It’s hard to say what’s triggering the the extraordinary feeling of listening to “expansive” music from the baroque period. I don’t really buy the theory that it has to with the religious dimension, since I don’t have any religious background at all. It is also strange that the term expansive seems so “natural” for this music since it’s just a set of sound waves meeting experience.
On 09.17.09, In Music, by Peter Giger
I have enjoyed this wonderful album for some time now. Some nights several hours in a row. It fills me up with something that has to be good even if it does not always lead to joy and happiness. It’s simply “otherworldly”. Don’t miss it…
On 07.12.09, In Photo / Design / Art, by Peter Giger
Summer is probably many things for most persons. One of the strongest senses of summer, for me, is when fruits and berries are starting to get ripe in the garden. Some summer mornings, my wife and I take a bowl each and go breakfast hunting in the garden. This morning was a symphony in red.
Summer is probably many things for most persons. One of the strongest senses of summer, for me, is when fruits and berries are starting to get ripe in the garden. Some summer mornings, my wife and I take a bowl each and go breakfast hunting in the garden. This morning was a symphony in red.
A symphony in red
On 06.27.09, In Photo / Design / Art, by Peter Giger
Once upon a time, I was actually a vegetarian for ten years. Now, my favorite dishes seems to be on the classic theme “meat and potatoes”. Steak and baked potato is the king of dishes, of course, but for lunch it’s not completely wrong with fried pork, potato dumplings and lingonberry jam. I wonder if [...]
Once upon a time, I was actually a vegetarian for ten years. Now, my favorite dishes seems to be on the classic theme “meat and potatoes”. Steak and baked potato is the king of dishes, of course, but for lunch it’s not completely wrong with fried pork, potato dumplings and lingonberry jam. I wonder if this has to do with some strange longing for simplicity. After years of despise for old Swedish homely cooking, eating food from around the world, often with complex taste and texture, I’m coming home to the basic tastes I grew up with.
On 06.21.09, In Software & Services, by Peter Giger
The ebook service Ebrary has made quite a few improvements lately. No longer do you have to install ebrary reader – which only works with some browsers – to use the service to its full potential. Earlier, thery were also loads of strange quirks in the interface. It’s only a few left now, such as
They [...]
The ebook service Ebrary has made quite a few improvements lately. No longer do you have to install ebrary reader – which only works with some browsers – to use the service to its full potential. Earlier, thery were also loads of strange quirks in the interface. It’s only a few left now, such as
- They could have wasted a lot of empty space in the upper part of the screen, to make room for more hight in the reading area.
- Well, they should really rethink the ugly design
Why not try a contemporary look…
The screenshot below shows Ebrary at the full hight of a 24 inch screen. A 15 inch laptop also works quite well…
ps. Ebrary is a paid service you might have access to if you are a student or staff at a University or other form of higher education.
On 06.02.09, In Other, by Peter Giger
Jag läser myckert hellre tidskrifter på skärm (24 tum) än på papper. Zinios läsare är riktigt bra och upplevelsen blir fantastisk. Och kolla priset på vissa tidskrifter som American Photo!!! Eller Science som går för 20% av papperstidningen.
Jag läser myckert hellre tidskrifter på skärm (24 tum) än på papper. Zinios läsare är riktigt bra och upplevelsen blir fantastisk. Och kolla priset på vissa tidskrifter som American Photo!!! Eller Science som går för 20% av papperstidningen.
On 05.13.09, In Other, by Peter Giger
Yesterday, we walked for five hours in a coast scenery filled with dashing white and pink flowers – called macchia. This photo isn’t from that scenery by the way, I forgot to take mobile photos This is from the Sunday walk.
I’m testing an iPhone app called iBlogger to write this post. The [...]
Yesterday, we walked for five hours in a coast scenery filled with dashing white and pink flowers – called macchia. This photo isn’t from that scenery by the way, I forgot to take mobile photos This is from the Sunday walk.
I’m testing an iPhone app called iBlogger to write this post. The photo is also from the iPhone, but somewhat enhanced with an app called photo fx. Landscape photography doesn’t work that well on these small screens though An the camera, well…
The location utility is a nice addition to the blogging experience.
On 05.06.09, In Other, by Peter Giger
Today I used the hashtag technoscience in two tweets, and I hope there will be more… I seem to be the first…! I have a hard time understanding why critcal discourse have so difficult to break into the fun-and-play prison of Twitter. Twitter seems like a great tool too build complex webs of thougt through [...]
Today I used the hashtag technoscience in two tweets, and I hope there will be more… I seem to be the first…! I have a hard time understanding why critcal discourse have so difficult to break into the fun-and-play prison of Twitter. Twitter seems like a great tool too build complex webs of thougt through myriads of small ideas.
It would be fun (and useful) if someone joined the twitter hash based “group” #technoscience
On 04.27.09, In Photo / Design / Art, by Peter Giger
On 04.25.09, In Reading, by Peter Giger
WWW:Wake is Robert J. Sawyer’s latest novel (April 7, 2009). It’s deals with the same theme as many of his novels: human & nonhuman consciousness, and how evolutionary leaps can make great changes in a very short period of time. I was fascinated by his books in the Neanderthal Parallax, which described an alternative civilization build [...]
WWW:Wake is Robert J. Sawyer’s latest novel (April 7, 2009). It’s deals with the same theme as many of his novels: human & nonhuman consciousness, and how evolutionary leaps can make great changes in a very short period of time. I was fascinated by his books in the Neanderthal Parallax, which described an alternative civilization build by a slightly alternative mindset, and WWW:Wake is hardly less fascinating. It’s about a blind girl getting sight with the help of signal processing technology. The information processing unit, the “eye-pod”, is also connected to the web for updating and research practices. The stream of visual information awakens a web based consciousness…
It doesn’t feel altogether realistic in my mind, but I don’t give much for my own skill in measuring the value of an idea representation to something so complex and hypothetical as the ideas in this book. I my experience, realism is hardly realistic. Consciousness in every form is for me completely unrealistic. It is truly hard to imagine how a wonderful thing like consciousness can occur in a life form. WWW:Wake his is a good story, and it leaves you with something to think about.
On 04.18.09, In Photo / Design / Art, by Peter Giger
The Sweetness in Danish rye bread and the mild sourness of early strawberries worked wonderfully together in making this morning something beyond the ordinary.
(cc) Peter Giger
The Sweetness in Danish rye bread and the mild sourness of early strawberries worked wonderfully together in making this morning something beyond the ordinary.