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New EP Out Now
life
music
I am releasing some tracks produced throughout the course of this year, some were done on my old Ableton setup and some on the new Bitwig setup, I believe all include the…
Sep 1, 2024
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I Switched to Bitwig
life
music
technology
With Labor day fast approaching I thought it was time to post again. Life has gone on mostly smoothly, I am on the job market which is always fun, and in the meantime I have…
Aug 18, 2024
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Weekend Update #4
life
Happy Memorial Day!
May 27, 2024
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Weekend Update #3
life
Most notably, we have returned from Iceland. The hot dogs are nothing special despite supposedly containing some amount of lamb, but represent an oasis of value in an…
May 18, 2024
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Weekend Update #2
life
sports
literature
religion
Happy St. Patrick’s day, for another 3 hours at least. As I begin writing, Atlanta United is about to wrap up at 2-0 victory over Orlando, getting a healthy start to the…
Mar 17, 2024
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Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: Built For the Postseason Edition
sports
baseball
math
The 2024 MLB season is almost underway, and oddsmakers have set their predictions for the season.
Mar 14, 2024
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It Has Happened
music
life
programming
ai
AI has provided me with useful results. It only took over a year. I tried several times earlier last year, and never found it very useful.
Mar 9, 2024
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(Re)Starting to Learn Max/MSP
music
life
programming
This evening I am embarking on something which I have not seriously considered since 2020: learning a new programming language. At that time I decided to learn the R…
Mar 1, 2024
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EBINLO Is Dead, Long Live EBINLO
music
life
I am now releasing music under the artist name Zander Gordan. The former name EBINLO was chosen at random, as something that could reasonably pass for a DJ/Producer moniker.…
Feb 17, 2024
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Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: Superbowl Conspiracy Edition
economics
sports
politics
It is presently fashionable in some quarters to insist that today’s big game is rigged in favor of the Chiefs (the details do not bear repeating so I will leave it at that).…
Feb 11, 2024
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Ode to the Keytar
music
life
Today I am packing up my keytar, to ship it off to it’s buyer. This is in fact the second keytar I have owned, having sold the first one back in I believe 2017. I have fond…
Jan 23, 2024
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First Eurorack Case Built
music
life
Today I’ve finally finished doing something that I started last year: building out my first eurorack case. It started with the Moog Mother-32 and DFAM combo, which I got…
Jan 19, 2024
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Weekend Update #1
sports
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policy
florida
Everton picks up a hard fought point over Villa, providing a little separation from the relegation zone. I remain optimistic the new stadium will debut as an EPL venue. UTFT.
Jan 14, 2024
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Amend Those Teenage Labor Bills
policy
florida
Florida HB 49 (2024) should be amended to retain the restrictions on hours of work for 16 and 17 year olds, but clarify and expand the scope for existing exemptions granted…
Jan 11, 2024
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Brilliant Business Idea #6739
business
On Jan 5 2019 I had a brilliant idea: a bar where the beer is served by trains on a model railroad.
Jan 5, 2024
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Year in Review 2023
life
sports
music
economics
I got married, visited the ancestral homeland (Scotland), and attended my first in-person academic conference in years (NAAFE). 2023 was the year I felt the pandemic move…
Dec 31, 2023
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Music Wrap-up 2023
music
AOTY
I listened to a lot of interesting music in 2023, although most of it actually was not new music, but rather older music from different genres and scenes that I had not…
Dec 24, 2023
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New Florida Parks Resident Preference Policy
outdoors
economics
policy
florida
I recently received an email from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection informing me that “Effective Jan. 1, 2024, at noon Eastern time, only Florida residents…
Dec 17, 2023
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On The Shohei Deal
sports
economics
It is generally agreed that a dollar today is worth more than a dollar tomorrow. There are a number of reasons for this, the ones I would focus on are inflation…
Dec 11, 2023
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On Consistency in the CFP
sports
economics
I do not believe that the College Football Playoff committee has a consistent system for determining its rankings of the top teams for inclusion in the playoffs.
Dec 3, 2023
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On EBINLO
music
I have been substantially more musically active this year than I have been any time since about 2014. Grad school is mostly to blame for the long lull, but with my PhD…
Nov 30, 2023
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On Rivalry Week
sports
With kickoff rapidly approaching for The Game, and my precious Noles set to play their first full game without QB Jordan Travis this season, I wanted to crystallize what I…
Nov 25, 2023
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My First Post
news
Tonight I set up my first Quarto blog, I had previously used blogdown but was never consistent about it, and have since deleted the site. Maybe this time I will be more…
Nov 20, 2023
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