Archive for May, 2003

Ban Trans Fats!

Posted in Personal on May 14th, 2003 by Brad Lauster – Comments Off

I’m very pleased that the lawsuit seeking to ban Oreo cookies, because they contain trans fatty acids, is getting so much press.

The folks who brought the suit have set up a site at BanTransFats.com with a good page of links to information about trans fats.

Strategic Horizons thinkAbout

Posted in User Experience on May 11th, 2003 by Brad Lauster – Comments Off

Strategic Horizons thinkAbout is an experience conference put on by James Gilmore and Joseph Pine, the authors of The Experience Economy.

The past thinkAbouts all look pretty good. Have any of you been to one?

Folding Bikes

Posted in Personal on May 10th, 2003 by Brad Lauster – Comments Off

Folding bikes are cool!

iTunes music library sharing

Posted in Personal on May 6th, 2003 by Brad Lauster – 2 Comments

I gotta tell ya, the iTunes music library sharing feature is totally blowing my cover as someone who has good taste in music. Ok, I admit I own a Third Eye Blind album…and I love it! You have any albums you’re ashamed to own?

Stanford Events Calendar

Posted in Personal on May 2nd, 2003 by Brad Lauster – Comments Off

Finally! The Stanford Events Calendar is an easy way to keep track of all the cool goings on at Stanford – you know, the events you always hear about after they’ve happened.

BayCHI Public Transit Coordinator

Posted in Personal on May 2nd, 2003 by Brad Lauster – Comments Off

Look at that! BayCHI created a position for me: Public Transit Coordinator.

mp3 vs. aac

Posted in Personal on May 1st, 2003 by Brad Lauster – Comments Off

I did a couple tests today, one blind and one not, comparing a couple 196 kbps mp3’s against the same songs encoded in aac format at 128 kpbs. Even with the crappy headphones I have here at work, I could tell the difference. The acc encoded file sounded more rich and complete. The difference was most apparent at the bottom of the register. The bass in the mp3’s just sounded like something was missing.