Patrick Moberg

September 2007


Anechoic Chambers

September 30th, 2007


An anechoic chamber is a room designed to produce no echoes.

Here is a story about the world's largest anechoic chamber, used for RF signal testing as it relates to military purposes.

Consumer

September 30th, 2007

For the past two months I've been "borrowing" wireless internet from my neighbors.

Alas, this weekend, it vanished. So, I've been going to Starbuck's and paying for it.

Although convenient, the service is way over priced, and you have to wait around for a table near a wall outlet.

So, I guess I'm going to man up and get internet for my apartment.

I also might get an Apple TV. If you have one and would recommend it, please send me a note.

My take on MySpace (as far as bands go)

September 28th, 2007

I've found that I prefer band's MySpace pages to a real website for only one thing. Immediate access to a sample of their music.

The MySpace music player is almost always in the same place on the page, which helps when you want to hear a band quickly. Sometimes hunting around a band's website for songs can be annoying.

Beyond that, MySpace's only value (to me) is for wasting time, which I try to avoid.

OBEY: Shepard Fairey

September 26th, 2007


Patterns and Illustrations

September 24th, 2007

I'm going to try and upload one pattern and one illustration every week.

Beastie Boys

September 19th, 2007


This Weekend

September 17th, 2007



Went to this exhibit "Reel to Reel" by Jeff Shore and Jon Fisher this weekend. At first it was overwhelming and confusing, but the longer I was there the more I grasped what was going on.

The set up is a lot of wall mounted instillations that either produce a video feed or an audio feed. The various feeds are combined to create what is projected on a screen in the center of the space.

Dream September 15, 2007

September 16th, 2007

I had a dream where I was playing a piano, but after I moved my finger off a key, it would fly off and disappear. I woke up after all but two of the keys were gone. I'm almost sure they were B and C sharp.

Surrogates

September 14th, 2007



There is a portable web cam backpack / hat suit at work that Jakob is wearing this weekend as a test for a CollegeHumor thing. Watching it reminds of me of this comic I read called "The Surrogates" where humans control robots to live their lives for them.


Flashing Lights

September 10th, 2007


Imagination

September 9th, 2007


(via Jakob)

A Song About Fat Kids

September 5th, 2007

017006 by Spencer Casey.

Spencer is a friend of my friend Eric.

Cute Girl Alert

September 3rd, 2007


Hitten by Those Dancing Days
I'm a big sucker for girls who can sing.

Dan Deacon Quote

September 3rd, 2007

From this article:

Interviewer: Is there anything else you wanted to mention before we finish?

Dan Deacon: Well I'm working on the next album, it should be done pretty soon. It won't come out until next year because the entire album will come with handwritten notations for each song so that people can learn all the parts, and on the next tour, we'll meet up with a new musician in each city and play it exactly how it is on the notation.