february 2010 archives • random notes, links and pixels • dullneon.com

Programming music in Haskell.

Fucking genius. Live coding rocks (in a very geeky way, of course).

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dj, haskell, live coding, mix, programming, synth

Humour in computer manuals of old.

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computer, instruction, manual, retro

IE6, the CSS photoshoot.

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browser, css, genius, html, idea, ie6, photo

A woman versus a machine…

A mistress of perfect consistency, the computer rejects all but the flawless, offering no explanation. When the acceptable is finally offered, the machine’s acceptance is total, unwavering and eternal.

›› Paul Lutus articulates why programmers are societal misfits

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computer, mistake, relationship, women

Cazals — To Cut A Long Story Short.

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cazals, cover, pop, spandau ballet

Two-dimensional audio mixer in Flash.

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audio, flash, loop, mix, sound, user interface

Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist.

I am in my thirties and do all the adult things—like paying taxes, complaining about ‘kids nowadays’, buying my music on CD—pretty well. So I don’t know why I found myself liking the teen romance flick, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, so much. Maybe it was the music, maybe it was the New York setting, maybe because I like Michael Cera. Or maybe it was a really charming story.

I’m still psychoanalysing it all…

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band, indie, love, michael cera, movie, musician, new york, teenage

Tuesday, 9th February 2010

Every search is a quest.

Beauty.

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commercial, google, paris, search, super bowl, tv

Saturday, 6th February 2010

Kula Shaker — Drink Tea.

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big brother, drugs, kula shaker, music video, tea

Thursday, 4th February 2010

Dynamic Dummy Image Generator.

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generator, graphic, image, placeholder

Tuesday, 2nd February 2010

Eating a swollen ovary.

That is exactly what you eat when you eat a zucchini, my friends. While we know it as a vegetable, scientifically the zucchini is considered ‘an immature fruit, being the swollen ovary of the female zucchini flower’.

Bon appétit!

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botany, courgette, dinner, flower, fruit, vegetable, zucchini

Monday, 1st February 2010

Mixtape, a short film by Luke Snellin.

A sweet story told in two minutes. Memories of my own mixtape moments came flooding back (though I never gave girls mixtapes till I was a bit older than our protagonist).

Also, you cannot go very wrong with a Kinks and a Heart song, can you?

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cassette, love, mixtape, retro, short film, story

Monday, 1st February 2010

On the allure of Apple…

Apple excels at taking existing concepts – computers, MP3 players, conceit – and carefully streamlining them into glistening ergonomic chunks of concentrated aspiration.

›› Charlie Brooker ruminates over the iPad