10 terabits per inch -
that's 250 DVD's on an area the size of a quarter. i wonder what kind of tech our kids will have at our age. the singularity is near. hopefully God comes back first. :)

so if you are a music geek like i am, i watch the grammy's to see who won the award for best engineered record - non-classical. Mix Magazine has put together a site that has a great writeup about the production awards this year. these are the people who make the artists look like stars. behind every superstar, there is an amazing geek pulling the switches and levers. here's to the unseen and unsung hereos. someday maybe i can sneak into this list...

2009 Best Engineered Non-Classical Recording Nominee's

so here are the 2009 best engineered non-classical recording nominee's. who's your pick? I'm going with the Al Schmitt/Shelby Lynne album. crazy amazing sound.

	Consolers Of The Lonely Joe Chiccarelli, Vance Powell & Jack White III, engineers (The Raconteurs) [Third Man/Warner Bros.]
	Just A Little Lovin' Al Schmitt, engineer (Shelby Lynne) [Lost Highway Records]
	Lay It Down Jimmy Douglass, Russell "The Dragon" Elevado & John Smeltz, engineers (Al Green) [Blue Note]
	Still Unforgettable Steve Genewick, Al Schmitt & Bill Schnee, engineers (Natalie Cole) [DMI Records]
	We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. Dyre Gormsen & Tony Maserati, engineers (Jason Mraz) [Atlantic]

linkdump

microsoft essay by paul graham
cool site for practicing elementary level math
bob munden interview - one of the fastest quickdraw gunmen ever
trails.com - great hiking and outdoor info
bonsai
the powermat - wireless charging of small devices. uses magnetic induction which is pretty cool.
audi sportback concept car - absolutely beautiful! audi is the apple of automotive design.
all recipes
McMurray Hatchery - just in case you wanted to grow your own eggs.

ahhhhh. it feels good to have a fun night prowling the web.

more evidence for positive use of stem cells

this article from the BBC is amazing to read. the patient had a collapsing trachea and they built her a new one from her own stem cells. Her body had no adverse reaction to the implant and they didn't even use anti-rejection drugs to suppress her immune system. we are living in amazing times. this kind of stuff blows me away.

P.S. - read the BBC everyday. the brit news is so widely varied in the topics and locations they cover. stellar work.

Back to link dumps. iv'e gripped enough about the FCC. please check them out and let me know what you think of them.
fun architectural game - Cubescape
blog post about recording mistakes to avoid - musicthinktank
old school paper toys to cut out and paste together - toymaker
somebody get me a welding torch... - 3M glass
floating city design - lilypad
jazz education - jazz in america

The stupid FCC

So our non-elected council of five FCC commissioners just made the white spaces a nightmare for anyone using wireless. Big Business wins again. Go figure. Like we didn't all know that to begin with. Here's the article. Wish us luck and let's hope it won't cost us too much to change all of the crystals in our wireless systems.