Monday, 5 January 2004

Wisdom Ev: We judge ourselves by our intensions and others by their actions. [Joi Ito's Web] Hm, that's a good one...I think I am guilty of that...something to ponder....good night....yeah, and I started an 18th song for La Semana...now I have to finish at least some of them, I think... 10:56:18 PM    comment []; Smiling makes you happy An interesting theory that facial expressions affect blood-flow to the brain and are not just results of emotions. The assertion is that these blood-flows affect our emotions. So SMILE! :-) Zajonc, R. B., Emotion and Facial Efference: A Theory Reclaimed, Scince, 1985, 288, 15-2 He also asserted that elation follows the smile, not the opposite. The blood flow changes caused by contracting the facial muscles in the smile alter cerebral blood flow and cause an emotional change. He extends this reasoning to account for all kinds of other bizarre facial habits associated with emotions -- wrinkled forheads, rubbing one's eyes, hand on forehead, pulling earlobes, licking lips, etc. Via Jonas [Joi Ito's Web] OK, that is something I will consider tomorrow. Get up out of bed, look for socks and slippers and deliberately smile...then find kitchen and turn on espresso machine....I'll tell you how it went.... 10:52:44 PM    comment []; Royalty-free postmen coming to UK A new music-licensing scheme in the works in the UK will allow postmen to whistle without paying royalties: * Spontaneously singing "Happy Birthday" will NOT be illegal. * Spontaneous pub singalongs will NOT be licensable. * Carol singers, going from door to door, or turning up unannounced in a pub and singing, will NOT be licensable. * A postman whistling on his round will NOT be licensable. [BoingBoing] It would be funny if it wasn't so serious.... 10:32:49 PM    comment []; Pegs Tell me though, what do you think of pegs over standard tuning machines. I seems to me that maybe K. Vizcarra has designed or invented a geared peg rather than choosing to rely on a friction peg. That would have to be pricey.... But, assuming you had a choice between a gear and a friction peg, which would you choose and why? Jon • 1/4/04; 8:32:32 AM I believe I have one remaining guitar with Keith's geared pegs. It's a great invention, but since I have used friction pegs since 1990 or '91 I am very used to them and the advantage of using Keith's geared pegs is not as obvious for me. I think Classical guitarists, who are used to geared pegs should look into Keith's pegs, because it makes the neck a little lighter and as a result the guitar balances better IMO. I haven't bothered getting Keith's pegs on my DeVoe because there is always a limited supply and as I said they don't make as much of a difference for me. That said, I have experienced friction pegs breaking, but I have never seen Keith's pegs break. 10:27:56 PM    comment []; Bridge 4:52:55 PM    comment [];

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