a good forum thread with links for beginning music theory for electronic music musicians

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Studio Ghibli Postcards [Link]

As a major fan of all things Miyazaki, this is now something I own.

By way of BoingBoing

Expert’s Guide to Instapaper [Link]

Eddie Smith does his typical high quality work on Macworld. A good quick read for anyone using Instapaper.

As a side note, I really enjoy the Macworld freelance writing done by smart people. Between Macworld and TechHive, I think Jason Snell has made a significant and positive impact on the quality of actual journalism about Apple.

Keyboard Maestro Zip and Share [Link]

I’m just catching up on my Keyboard Maestro reading. There’s some good stuff happening with it these days.

Eugene Gordin has been evolving some really nice macros to fit some unique use cases. This one zips a group of files and shares them on Dropbox for a limited time. Hazel does some file clean up at a set interval to remove the shared files. A really nice way to do it.

Before you make a complete fool of yourself when you send a link to your friends, colleagues or twitter followers, enter it here to make sure it's fresh enough.

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@mat tweeted a link: This is the most money I've allocated to a Kickstarter project--because it's going to be amazing. See you at XOXO http://t.co/rePLHQVZ

Todo List [Link]

What, no inbox-zero? This kid could be so much more productive.

Chemical Free [Link]

Previously, one of my biggest pet peeves was the expression “chemical free” with second place going to “organic”.

Over time, and as I became more thoughtful about how science is viewed by the average person, I softened. I became more pragmatic. Language exists to communicate ideas. When the meaning of a word or expression becomes commonly used and excepted by a majority in a group, then the definition changes. Holding on to the original meaning is futile and a waste of effort. Only huge amounts of money can force a change in mind share.

That doesn’t mean I don’t die a little inside when I hear stupid expressions.

“Irregardless”

“I found it in the last place I looked”

“I could care less”

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