I wrote this in May 2020, and am publishing it in March 2021. I didn't publish it back then because it felt entirely superfluous, but I was quite interested to find it just now. Well, this Covid lockdown business is tricky. I'm in a super-privileged position: at home with family I love and who all… Continue reading “I Am Not As Well-Suited To This As I Had Hoped”
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Yes, there’s a fourth beta of Sonic Visualiser v3.0 now
Previously I wrote about the third Sonic Visualiser v3.0 beta release: "This may well be the final beta, so if you’re seeing problems with it, please do report them while there’s still time!" Well some very kind people did report problems, and so that was not the final beta. A fourth one is now up… Continue reading Yes, there’s a fourth beta of Sonic Visualiser v3.0 now
Help test the Sonic Visualiser v3.0 beta
A first beta release of Sonic Visualiser v3.0 is now available for download, and we'd love to get your feedback. Sonic Visualiser is a free, open-source desktop application for close study and annotation of music audio recordings, developed in the Centre for Digital Music at Queen Mary, University of London. It's been available for about… Continue reading Help test the Sonic Visualiser v3.0 beta
Why I will be voting “in” this Thursday
Although the public debate about this week's EU referendum in the UK has become absurdly bitter on both sides, I have had some constructive talks about the subject with people around me, even where we have disagreed. There is, or was, a reasonable debate to be had and it's a pity we haven't seen a… Continue reading Why I will be voting “in” this Thursday
Console games and local multiplayer
We just got a Playstation 4, and have been a bit disappointed by the lack of good local multiplayer support in the games we've tried so far. I reckon every console game should support local multiplayer if it can: after all that's the main thing that makes a console different from a PC. (To be… Continue reading Console games and local multiplayer
F♯ has possibilities
A couple of months ago, Microsoft announced that they were buying a company called Xamarin, co-founded by the admirable Miguel "you can now flame me, I am full of love" de Icaza. (No sarcasm — I think Miguel is terrific, and the delightfully positive email linked above really stuck with me; if only I could… Continue reading F♯ has possibilities
The Breakfast Post 