Biological Counters

How do we know how to keep a beat with no metronome anyways? I was thinking about this a lot today. Humans can keep rhythm really well. It's like we all have clock crystal oscillators and digital counters in our brains. I wonder what that circuit looks like in biological form. Wouldn't it need some kind of oscillator?

That got me thinking why we need to keep accurate time anyways. Why can we keep a beat so well? My theory from an evolutionary standpoint is that we developed the ability at the same time we developed the ability to move. Around the time frame one of our amoeba ancestors made some neural connections enabling the ability to send out correctly timed nerve pulses which rhythmically moved part of its blob body, we developed the ability to keep a beat and make music.

Look at the Fanboys!

Still waiting for their shiny (smudgy) new iPhone 3Gs. That's right. I took this picture today.

Eject the Second Optical Drive on Your Mac

Ever wonder what would happen if you had a second optical drive on your mac? How would you eject that second optical drive? Option-Eject. How would you eject the third? No idea. Sometimes I think Apple takes the "less buttons is simpler" design mantra a bit too far. Having fewer buttons doesn't always make a product easier to use.

Light Saber iPhone App

Don't knock it untill you've tried it!

Bodum Double Walled Ice Tea Glasses

For my birthday I purchased myself a pair of Bodum double walled iced tea glasses. Although they are $20 per/glass, I think they're worth it if I can manage to get some use out of them before they break. The Borosillicate glass can't withstand the wrath of my hands forever. Until then, the double wall keeps cold drinks colds and the outside of the glass free of condensation. No coaster needed. So cool. Highly recommended if you're no more than mildly clumsy.

Seriously?

Seriously? I can't even read this article with that thing looking at me.

Nanowire-based memory promises leap in storage capacity