Found a copy of David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, singing an acoustic version of “Wish you were here.”
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Category: cool things!
These things are cool!
Help some kids out, if you can…
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This is a Kickstarter effort to finish up a documentary on a group of kids who lived in Fukushima, Japan. The kids lived in a town called Yamakiya that had to be evacuated due to radiation from the nuclear plant, but they managed to stay together, performing in their taiko drum club, despite being separated. The kids got to come here to Washington DC to perform in the Cherry Blossom Festival this past Spring, and they were incredible! Their energy, their skill, their love of drumming caught everyone up in their performance. I managed to catch a bit of their last performance that day, and I’d love to see these kids get an even wider audience, for their music and for their story.
If you can see your way clear to click on it and donate, that would be terrific! Even $5 would help! They only have one week to raise the rest of the money, so if you could pass it along, please do so.
Update: They made their goal! Their project is now a go, and I look forward to seeing the documentary they produce!
The Glorious 4th Of July
From PJTV, “Afterburner” with Bill Whittle tells us why this Fourth is nowhere near as bad as other Fourths through history, so let’s enjoy this one. There will always be more bad news later, but for one day we can celebrate our freedom the best way possible, by living free! Continue reading “The Glorious 4th Of July”
Flashback: Nerdtour 2007: Japan – The Tour Begins!
Continuing my 5-years-later write-up about my first trip to Japan, Nerdtour 2007! Â (sorry, pictures don’t start till after some verbiage. Â I didn’t take any pics the first day of the trip!) Continue reading “Flashback: Nerdtour 2007: Japan – The Tour Begins!”
Some new, kind of strange, kind of neat music
Okay, I really like roaming around the Internet following random links that come up in searches and on Youtube, and occasionally I find some really neat music, often wildly different from the kind of pop music we’re used to here in the US.
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New (old) pics posted soon!
I’m going to start posting more pictures etc. from my first trip to Japan, the famous NerdTour 2007, “real soon now.” Â Here’s a teaser of what I’ll be posting, a taste of the taste of Japan, so to speak…
What makes a programming language successful?
So, a burning question amongst computer geeks and nerds (besides which is better, “vi” or “emacs), is “Why is C still so hot, when (fill in the blank) is so much better?” Here’s one answer, from Wired magazine:
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How fast do you read?
I scored 424 words per minute, but I also read it twice before I clicked “finished”. Â I guess I’m still doing good.
Source: Staples eReader Department