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Ears like a Magpie

Posted on February 25, 2009 by mutecypher

What makes a good, memorable line or phrase? What gives a line that shine that makes us pick it up and carry it back to Memory’s Nest? We say that such things are catchy, and I think it’s reasonable to … Continue reading →

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Gould, synethesia, and autism

Posted on February 16, 2009 by mutecypher

I fell so much in love with Glenn Gould’s version of Bach’s Goldberg Variations when I was in my early twenties. For some perverse reason I purchased his recording of Mozart’s Piano Sonatas. Why would I want to purchase one … Continue reading →

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Sufficiently Advanced Magic

Posted on February 11, 2009 by mutecypher

I say computing is equivalent to Magic. You have powerful imps (processors) responding to arcane commands (programming) spoken from special books (DRAM or Flash) Or HD to DRAM to L2 cache to L1 cache – nested special books. But I … Continue reading →

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