That New Propellerhead Thang.
Here’s an awesome milestone in my electronic music-making pursuits: this Thursday a copy of Reason 6.5 showed up on the doorstep! Having used every update back to 2.0, it’s very exciting to have my...
View ArticleYou Might Be Preferred 45 Cool. But You’ll Never Be Xtra-Repaint Ghosted...
It’s been a while since I did a model train post. One thing I’ve been working on lately is a set of blank 45 foot trailers which I’ve been decaling for the Milwaukee Road’s trailer service. They have a...
View ArticleFirst Impressions on the Samsung Gear VR
This thing is… compelling. Awe-inspiring. Thought-provoking. I feel lucky to have it. It’s a virtual reality headset that uses a Samsung Note 4 smartphone as the processor/screen. This is my first...
View ArticleHurrah for New Speakers!
The culmination of my most recent loudspeaker construction project is finally here! The JB mk.IV’s are now complete. I spent a good amount of time listening and I’m feeling great about how they turned...
View ArticlePlanet or not…
So obviously I haven’t written much about space exploration in quite a while. Some of the projects I wrote about long ago have pretty much fulfilled their missions; the planet-hunting Kepler space...
View ArticlePre-Release Hype: No Man’s Sky
I just want to go on official record as having raised my alert status to super-mega-stoked for this PC/PS4 game which might get released later this year called “No Man’s Sky.” For anyone who hasn’t...
View ArticleWhere the Magic Happens
There’s been a few awesome milestones lately in my world of recording. Let’s rattle em off: 1. I’ve got “www.YouTube.com/ElectricTrumpet”! My YouTube channel now has enough subscribers that I could...
View ArticleGames I Like: No Man’s Sky
I like No Man’s Sky. That’s right, I said it. I’ll go a step further too: I like No Man’s Sky right now, one month after the PC release. This is not a popular viewpoint so let’s unpack it....
View ArticleMusic and the MathMagic connection
Okay so on a whim I searched YouTube for this video I loved to watch on VHS as a child, “Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land” and wow, it kinda blew my mind just how deeply this little half hour of cartoon...
View ArticleExploring the Cosmos in a new phase of life
I’ve been mentally vacillating on what the purpose of this site is to myself, for a long time now. I used to talk a lot about space and technology on here when I first launched it, but have since...
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