short takes

[cellio]

As we go through the process of digitizing our non-digital music and ripping the CDs, both Dani and I have had multiple instances of iTunes crapping out on us in various ways. Usually the failure mode is that it takes over all the CPU, won't respond, and forces a reboot. Or it'll just decide to stop paying attention to the CD drive and not acknowledge the disc I just put in. Is this iTunes' doing, or Windows'?

Anyway, yesterday we ripped about 100 folk CDs. Progress. I've been going through tape-recorded Clam Chowder concerts. I hope to one day identify the source of the five stray tracks at the end of another concert tape -- a tape I had actually catalogued at the time, but I didn't record those additions. Hmm.

Links:

One Velociraptor Per Child, from jducoeur. I hope they're offering a buy-one-get-one program; Dani really wants his own velociraptor.

From shalmestere: dressage... with a camel (video). I didn't know they could do that.

From siderea: feline cavalry (video).

kyleri passed on this twist on animal rescue.

From a locked post: curry can stave off Alzheimers?. If so, I'm even happier that Sree's is now selling Indian food across the street from my office.

Comments

[cahwyguy.livejournal.com]

When Itunes did that for us, the usual problem was the CD drive overheating. Give it time to cool.

[byronhaverford.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. WindowsMedia never overheats my drive, but iTunes behaved like that all the time for me. I suppose it's possible that iTunes leaves the disk spinning when not in use to prevent delay from spin-up. But I would think that that choice would be left to the drivers. Hmmm.

[cellio]

Thanks for the tip. We've got a few hundred left to go, so this is good to know.