So, I actually read the (English translation of) the new LJ TOS, and it didn't look so poisonous as to prevent me from logging in one more time to post this, but it still seems like a really good time to leave.

I'll be moving to bnewman.dreamwidth.org, where I've already imported the contents of this journal. I won't be enabling cross-posting in ( Read more... )

I'm thinking of a lady - a very famous lady - whose story has been retold at this time of year since ancient times. You may have heard of her. According to the story, she ate a fruit she maybe wasn't supposed to, and in so doing entered irrevocably into an awareness of the cycle of life and death, and her place in it ( Read more... )

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The songs mentioned in the last song roundup post are now linked from my songs index page. Someday, that page will get a complete overhaul, but not today...

I've also posted new MP3s of Divine Monkey and Ashrei Adam Matza Chochmah, with improved scansion. The "Divine Monkey" recording, in particular, corrects a scansion error that could be ( Read more... )

SSH access to the server that hosts my website has been down for a bit, which means I can't update it, but I did upload a bunch of things before that happened, and HTTP access is up, so you can still read/listen to them - you just won't find them on my songs index page.

Let's start with some new recordings of old songs...

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https://www.humblebundle.com/store/infinifactoryI can't recommend this game enough. It hits a sweet spot between open-ended creativity and goal-directed challenge. The basic idea is that you build factories out of blocks (as many as you need, although you can compete to use as few as possible), and the factories receive input materials (which are ( Read more... )

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Shelter and Shelter 2 are video games in which you play, respectively, a mother badger and a mother lynx, and must care for your litter of young in a hostile world. They are both deeply discounted on Steam until tomorrow, and I think both are good buys at the sale price ( Read more... )

This song is not new, but I don't think I've ever discussed it in depth in this journal, and with Pi Day upon us it seemed like a good time.

So why a Jewish song about π? The claim is out there that the Bible claims that π is equal to 3 - years ago, I saw it come up on two Internet communities, rec.music.filk and a Quaker pagan list, at about the ( Read more... )

Time for another long-overdue roundup of songs!

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