February 2010
5 posts
Yamaha Recalling Pianos
Yamaha has recalled 20,000 pianos due to a problem with the pedal sticking, causing pianists to play faster than they normally would, resulting in a dangerous number of accidentals.
The sticky pedal also makes it harder for pianists to come to a full stop at the end of a piece, making it extremely risky for audiences.
Appreciating and Perceiving Beauty
A man played six Bach pieces on a violin for 45 minutes in the Washington DC Metro Station on a cold January morning. During the time he played, approximately two thousand people passed through the station. Of those, only six people stopped and listened, and then only for a very short while. The greatest levels of enthusiasm were displayed by young children, several of whom tugged on their...
The Microsofting of Apple →
This guy doesn’t get it. If Apple is gaining market share, it’s because the experience people have with their products surpasses the products of others.
Take the iPad, which instantly shed the moniker “Jesus tablet” once it saw the light of day. It’s a blown-up iPod Touch, rolled out not to be insanely great but to give Apple an entry in the netbook derby.
Apple is in the business of creating...
Sunflower Solutions of Cleveland brings low-cost... →
A very nice article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer about a startup company I’m proud to be affiliated with.