Entries from January 2009
by Matthew Smith · January 30th, 2009 · 7 Comments
Normal People do their resolutions before the beginning of the new year. I do mine much later. Without further ado:
I, Matthew A. Smith, in the nineth tenth year of the second third millenium*, hereby resolve to:
Travel to at least 50 places I’ve never been before
Get in the best shape of my life
Look for adventure in the mundane
Drink less [...]
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Categories: Journal
by Matthew Smith · January 21st, 2009 · No Comments
Yesterday was, by even the most humble estimates, a monumental day in history (let’s leave arguements of good/bad at the door, k thx bye). Always the optimist, I feel that changes are quite needed and I’m always seeing the best in the opportunity.
To reflect the change in regime, President Obama’s crack web team has put [...]
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Categories: Technology
by Matthew Smith · January 16th, 2009 · 6 Comments
This morning’s purusal of the interwebs presented me with a particularly interesting gem: a good article about MP3 decoding. It’s written with a nice overview of the format and builds up to a limited but functional bit of code that can actually decode an MP3. Even if you aren’t into programming, I’d recommend skimming it, as [...]
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Categories: Technology