I mean it…
November 2, 2008
September 25, 2008
on equilibrium
At first it seems you can simply pick a spoon…
Of all spoons, though, there is only one that when pulled up will not cause the cup to fall and the other spoons to spread all over the table top – there is always one, and there is always only one.
It took me about one year to challenge myself to think about it and, finally, solve it.
April 20, 2008
April 7, 2008
ICES Docs
For reasons to be revealed in due time, I dusted ICES and decided to bring it back to active.
I don’t really know why, but I am feeling a little bit more theoretical about it, in the sense that I am willing to explore the nuances of the proposed models a little further than back in late 2006 (I left the project on suspended animation since Dec, 2006). Not that the models were not exhaustively thought about back then, but rethinking is like refactoring: both fun AND useful.
I am thinking of writing about such models, going through my own initial ideas to, firstly, create (even if quite slowly) a complete documentation of the details involved in the project and, secondly, just give all these ideas more rethinking… great insights expected.
It will not be an organized process and I will simply write about whatever I want and hopefully a sense of completeness and usefulness, expected in any good documentation project, will emerge!! … rings a bell?
Major rules:
October 23, 2007
September 29, 2007
Birmann Grooves 02 – Another Mood
On my last post, I listed a compilation of songs that I’ve been digging a lot lately. The problem is that, unless someone has ALL the mentioned songs and goes through the trouble of putting it together, the whole thing is absolutely pointless.
I am thinking about ways of making the files available for download here, but the songs add up to 130Mb file, and that is simply too much.
I am planning on getting a dedicated server and change my hosting provider soon, this will definitely make things easier (and a lot faster!!) and maybe then I’ll set up a podcast.
In the meantime, I’ve come up with a second compilation, here’s Birmann Grooves 02 – Another Mood:
01 Lesson 6 (reprise) Jurassic 5
02 It’s Alright Now Eddie Harris
03 Everybody Needs a 303 Fatboy Slim
04 Suco de Tangerina Beastie Boy
05 Flying Saucer Dudes Bela Fleck and The Flecktones
06 Sabbatical De-Phazz
07 Guntenmorgenduft Dzihan & Kamien
08 Common Mama Keith Jarrett
09 Forty Days Funk Como Le Gusta
10 Chocolate City The Clinton Administration
11 Lost in the K-hole Chemical Brothers
12 Good Times Bad Times Led Zeppelin
13 Banana Boat Song Harry Belafonte
I also drew covers for both of them:
BG01 Push The Tempo:
BG02 Another Mood:
August 27, 2007
Birmann Grooves 01 – Push the Tempo
01 Frontier Psychiatrist The Avalanches
02 Love Rears Its Ugly Head Living Colour
03 Colibri Incognito
04 It’s Too Funky In Here James Brown
05 Meanwhile Back In The City The Presidents Of The United States Of America
06 Ya Mama Fatboy Slim
07 Water No Get Enemy Fela Kuti
08 The Art Of Walking Blockhead
09 Chocolate Covered Nut Liquid Soul
10 The Jim Pedersen Theme Xploding Plastix
11 What’s Your Trip? Tower Of Power
12 Chamaleon Herbie Hancock
13 Mangueira Seu Jorge