As the de facto tech support for my grad program, roommate, and family (which is weird with a PhD electrical engineer and a M.A. in technology education), I am often greeted with awe and wonder (well, not by the immediate family). Not that this is not nice, it is not exactly warranted. It’s not really [...]
Monthly Archives: September 2008
7 Sep 2008 – 12:55 pm
Classic Music Gear
Rising Storm has a nice overview of some classic music gear from the 60s and 70s. Now, whenever I mention the Rhodes, I have a website for good example recordings. Points for well-known and chestnut example recordings of each instrument/effect. Triple bonus points for mention of the Tannerin (A.K.A. Electro-Theremin), which is the actual instrument featured on “Good [...]
5 Sep 2008 – 5:51 pm
Presidential Word Counts
It’s conference submission season around our department, so I am very sensitive to word counts. I noticed during the primary that Obama’s website featured lengthy policy documents in PDF format, whereas McCain and Clinton had much skimpier policy positions on their respective sites. The goal of this study was to see if there were actual [...]