ƒ•stop http://octothorpe.posterous.com sometimes i take pictures posterous.com Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:40:41 -0800 Test Post… Does this thing work yet? http://octothorpe.posterous.com/test-post-does-this-thing-work-yet http://octothorpe.posterous.com/test-post-does-this-thing-work-yet This is a test to see if Posterous and LJ have unfucked themselves.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/53792/me.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1gzJNayboNb CM Harrington CMH CM Harrington Sat, 16 Jul 2011 21:47:00 -0700 Apogee Duet2 Quick Review http://octothorpe.posterous.com/apogee-duet2-quick-review http://octothorpe.posterous.com/apogee-duet2-quick-review

I created a very quick and dirty review of the new Apogee Duet2 USB audio interface/mic pre. In short, it's a fantstic device that can give me 24/192 audio with enough gain to drive my dynamic microphones. Unfortunately, it doesn't meet my needs in some areas, and faces some stiff competition with the Sound Devices USBPre 2. The audio was recorded in an amazingly noisy room with my PR40 and the Duet2. The recording was edited in Final Cut Pro X. No, really ;-)

 

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/53792/me.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1gzJNayboNb CM Harrington CMH CM Harrington - Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:04:55 -0700 Lonely Monkey http://octothorpe.posterous.com/lonely-monkey http://octothorpe.posterous.com/lonely-monkey
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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/53792/me.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1gzJNayboNb CM Harrington CMH CM Harrington Sat, 09 Apr 2011 19:03:00 -0700 F*ck http://octothorpe.posterous.com/fck-video-sfw-except-language http://octothorpe.posterous.com/fck-video-sfw-except-language

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/53792/me.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1gzJNayboNb CM Harrington CMH CM Harrington Sun, 13 Mar 2011 14:59:27 -0700 Donahue http://octothorpe.posterous.com/donahue http://octothorpe.posterous.com/donahue
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I got a chance to help create a rather interesting new tool for
presentations: Arc90 and Behavior Design's "Donahue App".

It allows presenters to give their audience an official 'backchannel'
during the talk, in effect bringing them into the conversation. The
system uses Twitter as a shared communication mechanism, and each
slide is actually a tweet.

This was the first public display of the application, and it went off
without a hitch. Chris Fahey and Tim Meany gave their presentation
"Toss the Projector" at SXSWi 2011 in Austin, TX, and I was able to
follow along in NYC.

We learnt a lot while building it, and learnt even more while it was
being used live. Updates to the app are going to be stellar.

Good job, everyone!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/53792/me.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1gzJNayboNb CM Harrington CMH CM Harrington Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:39:17 -0800 Making magic happen http://octothorpe.posterous.com/making-magic-happen http://octothorpe.posterous.com/making-magic-happen
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Taken at Behavior LLC

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/53792/me.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1gzJNayboNb CM Harrington CMH CM Harrington Fri, 04 Mar 2011 10:29:36 -0800 What up, peeps? http://octothorpe.posterous.com/what-up-peeps http://octothorpe.posterous.com/what-up-peeps
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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/53792/me.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1gzJNayboNb CM Harrington CMH CM Harrington Fri, 04 Mar 2011 05:54:42 -0800 Morning Doggie! http://octothorpe.posterous.com/morning-doggie http://octothorpe.posterous.com/morning-doggie
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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/53792/me.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1gzJNayboNb CM Harrington CMH CM Harrington Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:38:32 -0800 Waiting in the giant queue for @korillabbq http://octothorpe.posterous.com/waiting-in-the-giant-queue-for-korillabbq http://octothorpe.posterous.com/waiting-in-the-giant-queue-for-korillabbq
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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/53792/me.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1gzJNayboNb CM Harrington CMH CM Harrington Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:49:26 -0800 Back from the gym: So very dead http://octothorpe.posterous.com/back-from-the-gym-so-very-dead http://octothorpe.posterous.com/back-from-the-gym-so-very-dead military presses, squats, bent over rows, crunches, dips, chin-ups

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/53792/me.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1gzJNayboNb CM Harrington CMH CM Harrington Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:34:01 -0800 Dear Metro North Railroad; Fuck you. Fuck you so hard. http://octothorpe.posterous.com/dear-metro-north-railroad-fuck-you-fuck-you-s http://octothorpe.posterous.com/dear-metro-north-railroad-fuck-you-fuck-you-s

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/53792/me.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1gzJNayboNb CM Harrington CMH CM Harrington Mon, 24 Jan 2011 07:08:57 -0800 Thugpoop #walkingtoworktoday http://octothorpe.posterous.com/thugpoop-walkingtoworktoday http://octothorpe.posterous.com/thugpoop-walkingtoworktoday
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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/53792/me.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1gzJNayboNb CM Harrington CMH CM Harrington Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:25:11 -0800 Wanna Horse Around? http://octothorpe.posterous.com/wanna-horse-around http://octothorpe.posterous.com/wanna-horse-around
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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/53792/me.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1gzJNayboNb CM Harrington CMH CM Harrington Wed, 05 Jan 2011 19:42:00 -0800 New Starbucks Logo Critique http://octothorpe.posterous.com/new-starbucks-logo-critique http://octothorpe.posterous.com/new-starbucks-logo-critique

I drink A LOT of Starbucks beverages (seriously, Starbucks sends me love letters). Unfortunately, despite the insane amount of money I
give them per annum, they didn't actually consult me on their new logo. What's a highly caffeinated and opinionated fellow supposed to do? Blog about it, of course!

I don't hate the logo. It's clearly a logical progression of their mark. As you can see, each successive iteration is more abstract, and this is merely the next in the line. It feels more modern, but it also feels obvious, and less interesting. They're banking on the fact that the mermaid logo is so compelling that they no longer need to have the name of the brand in the mark (see Nike, Apple). This allowed them to get rid of the bounding rings, freeing the watery tart from her confines. To me, this lack of encapsulation makes the logo feel 'floaty', and ungrounded. There are too many irregular shapes formed by negative space around the edge to keep it cohesive. Ultimately, the new logo makes the cups both cheaper to produce, and market universal (no translations needed). The new logo isn't bad, it's just boring.

In this logo iteration, it's not even clear the figure is a 'she'. Over time, they've made the mermaid sexless. First, they got rid of her nipples, then they zoomed in on her face, getting rid of the obviousness of her saucily-splayed fin-legs. Despite the androgynation, her siren song is stronger than ever. More people queue up in the morning, only to have their hopes of good coffee dashed by the abomination that is Pike's Place Blend, compounded with a lack of a working Clover machine.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/53792/me.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1gzJNayboNb CM Harrington CMH CM Harrington Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:50:56 -0800 Tall Boots Day 3 http://octothorpe.posterous.com/tall-boots-day-3 http://octothorpe.posterous.com/tall-boots-day-3
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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/53792/me.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1gzJNayboNb CM Harrington CMH CM Harrington Wed, 29 Dec 2010 09:38:47 -0800 Tall Boots Day Again http://octothorpe.posterous.com/tall-boots-day-again http://octothorpe.posterous.com/tall-boots-day-again
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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/53792/me.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1gzJNayboNb CM Harrington CMH CM Harrington Tue, 28 Dec 2010 14:08:14 -0800 Tall Boots Day http://octothorpe.posterous.com/tall-boots-day http://octothorpe.posterous.com/tall-boots-day
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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/53792/me.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1gzJNayboNb CM Harrington CMH CM Harrington Mon, 27 Dec 2010 13:07:47 -0800 Snomageddon 2010 http://octothorpe.posterous.com/snomageddon-2010 http://octothorpe.posterous.com/snomageddon-2010
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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/53792/me.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1gzJNayboNb CM Harrington CMH CM Harrington Mon, 20 Dec 2010 21:55:21 -0800 The Shortest Day http://octothorpe.posterous.com/the-shortest-day http://octothorpe.posterous.com/the-shortest-day
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Recorded this evening for your enjoyment.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/53792/me.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1gzJNayboNb CM Harrington CMH CM Harrington - Sat, 18 Dec 2010 11:46:48 -0800 Holiday Hairs Cut! http://octothorpe.posterous.com/holiday-hairs-cut http://octothorpe.posterous.com/holiday-hairs-cut
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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/53792/me.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1gzJNayboNb CM Harrington CMH CM Harrington