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My talk at Creative Mornings, Berlin (3 February 2017) at the Microsoft Digital Eatery.
I spoke on my love and experience with Tools in my life.
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Door Handles and Radiators of Bauhaus University, Weimar, Germany. July 2015.
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Seeing Einstein on the Beach was an excellent experience. I’ve loved Philip Glasse’s music for several years, listened to the soundtrack a bunch, but never thought much about seeing the opera. It’s 4.5 hours long and sounds like quite the commitment. But when a friend here in Berlin was able to connect me with a free ticket to the dress rehersal I jumped and said yes.
Walking into the auditorium was amazing. The performance had already started. One keyboard player was playing a constant series of low tone which filled the auditorium so nicely. Two singers on stage uttering random words with no perceivable time signature.
Watching it completes the picture of the entire work. The music plus seeing the singing, dancing, lighting, colors. There are so many layers of motion on stage that exist purely as movement over and over and over again with slight variation. I loved it.
Also impressive was watching the two keyboard players serve as conductors throughout the performance. I sat in the third row orchestra and was able to see this first hand. At different times one player would speak silently into a microphone giving time references to performers, while the other conducted the chorus in their endless counting.
Thinking further, we do plenty of tasks for 4.5 hours at a time: sitting at a desk at work, going out and sitting, eating, sleeping. So long as your engaged in the proper way (even if “vegging out”) you’re quite fine to stay put for 4.5 hours. Plus you can get up for bathroom breaks.
This trailer encompasses everything you should know about Einstein on the Beach. I totally agree when Philip Glass says “these kinds of pieces appeal to a younger audience because the language is fresh…why is the language still fresh 40 years later?” Reminds me of Star Trek.
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I don’t reblog much but this is hilarious. Knobfeel is really fun and it’s what inspired me to record my fixings of squeeky door hinges.
Get Ready….
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When people talk about Berlin they typically gush about how great summer is, how dreadfully grey winter will soon be, and the frequent fun of parties, biking, beer and art. But not until I moved here did I start hearing about the New Year: it’s an orgy of explosions with tons of people setting off fireworks big and small all over the place through the night (and randomly over the next day). It was actually quite exciting as well as a bit terrifying. The next day you see all the remains littering the streets and sidewalks (stay tuned for photos). Video taken outside Schwuz in Neukölln.
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Defrost your freezer with a hair dryer:
Turn off the unit and take everything out
Insert a large towel
Aim hair dryer and switch on
You deserve a freezer that’s frost-free.
Reunited with my Dyson.
The handheld series of Dyson vacuum cleaners are unbelievably satisfying to use. Now you can clean up and dust every surface of your home very spontaneously, quickly and efficiently.
Drilling a new hole in the lid of a glass teapot
A new, larger hole in this lid would improve air flow for a smoother pour. I used a Dremel tool model 4000 and the glass drilling bit number 662, with included drilling oil. Note the technique used for drilling glass: short and light compressions with breaks in between, adding a drop of oil every few times.
Pouring is now much smoother thanks to the modification.
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How Trojan makes their condoms. (This video reblogged from several other sites)
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