The Raggedy Man

Click on the title to hear Jane Ross read the James Whitcomb Riley poem "The Raggedy Man" in May, 1949. Copied from the original acetate Wilcox-Gay Recordio Disc using a Yamaha P-350 turntable and Audio Technica cartridge, connected to a Linux PC using an Art USB Phono Plus preamp, and recorded at 33RPM in Audacity. I removed the pops and clicks using Audacity's "Click Removal" tool, and reduced the groove noise by knocking out frequencies above 10KHz with the equalizer tool. I adjusted the speed to match a similar recording done with a lower-quality BSR turntable at 78RPM.

Blast from the Past

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Just found this video on YouTube of my old friend Helios Creed and his band Chrome. They were pioneers of art rock and just all around strangeness. And who is that handsome young drummer? I couldn't play, but I looked good in a bowler.

The Graduate

The graduate
Originally uploaded by trakthung.

Jack snapped this picture of me after the Spanish department graduation ceremony at the University of Colorado, Boulder, May 10, 2007. We're fond of sandstone here at CU.

Chushu (Autumn Moon) Kyudo program

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Originally uploaded by trakthung.

Kanjuro Shibata Sensei XX led a program of kyudo, or Japanese archery, at Shambhala Mountain Center, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado, September 1-3, 2006. Here are a few snapshots of what took place.

Shark Bite!

This just in: Bob was bitten by a (small) shark while playing in the waves at Beach Haven, Long Beach Island, New Jersey. The patient is doing fine and has already started fourth grade. At least now he doesn't have to get a tattoo.

A Paper on Bayesianism and Spam

A Paper on Bayesianism and Spam

Once upon a time, I wrote a column for PC World about Bayesian spam-filtering. Recently, I took a philosophy class and had the opportunity to delve a little deeper into the science behind statistical spam-filtering methods. Here, in all its nerdy glory, is the result.

Darth Bob Vs. Scott-Wan

Darth Bob Vs. Scott-Wan

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Here's what Bob got for Christmas. The whole family, and a certain dead Russian composer, also got involved.