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Wes Phillips
Why Do Birds Fly in "V" Formation?
Wes Phillips  |  Nov 07, 2006  |  1 comments
On our morning rides, Jeff Wong and I pass one point that has recently been covered with geese resting on their migration south. We've been wondering why here? and Why a "V"?
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Math's Towering Intellects
Wes Phillips  |  Nov 07, 2006  |  0 comments
"Find X?" No problem!
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Stephen Mejias
Home Theater in a Box?
Stephen Mejias  |  Nov 06, 2006  |  2 comments
WIRED offers their list of "Best Gadgets and Gizmos on the Planet" in their annual TEST issue, on stands now. But I didn't buy it. Instead, I swiped my girlfriend's copy. While she was mostly interested in reading more great things about her handy-dandy Motorola Q, I, of course, flipped right to the home audio section.
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How Camera Phones Work
Wes Phillips  |  Nov 06, 2006  |  0 comments
I got a new cell phone recently and have been learning how to take pictures with the camera that's (almost) always with me. No, a phone isn't a very good camera, but the pictures can be surprisingly good if you work within your tool's limitations.
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When Giants Walked the Earth
Wes Phillips  |  Nov 06, 2006  |  1 comments
David Halberstam remembers an era when the press wasn't the administration's lapdog. What a great piece of writing.
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How to Lace Athletic Shoes
Wes Phillips  |  Nov 06, 2006  |  0 comments
If you think you know how, it's probably because you don't have problem feet. I have wide feet, which makes it impossible to get comfortable bicycling shoes—which are mostly made on narrow Italian lasts. The wide foot lacing solution on the Dick's Sporting Goods site has been a godsend. I'm sure the other lacing fixes work equally well.
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What is Being Human?
Wes Phillips  |  Nov 06, 2006  |  0 comments
Is it in the genes?
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Why are so few classical, jazz, or rock musicians audiophiles?
Steve Guttenberg  |  Nov 05, 2006  |  0 comments

Music is such a big part of musician's lives, but high-quality audio almost never is. Why do you think there are so few classical, jazz, or rock musicians who are audiophiles?

Why are so few classical, jazz, or rock musicians audiophiles?
They're all deaf
9% (15 votes)
They don't want to take their work home
8% (14 votes)
Musicians listen to performance, not sound.
53% (93 votes)
But they <I>are</I> audiophiles!
14% (24 votes)
Other
17% (30 votes)
Total votes: 176
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Millennia Offers Online Tutorial on Orchestral Recording
Wes Phillips  |  Nov 05, 2006  |  0 comments
One of the best-sounding recordings I've heard in the last few years is Handel's Messiah performed by Jeffrey Thomas and the American Bach Soloists (Delos DE-3360 CD). The sound is spectacularly natural, with realistic dynamics and a wonderful sense of space. If you haven't heard it, I recommend it highly—but Millennia Music & Media Systems is now offering you a chance to experience the recording on a completely different level.
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Beyond the Soundbytes Conference Scheduled for November 15
Wes Phillips  |  Nov 05, 2006  |  0 comments
On Friday, November 3, The Register published an interview with Peter Jenner, formerly manager of Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett, T. Rex, The Clash, Ian Drury, and Disposable Heroes, as well as Billy Bragg's current manager. The interview was a challenging (and profane) music insider's rant on a variety of subjects ranging from how the dollar download model killed the record store to proposals for a blanket, DRM-free digital music license that would permit consumers to use the music they purchase however they wish.
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