On episode 51 we have a special guest. Our good friend and Bostongeek’s Composer, Karl Kornfeld, joins us to discuss DVD Jon’s reverse engineering of Apple’s DRM, the digital solution to hiccups, and the latest salvo in the war (insert musica dramatae here) against online gambling. We take an in-depth look at n-Track Studio. Finally, on Boston in Brief, we talk a bit about StoryGames at Pandemonium Books in Cambridge.
NOTE: I forgot to mention our new ‘Name of the Game’ segment with our friend, Greg Howley. Check it out. This week, we’re giving away a prize!
Download this episode (18.2 MB, 39:50)
- DVD Jon Breaks Apple DRM, Sells It
- Digital Cure for Hiccups
- The Fate of Online Gambling
- n-Track Studio
- StoryGames Boston at Pandemonium
Any comments or suggestions?
Email: colin@bostongeek.com, carl@bostongeek.com
Skype: bostongeek
Voice: 1.617.209.4200
All music composed and recorded by Karl Kornfeld.
19 Responses to “BostonGeek Podcast: Episode 51”
- 1 Pingback on Oct 10th, 2006 at 5:33 pm
Every time I hear the new music, I want to go dig out my old jean jacket with the Iron Maiden “Live After Death” full-back patch. And I mean that in the highest complimentary way.
I’ve always heard great things about N-Track, so it’s disappointing to hear that 5.0 is buggy. Hopefully it’ll work itself out, as N-Track has always been highly regarded by those of us who can’t afford Pro Tools, Sonar, Nuendo, etc. I recently tried out Reaper in a pinch, which is also shareware ($39.95) since I couldn’t find my Cubase LE disc. I loaded Reaper onto an older PIIIm laptop and used it with my 4-input Firebox and it worked wonderfully tracking drums and piano. Karl – No MIDI capabilities that I’m aware of, but for straight audio I’d definitely check it out.
I can think of at least three or four “C” related words to help differentiate Carl from Karl.
Sounds like you’re in a big echo chamber!
Karl is the master of obscure Cambrian marine animal genera.
Well Carl got the hiccup story all wrong, but why am I not surprised about that?
Storygames Boston sounds really cool, but since I don’t live in the city I don’t think I’m ever going to be able to attend.
And seriously, the rectal hiccup thing was a pretty sad display for a “top science story”. If you guys don’t plan on finding things better than that I would seriously drop that part of the show.
RE: The Echo Chamber…
We had three mics running in close proximity. I noticed the problem as well.
RE: The Hiccup Story
I didn’t get it wrong. I just hadn’t indicated what caused the man’s hiccups. Also, Rem, we could have talked about the discovery of planets that orbit their suns in less than 24 hours, or how new evidence shows the universe might be egg-shaped, or how scientists are taking an inventory of black holes in the region, or even about the Nobel Prizes… but where’s the fun in that?
So basically the geek science stories will be the science section of the Weekly World News then?
Carl wrote that “new evidence shows the universe might be egg-shaped”. Egg-shaped? Not really.
If you’re going to do a science story, can it please be a good science story? Thanks!
We are always open to story suggestions. So, if you have anything you think worthy of your ears with regards to the top science story (or, any story for that matter) you can send an email to colin@bostongeek.com or carl@bostongeek.com
Thanks!
Okay, okay — I admit it, I am not being very constructive. Sorry.
The Bullet Cluster was the best Science! story of the year to date, IMHO. It was a combination of great observational technique, a great idea, and an important result, all wrapped up into a story where the science involved was easily explained to a lay-person like myself. Why don’t you talk about that?
(Or did you already mention it, and I’ve simply forgotten?)
Thanks for mentioning SG Boston! Just to clarify, we’re down with playing D&D too, and will probably run it some time in the next few weeks. We’re just crazy diverse. You’re all welcome to come down some time for a hardcore, no-holds-barred battle of “Once Upon a Time”.
Goth big bird?
Man.
Colin started it!
With the whole ‘little bird’ comment.
If you mean by “started it” that I had nothing to do with it, then you are absolutely correct.
Recent information indicating the ‘egg-shaped universe’ model:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-10/01/content_5159909.htm