Monthly Archives: February 2008

Recent music making

Posted on February 23, 2008 by mim

Recently I’ve had a couple of opportunities to play some music, both of them thanks to my friend Matt. This past Wednesday and the Wednesday before I sat in on the rehearsals of a big band at the musician’s union, … Continue reading →

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Visual source separation

Posted on February 19, 2008 by mim

Microwave ovens are surrounded by a Faraday cage to prevent the microwaves from escaping. Since the microwaves themselves have a wavelength of tens of centimeters, the shielding can have holes in it that are a few millimeters across without letting … Continue reading →

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Zipcode demographics

Posted on February 12, 2008 by mim

During my meeting with Dan this week, we stumbled upon a website that will tell you more that you ever wanted to know about any zipcode. Mine, 10001, seems to have a very interesting breakdown of population by age and … Continue reading →

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NEMISIG

Posted on February 6, 2008 by mim

Last week LabROSA hosted the first (annual?) meeting of the North Eastern Music Special Interest Group. We were inspired to put it together by a similar meeting that took place in southern California last year. It was meant as a … Continue reading →

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New window in LabROSA

Posted on February 5, 2008 by mim

Just today I put up a new window in LabROSA. My mom painted it for me, after I told her that the lab has no windows. It’s painted on the glass of a real window, with a shade and everything. … Continue reading →

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