Thanks to some awesome aerials over at the Star, I’ve been able to create a short but sweet tour of some of the major flooding and flowing rivers in the Marana area. Not yet pictured, but flooded: Sabino Canyon, Catalina Highway, Houghton at Sahuarita, plus several more places I can’t think of at the moment.… Continue reading Flashback 1983 (aka Tucson floods again)
Author: Philip Cain
Ninja Master of the Series of Tubes, musician, audio engineer and geek. More about Philip...
July YouTube Mashups
I guess I’m still a geek, because these are friggin hilarious! All Your Snakes Are Belong To Us (AYB / Snakes on a Plane Mashup) Star Trek Camelot (Star Trek TOS / Monty Python Mashup)
New CEA Ad Plays The Right Tune
The CEA (Consumer Electronics Association) is running an ad intended for Congresscritters, debunking the RIAA’s efforts for regulation on Satellite radio. These qoutes from past RIAA/MPAA representatives, on previous technologies, are great for persuading anyone away from DRM (digital rights/restrictions management). “I forsee a marked deterioration in American music…and a host of other injuries to… Continue reading New CEA Ad Plays The Right Tune
The Case for ESV
I hate arguing for argument’s sake, but I do feel that the use of “The Message” in a church setting is impactful enough for my critiques to be heard. The issue at hand isn’t one translation versus another. This issue is the philosophy behind the translation process. “The Message” is a colloquial paraphrase of the… Continue reading The Case for ESV
My Political Manifesto
I just finished reading an End-Times extremist spamvertisement, without realizing its true identity until the last few paragraphs. I hate manipulation and I’m not a fan of the common practice among Christians to “conceal” a subliminal message into otherwise decent text. So it got me to thinking about where I currently stand in politics. I… Continue reading My Political Manifesto
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS is released, I possibly have no life
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2006-June/000083.html Considering it is 2:40am, I’m sitting in a Freenode chatroom (#Ubuntu) with over 1000 other geeks, and until just a few moments ago was eagerly anticipating the scheduled release of the next version of Ubuntu. Not only did I feel the Internet noticeably slow (okay that’s hyperbole), I’m watching before my very eyes a… Continue reading Ubuntu 6.06 LTS is released, I possibly have no life
New Song (well, new recording)
I recorded a song today. I can’t say it is new, because we wrote the acoustic version several years ago. But finally, it has a full complement of instruments. It’s called “Please Tell Me Who You Are.” UPDATE: Here’s a link to our MySpace Band page, since the direct link stopped working. UPDATE 2: Someone… Continue reading New Song (well, new recording)
HD and Digital TV: Who needs cable?
Some people have asked us why we still don’t have cable television, even though we have an HDTV. Well – the numbers speak for themselves. Cable is crap. Here are the most recent Nielsen rankings. Ironically, all of the shows on the top 10 lists for both Broadcast and Cable TV are broadcast in HD.… Continue reading HD and Digital TV: Who needs cable?
Life is a roller coaster
Whoever first made that analogy was dead on. The musical aspects of my life certainly have cycles, but now I’m beginning to see that those cycles are even part of much larger peaks and valleys. Let’s take a look at the history. When I graduated high school and started college, I was: Leading worship in… Continue reading Life is a roller coaster
Ala Consumerism
“Are you spoiled? Go through the list. Tick everything you have or have done. If you can tick 40 or more, you’re spoiled. ” (x) your own cell phone () a television in your bedroom (x) an iPod (x) a photo printer (x) your own phone line () TiVo or a generic digital video recorder… Continue reading Ala Consumerism