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Scientist reconstructs Guthrie bootleg

by Mathew on February 13, 2008 · Comments

Mike Masnick at Techdirt points to a fascinating piece that I also came across earlier today, which describes how a mathematician helped win a Grammy — by using algorithms to restore an ancient bootleg of legendary folk singer Woody Guthrie singing a tune. The recording was so old, and the device used to record it [...]

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Rolling Stone’s "most annoying song ever" awards

by Mathew on July 4, 2007 · Comments

Rolling Stone magazine has released the hotly-awaited (by me at least) list of the top 20 most annoying songs. Number one: My Humps by the Black-Eyed Peas. Yup, that sounds about right. Glad to see Who Let The Dogs Out and My Heart Will Go On in there as well, although I think Celine should [...]

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