A fresh coat of paint
I updated the site theme. Not much new content though. Yet.
Author: Ben
EU VAT Arrogance
A friend forwarded me some links about how the EU’s moronic regulators think that they can somehow force non-EU businesses to collect EU VAT taxes on online sales. This is moronic arrogance of the worst sort. Let me see if… Continue Reading
Xbox One Experience
So we got this fancy dancy Xbox One for Christmas. I bought the Halo Master Chief Collection, and allowed all of the content to download overnight. Now playing through today. I get to the Silent Cartographer level and when I… Continue Reading
Dave Smith Instruments – Pro 2 Mini-Review
So, I bought a Dave Smith Instruments Pro 2 synthesizer.
Let’s have a national conversation about gun control.
Let’s have a national conversation about gun control. But let’s have an informed, rational conversation. Let’s not let our justified horror over recent events overshadow our responsibility to consider facts when making national policy decisions; let’s make those decisions based… Continue Reading
Returning Retained Properties in Objective-C
In Objective-C, retained object properties are quite common: @class MyOtherObject; @interface MyObject : NSObject { MyOtherObj* mOtherObj; } @property (nonatomic, retain) MyOtherObject* otherObj; – (void) doSomeRandomThings; @end @implementation MyObject @synthesize otherObj = mOtherObj; // … @end Well, that’s all well… Continue Reading
Usability in Hardware
I have a TC Electronic BMC-2 monitor controller, that I use and like, for controlling volume on nearfield monitors and headphones in my studio. But it has a usability problem. We talk about usability in software all the time, but… Continue Reading
From the Audio Unit Programming Guide
Audio Plug-In manufacturers would do well to read and re-read this paragraph. Adding Copy Protection If you choose to add copy protection to your audio unit, it’s especially important to consider the audio unit’s opening sequence. The time for copy… Continue Reading
Nerdy Mac Tip
Here’s a nerdy tip for Mac users. Open Automator, and create a new Service workflow. Set it to receive no input, then drag a “Run Shell Script” item into the workflow. Replace the default “cat” in the text area with… Continue Reading
What part of this is hard to understand?
Amendment 4. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation,… Continue Reading