Archive for May, 2005

History of the Mac Startup Sound

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A brief history of the Mac startup sound: in which Music Thing interviews Jim Reekes, creator of the famous chord. It’s a C Major chord, played with both hands stretched out as wide as possible …. I wanted something really fat, heavy bass, high notes, and a sharp attack. The chiffy sound was from pan [...]

Ring For Sale

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If you thought my long-ago breakup was bad, check out this eBay auction on a diamond ring for a botched engagement. Ouch. The good news is that he’s back on his feet and happily recovering. We at #mefi are of the mind that he’s much better off now, having escaped from a context where “carats [...]

Bit of a Trough

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The writing lobe has been sort of inactive lately, sorry. Creative energies at a low, I suppose; finding it difficult to devote attention to more than just linklog entries. Hard to even write complete sentences. But I’ll be out of this rut soon. I just need to sleep earlier, watch less TV, and stop obsessively [...]

links for 2005-05-25

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“Crunch Mode” and Sleep. Accordion Guy on how the anti-sleep culture of modern productivity approximates the self-destructive obsessions of anorexia. (tags: health) Frugal for Life. Thrifty living weblog. (tags: blogs home)

links for 2005-05-24

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Yahoo News – Comics. Nice central spot to get daily comics on the web. (tags: comics webcomics) An Explanation of the New Perspective on Paul. (tags: theology) Virtual Toad: A CGI Reconstruction of Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride. (tags: disney)

Trekkies Meet Flickr

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Browsing through the “startrek” tag on Flickr, one finds all sorts of fascinating fan photos, model setups, and acquisitions. Take a look: Space Battles. Gallery of Star Trek (ahem) Ladies. 35mm Film Clips. Scotty Gets his Star. [Crossposted to Metafilter.]

links for 2005-05-23

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Apartment Therapy – “Smallest, Coolest Apartments” Category. (tags: home) Shimmer. (tags: blogs faith) Summer. (tags: blogs faith)

How to Sound Like Chewbacca

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It’s something I’ve wanted to do ever since sometime in the early 1990s. Back then, we were in Disneyland, fresh off Star Tours, when someone in the souvenir shop gave off a full-throated Wookiee roar. Wow, I thought, I wish I could do that. Later attempts — always in private, of course — would sound [...]