Having mostly read from the tech/algorithm point of view, it was cool to read something from the audiophile crowd. A co-worker who I’ve been talking digital radio with for a while sent this along. It’s a nice summation of the benefits and drawbacks of lossy audio file formats with just enough disdain tossed in to…
I CAN HAZ EYEPUTER?! I hate the thought of contacts but I’d volunteer to test these things in a heartbeat.
The code4lib folks have launched their e-journal! I first heard about this project, and the group itself for that matter, at ASIS&T’s 2007 Annual Meeting. Although the whole conference was beyond excellent, code4lib was one of the top five highlights for me. Enough of my blather though, here’s the link: The Code4Lib Journal I found…
Do computer/desktop tech support in some way or another for long enough and eventually you’ll run across someone who exclaims or attributes a certain piece of technology to be magical. As of today I’ve decided the appropriate term is prestidigititzation.
Near Future Laboratory » Blog Archive » Digicult Interview Interesting article/interview. I like how the lab is positioning itself in that middle ground between immediate applications and future research. As they put it, “…a mixture of today’s seriousness and fantasy, utilitarian and non-utilitarian situations. It’s made out of cardboard, dirt, duct tape, tubes, bad wiring…
Assuming Apple doesn’t blast the prices on the Mac Pro given the current prices reflect 2006 prices for 2006 technology, I will soon need to re-evaluate my tolerance for buying on credit. I haven’t purchased a computer since January of 2006 and no PC tower of any sort since November of 2001. The drool-inducing factor…
Is it Web 2 3.0? Is it just a jumble of Firefox extensions? Is it useful? I’m not exactly sure. Still, the Hyperwords project is fascinating to me. It’s a Firefox extension that basically shortcuts a wide variety of search engines and other knowledge expansion tools. It also lets you work with the page or…
The sort of thing that drives the folks at Mefi nuts. It’s the Information R/Evolution movie thinger. Nice and catchy and slightly fluffy.
So I offered to help my pops throw together a poster that he is presenting at a conference in October. It’s his master’s thesis work and he’s noticeably nervous about the whole ordeal. I’ve put together an assfull of posters both for myself and for others at the previous jobby job so it’s not a…