After catching the November 11th episode of Loaded on CNET TV, I decided to fire up Google Earth (you can watch the video to see why). On a whim, I turned on the 3D Buildings option in Seattle… and I proceeded to experience complete and utter mesmerization.
Thanks to Pandora, I discovered a new artist who is, for the moment, occupying 100% of my Winamp and iRiver time (well, at least when I’m not listening to NPR). His name is Ryan Farish, and I’d describe his music as a fusion of upbeat piano and electronic ambient, with occasional hints of jazz and new age. His latest album (he’s released quite a few) is Wonderfall, which is the one I downloaded, and I am definitely enjoying it. In fact, this is one of those rare albums where I can honestly say I pretty much like every track on the album. Crazy, isn’t it? Now, there are probably those out there who might view this album as bubblegum music, and, frankly, I guess I can’t really disagree. Regardless, it’s enjoyable music, so what more do you need? Anyway, as soon as his albums are more widely available on Amazon, I’ll probably pick up a few more. And of course, for your listening enjoyment, here’s the requisite sample of his work.
By the way, have you heard of Hulu? Cool site.
I have to say, Jack raises a good point…
At the end of the month, Microsoft will no longer sell Windows 3.x licenses.
Wait, seriously? Microsoft was still profitably selling Windows 3.x? Wow. Now I feel strangely vindicated about refusing to upgrade to Windows Vista.
As the author notes though, most of us probably have some very fond memories from Windows 3.x. Windows 3.1 was the very first operating system I ever used, and I have many cherished memories of tinkering around with it, from staring at the splendor of program manager, to getting a cheap thrill out of sound recorder (admit it, you recorded waves and played them backwards and changed the speed too). And let’s not forget that it’s impossible to say too many good things about DOS.
Yep, those were the days.
There have been many amazing things written about Obama’s victory in the past 48 hours, and I couldn’t come close to capturing the same awe and inspiration of those words. Suffice it to say, last Tuesday was a watershed day in American History.
I early voted today. Took about three hours total, which I guess I should have expected. I opted for an absentee ballot rather than the electronic ballot because, in an abundance of paranoia, I figured it’d be harder to tamper with a paper ballot than an electronic one (or in other words, evidence of tampering with a paper ballot would be far more obvious than for an electronic one!).
So, I’m proud to say I did my civic duty today, and it feels great.
I’ve been grading briefs for the Thomas Tang National Moot Court Competition for the past week and a half, and last night I judged one of the rounds. I competed twice in this competition during law school and some of my fondest memories are from this competition. Needless to say, I’m always eager to help out when I’m asked (which happens often :).
Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency by Barton Gellman
