the midibox

audiomulch - sadly windows only, but looks neato.

the laconic latronic notron

this dolphin 49e keyboard looks like exactly what I need. just a nice simple interface to MIDI for the notes. I have the drum kit for the beats, but I think it would be hard to do melodies on.


the octopus. wow. sweet interface. keep the yellow and blue leds, though.



how to setup a home recording studio for cheap

sunset aurora borealis

Occasionally, I scare myself with UNIX commands:

fwnc0200 781 [~/cranktestdata] % ls -1 generated/ | tr "/" " " | grep -v TAGS | xargs
aep_infl aep_low aep_peak caufd cbm1 cbm2 crustacyanin cyanase_infl cyanase_low cyanase_peak dna180 dna270 dna360 dna90 gere_high gere_infl gere_low gere_peak gilu haptbr hmc_infl hmc_low hmc_peak insulin jia_high jia_infl jia_low jia_peak krel2_sir krel2_siras lyso2 pen_sir pscp_infl pscp_peak pscp_remote rnase_sir rnase_siras sav3 ss_high ss_infl ss_peak titia weiss135 weiss180 weiss225 weiss270 weiss315 weiss360 weiss45 weiss90 x15_infl x15_peak x15_remote x16_infl x16_peak x16_remote

This was a little thing where I wanted all the directories listed on one line, for cut and pasting into an emacs window with a little bourne shell script.

human foozball

another boing boing japan link. thnks boingboing!

excellent sounding recipe, partially reproduced
here, due to the caprious nature of the web:

Roasted Salmon With Wasabi Cream
Olive oil
1 3/4 pounds wild king salmon fillet
Sea salt
6 teaspoons wasabi powder
1 cup sour cream.


1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Sprinkle a roasting pan (large enough to fit the salmon) with olive oil. Lay the salmon in the pan skin-side down. Rub a thin slick of oil over the salmon and season with salt. Roast until just cooked through, 20 to 30 minutes.


Ponzu
Juice of 2 lemons
1/4 cup seasoned rice vinegar
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
2 tablespoons tamari
1/4 cup mirin
1/4 cup bonito flakes
13-inch square kelp, cut in thirds.


In a bowl, mix together all the ingredients. Let sit for 24 hours, then strain through cheesecloth. Ideally, the ponzu should sit, refrigerated, for at least a month; it improves with age and may be stored in the refrigerator for up to six months. Serve as a dipping sauce for tempura. Makes about 1 1/2 cups. Adapted from ''Essentials of Asian Cuisine,'' by Corinne Trang (Simon & Schuster).

hell bank notes

yagoohoogle. wow.

dub sounds like this

did you know that dna might be conscious?

also -> pi

some very up to date (1824) data on sheep farming in canada.

mollycoddle (oed)

verb {T} INFORMAL MAINLY DISAPPROVING

to give someone too much care or protection:

- You're not helping the children by mollycoddling them - they have to grow up sometime.

also

mollycoddle
1833, originally a noun, "one who coddles himself," from Molly (pet name formation from Mary), used contemptuously from 1754 for "a milksop, an effeminate man" + coddle (q.v.). The verb is 1870, from the noun.

cosset (oed)

verb {T} -t- or UK ALSO -tt-
to give a lot of attention to making someone comfortable and to protecting them from anything unpleasant:

- Children need to be cosseted.

- DISAPPROVING The country has been cosseted (= too protected) by the government for so long that people have forgotten how to take responsibility for themselves.

also

cosset
1659, "to fondle, caress, indulge," from a noun (1579) meaning "lamb brought up as a pet" (applied to persons from 1596), perhaps from O.E. cot-sæta "one who dwells in a cot."

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grid programming tutorial from Globus. A really funny and well written document.