My mind is just brimming with ideas for this blog, especially as we roll into our 3rd summer (2nd full) in Montreal. Reflections on my big course this term and the project of mass education that universities have undertaken; reflections on our “settling” here and changing knowledge of the city; a few technological matters in …
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So Very Academic Jet-Set
Last night, Carrie and I arrived in the airport on different flights 10 minutes apart and shared a cab home. It’s been that kind of month. In fact, the only reason I’m writing this morning is because the Quebec election has meant that classes today are cancelled. So much as been going on this month …
Quick Pittsburgh Guide
A friend just asked for our Pgh recommendations. Here is what I came up with, which I thought I’d share in case you ever go there: You’ll have to google the addresses but here were our favorite restos in Pgh: Zarra’s (italian) Taco Loco (tacqueria) El Campusino (mexican) The thai place on Forbes in Squirrel …
Ten Things that happened or that I learned on our 8-day trip to Seattle
1. I wrote a sentence in my book about how depending on what country you’re in, you get a totally different view of the psychoacoustic research leading up to mp3 coding (though the concepts — masking, critical bands, etc., are all the same). Then Lucent (the fools who closed Bell Labs) won a suit against …
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d’oh!
As I went through security today at the Montreal airport, the guy ahead of me was trying to import a lava lamp into the U.S. Which is absurd on at least two counts: 1. It is a sealed chamber containing an unidentified clear liquid. Which is exactly what every public service announcement and newscaster has …