I switched to Logic Express about six months ago. The learning curve is steep (coming from the ever-crappy but oh-so-easy Cubase), but the features in the LE box (esp. at edu pricing) is unbeatable. Now, if only I had time to actually complete a project...
Not to play down the significance of the news, but this has been pretty much an annual story from the world of public health for the past five or so years. Although this is specific to the avian influenza, there's always talk around flu season about a pandemic. We're statistically due. I bet somewhere in a Pfizer lab, there's a betting pool on when the pandemic is going to hit...
i gotta say, as an ipodowner, this is the first accessory that i've really considered getting. c'mon, the simplicity, the touch-and-feel factor...
although ipodpants would be good, too. or ipodunderpants.
You may have been expecting too much of NME.
Q: did anyone else get sick of Franz Ferdinand's relentless use of the DiscoBeat after two listens of the CD?
If you decide to move up here, stay away from Alberta. We've got an alcoholic, obnoxious premier who's hell-bent on privatising our health care system.
Oh, Gordon Korman. That takes me back to my book-devouring jr high days in Alberta. As a young, naive, aspiring writer, I saw him speak at the local library, and it was soooooooo good. Wait, that was Eric Wilson...
babywannasofa is bang-on for kid lit (although, add Maira Kalman's brilliant Max books to the list...).
For me, the book I always push on people is David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest, because of it's sheer volume, incomprehensibility, humour and brilliance.
I like how Nickelback is cloning itself, sending sound-alike, look-alikes into the Canadian airwaves.
For good music reading on the Canadian scene, see exclaim magazine. For a good run-down of the glory daze, there's always Have Not Been the Same.
Sigh. Remember when Sloan didn't suck?
Urgh. I was always terrified whenever a former co-worker started talking about his Disney-themed wedding. To attach so much of your identity to a corporate juggernaut has got to be unhealthy.
...and did this guy get clearance to use all those trademarked/copyrighted bits of the Disney Empire?
A couple of years ago on holiday in Capre Breton, the wife and I were lucky enough to go on a tour of North America's only single malt scotch distillery. We picked up a bottle of their Glen Breton Rare. Nice stuff, but not quite as dense or complex as the stuff from Scotland. Still, looking at their site tells me that there's a place that sells their scotch within walking distance of my office...
At least one of the new homeless shelters here in Calgary has extensive computer facilities, so people can take online courses, email loved ones, look for affordable housing... not a bad idea, and they're apparently quite well-used.
I hope those corporate sponsors got naming rights on some of the facilities. 'Cos I would love to see an IBM Soup Kitchen...
rss feeds basically take content from dynamic sites - or at least, sites that change often - and put it into a quick, easy-to-read form that can be picked up by an rss reader. it's like having a direct newsfeed on your desktop. so when a new thread gets added to metafilter, it shows up on my rss reader, rather than me having to visit MeFi. ver useful for news sites, too - the bbc has great rss feeds, it's better than e-mail.
jb - metafilter's rss feed; it's best viewed in Shrook or, uh, I can't remember the name of the Windows app I use at work. Why go to the websites you love when they can come to you?
Yes, you're totally right that this is a small, young community. We'll give it time to build. And then we'll crush the big blue.
Dr. Zira - props for the best handle I've seen so far on MoFi.
I have to say, having watched this site for a week or two... the thing that makes MeFi more interesting that MoFi is the discussion. Even the MeTa discussions are ace - and that just doesn't seem to be happening here. Maybe the site's too new? There are little flares of activity, but looking at the MoFi front page, it's hard to find a thread with more than ten comments.
So, yes, I want in!
Oh, and an rss/rdf feed...
Un-funny. Sadly, the Comics Curmudgeon is no help, either.
posted by hamfisted 18 years ago
In "Curious George: Logic Express 7"
I switched to Logic Express about six months ago. The learning curve is steep (coming from the ever-crappy but oh-so-easy Cubase), but the features in the LE box (esp. at edu pricing) is unbeatable. Now, if only I had time to actually complete a project...
posted by hamfisted 19 years ago
In "Curious George: RSS on Your Own Site."
Try RSS Digest. I just discovered it yesterday, and it works fantastic - I'm using it to post my most recent tracks in audioscrobbler on my blog.
posted by hamfisted 19 years ago
In "A global pandemic of Avian Influenza is 'very, very likely'"
Not to play down the significance of the news, but this has been pretty much an annual story from the world of public health for the past five or so years. Although this is specific to the avian influenza, there's always talk around flu season about a pandemic. We're statistically due. I bet somewhere in a Pfizer lab, there's a betting pool on when the pandemic is going to hit...
posted by hamfisted 19 years ago
In "ipod socks:"
i gotta say, as an ipodowner, this is the first accessory that i've really considered getting. c'mon, the simplicity, the touch-and-feel factor... although ipodpants would be good, too. or ipodunderpants.
posted by hamfisted 19 years ago
In "Franz Ferdinands fans"
You may have been expecting too much of NME. Q: did anyone else get sick of Franz Ferdinand's relentless use of the DiscoBeat after two listens of the CD?
posted by hamfisted 19 years ago
In "Curious George: Move to Canada over health care?"
If you decide to move up here, stay away from Alberta. We've got an alcoholic, obnoxious premier who's hell-bent on privatising our health care system.
posted by hamfisted 19 years ago
In "On the MonkeyShelf: The Book"
Oh, Gordon Korman. That takes me back to my book-devouring jr high days in Alberta. As a young, naive, aspiring writer, I saw him speak at the local library, and it was soooooooo good. Wait, that was Eric Wilson...
posted by hamfisted 20 years ago
babywannasofa is bang-on for kid lit (although, add Maira Kalman's brilliant Max books to the list...). For me, the book I always push on people is David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest, because of it's sheer volume, incomprehensibility, humour and brilliance.
posted by hamfisted 20 years ago
In "Canada's Juno Awards"
I like how Nickelback is cloning itself, sending sound-alike, look-alikes into the Canadian airwaves. For good music reading on the Canadian scene, see exclaim magazine. For a good run-down of the glory daze, there's always Have Not Been the Same. Sigh. Remember when Sloan didn't suck?
posted by hamfisted 20 years ago
In "Disney's #1 Fan"
Urgh. I was always terrified whenever a former co-worker started talking about his Disney-themed wedding. To attach so much of your identity to a corporate juggernaut has got to be unhealthy.
...and did this guy get clearance to use all those trademarked/copyrighted bits of the Disney Empire?
posted by hamfisted 20 years ago
In "Welsh Whisky?"
A couple of years ago on holiday in Capre Breton, the wife and I were lucky enough to go on a tour of North America's only single malt scotch distillery. We picked up a bottle of their Glen Breton Rare. Nice stuff, but not quite as dense or complex as the stuff from Scotland. Still, looking at their site tells me that there's a place that sells their scotch within walking distance of my office...
posted by hamfisted 20 years ago
In "Barry White Like You Never Heard Him Before"
Nice. Can't wait to hear what Negativland does with that clip...
posted by hamfisted 20 years ago
In "The Yuckiest Little Miniature Golf Course in the West."
This is pretty amazing. Better than the usual windmills and dreck. I'd LOVE to give this course a go...
posted by hamfisted 20 years ago
In ""
At least one of the new homeless shelters here in Calgary has extensive computer facilities, so people can take online courses, email loved ones, look for affordable housing... not a bad idea, and they're apparently quite well-used. I hope those corporate sponsors got naming rights on some of the facilities. 'Cos I would love to see an IBM Soup Kitchen...
posted by hamfisted 20 years ago
In "Mathowie launches Ask Metafilter."
well, jb, i WAS going to mention that I've been drinking delicious, Canadian, micro-brewed ale whilst reading/posting tonight...
posted by hamfisted 20 years ago
hey, dr. z - i have images of paul frank merchandise, for some reason. MeFi envy?
posted by hamfisted 20 years ago
rss feeds basically take content from dynamic sites - or at least, sites that change often - and put it into a quick, easy-to-read form that can be picked up by an rss reader. it's like having a direct newsfeed on your desktop. so when a new thread gets added to metafilter, it shows up on my rss reader, rather than me having to visit MeFi. ver useful for news sites, too - the bbc has great rss feeds, it's better than e-mail.
posted by hamfisted 20 years ago
jb - metafilter's rss feed; it's best viewed in Shrook or, uh, I can't remember the name of the Windows app I use at work. Why go to the websites you love when they can come to you? Yes, you're totally right that this is a small, young community. We'll give it time to build. And then we'll crush the big blue. Dr. Zira - props for the best handle I've seen so far on MoFi.
posted by hamfisted 20 years ago
I have to say, having watched this site for a week or two... the thing that makes MeFi more interesting that MoFi is the discussion. Even the MeTa discussions are ace - and that just doesn't seem to be happening here. Maybe the site's too new? There are little flares of activity, but looking at the MoFi front page, it's hard to find a thread with more than ten comments. So, yes, I want in! Oh, and an rss/rdf feed...
posted by hamfisted 20 years ago
(limited to the most recent 20 comments)