Building a lamp from a flute

Alright, no in-depth tutorial this time, in part because I'm tired and didn't take any pictures along the way, and in part because turning a cheap / defunct flute/clarinet/piccolo/soprano sax/recorder/Celtic tin whistle is a piece of cake.

Ranking Every Beatles Song, Very Definitely Scientifically

Sometimes you set your mind on a task, knowing that maybe, just maybe, if you do it right, it’ll make a difference, change a mind, or open someone to a new perspective.

…of course, this isn’t going to be one of those times.  I’m pretty sure everyone reading this already has a pretty good idea how they feel about the Beatles and has listened to a few songs, if not all of them already.  Being the stubborn sort that I am, I’ll be going ahead with the reviews, rankings, and such “data analytics” as can be managed here anyway, just to see what there is to see.

Arabella full band cover

Building a wood PC case on a budget

          After running a much-loved-but-aging desktop with a GTX 660 and a CPU over a decade old, it was finally time for an upgrade.  I got a great deal on a desktop with a middle-aged i5 and an AMD RX 580 graphics card - still nothing top shelf, but doubling the cores and over doubling the graphics processing power is nothing to scoff at.  

          Problem is, it might have had the speed, but it didn't have any style (that, and it sounded like a 747 about to take flight in my bedroom).  Buying a better case and fans was the obvious choice, but this seemed like an opportunity to be unnecessarily thrifty and add some personality to the build.

Reptilia Cover

Some days you ask yourself important questions, like, "could I start a rock band without having to socialize at all?" and just need to find out the answer.

Making Wine from IKEA Tutorial

Who knew making alcohol from this family-friendly establishment could be so affordably and easy?

Random Band Name Generator Program

          A few months back, I compiled and posted a few lists of words of various sorts, over 10,000 of them all in all.  Shortly afterwards, I started putting them to use in various Mad-Libz style generators.  Now, I'm far from an expert coder (I've only taken two courses), so it's little more than some simple Java random functions in a choice framework, but eventually I'll get around to porting a Javascript or HTML version so you good people of the internet can take advantage of it as well - if anyone shows any interest, that is :)

          The result was a remarkably fun and even possibly almost useful band name generator that can spit out a couple thousand ideas per second; a bit faster than you can review them, at any rate.

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Remember the good old days?

I've been learning keyboard for the past 2-3 weeks so this was a very fun way to, ahem, apply my skills.

"Because" Tab and Lyrics by The Beatles

A simple and concise edit of the lyrics and tabs to "Because".  The tabs I found on Ultimate Guitar were very close, but not perfect.  I listened note by note to the original and just cleaned up a few notes, enjoy!

The Beatles "Because" nine-part cover

My first attempt at vocal harmonies, and I really jumped into the thick of it with this song.  The tuning is really questionable at some points, but it was solid practice mixing and mastering.  Expect a tutorial on easy vintage EQ and effects upcoming soon as well!