January 20th, 2010
To say that Chris is awesome is an understatement: He gave me a portable digital recorder that works amazingly well, the Zoom. I hardly write reviews of any kind, but since I have began recording a lot, I’m going to hope that some of you will find this useful.
Why I love it
Incredibly user friendly interface: The most obvious buttons are right where they need to be while the more obscure (but still useful) functions are tucked away in a neat little menu.
Great look and feel: Slender, sleek, fits in my tiny palm. It even comes with a desktop stand, and a clip adaptor so you can use the device hands-free.
Great sound quality: Yes, it does look as professional as it sounds. You can adjust the mic directions for surround sound, 90 degrees, or 120 degrees.
Easy to import files: No hassle importing.
It was made for musicians: It comes with a guitar tuner, converts .wav files to mp3s, and comes with earbuds so I was set to record right away! They made it almost too easy for me!
What I Mildly Dislike About it But Don’t Mind Putting Up With…
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January 19th, 2010
I love Albert Camus. Even though I can fall asleep quicker by reading his works than by popping a Nyquil pill, I still manage to indulge myself in his mindful curiosities here and there. Last night, he reminded me of such: An intellect is someone who mind watches himself. It was from that which I realized I’ve been seriously lacking.
So, here are my 43 things to helping me enjoy the finer things in life. (Oh, and there really are only 10 things, but ignore that part for now)
1. Document a trek through the Annapurna Circuit. Nothing too special. Just a video tutorial and gorgeous images of the Himalayan winterland. Bring back stories of natives: their hopes, their dreams, their courage, their fears… Images, sound clips, etc…
2. Fly into Dubai and hang out there for a bit. Then take a train into the city of Agra to visit the Taj.
3. I want to meet Jacqueline Novogratz from Acumen Fund. It’s going to happen.
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January 14th, 2010
I believe Henry David Thoreau predicted the financial crisis, 9/11, and other major disasters when he said the following: it requires more than a day’s devotion to know and to possess the wealth of a day. More than two decades after the 1980’s recession and our government still has no idea how to prevent a major financial crisis caused by major bluffing. Or maybe they do and they turned a blind eye, but I doubt they expected things to get this bad.
Anyway, I’ve been shy about updating lately. One, because I didn’t want to add to the “noise” that is the blogging voice, and two, because I barely feel like this is a worthy update. But who gives a damn. So here’s what I’ve been loosely into: visualization of data. Of what? Well, of none other than my glorious unemployment.
A graphical version of unemployment rate exists on NYT and is current up to 1/08/10. The parallels are as striking as the fact that the rate of unemployment outpaces that of the rate during the 1980s — a clear indication that the average american today is relatively ill-prepared for job loss.
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