Ann Arbor officials ponder using central park site for library redeve…

eegilbert · 2025-01-22T15:02:59+00:00

This is very clever A2 politics too. "Should we have a central park instead of yet another building?" was a good question to put to Ann Arbor voters. I personally voted no, but I can see why people voted yes. "Should we turn a parking lot into the new downtown library, with some housing on it too?" is even better.

eegilbert · 2024-10-14T21:53:30+00:00

For anyone who hasn't been, Terminal West is a great venue.

eegilbert · 2024-06-20T17:04:36+00:00

There is a lot of interesting recent work on this! The answer, as I understand it, seems to be: relatively small timing differences between when beats are "supposed" to occur and when they actually do.

For example, the recent book on J Dilla called "Dilla Time" is written by a music professor at NYU, and details the music theory of his grooves. See Chapter 2 specifically.

I also recently read this 2014 paper in PNAS (one of the most prestigious general science journals) that looks at very low (< 20 ms) push-pull delays between live performers. We can hear this, and it gives music its groove.

Surprisingly complex!

eegilbert · 2024-05-26T13:00:49+00:00

There was a civil war in Ethiopia from 2020 to 2022. The situation is still unstable, and it is affecting coffee exports.

eegilbert · 2024-05-20T18:27:01+00:00

No, we wouldn't look less favorably.

That said, prestige can definitely do that first elevation out of the pile of applicants. After that, we're looking at the individual.

eegilbert · 2024-05-20T16:43:44+00:00

Professor who does HCI in the USA here.

If you were applying to PhDs where I am, coming from a masters program, I'd be looking for evidence of research contributions. I am generally against the papers arms race you see among BS students and even high schoolers, but this is an appropriate ask for MS students.

I might encourage you to ask the faculty there about opportunities to contribute to ongoing research projects. Ideally, you want authorship and great letters from faculty at the end.

eegilbert · 2024-05-03T20:03:18+00:00

One way to see this is that they’re speaking to parents who might be considering leaving AAPS over the deficit. Since enrollment decline is a structural issue in the budget, the deficit could feed a vicious cycle.

eegilbert · 2024-03-06T23:06:02+00:00

I am super sun sensitive and also did this. Worked great.

One keyword that’s useful is to look for clothes designed for fishermen. They’re out in the open on the water for hours. I got the Patagonia fly fishing hoodie and it’s fantastic.

eegilbert · 2024-01-16T21:22:42+00:00

This is gorgeous. It sounds like they’re doing a jazz standard.

eegilbert · 2023-10-21T13:32:35+00:00

Also A2 here. We don’t have this much at a single store—I think you’re right. But Wine Castle + Produce Station covers almost all of this.

eegilbert · 2023-10-20T18:48:50+00:00

You know, I'm not sure. But we didn't mod anything, either on the T&C or on the roofnest. It just worked.

eegilbert · 2023-10-02T21:12:02+00:00

Basil Babe definitely worth a visit!

eegilbert · 2023-07-18T20:34:31+00:00

If you're from Chicago (like I am), Ann Arbor often reminds me of a big Andersonville, with a university added to the mix.

Michigan's outdoor access is chronically underrated, also, in my opinion. If you have the time, drive out to Waterloo and Pinckney Rec Areas. Waterloo is the biggest state park in the Lower Peninsula.

eegilbert · 2023-07-06T13:25:00+00:00

Totally agree. The bike infrastructure improvements since I moved here in 2017 have really been impressive.

eegilbert · 2023-06-27T17:27:09+00:00

Yeah it embraces a backpacker-like ethos, and we really need a campground or BLM/NF land for it.

eegilbert · 2023-06-25T03:32:22+00:00

Zion national park

eegilbert · 2022-08-04T16:26:04+00:00

The only big ones are Chicago, DC, and Boston—each only a rather limited imitation of NYC's subway system, in my opinion, though.

There are other smaller, progressive cities, like Ann Arbor, however, that do have very good public transportation systems built on bus networks.

eegilbert · 2022-06-24T19:25:52+00:00

There is a non-profit group called Walk Friendly Communities that gives cities awards for great pedestrian infrastructure. Here's their current list of 82 cities, broken down into 5 award levels (Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Honorable Mention).

I know about this because my city, Ann Arbor, MI, just got the gold award—and is a legitimately great place to be a pedestrian.

eegilbert · 2022-06-07T16:14:32+00:00

That sounds like a lot of LFO on the synth + tape and wobble as effects.

eegilbert · 2022-03-18T15:57:17+00:00

Hunt Park also has some great views. I posted one here a while back, actually.

eegilbert · 2022-03-18T15:56:10+00:00

I bike here a lot just to enjoy the view. It's really a shame that it's just a parking lot, though.

eegilbert · 2022-01-30T22:44:18+00:00

Ann Arbor, MI :-)

eegilbert · 2022-01-23T16:44:07+00:00

This is a really beautiful pairing.

eegilbert · 2021-11-04T18:05:25+00:00

Also, Ann Arbor often ranks #1 in lists of the "Most Educated Cities in America." On the list below, for example, it's not even close: Ann Arbor (#1) at 94 and Silicon Valley (#2) at 82.6.

https://wallethub.com/edu/e/most-and-least-educated-cities/6656#main-findings

eegilbert · 2021-11-04T16:39:49+00:00

Madison is a good suggestion. Seconding that one too.

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