Archive for February 2009
Towards a Little Chaos
I’ve been reading through Leonard Smith’s Chaos: a Very Short Introduction in my spare time (twice a month.) It is truly fascinating reading (depending on your definition of fascinating) and absolutely enlightening to a recovering philistine groping at the previously eschewed topics of mathematics, physics, and philosophy*. I’m going to post some of the algorithms/systems…
Read MoreStudie II: i’d forgotten
Recording of Studie II by Karlheinz Stockhausen Studie II When I heard this piece a few days back (for the first time in years) I’d forgotten how fundamentally good this piece is. I’d forgotten the seductive, if abrasive, curves of its mellow, noisy goodness. I’d forgotten the insistent consistency of it. I’d even forgotten my…
Read MoreEl MuCo: Server Code
Follows the testing code: /* El MuCo “Server” 169.254.136.163 – Powerbook self-assigned IP to reset the environment (clear everything – all responders, senders, etc.) currentEnvironment.clear; */ s.boot; SynthDef(“kane”, { |freq = 40| Out.ar([0,1], SinOsc.ar(freq)); }).send(s); // SERVER: set the broadcast flag to true NetAddr.broadcastFlag_(true) //169.254.255.255 = broadcast IP: 57120 is sclang default port ~server =…
Read Moreejecting media from iMac with no manual eject mechanism
It’s happened to us all: we get that new broken iMac and can’t wait to pop a system disc or new OS disc in and make ‘er all better. Then, the unthinkable happens: nothing! No new OS, no ability to boot from disc, and worst of all, the deeeesk — she no come out! There…
Read MoreReset Open Firmware by removing ALL RAM
WARNING: I will not be held responsible for anything you do to your computer. Please follow any of the below instructions at your own risk. Be sure to always follow Apple DIY Hardware Replacement instructions (you can download these for any model in pdf format), use official Apple parts, and use anti-static discharge kits and…
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