Archive for July, 2007
Boycott iTunes
I’m sick and tired of getting ripped off by iTunes. The whole “every song is 99 cents” thing has always bothered me (why should a 30-second intro song cost the same as 15-minute masterpiece?!) Also, the DRM is a killer (when I purchase an audio file, why doesn’t it work on ALL my […]
Posted: July 12th, 2007 at 1:00am under Music.
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Zero-cross Detector
My Christmas Light Show Project requires electronic dimming of lights. This is accomplished by phase-control of solid state relays. Thus, it is important to synchronize the microcontroller to the power mains (i.e. the controller should be able to operate in-phase with the AC line in the house).
To do this, I built a zero-cross […]
Posted: July 11th, 2007 at 1:07pm under Engineering.
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Zeitgeist
Today was the release date for The Smashing Pumpkins‘ long-awaited 7th album, Zeitgeist. I have been a huge fan of of Billy Corgan’s previous works, so needless to say, I eagerly rushed to BestBuy and purchased a copy.
I have not been disappointed! This album shows that the essence of the Pumpkins still lives […]
Posted: July 10th, 2007 at 3:44pm under Music.
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