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As Unique as a Grain of Sand
I guess I never really thought about the uniqueness of sand, no matter how many times I heard that expression. <I>Microscopy</I> made me think about it—and the corollary notion that every beach and sandpit is unique as well.
Slide Show of Jain Religious Festival
This A/V presentation from the BBC is a three-minute vacation from your day job. Wonderful pictures.
Some Time for Romance
While riding the <a href="http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/service/fline.htm">F</a> train this morning, I, for some reason, found myself face down on the <a href="http://www.oldnewark.com/education/images/elementary/hawkins/hawkinssts… Street School</a> asphalt. All over again, on this hot, summer, 5th grade afternoon: Jose Quiros pushed his weight down against my lower spine, clenched his angry hands around my 10-year old throat, and announced, clearly and confidently: "I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you..."
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Rocketman!
The way I figure it, the least <I>Popular Science</I> can do is publish articles like this about jet-packs. If I recall correctly, it predicted we'd <I>all</I> have one in the Twenty-First Century.
Things You Won't See When I Direct Shakespeare
My favorite: "I will not have Henry throwing tomatoes at a spinning fan blade whilst yelling at Montjoy."
Gaming the SAT Essay
As a writer, I applaud the new essay section of the SAT, but Karin Klein got up close and personal with it by passing the test to <I>score</I> the essays. She discovered some interesting things about taking—and scoring—the SATs.
Vintage Radio
A site dedicated to the BBC's Old Radio Broadcasting Equipment an Memories. Lots of microphone porn—and lots of other audio-related goodness.
My Wife Mocks Me For This
I grew up in the South and I cannot pronounce "pen" and "pin" so they are distinguishable. I showed Ms Ph.D. in Linguistics this article and said, "See, my dialect isn't weird after all."
If you listen to SACD, which do you prefer (assuming both are available on the disc): the stereo mix or the multichannel mix?
Stereo is now just one option in setting up a system. But is it the option you prefer, or does multichannel do it better for you? If you listen to SACD, which do you prefer (assuming both are available on the disc): the stereo mix or the multichannel mix?