Yearly Archives: 2004
random thought of the day…
On a whim starting reading websites about reading speed and speed reading
and what not. The general consensus seems to be that reading speed
is limited by “sub vocalization”. Aka, peoples tendency to “hear”
the words as they read them.
So the thought is, does this apply to purely visual languages?
Ie, languages that are not a graphical way to represent spoken
language.
The first example that comes to mind is American Sign Language.
But of course, the rate at which it can be “spoken” is limited.
But it seems like you could abstract it some, and do a purely
visual language based on it that could be “spoken” very fast.
Since there wouldnt be a vocal part of the language to “hear”,
it might be possible to read it at a very high rate.
No idea if that would actually work or not…
weekend and such…
made some sushi, turned out fairly well, the barbeque pork
rib rolls worked out nicely
had a Phasmatodea
practice Sunday. Seemed to go pretty well.
Got a garage space at the apartment for the Mustang, so
that should help.
attention universe: I do not want a Rolex watch.
iPhoto has consistently annoyed me. Is there a better or
more stable way to get images off a digital camera for
osx?
Every time I use iPhoto I spend about ten minutes
waiting for it to respond (lots of spinning rainbow
cursors… ). Not useful.
update: looks like iPhoto just has craptastic
support for my camera
my copy of Andy Goldsworthy’s Passages.
It’s very good, filled with lots of very impressive images. I highly recomended it.
bleah, watching/reading the election numbers. I think I need a drink.
I smited
blah blah blah I voted blah blah blah.
You know what I really want (and should of made myself…)?
Little oval patriotic stickers that say things like
“I farted” or “I smited”
Ah, time for the annual amazone wish list censoring. The joy!
2004’s Scariest Halloween Costumes
I feel like finding a cave somewhere away from all media and
hiding there until after the election. I’m just a bit burned
out on the constant onslaught of coverage.
And I also feel like smacking the next person who tells
me to vote. I’ve got it. Thanks.
Speaking of which, can anyone point me to good info
on early voting in raleigh? Not having much luck
finding info myself.