Mon, 25 Aug 2008
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WOW! That's a lot of comment spam.
I didn't think that I'd have this problem since I don't do much to publicise this blog. So much for that theory. I've upgraded the comment plugin to one that uses WordPress's Akismet system to try and mitigate the jerk factor. If it doesn't work I'll try and find a CAPTCHA tool instead, but I'm hoping that I won't have to.
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Thu, 24 Jul 2008
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x0xb0x is a 303 clone that comes as a kit. I jumped on the waiting list a little over a year ago. My name came up in near-perfect alignment with my Economic Stimulus check last week, so mine should be on the way!
Bonus: the Aurora Mixer kit should be available soon, as well.
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Sun, 25 May 2008
On approach to Sky Harbor International, my initial reaction to Phoenix, AZ
"My God, it's full of swimming pools."
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Thu, 17 Apr 2008
My stomach turns a little every time I hear a talking head say that "Green is in". Much like the problems inherent in government certification of organic foods, the commodification of "green products" has great potential to do more harm than good.
At the heart of the problem is that people drawn to "green" products by fashion will be drawn away just as easily. A product that wears out prematurely, or is discarded when its styling is no longer current, is not a green product, no matter how it is made. Conversely, the greenest thing you can do is buy well made things that will last, and then keep them.
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Fri, 04 Apr 2008
My employers posted a pretty flattering profile (and slightly less flattering picture) of me over on the company blog.
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For the moment, I'm just using Rael's original WriteBack plugin. I'll upgrade to something smarter if I start to have spam problems.
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Tue, 01 Apr 2008
until cranberrygrape![[external blog]](/images/ext_blog.png){kind=small}
returns to New Mexico. A few hours after that, we'll meet up and life will be good.
I have not missed someone this much for a long, long time.
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Comments aren't operational yet...
...but I'm getting close. I've got the script playing nice with everyone else (I think), so now I just have to get it to display posts in the comment ("writeback") flavour, and then bend the writeback flavour to my own dark ends. Not far now.
This is the last stumbling block keeping me from posting a big "Sayonara" message on LJ. I'm excited.
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Wed, 26 Mar 2008
F8 is a neat animated short film that I saw on some anthology show on the Sci-Fi Channel while I was in college. The film is very solid all the way through. I think the look is amazing and the design is remarkably unique. There is a lot of light bloom. Like, a LOT. While it could look distracting or annoying it works in this instance and has a very similar effect to Burial's ubiquitous crackle. Everything is deeply textured, and time slows a little while you watch it.
I was particularly hooked on F8's music/soundscape. Again, it's all enveloping texture. Thankfully, the Mr. Wen had a website set up for the film by the time I saw it, and information about everything could be found there. That music was created by a guy named Casey Hess and his band/project/thing called Jump Rope Girls. They only cut one (somewhat rare) CD before moving on, but I've gotten many miles out of my copy, and it includes the song (Protection) used in F8.
Aside from wishing they'd made more music, I also wish I could have seen one of JRG's shows. One member of the group is a very interesting artist named Don Relyea. His specialty is algorithmic art; he writes fascinating little programs and guides them into creating intricate works of digital beauty. Apparently he provided dynamic visuals for JRG's gigs, and judging by his other work, it must have been intense to experience:
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