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North Korean nuke yield estimate

Maniak, Internal Monologue's resident military hardware expert, estimates the yield on the recent North Korean nuclear test at about 2 kilotons. Update: Maniak has revised the estimate to 3.7 kilotons.

Now you too can be Steve Reich!

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My composition on this instrument . Now, thanks to this wonderful little flash applet , you can be your own minimalist composer! It took me only a few minutes to "compose" the work you see above, and I am most pleased with the results. It reminds me of the music of Steve Reich . Sullivan quotes I Heart Chaos : This visual musical synthesizer by Andre Michelle is one of the most awesome things I've ever encountered anywhere. It's incredibly simple, effective and provides instant positive feedback in that almost nothing you do will produce an awful bit of music. I want my entire house plastered in something that does this. It also wants me to spend an entire weekend on drugs, just fucking around with this thing.

Welcome to our new home

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That door could use a paint job

Google Earth meets Memorial Day: a picture

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This is from the link I just posted. I should get a better iPhone blogging tool.

Google Earth meets Memorial Day

http://www.mapthefallen.org/2009/05/for-past-two-years-ive-been-working-on.html [I sent this from my iPhone, so please excuse any excessive brevity or typographical errors.] --Zachary Drake

Humor of the day

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via Mad Latinist over email, who got it from a friend.

Thought of the Day

Why does the media act like anyone cares what the fuck Dick Cheney and Newt Gingrich are saying?