This site/tool/book is fascinating. The editor interface reminds me of EA’s Instant Music on the Amiga, software I spent many hours with as a teenager.
Hooktheory
There is a moment in every musicians life when they realize they want to understand more. Why do certain chords fit together easily, and others not so easily? Why do certain notes seem to sound “perfect”? How can I get from this chord to that chord? How can I create a great sounding melody?
This is a good start on an innovative approach to teaching kids how to code. It’s a little buggy as of yet, but you can see the idea will work.
CodeCombat
Learn programming in glorious strategy game challenges, coding with others in real time to defeat your enemies!
I’m thinking that I need to introduce this to Tre and Henry. Tre has developed his TV heckling skills recently.
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From the “tell me something I don’t know” department, California ranks as just about the worst state for personal freedom. We can put this on our trophy shelf along with the worst unemployment at 9.8% and our F grade in education.
How free is your state?
How free is your state? Find out! The Freedom in the 50 States 2013 index from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University measures freedom across a range of over 200 policies and across personal, regulatory and fiscal dimensions.
I am not convinced this is universal, but I’m willing to go with it being the default position. I’m working on several startups right now in addition to my consulting work. The one that really inspires my passion helps therapists take structured notes, and when it’s successful, I hope my passion for it continue and we never need to sell it.
An acquisition is always a failure
I never intended to become a tech entrepreneur. Growing up in Baltimore, I was focused on Legos, Game Boy, my parents’ video camera, and DOS computer games. I learned Photoshop so I could manipulate photos, and HTML so I could publish them. When video cameras with FireWire ports came out, I learned Premiere and After Effects so I could edit home movies and make ridiculous short films with hokey special effects. I uploaded them to blumpy.org, my crudely named personal website.
