Monthly Archive for January, 2009

Saturday Noon Concert (20): Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op. 49, No. 2

Published on January 31, 2009 in arta, audio, cultura, muzica and proiecte. Closed Tags: , , .

So, here is Beethoven’s 20th piano sonata (and we still have 12 more sonatas to go). Its story is the same with that of the sonata we wrote about last week, except for the names of its movements, which are “Allegro, ma non troppo” and “Tempo di Menuetto” (yes, it also has only two parts), so we won’t bother you with that. Happy listening!

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As usual, we want to thank Bunji Hisamori for his kind permission to post the above audio rendering on our blog. The midi file was downloaded from The Classical Music Archives. The previous sonatas from this series are here.

O intamplare din seara asta (cu o morala privitoare la jurnalismul cetatenesc)

Published on January 30, 2009 in faze, opinie, social and video. 7 Comments Tags: , .

Veneam din Carrefour, aveam rucsacul plin, o sacosa, un pachet mare de scutece de unica folosinta, abia asteptam sa ajung acasa. Trecand pe langa chioscul de tabla din Grozavesti (cel care pare sa se fi desfiintat), am vazut inauntru doi catei. Situatia era inedita, asa ca m-am oprit cateva secunde si le-am facut un filmulet:

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Un editorial genial?

Published on January 30, 2009 in discutie and opinie. 13 Comments Tags: , , .

Am citit titlul asta la Zoso (era fara semnul intrebarii) si asa am ajuns sa citim articolul de aici. Mai jos sunt cateva insemnari facute “pe marginea textului”.

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Speech Bubbles! (with Gimp)

Published on January 30, 2009 in blogging, cool, foto, fun, images and tutoriale. 6 Comments Tags: , , , .

Am folosit Gimp 2.6. Vazusem mai demult un tutorial pe youtube (aici), dar n-am avut rabdare sa-l mai revad, asa ca am lucrat pe cont propriu (puteti vedea ce-a iesit la Gramo-kid). Dupa care am ajuns la concluzia ca ar merita sa fac totusi un mic tutorial pentru chestia asta.

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La scoala, anul trecut…

Published on January 29, 2009 in amintiri, faze, idei, stiinta and weird. 9 Comments Tags: .

La un moment dat tabla arata asa:

Mda, pe asta cheltuim noi banii contribuabililor (evil grin). Discutia era insa foarte serioasa, si culmea e ca mi-o aduc aminte foarte bine.

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Scurta plimbare pe niste bloguri imaginare

Published on January 29, 2009 in blogging, faze and jocuri. 5 Comments

De pe blogul unui violator:

Azi am ratat-o pe una. Avea o fusta scurta, provocatoare si era machiata. Era clar ce vrea. Am urmarit-o din statia de troleu si pana la scara blocului, dar s-a speriat, proasta, si a intrat repede. Am sunat aiurea la interfon si am intrat dupa ea. Urcase deja cu liftul si am chemat liftul, sa vad la ce etaj sta. La patru. Maine nu-mi mai scapa, o s-o astept pe palier cand vine acasa.

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Si unde ziceati ca e facuta poza asta?

Published on January 28, 2009 in faze, foto and jocuri. 9 Comments

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Twittermap 2.0

Published on January 28, 2009 in blogging, cyberspace, site-uri and software. 6 Comments Tags: , , , .

This is our second attempt (the first one is here) to select the most useful Twitter apps and Twitter related sites and to order them in a logical manner. Each item in the mindmap below is a hyperlink. Please let us know what do you think about it!

Yes, you must do this first! There is no other way. :) You might want to look around and see for yourself what Twitter is all about, before posting your tweets. This is Twitter's official search engine. Topic centered search for Twitter using tags. Authority based Twitter search. You can use this to monitor tweets containing certain words or expressions in real time. Watch tweets in the public timeline on a map. You could also try Twittervision 3D. Search for multiple words and see the results mapped on Venn diagrams. Let Twitter tell you a story. There is no point in posting on Twitter if nobody reads you, right? So, if you want to let others know that you exist, you should start by following them. Quite useful for finding twitters from your country (or sharing your interests). After you have some followers you could use Twubble to find more people to follow. Follow Mr. Tweet and he'll recommend you some interesting people to follow. And now let's get to work! :) Since you have only 140 signs for every tweet, you should use a link shortener if you want to include a link in your message. Just another link shortener (it provides shorter links than TinyURL, though). After writting on Twitter for a while and getting used to it you might want to learn more about all this Twitter thing. This has a lot of useful informations on Twitter. The most popular blog dedicated to Twitter. Apart from answering to replies and direct messages, you also have to do some maintenance work now and then. Smart way to maintain your list of followers and friends. Useful to get rid of potential spammers and trolls. Backup your tweets. Personalize your Twitter page. At a point, it is natural to be interested in the results of your 'work' on Twitter. Watch some statistics about your followers and find out what is your Twitter Rank. More statistics about your posts and your relations with other twitters. Measure your reach and authority. Use Cligs if you want to get some analytics for the links you post on Twitter. After being a regular Twitter user, you might want to discover some ways to expand your Twitter experience and some new uses for Twitter. Nice for following discussions better, listening to tunes and viewing images and videos included in tweets a.s.o. The most comprehensive Twitter apps database. Post pics on Twitter. The coolest way to post your favourite songs on Twitter. Share any file you want (up to 10 Mb) on Twitter. Use Twitter to invite people to your favorite events. Create polls for your tweeple. Add an RSS feed to your Twitter account. Use this with caution and make sure you also post regular tweets on your account.

6 poze de la Herculane

Published on January 27, 2009 in amintiri, foto and hai-hui. 3 Comments Tags: , .

N-am fost noi, au fost niste amici, acum cateva zile. Ne-au placut cateva poze facute de ei si ne-am gandit sa vi le aratam si voua:

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Daca Gramo ar avea un ziar (nu online, ci pe hartie)

Published on January 27, 2009 in cyberspace, idei and software. 2 Comments Tags: , , , .

Ar fi un ziar de calitate, citit de oameni cu o situatie materiala relativ ok, care-si permit sa aiba telefoane mobile si acces la internet de pe ele, nu? Sa zicem. In situatia asta, Gramo s-ar apuca sa adauge in unele articole link-uri la continut de pe net, folosind QR Codes (sau mai degraba DM Codes, fiindca standardul Data Matrix e free). Cum ar functiona treaba asta?

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