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THIS IS WEIRD VIBRATIONS : Jabberwalkie-talkie

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 21:56:34 +0000

TMI is key. I think it's often the case that the sharer, being functionally anonymous, cares much less about revealing private details than the listener, whose normative private space is violated. The fact that you're troubled by silence also raises interesting questions. It's as if, absent audible response, you yourself are being petitioned to fill in the gaps - if only in your imagination. That is very distracting. Thanks, JSA.

THIS IS WEIRD VIBRATIONS : Word Crowd: The American Crossword Puzzle Tournament

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:10:02 +0000

More tournament audio is available here: http://www.xword.biz/acptaudio.wav From Marilynn Huret, who also runs www.garfieldgames.com

THIS IS WEIRD VIBRATIONS : Waves of Evidence: God, Like You've Never Seen Before

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:57:57 +0000

Hey Rob, In saying that visualization is the standard best mode for reading data, I'm simply referring to graphic abstraction. Charts, graphs, and statistics are, in essence, reductions of events (which we always experience through multiple senses) into static pictures that we can study. Of course, it's been wisely pointed out that we can also reduce events through auditory representations, and that we can know the world at a remove through sound just as well as we can through image. But that was the basic idea. In the meantime, I can't thank you enough for the references, which I'm excited to check out.

THIS IS WEIRD VIBRATIONS : Jabberwalkie-talkie

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:52:19 +0000

That's a keen observation, thanks for sharing. I think we all carry pretty strong expectations about what it means to responsibly present somewhere. This is at the root of debates about cell phone, smartphone, and iPod use on the street and in cars, for example. Weird things definitely happen when fragments of the private realm float through public space.

THIS IS WEIRD VIBRATIONS : Jabberwalkie-talkie

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:46:49 +0000

Thanks, Toby

THIS IS WEIRD VIBRATIONS : Open Thread: Acoustic Ecology

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 14:44:05 +0000

Thanks for your thoughtful response, Jim, and especially for the National Parks Service Sounds Program research link. I agree with you that the adjectives "inherent" or "essential" are probably too absolutist - just as in conventional ecology, acoustic ecology can take many forms and be motivated by many different concerns. It's useful to hear from you about the diversity within the discipline.

THIS IS WEIRD VIBRATIONS : Open Thread: Acoustic Ecology

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 18:33:50 +0000

There's also an essay worth reading here

THIS IS WEIRD VIBRATIONS : NOISE Control, the Journal: Old-Timey Noise Control

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:10:07 +0000

Thanks for sharing this, Nick. We're all embarrassed by our undergraduate theses! I really enjoyed reading it, actually. It seems like you were quite passionate about Reed, Akita, and Grandmaster Flash at the time, which is awesome. And the critique of acoustic ecology, obvious as it might seem in some circles, isn't actually that obvious to most people.

THIS IS WEIRD VIBRATIONS : NOISE Control, the Journal: Old-Timey Noise Control

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:04:14 +0000

What was your thesis about?

THIS IS WEIRD VIBRATIONS : NOISE Control, the Journal: Old-Timey Noise Control

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:57:19 +0000

Thanks, Connor. Let me know if you want to look at some issues - I'd be curious to hear your take as an acoustician.

THIS IS WEIRD VIBRATIONS : Sound Maps: II

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:05:34 +0000

Hi Cornet: The first post was typological, but this one was just a rundown of some other maps that I'd missed the first time - so, yes, subjective notes. What inaccuracies do you mean? I'd be happy to correct any errors.

THIS IS WEIRD VIBRATIONS : Sound Tricks: Sonolevitation

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:53:57 +0000

Hey Nick: Excellent coincidence. By the way, since you linked to Sonic Warfare in your post, have you read it yet? It just arrived here, and I was thinking of reviewing it soon.

THIS IS WEIRD VIBRATIONS : Contact

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:31:37 +0000

Whoa. That's messed up. I can't believe he burrowed through the Plexiglass! But I'm a little skeptical that he did that because of the sound. Maybe he just wanted to get out?

THIS IS WEIRD VIBRATIONS : Waves of Evidence: God, Like You've Never Seen Before

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:27:02 +0000

Andrew: Thanks for the reference. d/ling now.

THIS IS WEIRD VIBRATIONS : Interview #1: Amina Robinson on Hearing Audiences Watch 'Precious':

Thu, 7 Jan 2010 15:12:56 +0000

Thanks for sharing your perspective, monique.

THIS IS WEIRD VIBRATIONS : Waves of Evidence: God, Like You've Never Seen Before

Tue, 5 Jan 2010 22:57:32 +0000

Thanks, Neal. Was it Photosounder you were using?

THIS IS WEIRD VIBRATIONS : Waves of Evidence: God, Like You've Never Seen Before

Tue, 5 Jan 2010 22:56:47 +0000

That's a great point, and I agree someone must have thought of it. If anyone has examples, please do share. Otherwise, I guess Nick has dibs on a very commissionable piece.

THIS IS WEIRD VIBRATIONS : Interview #1: Amina Robinson on Hearing Audiences Watch 'Precious':

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:12:57 +0000

Guest: It's a great point you make about the lens of poverty. I think it was very difficult for some viewers to think outside the parameters of race (and, to be sure, race was very present in the movie, but as you say it wasn't the only thing going on.) If any readers of this blog happened to make recordings in theaters - for instance, maybe somebody has a bootleg copy filmed during a showing? - it would be interesting to compare regional differences. Thanks for your comment.

THIS IS WEIRD VIBRATIONS : Roll Call: Cuban Cigar Factory Readers

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:18:16 +0000

Thanks for both of these references, Scott. It's actually gut-wrenching to reflect on the paradoxes of management strategies like Kohler's, which are simultaneously benevolent and dehumanizing. Who wouldn't want a hard-working labor force to feel happy at work, and comfortable in an adopted country? And yet, even when the factory owner means well, and treats his workers like equals, they are not his equals. And generosity for the sake of profit is still, indirectly but powerfully, exploitative.

THIS IS WEIRD VIBRATIONS : Roll Call: Cuban Cigar Factory Readers

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:06:36 +0000

Agreed, it's an amazing recording. I first heard it in college, and lost track of it for a few years after forgetting the source. But it's all over the place now.