Tag Archives: Music
On a Whim of Sorts – Matia Guardabascio, Managing Editor
I sat down to write an email to myself one day recently because something struck me as so… befitting… to nearly every moment that I could imagine. I needed to… Read more
International Echo[1] – Alejandra Gómez
Ahh the breeze coming in through the window hitting me gently in the face, the sun staring down with a bandit smile, the sugar cane fields to my left, the… Read more
More Consequences of a Digital Revolution – Anthony Xerri
In My Image Last week Robert Tarantino wrote an article about the widespread conversion to digital music and the resultant poor sound quality. Reading his article, I was inspired to… Read more
WHY DOES ALL MY MUSIC SOUND LIKE CRAP? – Robert Tarantino
The MP3 is the new standard for recorded music. Portable MP3 players like the Apple iPod are fantastically convenient, providing a simple system of stuffing dozens of albums onto a… Read more
Coffee, Cigarettes and American Music – Matia Guardabascio
Correspondence from an American Poet Abroad: This past Sunday, the 21st of June, while party goers and pagans alike were celebrating the summer solstice at Stonehenge, there was a different… Read more
Life in a Glass House – Computerized Recommendations
By Josh Baker
In recent years, as our computer technologies have become more sophisticated, many functions which were once performed exclusively by trained workers (e.g., those of the cashier, the bank teller, and even the family doctor) may now be accomplished in large part through the use of automated online systems. Online shopping sites, commercial banking sites, and health information sites (such as WebMD) allow consumers to access and use a formidable number of services without the direct aid of another person. Even many occupations which previously seemed impervious to computerized outsourcing (as with the aforementioned family doctor) may ultimately face just such a fate.
