Hello 
I'm Siobhan Curran/Kisa Naumova, and this is my weblog. I tend to write about stuff like crossdressing, Macs, code, cats, wine and Second Life, but in general it's just an ongoing conversation about all sorts of stuff. If you'd like to know a little bit more about what this all is, I recommend starting on this page which has a little bit of info on who I am, and what I'm trying to do — or you could dive into my five years worth of archives if you like.
Otherwise, feel free to close this box and explore...
Shaggy Blog Stories
(and me 
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I must just applaud Mike 
for doing this. I think it was a wonderful idea, and — having witnessed a tiny glimpse into the amount of work he undertook to get this done — am deeply impressed by his determination and efforts in bringing this off.
Please go buy this, even if you don't live in the UK. I have — and not just because it's got me in it 
The cover price is £8.96, of which £3.63 will go to Comic Relief once external manufacturing costs have been deducted.
(Much better value than a cuddly dog, methinks)
I'm also incredibly impressed that he managed to get Lulu.com to donate their share of the profits as well
Nice one Mike 
Consider it done
Actually, can I just add (in my ongoing efforts to pimp this wherever I can), that I'd really appreciate if as many people linked to the book as possible.
Here's the code for the cover-image complete with a link...
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Ta
Making of the Doctor Who theme
(via Eyebeam)
I was rather surprised to find out how the sound of the TARDIS taking off was made too
Thanks James
Wow! Tres Cool!
It might just be me, but every time I see the intro to a 5th Doctor episode, I always see Gary Lineker 
I think it's just you 
Under a Blood Red Sky
I don't know (a) why, or (b) if I just imagined it, but the sunset seemed more intense this evening
ScriptExport
Export plugin for iPhoto that lets you process your images with shell scripts — (Via Daring Fireball 
) Now this looks rather promising...
I'm just wondering what the possibilities for tying this together with ImageMagick are...
I tell you, it's Gary Lineker, watch it again, and see if you can see what I mean!
I don't know (a) why, or (b) if I just imagined it, but the sunset seemed more intense this evening
It's probably because you're a published author now!
Stop it — it'll go to my head
Actually, that reminds me — I've been meaning for years to try and publish this blog somehow. I must revisit that idea sometime.
(PS. I see what you mean! )
Actually, that's how they remade the Dr Who theme. How they created the original is far more interesting, I tihnk. In 1963 they didn't have synthesisers so every sound was made using various tone and noise generators with a few primitive filters. Every single note had to be created separately and recorded to tape, and the tapes then cut and edited by hand. They didn't have a mixer, either, in those days, so strips of tape were played simultaneously on multiple recorders and re-recorded.
I have at least 6 versions of the Dr Who theme...
I'll go now...
True true, and I must admit I was hoping it was the original when I first clicked. But hey — it's still interesting
Manhunter
photo secondlife moonlight naked
"Have you ever seen blood in the moonlight, Will?"
Yes, it was still interesting. I'd love to see that BBC documentary about the Radiophonic Workshop (who originally made all the Dr Who music) but they've only shown it on BBC4 (which I can't get). Anyone know where the video might be, erm, available?
YouTube? Bittorrent?
Or maybe, actually, getting in contact with the Beeb themselves, to see if they still have it?
Yay Stephanie! You are, of course, correct; the original was all done using steam powered technology. Unfortunately, the name of the woman that did it escapes me.
There we go: Delia Derbyshire. Good old Wikipedia
There are some torrents floating about but no-one's seeding them. I checked YouTube ages ago and it had been removed — but it's back again. Hurrah! Downloading them now... If anyone else is interested just search for "radiophonic"...
Yes, Delia Derbyshire, she wrote loads of great electronic music — and Daphne Oram... Perhaps I'll do a radiophonic music post...?
[snip]
Mmmm...I love the smell of spam in the morning.
Nicky
Reading the Wikipedia entry on Delia Derbyshire got me thinking... A quick rummage later and yes, I've got the White Noise "An Electric Storm" album. Think I'll give that a spin later (somehow, I doubt it's stood the 'test of time').
It has dated somewhat — the last track, though, (Black Mass) is still worth a listen, very scary. Better is Electrosonic by Delia Derbyshire and Brian Hodgson (you can download it from MutantSounds if you're interested) or the new Daphne Oram round-up.
Fantastic. If you sign my copy the next time I see you I'll donate an extra tenner to CR!