by awaki

This weekend I'm going to visit Karen in Providence. To cut costs I opted to fly to Boston then take the $6 Commuter Rail to Rhode Island. As I'm sitting in the train I'm amazed at how smoothly it all went. Granted it's not that difficult of a journey, but I often get nervous and "freak out" under similar situations. However, the two other times I'd been to Boston helped calm me down and it all went over seamless. Also thanks to the great interface design of the Boston transit system. It's neat being able to visit places and find your way around. Next stop: somewhere out of the country.

I saw Pinback for the 3rd time over the weekend. It was a great show. I especially like how their studio albums are mostly mellow, but their live shows are full of energy. Syracuse rocked.

I wish the iPod, when in shuffle mode, had an option like "listen to more of the same artist". So, when you stumble across a track from a great album you haven't listened to in a while, you could easily continue listening to that album.

Update: It'd also be nice to add songs to existing playlists.

Name aside, I like the Nintendo Wii site. Everything except the flash scroller on the frontpage.

I paid $15 for a video of Will Wright's keynote from the Game Developers Conference 2006. As someone who rarely pays for digital content, this seemed important to mention. I think he's great and incredibly interesting to listen to. It was worth the money, however, my only criticism is that his powerpoint is out of frame so you miss a few things that he talks about.

Hank and I had a write-a-song by midnight contest. He and Max worked together. The results:

- Hank and Max
- Patrick

Seb Przd's Finest

Don't listen to Sigur Ros when packing to move somewhere. It makes you think every scrap of paper holds a memory that should be preserved.

I just downloaded the new Windows Media Player 11. I hardly ever use the old one, but this version has a few good things going for it:

• Song previews in URGE (the built in music store) don't abruptly stop when you continue browsing around.
• Because the player is connected to MTV, VH1, etc. a little icon appears next to tracks with music videos. Click it and watch the video!
• Pretty slick look and feel

Bad stuff not going for it:

• Navigation is a pain.
• Video content has ads.

NERD!

Red Hot Chili Pepper's Session at AOL Music. They did a really good job with the interface not interupting the music. "Never stop the music."

I didn't realize Honda's ASIMO robot inception was the same year as my birth. But it was! That means I have a robotic counter-part to compare my life to. Here's his timeline. I bet I could take him.