Author Archives: Fresh

About Fresh

Mac Fan/Sys. Engr - NASA planetary missions. guitarist/producer/AFOL/fitness fan/film+TV+sndtrk composer/podcast host/Python newbie coder. Music by me: http://SFTF.bandcamp.com. Mellowly Cool. Find me on X and Bluesky

UMMG Interview with Mazarati – 27 May 17

Posted on September 21, 2024 by Fresh

Greetings all, I hope you are well. I’m diggin’ in the crates this evening and bringing to you an interview I had the pleasure of doing with one of my favorite groups out of Prince’s Paisley Park world, Mazarati. I … Continue reading →

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The Trick Is Not To Give Yourself Too Many Options

Posted on August 30, 2024 by Fresh

Greetings, I hope this post finds you well. Here we at the end of August and approaching the last quarter of 2024. I don’t know about you, but (as we often say) “Where did the year go?” As we approach … Continue reading →

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A Self-prescribed Three Day Weekend

Posted on July 27, 2024 by Fresh

Greetings all… 7:35am, Saturday morning. We’re in the throes of summer here in the US. The first part of the July allowed us to experience some unusually hot weather on the east coast – fortunately most of that has subsided. … Continue reading →

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The start of the 2nd half…

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Fresh

Greetings readers, Here we are, July 1, 2024, the start of the second half of 2024. I missed my goal of posting a web blog at least once during the month. so June is a bust, hence starting early this … Continue reading →

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Beneath The Surface (BTS) Artist Interview #1 – NETM8KR

Posted on May 26, 2024 by Fresh

Back in 2007, when I started this blog, its purpose was twofold: (1) to chronicle music reviews of artist albums I was listening to and (2) everyday topics I wanted to write about. I found the process of reviewing full … Continue reading →

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Electronic music composition – the lesser options, the better?

Posted on April 21, 2024 by Fresh

Greetings. It’s 9:51pm and another workweek lies ahead. While I’m more than grateful to be employed, this time on a Sunday always makes me wish the weekend was longer. Nonetheless, this weekend was pretty productive. Got some yard work done … Continue reading →

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Transmission Complete…

Posted on March 11, 2024 by Fresh

Greetings…I hope all is well with you as you read this post. Earlier today, I got a text from my cousin. He was waxing on a bit regarding a new car he wanted to purchase in the near future, a … Continue reading →

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Code and consciousness – Fine line or blur?

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Fresh

The other day I was on my usual morning commute, listening to my usual collection of tech podcasts. One of my favorite, Wired Security, did an episode entitled ” ‘AI Girlfriends’ Are a Privacy Nightmare. The intro to the online … Continue reading →

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Eject….

Posted on February 26, 2024 by Fresh

Greetings… 9:35pm – I just realized that February might have gotten away from me without a post because I’m shooting for at least one per month. Tonight this post is prompted by the fact that I’m definitely feeling info overload…mainly … Continue reading →

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The Influence of Advertising – Apple

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Fresh

Greetings, and thanks for stopping by. Earlier this month, I posted about the only other company whose had a profound influence on me via their product advertising – that company is Nike. This post is about the other company. Did … Continue reading →

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