And what would that feel like? To really know we’re just complex systems born from time and chance. Does it change anything?

Check it out from Adobe: ConnectNow

An awesome little thing for those of us with a lot of remote projects.

Well, awhile ago I jumped to a conclusion about iTunes 8.0.

I made a mistake. Mostly because I judged something far too quickly without even exhausting all of its features. Like the “Start Genius” playlist thing. Yea… That’s all I wanted from Genius, and it has had it from the start. So, I’ve been meaning to post this retraction and thought this recent drought would be a good time to do so.

As for my [now informed] opinion on Genius. I like it. It’s kinda cool. That’s about it. Right now I’m listening to a playlist spawned from Black Moth Super Rainbow, and it has a pretty nice variety in there. I’m not sure if that’s good, or just means I listen to a lot of weird-electronica-experimental music. Which I do. But this playlist adds the element of surprise to a night of task-oriented work. I listen to albums [in sequence] so much that if the next song in the album does not follow the one I am listening to, I am left with unfulfilled expectations. So mixing up those expectations willingly is a fine thing. I support it.

::runs away with tail between legs::

I’ve never talked about the Iowa Hawkeyes on this blog, not sure why, but it never struck me. Well now that I don’t really have the time/energy to work up a thoughtful post.

Man, what an awesome game.

Anyway, about that WMT 600 AM, house of the voice of the Hawkeyes, Gary Dolphin. I wanted to hear how he called it, rejoice with fellow Hawk fans in the call-in shows and so on. But in true Iowa fashion, we are 10 years behind everything else. No internet streaming worth anything. I tried two OSs, 4 browsers, and different firewall/security settings for each, according to their FAQ. Great stuff over there.* The tragedy is that this wouldn’t be tough to fix. Put just a little more effort for some permanent streaming server and you’d service Hawk fans around the world clamoring for the voice of Gary Dolphin or any local news in fact. Hell, record the thing and upload it to iTunes for free as a podcast. Put an ad on it and you’ve got free-money.

I’m sure my words will fall on deaf ears, so I’ll be heading to the local radio store to pick up a radio. Iowa, why do you alienate me?

Few public figures, artists or anyone has had more influence on me than Crichton. His death was a bit of a shock, and my thoughts go out to his friends and family. If only we had the nanobots to restore him…

Today’s a bittersweet day.