I am now five days down in the 13 days during which I will complete two classes (2 credit hours each). It feels good to have one week done, although it was pointed out that we have only had one project due during that time, so I think the second half(-ish) will feel quite busy. Overall, it has not been as bad as I was anticipating. But enough about the work side of things.
The other -- and more important -- thing that comes along with these intensives is that we get to meet and get to know the rest of our cohort! We are now a class of 32, I believe, which nearly triples our class from last year. I can't definitively say I have talked to each person, but I think nearly. We have already taken two opportunities for socializing out of class, which I have greatly enjoyed. Good times, good people, good pizza, good limoncello margaritas (really good -- they lived up to their legend!).
In case it was never explained to you:
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Thanks, L! Tine did email me the wikipedia article, but I had not yet seen the official site. I think a trip to view it in person should be made someday.
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I actually haven't even been doing that. Tine is referring to this article I had to read for class that was trying to convince us of the benefits of digital recording over analog recording. It was kind of painful. A few select excerpts:
"Listening to a saved sound file can be accomplished in two ways. Typically, one has the option of simply doubleclicking on the file, which will launch the computer’s default player, or the file can be opened within an application program (i.e., open the audio program and select “open” from the “file” menu)."
"Readers should note that working with Windows-based PCs and Macintosh computers is not that different when it comes to audio files."
"A marked advantage of digital storage over analog tapes is the fact that digital sound files can be stored and organized in folders, and they can be renamed and rearranged later without having to rerecord the sample."
To be fair, there was some useful information peppered throughout.
Holy hand grenade of Antioch, Batman! That sounds like an ... interesting read.
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