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They're all in your head and they "reverberate in an electrical limbo state that almost, but not quite, comes unglued." That explains so much.
Air and Space has a fascinating article about the mechanical naughty bits of the Wright Brothers aircraft. You can all but smell the hot oil.
John Atkinson sends this link to the real scoop on what happened to NYC's famous, lamented radio row. Hint: 9/11 wasn't the first tragedy at ground zero.
Here's where we separate the musically inclined geeks from the musically inclined geeks with decent computer sound systems. Jeff Wong sent along the URL to Deutsch's Musical Illusions, so I checked out the examples on my laptop. I got nuttin'. Typical male-type guy that I am, then I read the technical note:
" In listening to these illusions, it is best to use equipment with a flat frequency response so as to avoid spectral distortion. For example, enhanced high frequency transients tend to degrade the effects. And features that alter the signal in any way, such as spatialization…
" In listening to these illusions, it is best to use equipment with a flat frequency response so as to avoid spectral distortion. For example, enhanced high frequency transients tend to degrade the effects. And features that alter the signal in any way, such as spatialization…
William Barrington-Coupe comes clean.
Jeff Wong says, "I smell a marketing opportunity for obscure classical artists: a sticker reading, As Used For Joyce Hatto Releases.
"There's no substitute for good songwriting," he begins.
I make a face, nod. I turn and look at the stage. The drummer goes into another very long snare roll. Impressively thick and busy bass riffs propel the bright guitars. The singer offers his lines with a Lou Reed-ish rhythm, a Clay Reed-ish warble, and a Bob Dylan-ish conviction.
"And this," he continues, referring to the band on stage, "ain't good songwriting."
At least we're in from the cold. The crowd is large on this Friday night in Park Slope, Brooklyn. I look around, trying to gauge the overall…
You've probably seen them on the Interwebs, now read what that happens to the "Prisoners of You Tube.
As an admirer of Walter Bagehot, The Economist's wonderfully quotable editor (1859-1877), I knew the magazine had a sense of humor. I just didn't realize it had such a talent for slapstick.
From a report on the consolidation of the Anglican and Catholic churches: "Sceptics are already casting doubt on suggestions, spread this week in parts of the British press, of a massive remerger in the global communications industry. But the prospect of a tie-up between a vast, Rome-based corporation, and a smaller rival with headquarters in southern England, has sent some analysts into a speculative…