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I apologize for all the testing

mark — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:10:35 +0000

This is a test. I apologize for all the emails subscribers have gotten today. I've been trying to work out a solution for blogging from my new ipad and it has been far more difficult than anticipated due to it surprisingly lacking some basic functionality. I am hoping that I've finally found a work-around that will allow me to use this. I'm crossing my fingers.
As a final test, I will now post some random pictures. I hope you enjoy.

One last photo, to see if this works…

A Living Connection to History

mark — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:43:03 +0000

Last night, I was watching Ken Burns' excellent documentary, “Baseball”, when an interview with Buck O'Neil was aired, preceded by mentioning his birth and his being the grandson of a slave. For those that don't know, Buck O'Neil was one of the last surviving players from the old “Negro Leagues” of baseball. What made me think, however, was how he only died recently (2006) and he was the grandson of a slave, therefore, surely met and knew many former slaves in his youth. So, I thought, there are surely people still alive today who met and knew people who had been slaves in the United States. How fascinating, I thought, to think that if I'd met O'Neil, and shook his hand, I'd be shaking a hand that had shaken the hands of many people who had once suffered under American slavery. O'Neil was born in 1911, only 6 years earlier than my own still-living grandmother. I had previously considered how my grandmother was a living connection to the past, and that she may have met someone in her youth that had met, or perhaps seen, a living Abraham Lincoln.

A web search, out of curiosity, brought up several conflicting claimants as the “last living former slave” to die in the U.S. One that seemed legitimate was a woman born a slave in 1861 that managed to survive for 122 years, dying in 1983, when I was already ten years old. So it isn't out of the question that people I personally know may have known former slaves, as well. Since January 1, 2013 will mark the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, I think it would be a fascinating project for someone to put together a “living history” of slavery, it's abolition, and the aftermath, by interviewing people that knew and remember the very people that went through it. There is still a living memory of slavery, though it is only second-hand at this point. We are not that far removed when you think about it. Perhaps it's because there is still that living memory of slave-owners, as well, that we still have the lingering, obsolete, backwards attitudes towards race that can't seem to be completely shaken.

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Boston Acoustics PC Speaker system

mark — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 01:29:00 +0000

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The Virtual Yard Sale

mark — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 01:24:13 +0000

I need to sell a bunch of stuff I don't use any more. Rather than make a Craigslist post for each one, I'm just going to post them here, and then post a link to here on Craigslist, if I can do that.

Stuff for sale (or trade)

VS-1680: Digital Studio Workstation

Features

The VS-1680 Digital Studio Workstation represents the new definition of
recording power: a 16-track, 24-bit audio recording, editing, mixing and
effects processing system in a compact tabletop workstation. With its
advanced features, amazing sound quality and intuitive new user
interface, the VS-1680 is a bold step forward in professional audio
recording.

16 tracks of hard disk audio recording; 256
Virtual tracks (16 tracks x 16 V-tracks) to freely record different
ideas and arrangements
24-bit MT Pro Recording Mode for massive headroom and dynamic range—a first in its class
Huge 320 x 240 dot graphic LCD provides simultaneous level meters, play list, EQ curves, EFX settings, waveforms, and more
20-bit A/D, D/A converters for pristine sound
2 optional 24-bit stereo multi-effects processors (VS8F-2) provide up to 8 channels of independent effects processing (ONE INCLUDED)
New
EZ Routing function allows users to create and save various recording,
mixing, track bouncing and other comprehensive mixer templates for
instant recall
10 audio inputs: 2 balanced XLR-type inputs w/
phantom power, 6 balanced 1/4″ inputs, and 1 stereo digital input
(optical/coaxial)
12 audio outputs: 8 RCA-type outputs (Master
L/R, Aux.A L/R, Aux.B L/R, Monitor L/R), and 2 stereo digital outputs (1
optical, 1 coaxial) plus Phones output
Dedicated LED buttons and an elegant user interface for simplified operation
Direct audio CD recording and data backup using built-in SCSI port and optional compatible CD-R drive (INCLUDED)
Note
that this product is no longer in production. Similar capabilities can
be found in the VS-1824CD 24-bit Digital Studio Workstation

You won't find one of these in better condition. Comes with all original manuals, and packaging. $300 or best offer.

Bluetooth Wireless Headset

Unopened, in box. $10

Ibanez “Tone-Lok” LF7 “Low Fi” Pedal. New, in box.

http://www.ibanez.com/electronics/model-LF7
$60 or best offer

XS-Mini Speaker
Can be used with mp3 players or laptops. Anything you need a speaker for.

$10
New, unopened

SMC Ethernet Card

New, unopened.

http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?event=viewCategory&localeCode=EN_USA&cid=9
$10

ICEFM FM transmitter and charger for Sansa MP3 players

New, unopened. Charges via usb plug, so I imagine it will charge anyting that uses usb charging. Transmits music via 8th inch stereo jack, so I imagine it will transmit anything that comes over standard 8th inch jacks. $10

	NETOPIA 3347-02 WIRELESS ROUTER MODEM 4 PORT SWITCH

Refurbished, unopened.
I bought this online. It didn't specify that it was a modem for DSL, so I can't use it. These are still selling at over $100 in most places. $50 or best offer.
http://www.netopia.com/support/hardware/3347-02-1006.html

EVEA GeForce 8600 GT PCIE Graphics adapter

http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_8600.html
Used, never had any problems with it. $10

Linksys Wireless G broadband router, with 2 phone ports. (Model WRTU54G-TM)
http://homesupport.cisco.com/en-us/wireless/lbc/WRTU54G-TM

Refurbished, unused. In original packaging. $30 or best offer.

Panasonic DVD player

Used. About 10-15 years old. Never had trouble with it, though I think the remote is dying. If you have a universal remote, that will do just fine. SOLD.

JBL Audio-Video receiver.

This is something you can hook all your stuff up to and amplify in surround sound. Comes with remote. $20

Samsung M300 Cell phone.

Good, cheap, reliable cell phone. Has camera. Can tether to laptop for internet access. I don't have a charger for it. $10

Boston Acoustics BA635 Computer speakers

I've had these for many, many years, and they still sound great. I just upgraded, but there's nothing wrong with these. $30
http://www.expotv.com/Boston-Acoustics-BA635-3-Piece-Multimed/1h-Unj

You can email me from here for any more details, photos, or if you want to offer a trade. Thanks for looking!

Samsung M300 Cell Phone

mark — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 00:39:00 +0000

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JBL Surround Sound controller/receiver.

mark — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 00:38:00 +0000

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Panasonic DVD player

mark — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 00:37:43 +0000

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