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They Do The Mash

March 12, 2009

In his story “Burning Chrome,” William Gibson wrote the now-famous aphorism “The street find its own uses for things.” That observation has always been at its most appropriate in music remix culture. DJs discovered an alternate use for the turntable and a whole new type of music was invented. It became possible to build songs [...]

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RSS Feed Added

February 28, 2009

By request, I’ve added a RSS feed. The link is over there, on the right, below the search box. Now you can ignore me on your iPhone as well as your computer.

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What’s for Dinner?

February 4, 2009

With a few exceptions, most of my cooking effort is channeled into preparing dinners. Weekends are reserved for more time-consuming recipes, while weekdays are for quicker or simpler fare. When possible, I try to cook enough to get two meals out of one cooking session – the gumbo will show up at the table again [...]

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… and Through the Wire

January 29, 2009

I’m posting this via my iPhone. Will wonders never cease? I’m also testing the “add photo” feature.

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Me vs. Google

January 23, 2009

My memory, sir, is like a garbage heap. — Jorge Luis Borges, “Funes el memorioso” “David, I’m in the car with two friends and we’re trying to settle a bet. Who wrote ‘Leaving on a Jet Plane’?”1 “‘The fog comes on little cat feet” – was that written by Carl Sandburg or Robert Frost?”2 “What’s [...]

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