http://pdf23ds.net I will not be swayed be every small current; nor will the memes faze me or infect me. I am pure. I am intelligent. I am rational. I am at peace. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:38:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Avacore CoreControl, sometimes known as The Glove, is an extremely neat idea. It regulates the core temperature of your body by directly cooling your blood. It turns out that by keeping your core temperature in the normal range, you can exercise a lot longer and more effectively than you ... http://pdf23ds.net/2010/01/22/avacore-corecontrol-sucks/ I looked into software piano synths a while back, and by far the neatest one was Pianoteq. Amazingly realistic and responsive, and ideal for integration into the MIDI editor I was writing at the time. The only problem with it was that the sound wasn't quite calibrated correctly. It lacked ... http://pdf23ds.net/2009/10/29/hot-virtual-hammer-on-string-action/ Watching some movies is like having schizophrenia. And not in a good way. Now, I liked Paranoia Agent. That managed not to have too many loose ends, and in the end, it sorta actually made sense. And I liked Paprika. While it was a wild, wild ride, it had a ... http://pdf23ds.net/2009/10/28/not-even-a-mind-fuck/ Well, I just left my new therapist. My fourth therapist in four years. I had seen him like six times or so. (Another therapist I was with for a year, with no real progress.) I don't think therapy is ever going to work for me. Successful therapy requires trust in the ... http://pdf23ds.net/2009/09/30/therapy/ Unfogged has been in a decline for a long time now. It's just not as interesting to me anymore. My brand of humor isn't extremely appreciated over there (i.e. I don't get much positive feedback), though I'm sure it's around average. My positions on issues are not challenged seriously by ... http://pdf23ds.net/2009/09/23/kicking-the-habit/ Well, I got my notice a couple weeks ago. I'll be leaving my job within the next few months. It's nice to get such advance warning; I feel like I've really been appreciated at this job, and it's a shame that my mental and emotional problems (not to mention my ... http://pdf23ds.net/2009/08/26/a-new-day/ OMG! Someone actually started a conversation with me on a dating site! Someone interesting and attractive? Yes! This is surely a first. Since she could read this, I will say no more about her directly. Besides, I don't really know that much yet, having had only one short conversation with ... http://pdf23ds.net/2009/08/01/all-is-vanity/ I'm thinking about getting electro-convulsive therapy. Apparently it's quite an ordeal, what with the full anesthesia every two days for a month. On the other hand, it's only done once, and then you're done with it, pretty much. And if it works, well great. And it's a month away from ... http://pdf23ds.net/2009/05/18/a-little-update/ Welcome to my online world! You know, I've thought a lot about building my own world. Like, you know, a personal vision of a fantasy world of some sort that's immersive and expansive and provides an extended analogy to my psyche and whatnot. I guess I haven't gotten crazy enough ... http://pdf23ds.net/2009/05/07/hello-world/ Hello, world. I'm learning Scala. It's a pretty neat language, despite my initial negative reaction based on the name, logo, and color scheme of the site. I think I've finally gotten over liking Lisp especially. F# doesn't seem especially impressive to me compared to Scala. Or even SML, to be ... http://pdf23ds.net/2009/04/27/evanescent-green-dream-shells/