CodeOrgan: I seriously love this website.

Thanks to sleepyjohn00 for the find, and posting it on Facebook

CODEORGAN

I ran several websites through this. It was fascinating to see how the algorithm selects drum loops and synth patterns based on the identifiable body text. From their "about" page:

The CODEORGAN analyses the body content of any web page and translates that content into music. The codeorgan uses a complex algorithm to define the key, synth style and drum pattern most appropriate to the page content. Firstly, the CODEORGAN scans the page contents and removes all characters not found in the musical scale (a to g), and then analyses the remaining characters to find the most commonly used 'note'. If this is an even number the page is translated in to the major pentatonic scale of that particular note, it becomes minor if there is an uneven number. Secondly, the CODEORGAN defines which synthesizer to use. This is based upon the total number characters used on the webpage – there are currently 10 synthesizer effects and the one chosen is picked based upon the percentage of content. Lastly, the CODEORGAN selects a drum loop based upon the ratio of characters on the page versus the number of characters that are actually musical notes – there are currently 10 different drum loops to pick from. Go and make beautiful music together.

I especially like what I get when I run my own livejournal through it, but it's intriguing to see the difference between sites like cnn.com and foxnews.com.

BO-NO-MO. Oh Oh Oh! It's Bonomo's! Caaaaaaan-dy.

I have been waiting since 1989. The rumors have flown, and then been squashed, and then flown again. And now, for the first time in decades, Bonomo's Turkish Taffy is once again available from Old Time Candy Corporation.

I loved this stuff as a kid. It was the best taffy I ever ate. Smack it, crack it, pull it, dissolve it, chomp it up. Bonomo's was aquired by Tootsie Roll, and the formula shelved. By dint of what majik I do not know, it is back on the shelves. I just ordered 5 bars of each flavor.



The label isn't quite the same as I recall it, but this could be based on a later iteration.

Writer's Block: Wait, that's not how it happened

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If it's a story I love, I'm outraged. Apparently there are some endings that really leave a lot to be desired - my wife was mortally wounded by the ending to "Batteries Not Included", which apparently cut out the most heartwarming part of the book's plot.

On the other hand, if the vision of the director is sufficiently grand and accurate, I can forgive omissions or even changes. I hated the missing "Scouring of the Shire" in the LOTR trilogy, and the absence of Bombadil, and the incorrect placement and circumstances of Saruman's death - but all in all, I understand why these changes were made, and since I still have a nerdgasm watching these amazing films, they are forgivable.