February 23, 2012
A Change In The Weather...
by Chris Randall
After a 1400 mile drive in an un-heated RV, whereupon I was reminded that it is in fact February everywhere else in the country (you can discerne the ambient temperature from my AmEx bill, as I purchase things made out of wool that have sleeves and stuff) I arrived safe and sound in Hermiston, Oregon. At which point I immediately recalled why I left this town as soon as I was physically able. The amount of particulate matter in the air that came out of the south end of a northbound cow is somewhat higher than I'm prepared to accept in my advanced years.
That out of the way, I headed to Portland yesterday, and visited all (three of) my favorite businesses: Compound, Powell's Books, and Ground Kontrol. I fixed the high scores on Ground Kontrol's Tempest machine to the mid six figures, and gave Robotron a good thrashing. I need to find a Robotron machine. Also, at Powell's they have that book set pictured above. It is necessarily somewhat System 700 centric, but a very cool set. I'm tempted to buy it and scan it if it isn't already on line somewhere. It is kind of expensive, but something that needs to be in the Public Record, I think.
I'll be home tomorrow. This will be the first time I've flown since 1998. Is anything different? (Har har har.)
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I have never seen an online version of it. If you want to start a kickstarter or pass the hat I will pony up for that project.
I think I'm gonna run over this morning and grab it, and let the chips fall where they may. It's in perfect condition, and is the entire set in the hard-bound box. Too good to pass up, even at a price bordering on extortion. I'll scan the whole thing with my V600 and PDF-ize it, and just put up a donation pot. Seems to be a reasonable expenditure of time and effort for the greater good.
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That's pretty amazing. I'd download that for a dollar. Or three.
The graphic design is, um, interesting.
The graphic design is, um, interesting.
What's with the not flying for 14 years? That would be the time it went from something I loved to something I detest, so much so that I've driven all the way across the country (more than once) just because I couldn't bring myself to get back on a plane. And I have absolutely no fear of flying, just a low tolerance for bullshit and being confined. It's all I can do to not start yelling at the TSA agents, and I'm really hard to rile up in my advanced years.
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I was recently cleaning out my cave and found a copy of this (along with other random things like notes I took during a music theory course) ... Imagine my surprise to see a picture of it here.
I should add that I'd be happy to part with it in exchange for some goodwill (or Audio Damage gift certificates :)
@MMI: Too late. I already bought it. Gonna be a lot of scanning. There is a ton of interesting info in this thing.
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