Tuesday, December 9, 2003

Antonio Stradivari and Living Physics --- Grissino-Mayer at Tennessee and Dr. Lloyd Burckle at Columbia suggest a "Little Ice Age" that gripped Europe from the mid-1400s until the mid-1800s slowed tree growth and yielded uncommonly dense Alpine spruce for Antonio Stradivari and other famous 17th century Italian violinmakers. --- Via Eclecticism: Stradivarius' secret. While I've never had the opportunity to hear one in person, nearly anyone involved in the world of music is aware of the near-legendary quality of the instruments created by Italian violin maker Antonio Stradivari. [eclecticism] 1:19:18 PM

Invitation to Bloggers (A Grid Blogging Second Event - Jan. 15th) Grid blogging II - Ritual (a new invitation). Following the positive feedback and the desire to continue with the grid blog project expressed by a variety of different quarters, it seems like the right time to gear up to a second grid blogging day. Erik of hypothemic proposed... [notes from somewhere bizzare] 10:14:05 AM

Philly.com Supports RSS The Philadelphia Inquirer announces RSS support. [Scripting News] 9:15:10 AM