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Things I wish HAD existed (so that people could have told me about them)

You, the beginner, are living in a golden age. There are three things out there in the world that didn't exist when I was a b...

Things I wish people had told me, continued

We're living in a world where you enjoy a great number of possible tools you can use to realize your ideas; the "fit" between you ...

Things I wish people had told me (part zero)

A lot of what I thought was secret knowledge wasn't--it was only a secret if you thought that nothing of any value could possibly ...

Welcome

Welcome to the beginner's corner. I will be your designated beginner for the duration of this journey. At the conclusion of your j...

Cycling ’74 and Octiv Demonstrate Octirama

Cycling '74, a software company based in San Francisco and Octiv Inc., the Berkeley-based digital audio innovator, today demonstra...

Another reason why you should read the ENTIRE newspaper

I have found out that the Bush Administration called off the hunt for weapons of mass destruction? It was buried on page 10, a cou...

Something that came up….

In the course of a lengthy and wide-ranging discussion with an old friend, we wound up talking about a particular form of anxiety....

Tales of search and seizure

I wasn't planning on googling drug-smuggling secrets...

Winter finally begins. Let’s eat!

Here is a local favorite--a curried Zucchini soup with coconut that we found in Molly O'Neill's fantastic year-round cookbook "A W...

A great question

An amazing part of my breakfast reading was provided by a fascinating article in the New York Times Science section consisting of ...

Crocheting – it’s not just for scarves and mitties any more

This is the Arts and Crafts column

15 (or more) of the top 10

The radiophonic portion of my life has an annual ritual associated with it that might surprise no one; a top ten. It's that time a...

Until we find out about the Dioxin, here’s a little Ukraine background

Here is a very brief outline on the Ukraine and its current situation. If you're only starting to notice all those news items, thi...

In our off moments

Sometimes, you're just not in the mood for hard-hitting or even chatty bloggery. In these times, perhaps recursive zoomable artwor...

Stuck (in my head) on a rainy day….

I'm reading at the moment, since there's not a lot of listening I can do. An ear infection I thought I'd whipped earlier return...

the ICMC and other things

I think I've recovered enough from the ICMC (and the subsequent bout with an ear infection, replacing a wrecked car, and a few of ...

The AES and other things….

Well, I'm finally back home after having survived two major-league spanking machines--the annual AES convention, and the annual In...

JazzMutant: Lemur

Recently there's been a lot of talk about this new multitouch LCD controller. JazzMutant website. "LEMUR is a handy and modul...

More pre-novel-foisting about Neal Stephenson….

I know you all probably read slashdot religiously. I should, probably. However, I happened to cruise by the mention of an intervie...

Wow. That last thing was *way* too serious….

Wow. That last thing was *way* too serious....

Neal Stephenson (foisting books on a reading public, part ?+1)

it's with some surprise that I find myself reading the third novel in Neal Stephenson's "Baroque Cycle" The System of the World, a...

How would Xu Bing sound? (part 2)

I've been thinking about the Xu Bing exhibition on and off--more specifically, I've been thinking not about the large installation...

How would Xu Bing sound? (part 1)

I spent a pleasant afternoon at the museum, checking out a new installation by the Chinese artist Xu Bing.

While I was away (listening)….

So I thought I'd mention what's been the office ambience during this hiatus. As a critic, I'm never certain about how to listen to...