reasonably-priced (under $1,000).

This type of computer is like a very small laptop - so small, they don't have keyboards. Most are roughly the size of a normal piece of paper, but there are more compact ones that can fit on my small dash (my max size is about 8"x8"). Plus, several are designed for stockers and delivery drivers (such as a Budweiser delivery guy) and so can withstand 120-degree temperatures, 5-foot drops, and direct exposure to rain.

All I have to do is plug it into my USB sound system, the USB controls for the various lighting controls and sensors around the car, and maybe an external hard drive, and it's set. Best yet, I can use it as my own PDA. Perhaps soon, they will function as phones as well.

I'll be using Rugged PC Review as my usual shopping/news spot.

A couple commercial examples would be the OQO, VAIO UX Premium, and DuoCor. I'm more interested in the more durable models like the DRS Hammerhead and MobileDemand T8600. Here's a Wiki writeup on ultra-compacts.

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Monday, March 19, 2007
Setting the standards
iPhone. Zune. Sidekick. All nifty, but I'll be sold when I can get all of the following in one device:
Media player / Phone / Digital Camera
  • 4GB space available for music & video
  • 4-day standby/5-hour talk/2-day play music times
  • Fast internet
  • Rich internet
  • QWERTY
  • PC app compatibility (i.e., Outlook & Word)
  • Mp3
  • Video
  • 3 megapixel digital camera
  • Basic Exposure, macro, zoom, ISO, exposure time controls
  • Size of an iPhone
And whatever it is, I'm waiting for the second generation. Remarkable products always need a generation (or two) to work out the bugs.

You hear that, Corporate America? That's your bar. Jump, dogs. Jump for your consumer.
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Saturday, March 17, 2007
Proof of Life
I've had a lot of exposure to to radically different notions of the Real Man: the movies 300 and Casino Royale, the new Bond movie.

Both are excellent.

Then I was sent one of those life-event surveys that rate how much stuff you've done. This last year I've been very busy and am a bit concerned that I won't be able to experience quite as many 'wow, I am alive' moments... not to mention get a bit of exercise.

So I've already decided to join a basketball league this summer, probably at the Y. But I'm going to also make a list of things I want to do before I die, as well as a list of things that I think are evidence of a fully-lived life.

I'm not sure there is such a thing as a completely fully-lived life: if one had all the money to do everything, I don't think it could all be truly appreciated; if one were always working, there wouldn't be much fun/life in that.

The lists are here.
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Tuesday, March 06, 2007
New Impulse Nine Music
I have a lot of demos for my next two albums, and I made a mix CD for a fan that asked for something to tide him over the wait until it's done.

So they're here.

It's an 80-minute mix CD of 31 song ideas, in MP3 format, in a ZIP file.
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