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So over the weekend I refreshed my desktop with both Windows 7 and the latest Kubuntu release. While I have been religiously upgrading the linux side of my dual boot system every 6 months with the [k]ubuntu release schedule, I was still running Windows XP which hadn’t been reinstalled in about 3 years (it was quite sluggish and desperately needed a spring cleaning). While I didn’t do a live blogging of the process, I thought I’d recap some highlights....

Below are the three songs included in my old Roland JV-35. While the standard GM complement of samples sounds a bit dated, I always thought these songs were well done and did a good job of showing off the keyboard. Unfortunately the expansion board didn’t include more ROMs… the wide range of sounds on the board are really good. On the whole the old keyboard has served me quite well, though the MIDI-in port is malfunctioning at this point....

A review of “A Wizard of Mars”

Update: 2010-04-20 – Fixed some timing and EQ issues. Also programed some new drums. Still working on solo. Below is a rough cut of my rendition of devilishlypure’s song Nerdfighterlike which was then done by Hank & Katherine Green here (of the vlogbrothers). It is fairly rough at the moment and missing the middle solo, as well as vocals (though in the process of exploring my home studio, I’ve determined my singing range is rather narrow)....

Squeee! Serenity Malcolm Reynolds Browncoat Replica. Awesome! Unfortunately the price is quite steep ($320), but just think of how many Halloweens this would cover where you didn’t have to stress out about what the hell you’ll wear to that party! Here’s what you need to complete the costume: Pants [link] $40 Suspenders Boots [link] $450 (but I'm sure you can find cheaper) Holster Red Shirt Replica Gun Worth it?

Necessity is the mother of invention, and that’s especially true for software. For a long time, I’ve wanted to display my lifestream as a single page (and on my own domain) in a way I could customize to match my own aesthetics. I tried Sweetcron, Kakuteru, and a few custom scripts for pulling data from Friendfeed. Everything was either too complex or lacked the ability to customize the way I wanted....

Reminder of a Discussion

Quoting a Sunset

I love youtube. This was an excellent series of lectures that I would have loved to take in college, but I have no interest in writing the associated papers. Just to listen and think on what’s presented. Carve out an hour a day to make your way through this. You won’t regret it.