Monthly Archives: February 2010

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Sweet Child of

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I have a great ear when it comes to music. It’s not as much my ears as it is my memory. When I hear a song being played too slowly or too quickly, I notice it immediately even when most people around me don’t. Obviously this used to happen more in the days of vinyl when not every record player… read entire post
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Mason in Videogame Magazine Ad

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The third annual Oklahoma Electronic Game Expo (OEGE) will take place April 10th at Oklahoma City Community College. I’m not going to be exhibiting or talking at the show this year, but I will most definitely be stopping by! Below is an ad for the show that will be appearing in this month’s issue of Videogame Trader Magazine: Recognize the… read entire post
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Kill-A-Watt Battle: Round One

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Whenever people see my collection of arcade games, one question I invariably get is, “How much electricity do those things use?” It’s fairly easy to estimate; since most arcade games utilize a CRT tube and a power supply comparable to those found in most home computers, an arcade game uses “about” the same amount of electricity as a home computer… read entire post
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Designing Oil Filter’s CD

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The year was 1997, and I had fallen in love with a local (Spokane) band named Oil Filter. The band spent the summer of 1997 recording their debut (self-titled) feature length CD, and by this point in time we had established both a personal and working relationship. Throughout 1996 and 1997 I had helped the band lay out their t-shirts,… read entire post
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Kill-A-Watt

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This past Christmas, I asked Santa for a Kill-A-Watt. The Kill-A-Watt is a simple device that tells you how much electricty any device in your home is using. Based on that information, you can then figure out how much that item is costing you to use. The Kill-A-Watt is very simple to use and requires only a tiny bit of… read entire post
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Fun With Eavesdroppers

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There’s this stupid thing I do … (A lot of my posts could start that way, actually.) … that involves playing a made up game whenever I notice people eavesdropping on my conversations. Here is how the game works: whenever I notice someone eavesdropping on me, I immediately start saying off-the-wall things. The point of the game is to get… read entire post
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Blackjack!

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Over the three-day weekend (happy belated Presidents Day!) Susan and I decided to try our luck by playing some blackjack at one of the local Indian casinos. “I feel pretty lucky today!” I said to Susan as she pulled into the parking lot. “Me too!” she said. Then she hit, killed, and ran over a bird. I figured this was… read entire post
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You Don’t Know Flack – Episode 108

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Title: You Don’t Know Flack Episode 108 – Multitrack Recording RSS: https://www.robohara.com/podcast/podcast.xml iTunes: Direct Store Link Direct Download: Right Click/Save As Embedded Java MP3 Player: Comments: Rob “Flack” O’Hara kickstarts the old podcast with an episode dedicated to pc-based multitrack recording. Episode 108 contains lots of song samples spanning 15 years of multitrack recording. Related Links: Traverso DAW (Free Linux-based… read entire post