Last month, high school junior Sofia Rubenstein of Washington D.C. used 6,807 text messages, which, at a rate of 15 cents apiece for most of them, pushed her family’s Verizon Wireless bill over $1,100. Apparently, this is an epidemic. Many teens are finding themselves in hot water after their parents get blindsided with huge phone bills thanks to text messaging charges.
This brings up a few points.
The new “whip” has arrived in my driveway. For the past couple of years, I had been eyeing Jettas and Mazda3s. My 9 year old Korean vehicle was starting to cost more in repairs (and downtime) than I preferred, so it was time to go shopping. Luckily, Honda had some aggressive plans up its sleeve, and they were dished up just in time.
They really changed the Civic for 2006. I’m not talking about a couple of body panels and a sprinkle more horsepower. With the introduction of the Honda Fit as the new entry-level car, it’s as if they want to keep the Civic targetted at the same people who bought one years ago. In other words, it also grew up. It has now become a refined, possibly even classy, sedan or sport coupe.
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Miracle of miracles, the Mackie Onyx 400F audio interface is finally in stock, as of December 6!
I’ve been using a MOTU Traveler since trying to buy the Mackie for my new studio rig in May of this year. It has been solid with the G5 and Logic 7.1. But I’m still going to try the Mackie because the Traveler has more options than I need, and the Mackie has the potential to sound even better with its Onyx pre-amps and AKM converters.
I’ll update this as I go…
Imaging is impressive on the S8. I’ve mixed on NS10′s, JBL 4208 and 4312, and various Genelec and Tannoy models. The S8 is not as pretty as the Genelec, but I prefer it that way. Some Tannoy monitors, especially the older concentric units, are cleaner than the S8 but not by much.
Build quality is excellent, too. These are heavy, solid beasts. I’m sure there are seams on the cabinets, but we couldn’t find them. They are also good looking, much more dark and aggressive than photos can relate. Overall, we have no complaints at all, especially at this price.
Well, I can see what you were searching for when you decided to visit this page. Server logs often include “referrer” URLs. These basically show from whence a vistor came. Since all search engines use an input method which includes your search query inside the URL, it also shows up in my logs.
The other day, someone searched for “Glenn Gutierrez – Lost in Love.” The interesting thing here is that I did record a song with that title, but as far as I know it was only used as background music for a couple of Entertainment Tonight episodes. How anyone would know the title, or why they would come searching for it years later, is beyond me. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
I saw a television ad for Carpeteria floor covering stores last night. It reminded me of a city which you’ve probably seen if you’ve ever driven highway 101 between northern and southern California, the city of Carpinteria. It was also the home of former graphics powerhouse, MetaCreations Corp, who brought us Kai’s Power Tools, Painter, Bryce and other goodies.
So I got to thinking about the similarity of names, figuring the floor covering company had named itself after the city. The words were too unusual to be a coincidence. Or were they? (The future, Conan?)
A thought tangent is coming. Click away while you still can!
