Xeeban's Musings 2007-06-19T02:05:03Z Slanted perceptions amid electronic noise... tag:www.xeeban.com,2007:/xeeban/2 Movable Type Copyright (c) 2007, xeeban It is a big universe 2007-06-19T02:05:03Z 2007-06-18T19:05:03-08:00 tag:www.xeeban.com,2007:/xeeban/2.76 2007-06-19T02:05:03Z Pictures like this are so sweet. It hints at how totally fricken huge this universe is: Click on it for the full version. More amazing Hubble shots can be seen here: http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/the_universe_collection/... xeeban http://xeeban.com anishi@io.com Science Pictures like this are so sweet. It hints at how totally fricken huge this universe is:

Click on it for the full version.

More amazing Hubble shots can be seen here: http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/the_universe_collection/

]]> LOLcats 2007-06-14T05:33:50Z 2007-06-13T22:33:50-08:00 tag:www.xeeban.com,2007:/xeeban/2.75 2007-06-14T05:33:50Z http://icanhascheezburger.com/ ... okay, I love this meme.... xeeban http://xeeban.com anishi@io.com http://icanhascheezburger.com/

... okay, I love this meme.

]]> Font Smoothing - Apple vs. Microsoft 2007-06-14T05:31:20Z 2007-06-13T22:31:20-08:00 tag:www.xeeban.com,2007:/xeeban/2.74 2007-06-14T05:31:20Z A friend told me today that the Fonts on a Mac were blurry compared to Windows. I had no idea why this would be the case until I found this nifty article: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2007/06/12.html... xeeban http://xeeban.com anishi@io.com Computers / Internet A friend told me today that the Fonts on a Mac were blurry compared to Windows. I had no idea why this would be the case until I found this nifty article:

http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2007/06/12.html

]]> 10th Dimension 2007-06-14T05:20:47Z 2007-06-13T22:20:47-08:00 tag:www.xeeban.com,2007:/xeeban/2.73 2007-06-14T05:20:47Z Ever stay awake at night trying to visualize the 4th dimension? Yeah, me too. It's a bitch. Here is a site that not only helps... it helps you to visualize the 10th dimension! Halp, brane hurts! http://www.tenthdimension.com/... xeeban http://xeeban.com anishi@io.com Cool Stuff Ever stay awake at night trying to visualize the 4th dimension? Yeah, me too. It's a bitch. Here is a site that not only helps... it helps you to visualize the 10th dimension! Halp, brane hurts!

http://www.tenthdimension.com/

]]> Magic Brush! 2005-09-19T06:55:10Z 2005-09-18T23:55:10-08:00 tag:www.xeeban.com,2005:/xeeban/2.72 2005-09-19T06:55:10Z The BBC is running a very interesting article about a device created by Kimiko Ryokai, a researcher at the MIT Media Lab. The brush can scan any external image or surface and use that to "paint" that texture onto a... xeeban http://xeeban.com anishi@io.com Cool Stuff The BBC is running
a very interesting article about a device created by Kimiko Ryokai, a researcher at the MIT Media Lab.

The brush can scan any external image or surface and use that to "paint" that texture onto a digital painting.

Ms Ryokai wanted to know what would happen if you could literally suck the ink from the environment.
]]> Space Elevator inching closer to reality 2005-09-19T06:48:28Z 2005-09-18T23:48:28-08:00 tag:www.xeeban.com,2005:/xeeban/2.71 2005-09-19T06:48:28Z The concept of the space elevator is one step closer to reality. The LiftPort Group, a company planning on building a space elevator, received FAA clearance (a waiver) to use airspace to start testing models of the elevator using a... xeeban http://xeeban.com anishi@io.com Science The concept of the space elevator is one step closer to reality. The LiftPort Group, a company planning on building a space elevator, received FAA clearance (a waiver) to use airspace to start testing models of the elevator using a robotic device to climb a free hanging ribbon attached to a balloon initially as much as a mile high.

http://www.techzonez.com/comments.php?shownews=14880

]]> Willy Wonka for Geeks 2005-09-11T22:56:17Z 2005-09-11T15:56:17-08:00 tag:www.xeeban.com,2005:/xeeban/2.70 2005-09-11T22:56:17Z My last entry about the Babble device led me on a thread of links that wound up at a Wired article about the company that produces it. http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,67951,00.html?tw=wn_story_top5 "It's as if Willy Wonka's chocolate factory just yawned wide to welcome... xeeban http://xeeban.com anishi@io.com Cool Stuff My last entry about the Babble device led me on a thread of links that wound up at a Wired article about the company that produces it.

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,67951,00.html?tw=wn_story_top5

"It's as if Willy Wonka's chocolate factory just yawned wide to welcome us. Only here, all the candy plugs in."
]]> Cone of Silence 2005-09-11T22:51:53Z 2005-09-11T15:51:53-08:00 tag:www.xeeban.com,2005:/xeeban/2.69 2005-09-11T22:51:53Z Ever wanted a real cone of silence? This company has something that is pretty close: http://www.sonaretechnologies.com/babble.html It rebroadcasts snippets of your real voice, causing the effect of scrambling what you say so that others cannot understand. It sounds a lot... xeeban http://xeeban.com anishi@io.com Cool Stuff Ever wanted a real cone of silence? This company has something that is pretty close: http://www.sonaretechnologies.com/babble.html

It rebroadcasts snippets of your real voice, causing the effect of scrambling what you say so that others cannot understand. It sounds a lot like a room full of people. Very interesting gadget!

]]> Das Keyboard 2005-09-11T04:06:57Z 2005-09-10T21:06:57-08:00 tag:www.xeeban.com,2005:/xeeban/2.68 2005-09-11T04:06:57Z A keyboard for the Uber Geek. This is a totally black computer keyboard with nothing at all on the keys. The keys are all blank! The whole thing looks like some stealth ninja keyboard. http://www.daskeyboard.com Apparently not having the keys... xeeban http://xeeban.com anishi@io.com Computers / Internet A keyboard for the Uber Geek. This is a totally black computer keyboard with nothing at all on the keys. The keys are all blank! The whole thing looks like some stealth ninja keyboard.

http://www.daskeyboard.com

Apparently not having the keys labeled makes one even faster and more accurate with typing after the initial training period.

]]> New iPod 2005-09-08T00:03:00Z 2005-09-07T17:03:00-08:00 tag:www.xeeban.com,2005:/xeeban/2.67 2005-09-08T00:03:00Z There is a sexy new iPod just hitting the streets : http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/ It comes in a 2GB and 4 GB version and looks very sweet. I think I may have to get myself a birthday present here soon...... xeeban http://xeeban.com anishi@io.com Cool Stuff There is a sexy new iPod just hitting the streets : http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/

It comes in a 2GB and 4 GB version and looks very sweet. I think I may have to get myself a birthday present here soon...

]]> Moved to Canada 2005-08-09T07:41:40Z 2005-08-09T00:41:40-08:00 tag:www.xeeban.com,2005:/xeeban/2.66 2005-08-09T07:41:40Z Well, its been a long while since I posted here last. In that time, I've finished school, moved to Canada and started a new job with Abe Books. I've been pretty self absorbed with adjusting to the new location, the... xeeban http://xeeban.com anishi@io.com General Well, its been a long while since I posted here last. In that time, I've finished school, moved to Canada and started a new job with Abe Books. I've been pretty self absorbed with adjusting to the new location, the new job and meeting new people.

]]> Good news is that I'll start posting some more interesting stuff here on my glorified bookmark list. Even better news is that I am done with school, so there will be no more chorales posted that interest maybe 2 people on the whole planet. =)

I've just returned from a short two week vacation to San Diego and it has left me refreshed and ready to really start my new life here in Canada! Okay, I've really been here for almost 8 months now... what have I done in that time? I am not quite sure... I got busy with a new job, a new house and adjusting to a new country. I guess I have been on auto-pilot for a while and the 8 months just kind of passed by with nothing really new happening (besides all the new stuff). I haven't even fully unpacked. Not even by half. I guess moving here right after a long burnout marathon programming job and starting my new job without a break just left me in a zombie state.

I guess that will change starting now. I am refreshed and ready to start anew! Drop me a line if you need my new contact information and I missed sending it to you.

]]> Inevitability 2004-12-08T08:19:17Z 2004-12-08T00:19:17-08:00 tag:www.xeeban.com,2004:/xeeban/2.64 2004-12-08T08:19:17Z I've finished my final project for my theory class. Its a simple song called Inevitability that is in Sonata Allegro form (AABA). Its written for piano and cello. A strange combo perhaps, but it seems to work. Inevitability MP3 Inevitability... xeeban http://xeeban.com anishi@io.com Music Production I've finished my final project for my theory class. Its a simple song called Inevitability that is in Sonata Allegro form (AABA). Its written for piano and cello. A strange combo perhaps, but it seems to work.

Inevitability MP3
Inevitability score

]]> Chorale #46 is up 2004-12-03T07:35:51Z 2004-12-02T23:35:51-08:00 tag:www.xeeban.com,2004:/xeeban/2.63 2004-12-03T07:35:51Z Chorale #46 is up and, ready for your practice and enjoyment! You can hear it here: http://www.xeeban.com/resources/chorales2.html As always, just the basic with all parts, tenor emphasis and one with tenor missing. Yell at me if you want the other... xeeban http://xeeban.com anishi@io.com Music Study Chorale #46 is up and, ready for your practice and enjoyment! You can hear it here:

http://www.xeeban.com/resources/chorales2.html

As always, just the basic with all parts, tenor emphasis and one with tenor missing. Yell at me if you want the other parts.

]]> Chorale #44 is up! 2004-11-22T05:39:23Z 2004-11-21T21:39:23-08:00 tag:www.xeeban.com,2004:/xeeban/2.62 2004-11-22T05:39:23Z Chorale #44 is up and, ready for your practice and enjoyment! You can hear it here: http://www.xeeban.com/resources/chorales2.html As always, just the basic with all parts, tenor emphasis and one with tenor missing. Yell at me if you want the other... xeeban http://xeeban.com anishi@io.com Music Study Chorale #44 is up and, ready for your practice and enjoyment! You can hear it here:

http://www.xeeban.com/resources/chorales2.html

As always, just the basic with all parts, tenor emphasis and one with tenor missing. Yell at me if you want the other parts.

]]> Chorale #40 is online 2004-11-19T04:07:27Z 2004-11-18T20:07:27-08:00 tag:www.xeeban.com,2004:/xeeban/2.61 2004-11-19T04:07:27Z Chorale #40 is up and, ready for your practice and enjoyment! You can hear it here: http://www.xeeban.com/resources/chorales2.html As always, just the basic with all parts, tenor emphasis and one with tenor missing. Yell at me if you want the other... xeeban http://xeeban.com anishi@io.com Music Study Chorale #40 is up and, ready for your practice and enjoyment! You can hear it here:

http://www.xeeban.com/resources/chorales2.html

As always, just the basic with all parts, tenor emphasis and one with tenor missing. Yell at me if you want the other parts.

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