A blog about things that interest me.
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Why Digital Downloads Suck
I’ve always had issues with DRM, as I like to own my content. Years ago, I went thru and converted a bunch of my old music collection (Casette Tapes and LPs) to MP3s so I could put them in my digital music library. There were many albums that, over the years, I have replaced by…
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“Collectivity” – I coined a new word today
One of the really cool things about language is you can create new words, that have meaning. Today I was on a call about the Internet of Things, and we were discussing connectivity. That layer of the stack that allows you to send data from a device to the cloud or a data store. As…
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WWDC 2017 Keynote – My Raw Notes
I had the idea to do my yearly write up of all the things I saw watching the WWDC keynote.. instead this year, I thought it would be cool to just post my raw notes.. see how I am thinking while watching the keynote.. Let me know what you think: ============== WWDC 2017 – Keynote…
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A week since MoogFest 2017
It’s been a week since MoogFest, and I’ve started to reflect on the experience. I’ve not seen any published numbers, but it certainly seemed much smaller than 2016’s MoogFest. A report in the local paper said that 2016 was over 10,000 people with 65% or more being from out of town. This year, in the…
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MoogFest 2017 day 4
Overall had a good time at moogfest this year. While I was not that familiar with the musical acts, I ended up really enjoying a few new acts. The part I really enjoyed the science discussions with the researchers associated with CERN.