In the Future, Everyone Will Be a Speaker Designer
No, wait—what I meant to say was, nowadays everybody <I>thinks</I> they're speaker designers.
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Bone Hunters
What do paleontologists do?<BR>
When they're in the field with their crew?<BR>
The digger when he's failing?<BR>
The geologist when she's glum?<BR>
The site carpenter who's wailing?<BR>
From nailing<BR>
His thumb?<BR>
When they're beset and besmirched<BR>
The folk most involved in research<BR>
However do they manage<BR>
To shed their weary lot?<BR>
Oh, what do paleontologists do<BR>
We do not?
The Shorter Lord of the Rings
One fan figured it should have taken two minutes, tops.
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James Ellroy on The Black Dahlia
And his mom, of course—and the upcoming movie. <I>The Virginia Quarterly</I>, which is rapidly becoming my favorite periodical, published Ellroy's afterword to the new edition of <I>The Black Dahlia</I>.
Beer: Midwife of Civilization
Damn straight! <I>Hic!</I>
More Media, Less Info
<I>The Economist</I> tells us something we already know. <I>Wait a minute . . .</I>
Why Hemingway Is Chick-Lit
<I>Yes, we speak of things that matter,<BR>
With words that must be said,<BR>
"Can analysis be worthwhile?"<BR>
"Is the theater really dead?"</I>
Stand By Me
This is a really sweet video from Fast Focus' <I>Lennon Legend</I>. I've always loved Lennon's soulful version of this classic—what a great slow dance.
Acoustic Resonance Antigravity
You take a 600 Hz tone and adjust the amplitude and phase relationships among three speakers. My buddy Jeff swears he saw this done in Jersey with just two loudspeakers, but I think he was just listening at such high volume that his eyeballs were compressing.
Is there an audio company that offers exceptional customer support? Who are they and what do they do?
Some manufacturers just sell you a product through their retailers and are done with it. Others reach out and make you feel part of an extended family. Is there an audio company that offers exceptional customer support? Who are they and what do they do?