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A welcome missive has been received from Arthur Pound, current Leader of the Junior Scientists League. He writes – ‘Sirs, we all have been taken aback by the wealth of knowledge you have imparted in regard to our earliest ancestors. Could you settle a vexing question that has spread among our membership in regard to [...]

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Today is Boxing Day which is synonymous with belly ache, boredom and regret. Let us use this day in a constructive and useful way! Either that, or write music. Let’s go:
AAAAA AAAAA AAAAA AAAAA
AAAAA AAAAA AAAAA AAAAA
AAAAA AAAAA AAAAA AAAAA
AAAAA AAAAA AAAAA AAAAA
That’s a really crap song. It just does the same thing over and [...]

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Digidesign have very kindly furnished me with a copy of the just released Pro Tools LE8. (After I paid for it.) So now together we can see what ‘industry standard’ means in 2008!
It means Cubase.
To be more precise it means getting all the good bits from Cubase and shoving them into Tools. Which is not [...]

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Angry communication from Professor Ankle Assets, chair of Ancient History at UNP, who has taken exception to the word ’savages’ in our last article. While we hold our opinion of pre Oops civilisation as decadent, we provide highlights of Dr. Assets’ notes so as to provide a balanced discussion for our younger readers. All future [...]

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We are most gratified by the interest in our previous summary of ‘the Gap’ event. The Junior Scientists League has petitioned for more information about ‘the Oops’ event, and particularly about the prehistoric musical containers at the time. We’re happy to pass on what little we do know.
First, the Oops. This is the popular name [...]

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Example 1. Pre gap. A woman is seen performing magic in the robes of the time.

The gap. The woman is not shown, perhaps as the artist has not learned how to make the woman symbol.

Gap closes. The woman is there but is poorly drawn.

Example 2. Before the gap, there is a complex symbol. Note the [...]

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What is a museum? A depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value (wordnet.princeton.edu)
Are museums useful and necessary? Yes, they store significant examples of production and culture that are needed for accurate history and as material for further research & creativity. Bad recall can sometimes inspire new work (e.g. current [...]

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At one time when I had achieved a very modest amount of fame I stared to have a problem with phone calls. People would ring up at any time of night or day and start pumping voice assuming that (a) I was awake (b) I was available for their entertainment. When this got depressing I [...]

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