As befits my upbringing, I have a throbbing headache this morning. Last night I was lucky enough to have tickets to see Dr. John and the Neville Brothers in Chapel Hill. It was a great show but the sound system was cranked up too high, the distortion made it hard to hear the lyrics. (Dr. John provides his own distortion, but Aaron Neville's angelic voice deserves better.)
And for the Neville's portion of the show, there was WAY too much bass drum in the mix. My whole body throbbed with every beat. The musicians were great, but the audio was so bad I had to leave before it was over.
Huh. I really am turning into a cranky old man.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
The guru of graphics is coming to town
Geek that I am, I haven't been this excited since I got tickets to see George Harrison in 1974.
Edward Tufte is doing a one-day seminar right here in Durham in March! Tufte is Professor Emeritus at Yale and literally "wrote the book" on the graphical display of complex data.
Business Week calls him the "Galileo of graphics" and the New York Times calls him "The Leonardo da Vinci of data."
Edward Tufte is doing a one-day seminar right here in Durham in March! Tufte is Professor Emeritus at Yale and literally "wrote the book" on the graphical display of complex data.
Business Week calls him the "Galileo of graphics" and the New York Times calls him "The Leonardo da Vinci of data."
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