http://thingo.net Because the glass is one percent full en-us Copyright 2003, Dr. Thingo thingo@thingo.net http://thingo.net/graphics/face_small.png http://thingo.net 40 50 Because the glass is one percent full http://www.thingo.net/log/show_entry.cgi?index=395 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:19:05 PDT After spending a few days earlier this month at a workshop in southern Hungary, I arrived in Budapest at around noon on Wednesday, with the rest of the day to spend exploring the city. I was to fly out of Ferihegy (BUD) the next morning. One of the workshop organizers lives in Budapest, and was kind enough to offer me a room for the night. His wife is a midwife, and she runs a clinic in Buda (more...) http://www.thingo.net/log/show_entry.cgi?index=394 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:58:37 PDT With no time to spare, let's get right to the June 2008 One Minute of Music: (more...) http://www.thingo.net/log/show_entry.cgi?index=393 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:19:00 PDT So, another probe landed on Mars last week. I watched the live feed of the landing on NASA's website. Of course, "live feed" has a funny meaning in this context. We've got a long way to go technologically before we can watch an actual landing (and even then the feed will necessarily be delayed by a few minutes!). The coverage was of a control room full of engineers, mostly staring intently (more...) http://www.thingo.net/log/show_entry.cgi?index=392 Fri, 30 May 2008 22:08:44 PDT Hang on to your ears, it's time for One Minute of Music for May, 2008: (more...) http://www.thingo.net/log/show_entry.cgi?index=391 Mon, 12 May 2008 14:09:03 PDT For about five days now, my jaw has been causing me problems. Basically, the muscles all the way in the back on the right-hand side are seized up. The end result is that it hurts to bring my teeth together, and I can't really form a clean bite. Eating has become occasionally problematic. (more...) http://www.thingo.net/log/show_entry.cgi?index=390 Sun, 11 May 2008 17:38:51 PDT I saw a great show last week at the local chamber music space. The program consisted of three late Beethoven piano sonatas, including Number 32 (Opus 111), one of my favourites. And Marc Toth, the performer, just played the hell out of it too. I understood parts of it much better than ever before, partly by experiencing the wider dynamic range of live music, and partly by being able to watch (more...) http://www.thingo.net/log/show_entry.cgi?index=389 Sun, 11 May 2008 16:54:43 PDT A big story in Ontario this past week concerns a woman who died of respiratory failure on a train coming into Toronto. Others on the train were showing symptoms too, and so the train was quarantined until health officials could decide that there was no outbreak here, just a series of coincidences. (more...) http://www.thingo.net/log/show_entry.cgi?index=388 Tue, 06 May 2008 10:37:49 PDT Via Drawn!, I'm really enjoying the results of a meme that circulated through the online comic world. Artists were asked to draw themselves as teenagers. The meme quickly evolved to include a drawing of one's present-day self as well. (more...) http://www.thingo.net/log/show_entry.cgi?index=387 Fri, 02 May 2008 00:18:13 PDT I give you One Minute of Music for April, 2008: (more...) http://www.thingo.net/log/show_entry.cgi?index=386 Thu, 01 May 2008 23:25:29 PDT I've been a user of Propellerheads' Reason music production software since 2001. (more...)