Sunday, January 3, 2010 Perspective
Fifteen hour time lapse of the Milky Way from the Paranal Laboratory in Chile.
videos Sunday, December 27, 2009 Kaossilator : 2nd Day
For Christmas, I received a KORG Kaossilator. It’s a tiny touchpad operated synth which is supposed to be pretty easy to get started on. After messing around with it for a day, I tried recording something. My input was a bit hot to the laptop and things get thick at the end…less is more. Very very fun little device.
I’m using a hidden 4-measure loop mode (usually it’s an 8-count 2-measure limit). You can switch it on by:
- hold down the TAP / BPM and LOOP REC / PLAY buttons
- switch the unit on
- hold down the TAP / BPM and press LOOP REC / PLAY to access the loop count menu
- switch it to the newly activated 16 count setting
electronic, kaossilator, korg, music in music Friday, November 27, 2009 Music : Computer Number Three
“Der Computer Nr. 3” from France Gall on German television in 1968. Note the outbreak of enthusiasm in the audience.
Sunday, November 15, 2009 Quotes : Flawless Robots
For some reason, this quote by Christian Wulff, Minister President of Lower Saxony, really hits a note. He was quoted at the memorial service for Robert Enke, a professional goalkeeper who recently committed suicide after having privately struggled with depression for several years, saying:
“We don’t need flawless robots. We need human beings with rough edges, with all their weaknesses and wonderful qualities.”
The original German being:
“Wir brauchen doch keine fehlerfreien Roboter. Wir brauchen Menschen mit Ecken und Kanten und mit allen ihren Schwächen und ihren wunderbaren Eigenschaften.”
quotes Sunday, November 8, 2009 Wikipedia Fascination : List of Megalithic Sites
A list of ancient sites that moved megalithic stones, organized according to the size of the largest megalith on the site. A megalith is a large stone which has been used to construct a structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones. In all cases at least one colossal stone over ten tons has been moved to create the structure or monument. Documented in recent times, there is a list of efforts to move colossal stones that used technology that wasn’t more advanced than the technology the ancient civilizations used.
