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This was featured Tuesday, July 10, on NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day website, which is always worth a look. What does this have to do with astronomy? Well, it shows a bunch of locations on Earth, and Earth is … Continue reading
Category Archives: Arts and entertainment
One performer in one take plays 100 well-known guitar riffs in historical order in 12 minutes. (If I said I liked the earlier ones best would that be telling my age? …) by … Continue reading
In the city of Sabadell in Spain’s Catalonia region, a lone bassist in the Plaza Sant Roc is soon joined by a cellist and then gradually the rest of an orchestra and chorus to perform the Ode to Joy from … Continue reading
Mary Badham Wilt (who played Scout), Gregory Pecks’s widow, and students from a local high school were among the audience in the White House theater for a 50th anniversary screening of the classic film To Kill a Mockingbird. I remember … Continue reading
The annual Skyscraper Competition from eVolo Magazine is intended to recognize “outstanding ideas that redefine skyscraper design through the use of new technologies, materials, programs, aesthetics, and spatial organizations, along with studies on globalization, flexibility, adaptability, and the digital revolution. … Continue reading
Sorry I’ve been silent here of late; I’ve been both busy and rather under the weather. I hope to get back to posting regularly soon. In the meantime, here’s an entertaining medley of Star Wars music performed by battling cellists, … Continue reading
Sound effects wizard Michael Winslow on the Norwegian talk show Senkveld med Thomas og Harald (Late Night with Thomas and Harald) performing Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love” with acoustic guitar accompaniment, taking care of percussion, bass, and vocals and heaven … Continue reading
OK, two days ago we had two old floppy drives playing John Williams, then yesterday four old drives of two different sizes playing Bach (proving they can both record and playbach*), and now a whold ensemble of old computer hardware … Continue reading
If yesterday’s video of floppy drive music wasn’t enough for you, here’s what you can accomplish with two 3.5-inch drives and two 5.25-inch drives: by … Continue reading
Two old 3.5-inch floppy disk drives play the Imperial March from Star Wars with just the sound of their motors. by … Continue reading