April 2010
3 posts
jballer: Gizmodo's Trade Secret Liability →
A number of sources have turned to Ian Betteridge’s thoughtful analysis of the Gizmodo saga. I believe that, because he failed to address California law, Ian was too quick to dismiss the possibility of trade secret claims by Apple. As Ian points out, Federal law requires “reasonable…
I guess I look young
N: What year are you?
Me: I'm a third year.
N: Wait, grad school or undergrad?
Me: What do you think?
N: Undergrad?
Me: No.. guess again!
N: Undergrad..?
Me: ...
“Never try to teach a pig to sing; it frustrates the teacher and annoys the pig.”
– Eric Lewis
March 2010
1 post
“Beauty is beauty. If you like a piece of shit, that’s your problem.”
– Giancarlo Aquilanti
February 2010
1 post
PLO
Played a few hands of PLO for funsies today. Not really sure if I’m playing properly, but I did win quite a bit. It’s so much easier to win when you have more cards :-P
Full Tilt Pot-Limit Omaha, $0.05 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com CO ($14.23) Button ($6.16) SB ($6.80) BB ($5.33) Leyan (UTG) ($4.46) MP ($5.11) Preflop: Leyan is UTG with Q, 8, A, K...
January 2010
3 posts
“If you have the facts on your side, pound the facts. If you have the law on your...”
Money not lost
is almost as sweet as money won:
Full Tilt Pot-Limit Hold’em, $0.02 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com SB ($1.08) BB ($1.95) UTG ($2) Leyan (MP) ($2.37) CO ($1.59) Button ($1.17) Preflop: Leyan is MP with K, A 1 fold, Leyan bets $0.07, CO raises to $0.12, Button calls $0.12, SB calls $0.11, BB raises to $0.67, 1 fold, CO raises to $1.59 (All-In), 1 fold, SB...
Blah
That was totally my anti-flop
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold’em, $0.02 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com MP ($0.90) Leyan (CO) ($1.05) Button ($1.55) SB ($0.23) BB ($2.08) UTG ($4.01) Preflop: Leyan is CO with K, K 2 folds, Leyan bets $0.07, Button raises to $0.26, 2 folds, Leyan raises to $1.05 (All-In), Button calls $0.79 Flop: ($2.13) 10, A, A (2 players, 1...
December 2009
5 posts
“For example, I was a little surprised when I was talking to a friend who was...”
– Cargo Cult Science
by RICHARD P. FEYNMAN
Citi Forward actual rewards rate
So I’ve been recommending the Citi Forward credit card to everyone I know because of the fantastic rewards. Why is it so great?
Bonus points!
There are just so many ways to get bonus points with this card.
6,000 points for spending $50 in the first six months.
5,000 points for signing up for paperless statements. (That’s like 11,000 free points so far!)
5 points for every $1 spent...
November 2009
4 posts
What's In a Name? →
jingc:
Evidence is piling up for a cognitive bias known as the “name-letter effect”, which explains why people called Colin or Cathy are more likely to move to Carlisle, or vote for politicians named Cameron; in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, people with a K in their initials were disproportionately represented among charitable donors.
“If something can’t go on forever, it won’t.”
– Herb Stein
Community is pretty funny
Jeff: I'm saying you're a football player, its in your blood
Troy: That's racists
Jeff: Your soul?
Troy: That's racist
Jeff: Your eyes?
Troy: That's gay
Jeff: That's homophoebic
Troy: That's black
Jeff: That's racist!
Troy: Damn
October 2009
6 posts
WatchThe Money Shot.
Handwriting Tips Penmanship →
I’ve been writing my E’s, T’s, K’s, and X’s wrong all along…
WatchFrom Jing. Really great TED Talk on sound.
jingc:
The 4 ways sound affects us from Julian Treasure, with this interesting fact: Productivity goes down by 66% in an open-plan office.
“Diplomacy is the art of letting someone have your way.”
– Daniele Vare
September 2009
10 posts
“Hump day: The middle of a work week (Wednesday); used in the context of climbing...”
– Urban Dictionary
Atheism vs. Agnosticism
The topic of atheism vs. agnosticism came up during the orchestra retreat this weekend. Atheism is not the belief that there is no god! That would be dogmatic which is exactly opposite of what it is. When I got home, I had to look it up to make sure I wasn’t just going crazy. Here’s what about.com says about it:
Once it is understood that atheism is merely the absence of belief in any...
“Among mutual funds in a given asset class, expense ratios are the only...”
– - Financial Research Corporation, “Predicting Mutual Fund Performance II”
Key word here is “only”. Read more about this at the Oblivious Investor:
Mutual Funds and Sustained Performance
“Follow me to Pormpuraaw, a small Aboriginal community on the western edge of...”
– From Edge
From Kat
This is so cool! I’m gonna make my kids learn this way.
Michael Franti & Spearhead : Say Hey Music Video →
Catchy song, cute video :-)
August 2009
14 posts
“A dollar saved is two dollars earned.”
– My Money Blog
“Alan Turing was the greatest computer scientist ever born in Britain. He laid...”
– Petition to apologize for the prosecution of Alan Turing that led to his untimely death
“If you find yourself trapped in the middle of the woods without electricity,...”
– Stuff White People Like
How to Practice
Get a good edition
Play through the piece
Superficial score study
Tempo relationships
Key structure
Harmonic and rhythmic structure
Bowing
Fingering
Divide piece into sections
Comparative recording study
Historical perspective
Listen to other works by the same composer
Practice always by phrases
Practice at the right tempo
Keep in mind your tempo goal
Recording device
Return to...
So many Buswell quotes
Edition is important
The slur is an articulation, not a bowing
Bowing is like diction
Tempo is given by articulation
Bowing may change for a performance
Slow practice does not mean moving slowly
People started calling Mr. Galamian the head of a new school and he hated it.
And then the silly ones:
What does it mean for a man and a woman to conceive a child?
When you learn a new technique,...
“You wouldn’t expect your chemistry teacher to hand you a textbook from the...”
– James Buswell, Stylistic Awareness
“I think of my hand as a bowl full of jelly. Wouldn’t it be weird if I...”
– James Buswell, teaching how to produce a more natural vibrato
How Humans Learn →
Haha, children fail.
jingc:
When asked to perform a series of motions in order to get a treat out of a box, the human child will copy the adult’s motions exactly. The ape copies the motions as well, until the box is replaced with a translucent version. Once it is, the ape realizes that half of the motions are pointless and takes a shortcut to get the treat; children, on the other hand,...
“We’ll be testing you on your scales next week. Those of you who pass will...”
– Gregory Fulkerson, Left-hand Fundamentals Class
July 2009
25 posts
“The best way to teach your kid to ride a bicycle is to wear Rollerblades.”
– Seth Godin
“8 Slug genitalia. Some hermaphroditic species breed by wrapping their sex organs...”
– Wired
More space weather
According to today’s lecture by Daniel Baker (University of Colorado), when he asked NASA about what their protocal was in the event of a solar storm during the Apollo moon mission, NASA responded that their emergency procedure was to dig a hole on the moon. The senior astronaut would jump in the hole first, and the other one would lay on top. This way maybe one would survive.
“Omg,...