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I think that the last module I built was a CGS Wave Multiplier. This module creates interesting timbres by folding triangle waves over on themselves. It’s hard to describe what it actually does (particularly since I’m not sure that I really understand what it actually does) but the net effect is that it creates timbral [...]

I’ve finished restoring most of the content from this site which I lost after it was hacked and used as a spam relay. The blogs from our travels in France and Italy, and of my modular synthesizer construction project, are now available here. You can reach them by clicking the appropriate item at the top [...]

Thanks to my partner Chris for mentioning this on his SMG blog. If you’re thinking “can they do that?” the answer is an unequivocal yes. It’s covered in the House Rules and Manual, the document which covers procedures used in the House of Representatives. You can [...]

Grass–as in lawns, not as in prarie grass or controlled substances–is one of the banes of the modern homeowner’s existence. Now that we no longer keep sheep (most of us, anyway) the stuff has no useful purpose. I suppose it’s handy if you have kids, but I don’t. It consumes vast amounts of water and [...]

The following email essay, reproduced with bad punctuation and formatting intact, is sort of cutesy but also sort of thought-provoking. The points about risk-taking, innovation, and dealing with disappointment are particularly relevant from the point of view of considering the ongoing evolution of the species.
TO ALL THE KIDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE 1930’s [...]

I’m fiddling with a plug-in for Wordpress called WPG2 which lets one integrate a Gallery-based photo gallery into Wordpress posts. This is a test. Here’s a photo:
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Hah. It seems to work.
Hmm. Doesn’t look so good if you click the image. I’ll have to figure that out.

While there is no evidence here, I’ve been spending some time on this website again. I downloaded the 30-day trial of Dreamweaver and started building a new site with it. It’s a very nice program, but I came to a few conclusions. First, it’s way more than I need in terms of site design. It [...]