Have to thank Josh for shooting me a heads up on this one– Dark Side of the Moon in full 8-bit NES MIDI quality!
Take a look at the full series on Sakanakao’s YouTube channel. Cool stuff.
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Storyhill – Shade of the Trees
Michelle and I watched the Storyhill movie, Parallel Lives, last night. It really reminded us how much we miss Montana, and that we haven’t see a Storyhill show in a long time. Really looking forward to the new album this year, and hope to make it out once, twice, or a few times to catch Chris and John on the release tour.
“Dangerous Weapon” by Storyhill from Tommy Stone on Vimeo.
Shade of the Trees release:
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A Fine March 17
Hope yours was good (and safe), too.
XKCD: Single Ladies
Every now and then, there’s a strip worth repeating (I know it’s bleeding over a little, but follow the link for a clear view):
It's Gonna Move You
Good luck getting the song out of your head.
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What Steve Jobs Taught Me About Patent Law
If you missed it (and I did when I was mostly off the ‘nets yesterday), Engadget and Gizmodo were reporting on Apple’s lawsuit against HTC, alleging that some 20 Apple patents were violated in countless HTC devices over the last few years. While this is ostensibly a suit against HTC, it’s pretty clear that what Apple is really going after is Google’s Android operating system for mobile devices.
Engadget (linked above) did a nice job of translating the legalese of the filing, and explained the items actually being cited. Keep in mind that several of the patents in question were granted in the 1990s, others early in the 2000s, and there is one as recent as February 2. They include things like, “Object-Oriented Graphic System,” and “System And Method For Managing Power Conditions Within A Digital Camera Device.” The iPhone hit the market in 2007.
Patent law being as confusing, antiquated, and broad as it is in the United States, I’m thinking I should just apply for patents for every sort of technological innovation that I can imagine might be invented during the course of my lifetime. That way, if any of them ever actually get invented or come into use, I can just sue the person who violated my patent by doing so. That’ll show ’em.
We Hold These Truths To Be Self-Evident
Every time a student tells me they are “declaring independence” for financial aid, I picture that student standing in a small wooden boat, majestically crossing the Delaware.
… Where on the other side, I am waiting with a cannon and a thousand infantry, ready to quell their confused little insurrection.
End of a Relaxing Week
For most of this week, I attended a training program for work down in Madison. I was able to catch a ride with an old Milwaukee colleague who lives in Sun Prairie but now works @ UW Colleges. I got to meet Michelle for lunch two days, as she had to be on campus for various things.
It was really awesome to be closer to home! I learned a number of useful things for my job during the course of the week, but one thing I found out for sure is that I need to be searching in earnest for work closer to where I live. I watched Lorch commute like a madman for so many years, I figured there must be a way to handle it for at least a little while. Turns out I am nowhere near as strong as far as this goes. I have been at this now for about 9 months, and I’ve had it.
I was talking with Michelle the other day about how part of me wishes I could go back to some point where I knew I was happy with work, and with the prospects that were ahead of me. She made a really good point: that if you figure those things out again now, and start working toward what you want today, then the future you will thank your present self for beginning to make yourself happy.
Have a good weekend…
WoRST Job Ever
A student came into my office today and looked at one of the pictures I keep on my desk.
“Is that you in that picture?” he asks.
“Yeah, sure is. From back in the day…”
“Wow, you look really different in this picture.”
“Yeah,” I chuckle, “Yeah, it was a while ago now.”
“Yeah, I mean, you look… a lot happier in this picture.”
I laugh again. “Well,” I say, “That’s, uh… ha. Well. Yeah, there’s probably some truth to that observation.”
Discount Post
Hey, I know that this isn’t very substantial, but to me it was huge (as in, took me about 6 hours huge).
Ever since I switched themes on the blog here back in the fall, I’ve struggled with finding an effective way to display photos. I’ve had it on my list all this while, but today, I finally tackled the problems, and I feel like I have a nicer presentation of these images than ever. I’m hoping this will lead to me adding pictures to the website more often.
So, if you’re interested, take a look at the Galleries page, and enjoy.