Experts in Florence are restoring drawings Michelangelo doodled on the walls of a cell-like room in which the artist hid for six weeks while the Medici family wanted him dead.
Another newspaper covering Michelangelo’s graffiti in Florence
Another article on HSS…I am frightened and intrigued and have more ideas:
1. Car alarm with HSS aiming 145db of sound at the thief/driver
2. Laptops w HSS sound aimed at user only
3. Car phone using HSS built in dash board
Built-in laptop speakers suck. I want a laptop with built-in HSS now! Stereo sound, maybe even surround sound that won’t bother people within earshot….
(When I am able to bring external speakers I carry Genelec 1029A self-powered speakers that I plug my laptop into – they are fantastic and I use the for mixing as well)
“The Supreme Court recently ruled that congress’ extending copyright protection for yet another 20 years does not violate the Constitution. The extension was pushed primarily by Disney, which didn’t want any of its old Mickey Mouse cartoons entering the public domain. Now artistic works are protected for the lifetime of the creator plus 70 years; for companies, 95 years. Maybe Congress should just be done with it and declare that a copyright is forever. Disney, of course, hasn’t hesitated to help itself to characters or works in the public domain, such as Pinocchio, Cinderella and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame.” – from Steve Forbes’ editorial in Forbes Magazine
I have been thinking about HSS – see earlier post. If one could use HSS at a concert venue, very little or no sound would reflect back to the stage which would mean no feedback problems and a much purer sound. It would also mean that concerts could be held in better areas of town because there would be no noise bothering the neighbors. On the other hand I imagine that an HSS apparatus attached to a billboard could project sound at people within view of the board beckoning them to look at the image…like people in swimsuits whispering for the bystander to join them in the Caribbean…
