August 6th, 2011
I just finished reading Peter F Hamilton's Void Trilogy. It's taken a long time!
Despite the story being extraordinarily long (and perhaps drawn out, though not nearly as bad as Lord of The Rings) it's pretty epic. It's set so far in to the future that some of the technology is hard to get your head around. It introduces quite a few ideas, such as what if we could share emotions directly? As with many of his books, he kind of puts ideas in there, but doesn't dwell on discussing pros/cons. However, this story does do some exploration of how good ideas can go pretty 'wrong'.
There's a fair bit of morality, and techno-spirituality even.
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August 5th, 2011
A French song, remixed by a 17-year-old, then some goofy Americans picked it up and made a video for it.
And, amazing leap at 3:27!
Pluvialis: Neat tune, fun video, AWESOME dancing 😛 http://t.co/gGVUdXH
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July 28th, 2011
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July 23rd, 2011
We bought tickets in advance, but they've massively oversold. Must be at least 300 people in the queue and it's one-in-one-out 🙁 gone to get lunch and decide what to do
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July 18th, 2011
Daft Punk – Inception Mashup
A mashup of the TRON Legacy and Inception themes. It made get the Inception soundtrack, which is actually much more epic than the film!
Jack Conte (the guy that made this mashup) has a website full of covers and music videos. Others are worth checking out. http://jackcontemusic.com/
Tags: Daft Punk, inception, mashup, mix, music
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July 18th, 2011
I recently posted about the Definitive Daft Punk mashup. This is from the same guy: a 139 track, 45 minute mashup of the songs that have influenced him. I've listened to it quite a few times over the last month. Its got some magic moments, and features lots of music that was going around me as I grew up (although I didn't actually listen to much music until my late teens).
The last 5 minutes is particularly cool. There's a wonderfully cheesy bit, then about 1m30 from the end a mashup of two songs that got me confused. I recognised the lyrics being sung, but had no idea where from. I went on a hunt and discovered the song featured in the bouncy-balls Sony Bravia advert is actually an acoustic cover of an 80s dance track! It's the original dancey version that features in this mashup.
The most frustrating aspect of the mix is the sense of being teased with a track that never comes to fruition. The mix has helped me understand what I love about long-form mixes – the teasing that comes with little motifs, almost subliminal, so that when the track is actually played it feels as though it's been straining to escape, and has finally been released.
Tags: mashup, mix, music
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July 17th, 2011
I spent about an hour in B&Q trying to choose the right screws from the multitude they offered. I also stained the carpet with brick dust :S But! I have a shelf to put stuff on 😀
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July 13th, 2011
While watching The Apprentice: The Final Five, Caroline was able to match an impressive number of music tracks to their films. She is getting quite intelligent!
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July 7th, 2011
Word would always put a green squiggle under a 'which' that wasn't preceded by a comma, because some Americans think you should only use 'which' for non-restrictive phrases (i.e. asides) and that only for restrictive phrases. Read the rest of this entry »
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June 22nd, 2011
We're moving home, and tonight is the last night of packing up. All that's left is my PC, the TV and Sky+.
The PC is next. Good night, Coruscant. See you on the other side!
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