David Haber's blog http://www.davidhaber.com/ en-us David Haber (rss@davidhaber.com) Copyright © 2001-2008 David Haber. All rights reserved. 2008-08-21T16:02:32-08:00 http://www.davidhaber.com/blog/200808210939/yada-yada-yada.html All over the mass media today is the news that Microsoft has paid Jerry Seinfeld $10 million to star in a new advertising campaign for Windows Vista to counteract Apple's popular "I'm a Mac and I'm a PC" commercials. But wait! I seem to remember... Yes! All those years on... David Haber Blog 2008-08-21T09:39:00-08:00 http://www.davidhaber.com/blog/200808161713/mp3-milestones.html Well, it took me more than 3 years, and I never thought I'd do it, but today, my iTunes music collection exceeded the disk space of my 4GB iPod Mini. And that's not even counting the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings soundtracks! I guess it's time for a... David Haber Blog 2008-08-16T17:13:00-08:00 http://www.davidhaber.com/blog/200808080808/eight-days-a-week-today.html Right now, it's eight minutes and eight seconds past 8 o'clock on August 8, 2008 on the Pacific coast of the United States. That's 08:08:08 08/08/08! A date like this will happen only four times more in our lifetimes . 8 is supposed to be the luckiest number in China,... David Haber Blog 2008-08-08T08:08:00-08:00 http://www.davidhaber.com/blog/200807301402/roman-jailhouse-rock.html The dashing chiselled features, swept back hair and perky bouffant. Definitely something you'd expect to find at Graceland, right? Wrong. This carving of Elvis was created around 1800 years ago, and is in fact a genuine marble acroterion, an architectural ornament that would have been found decorating the corners of... David Haber Blog 2008-07-30T14:02:00-08:00 http://www.davidhaber.com/blog/200807171311/new-condos-to-go-up-near-capitol-tower-despite-complaints.html Despite complaints from recording industry professionals and concerned local citizens, the Los Angeles City Council has approved condo development near the Capitol Records building in Hollywood. Sound engineers were worried construction would interfere with musicians recording in the nearby studio in the basement of the Capitol Records tower. But according... David Haber Blog 2008-07-17T13:11:00-08:00 http://www.davidhaber.com/blog/200806181628/update-city-council-meeting-to-save-capitol-moved-again.html According to an article today in the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles City Planning Council meeting scheduled to discuss the matter of constuction near the Capitol Tower in Hollywood HAS BEEN MOVED AGAIN! Originally set for June 10, then moved to June 17, the meeting is now scheduled for... David Haber Blog 2008-06-18T16:28:00-08:00 http://www.davidhaber.com/blog/200806181454/domo-arigato-mr-rocko-roboto.html You won't believe this unless you play the video for yourself. This is The Trons, billed as the first fully autonomous robotic band. This is not electronic music, this is electronics playing music. Sort of reminds me of crude Disney animatronics, except these robots actually are doing what they appear... David Haber Blog 2008-06-18T14:54:00-08:00 http://www.davidhaber.com/blog/200806111626/half-of-america-not-yet-ready-to-switch-to-digital.html According to a new report released yesterday by the government, nearly half of TV owners in the U.S. are not ready to switch to the new digital TV broadcasts. On February 17, 2009, full-power TV stations in the US are required to stop all analog TV broadcasts. But there are... David Haber Blog 2008-06-11T16:26:00-08:00 http://www.davidhaber.com/blog/200806081542/help-save-the-capitol-records-recording-studios.html Recently, we learned that Hollywood's historical Capitol Records Tower and Studios are threatened by the new construction of a neighboring 16-story building and parking garage. Tests have indicated that the construction would have a detrimental sonic impact on both Capitol's underground echo chambers and on the historic studios themselves and... David Haber Blog 2008-06-08T15:42:00-08:00 http://www.davidhaber.com/blog/200805290953/obscene-profits.html Back in September of 2005 I blogged about the price of gas which was on the cusp on exceeding $3.00 per gallon. Last week I paid 3.99/9 for gas in Canoga Park. Ah, the good old days, because now, in my part of the San Fernando valley, gas cannot be... David Haber Blog 2008-05-29T09:53:00-08:00