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200 Miles, 8 Runners, 31 Hours: A Race Log
Introduction I’ve always thought of distance running as an individual sport. You throw on some shoes, pop in some earbuds and put one foot in front of the other for a long time. Sure you may go out in a group from time to time, but if you can have a conversation than you’re not [...]
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Casio PG-380 Midi Guitar
Several months ago Jason asked me if I could fix a MIDI Guitar. I didn’t have the slightest idea how to fix one, and had only speculative knowledge about how they work, so naturally I said “yeah, sure, piece of cake”. If I’d have known at the time the kind of gear lust this project [...]
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The Evernote Workout Log
A few weeks back I wrote about a little fitness experiment I had started to try and reduce the amount of time I spent training while maximizing results. During the experiment I needed a place to document my workouts so I could review my progress and see if I was meeting my goals, as well [...]
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Drawing a Hexagon in Processing / Java
As part of my little HarmonicTable project I spent a lot of time figuring out how to draw a proper hexagon. It seems I wasn’t alone in this endeavor, as I’ve received a few comments and e-mails about how exactly to do this. At the request of others I’ve moved the Hexagon class back into [...]
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Coffee Sack Sound Baffles
Several years ago I began acoustically treating my studio for recording drums and mixing. I did some research and pricing; it didn’t take a spreadsheet to discover that acoustic paneling was both overpriced and hideous. I searched some more and devised a solution that was both economical and classy.Acoustic paneling is simple stuff. You get [...]
Another Southern Odyssey
Exhausted, sore, and half-asleep, I stare into the read-view mirror of our van. While I wait for Jeremy to appear on the horizon behind me, I strike up a conversation with a much younger version of myself. “We enjoy this?” “Hell yes!” The young me grins from ear to ear, gripping a roll of quarters [...]
Algorithms Can Really Beat You Up
“Here’s a simple one” remarked the young man as he drew a diagram on the board. “You should have this figured out in about five minutes.” I stared at the pyramid of numbers scribbled hastily in blue dry erase. The only thing clear to me in that moment was that I wouldn’t have this figured [...]
Another Schwinn Prelude?
After a leisurely lunch on the Marietta Square yesterday, I came across this: Another Schwinn Prelude! It seems I’m not the only one who was unimpressed with the original rusted gunmetal gray look. The owner of this Prelude painted theirs similarly to mine. A base coat of cream with an accent color for the lugs [...]
Programming, Languages, and Hacking the Way We Think
Last night I read a wonderful article about programming languages. It opened with a quote: A language that doesn’t affect the way you think about programming is not worth knowing. Alan Perlis After a few minutes of thinking about it, I changed the quote to read: A language that doesn’t change the way you think [...]
