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  • 2046


    This film seems to have received mixed reviews, but there's a lot of depth here, more than in "In the Mood for Love"; it definitely rewards multiple viewings. I wonder if the experience is different for English-only speakers who are unable to catch Kar-Wai's constant shifting between languages; certainly the subpar subtitles don't help. The multiple-DVD Korean import of this film is so tempting. Patience, patience....
  • On Intelligence


    Yet another theory of how the brain works. Interesting stuff. In another life I would love to pursue courses of study in cognitive neuroscience. The real take-home lesson for me here, though is: sparring practice where you get clobbered in the head repeatedly = bad.
  • In an Uncertain World: Tough Choices from Wall Street to Washington


    A fascinating account of what it's like to work in a presidential administration by Clinton Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin. More valuable is the insight into his philosophy of life, management and his decision-making framework. Alas, his kind is rare in the world.
  • Amon Tobin's soundtrack to Splinter Cell 3


    I loves me some Amon Tobin. And I loves me some computer games. So two great tastes should taste great together, right? What's more interesting are the challenges of doing such a thing; I'd imagine one would need to write in a way that the music can loop easily and arbitrarily, which is an interesting constraint.

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December 24, 2005

A couple decades too late for Pete Townshend

I was at Costco a few days ago and noticed you can now buy a real honest-to-God grand piano there now. It's true. New Kawais. You'll find them about five feet from the gourmet cheese fridge, part of the bulk meats section.

And I just noticed that Costco.com offers the Gibson ES-335 along with other Gibson guitars ('61 SG reissue anyone?). I wonder if you can only buy them in the "family size" 10-pack or "assorted varities" set?

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December 13, 2005

"You've just become more of a teenager than me"

I finally put up a profile on MySpace. Yes, a little late to the party, and no, I'm not quite exactly sure why...but why not?

As my friend Harr put it, "you've just become more of a teenager than me!" (for the record, Harr is like 12 years old and a certified boy genius(tm)). Curious? You can find me here (the band's myspace page is here due to a squatter). I can't quite figure out how exactly it's different than, say, friendster, except I do like the music sharing aspect of it; and certainly being able to stream your music without having to worry about bandwidth or servers or any such thing is a huge win. But whatever, maybe I'll "get it" after a while....

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