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How-to: Use Android as a Media Player
Posted by in Music on June 20, 2010
The biggest major disappointment in the Android OS, for me at least, is the poor stock media player support. Out of the box, you get a very weak music player (named, creatively enough, Music) and absolutely no sync app. The music player itself doesn’t really support anything other than basic playing. No lyrics, no ID […]
New Ars Technica article up
Designing a highly reliable small & medium business network Check it out and let me know what you think. Comments so far have shown it to be pretty controversial.
Installing Win7 on my DAW
Well, I am finally getting around to installing Win 7 since it’s the holidays and I have time on my hands. Since I am posting, I have obviously been partially successful, though it has been much more of a headache than I would have liked. The main cause of the trouble is the fact that […]
First Ars Technica article up
Today is kind of an auspicious occasion: my first article has been published. While in some ways this seems like small potatoes compared to writing books, it’s actually kind of a big deal to me for three reasons:1. The audience is MUCH larger than for any book I have written.2. The feedback is much more […]
Weekend hard disk adventures…and two must-have tools
Well, I bought and installed a shiny new WD 1.5 TB hard disk this weekend, and I have to say it went better than expected, despite the fact that it took a day to complete. The physical installation, of course, was a piece of cake (one of the great things about SATA). No messing about […]
The Global Warming Hoax
Posted by in Science on June 15, 2009
Well, I felt it was finally time to post some thoughts on this subject. Since moving to Cali, this particular topic has been foremost in my mind. Every time I see someone doing 90 MPH in their Prius, 4 foot from the rear bumper of the person in front of them, weaving in and out […]
Amazon.com is the Devil
WARNING: This is an angry rant, and probably should not be read by anyone who is easily offended or dislikes swearing. You have been warned. In the “things that really annoy me” category, I have to add Amazon.com’s draconian data-handling policies to the list. Here’s what fired this rant off: I was trying to put […]
New Survival Film
Posted by in Funny on June 9, 2009
In these troubled times, I feel it is appropriate to help my fellow Americans out. There is a survival film that has been floating around for years that describes the situation we are quickly moving towards. While it found it’s fair share of success in the 80’s as a “fiction” film, I don’t think anyone […]
Silent DAW Build
One thing I have noticed missing from most PC build guides is a good guide to building a silent DAW, which seems odd to me. After building no less than four DAWs over the years, I have come to appreciate the importance of silence for any kind of serious recording, and so this year I […]
Why current AI research is doomed to failure
Posted by in Computing on November 5, 2002
By Brian Hill, One-Man Think-Tank and Resident Pseudo-Scientist Let me begin this little rambling with a disclaimer: I am not a scientist; I don’t even play one on TV. This entire article is based on my knowledge of AI research approaches, including reading of mainstream scientific publications (Discover, Scientific American), web articles on the subject, […]
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