Tag Archives: madness

Music. Meta. Madness.

Posted on Saturday, 1. January 2022 by hmvh

In December I had to give a presentation on a topic of my choice. Predictably, the topic I picked involved Discogs. At first I considered simply showcasing some Venn diagrams or random insights and fun facts gleaned from its raw data but, alas, it turns out that data is only interesting if it has more than one dimension. Prose is not data. Discogs isn’t exactly “Big Data” either. Privacy was another aspect worth diving into. But at the very heart of this contentious data there was a message I could easily convey: Where does it come from, and why is much of it garbage? Continue reading →

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Review: 2021

Posted on Saturday, 25. December 2021 by hmvh

Although the year 2021 isn’t quite over yet, we may as well write it off now. In all honesty, sometimes I’m not sure what even happened this year because I was cooped up for most of it. I felt disconnected, as if my head was stuck in sand for most of the year — but some noteworthy events did take place after all. Continue reading →

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More media madness, obviously!

Posted on Saturday, 19. June 2021 by hmvh

Earlier this month I finished my wife’s artist portfolio website. Obviously it includes a store. Obviously you check out the competition while setting up shop, and obviously it doesn’t take long to discover the stranger side of Etsy. Continue reading →

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Summer 2018

Posted on Sunday, 2. September 2018 by hmvh

It’s not the best season to do this because you’d rather spend time outside enjoying the great weather instead of wiping off sweat dripping onto vinyl records. It’s been a hot, dry summer. Continue reading →

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The Vagina Monologues

Posted on Sunday, 21. August 2011 by hmvh

So I’ve been effectively blogging since around 1995 — spewing crap to an imaginary audience before it became known as blogging. Fine. Whatever. Continue reading →

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When people are mad, toys go bad

Posted on Sunday, 12. July 2009 by hmvh

My advice – educating your kids about airport security with this toy may actually be more harmful to them than just packing them in the damn luggage with some bottled water & hoping they survive. Continue reading →

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Xenophobia, part 2

Posted on Wednesday, 11. June 2008 by hmvh

The bloodbath is over, apparently all quiet on the southern front. The death toll has reached 62. The “Burning Man” has been identified and buried. Meanwhile, Zimbabwean billionaires who remain less than optimistic about their own free country’s blossoming future and negligible inflation rate continue to find holes in the border fence and flock to South Africa in droves. Continue reading →

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Flames of hatred and xenophobia

Posted on Friday, 30. May 2008 by hmvh

It contained snippets of news articles as well as several rather disturbing and terribly saddening images of the madness and mayhem that ensued after a series of violent attacks on foreigners (mostly African nationals) across South Africa. Continue reading →

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