www.philogia.com That's Sophie on the left, and Nadia on the right. 2007-06-02T18:33:05Z Copyright 2007 WordPress philogia <![CDATA[New old mix available]]> http://www.philogia.com/2007/06/02/new-old-mix-available/ 2007-06-02T18:33:05Z 2007-06-02T18:33:05Z This is about two years old.

The mixing is mediocre, along with excessive eqing and flange in spots. The song selection, though, is the culmination of a few of years obsessed with electro, not helped by attending Felix Da Housecat’s birthday bash in Chicago at Crobar. Senom and I got to hang out in the DJ booth!

]]> philogia <![CDATA[Looking for a condo in Halifax?]]> http://www.philogia.com/2007/05/10/looking-for-a-condo-in-halifax/ 2007-05-10T15:49:01Z 2007-05-10T15:49:01Z A couple I know here in Halifax are off to bigger and better things. They have created a website with all kinds of details on the condo they are trying to sell.

The site has a very nice, simple, CSS-centered style. I especially like the digitally stitched picture of the living room on the front page!

]]> philogia <![CDATA[The Fountain]]> http://www.philogia.com/2007/04/25/the-fountain/ 2007-04-25T22:25:02Z 2007-04-25T22:25:02Z fountain3.JPG

I just saw The Fountain by Darren Aronofsky. I never saw Requiem for a Dream, but I did see Pi.

The most striking thing about The Fountain, I thought, was its narrative clarity. It takes a bit of thinking, but, as with movies I enjoy the most, with a bit of reflection, one sees it is internally consistent. In short, it is a story within a story; and the story within the story includes portions of the containing story.

The other thing that struck me about this movie was its central preoccupation with a significant philosophical claim. It presents an accompanying argument through a mixture of dialogue, imagery, and fantasy. I’’ll leave it to the reader to identify the claim and argument.

The Fountain is an ideal movie. It belongs to a very small percentage of big budget films that require, and reward, serious thought on the part of the viewer.

While I enjoyed Pi, I found The Fountain superior due to its greater clarity.

]]> philogia <![CDATA[Ferguson on the Zune]]> http://www.philogia.com/2007/04/23/ferguson-on-the-zune/ 2007-04-24T00:54:02Z 2007-04-24T00:54:02Z This is old, but it is so funny — and so true.

 ]]> philogia <![CDATA[Sleeping Cats]]> http://www.philogia.com/2007/04/07/sleeping-cats/ 2007-04-07T21:52:28Z 2007-04-07T21:52:28Z There is never less than a foot between them.

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]]> philogia <![CDATA[A White Easter]]> http://www.philogia.com/2007/04/07/a-white-easter/ 2007-04-07T21:52:28Z 2007-04-07T21:52:28Z It’s April 7th. ???

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]]> philogia <![CDATA[Wiicked]]> http://www.philogia.com/2007/03/23/wiicked/ 2007-03-23T15:03:07Z 2007-03-23T15:03:07Z This guy, who apparently has a background recording music, performing, and sound engineering, is the latest in creating his own software for triggering loops and effects with a wiimote.

Like the much-loved Lunchbox Battles, this software makes sure that everything is correctly quantized to a preset loop.

Unlike Lunchbox, this Wii guy (Rolo) claims that by setting one loop to master, all other loops will be granulized to match. Since it’s mac only, I can’t test this.

If you do watch his video, count the times he says “wiimote”. And, yes, I did hear about this at Engadget.

]]> philogia <![CDATA[Oh Yeah]]> http://www.philogia.com/2007/03/23/oh-yeah/ 2007-03-23T14:52:04Z 2007-03-23T14:52:04Z This is, currently, my most favorite YTMND.

It has all the hallmarks of a great YTMND: superimposition of images, an over the top movie clip, and hip hop beats. And it’s wicked funny.

After watching it a few times in Firefox, you may need to reload it to sync the audio and video.

]]> philogia <![CDATA[New mix available]]> http://www.philogia.com/2007/03/12/new-mix-available/ 2007-03-12T16:23:03Z 2007-03-12T16:23:03Z I just posted a new mix. It is available at

www.philogia.com/MarchMix.mp3

Yes, it has some rough spots, but blah blah too busy blah excuses.

]]> philogia <![CDATA[Marshmallow Sweet Potatoes]]> http://www.philogia.com/2006/10/08/marshmallow-sweet-potatoes/ 2006-10-08T14:51:00Z 2006-10-08T14:51:00Z They must have worked out ok, because there wasn’t any left after
Meredith’s thanksgiving party. Big up to Meredith and Joel for hosting
a great party with a great turkey.

If you want to create your own sugarfest, the recipe for the
marshmallow sweet potatoes can be found here.

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