Late last night, my food blog got Stumbled.
Holy crap. I thought the traffic I was getting from Alltop (the orange band) was nice. I had no idea.
40 Years Ago Tonight
A snippet of his last speech, given the day before he was killed.
What a terrible, tragic loss for America.
Friday Cat Blogging
One of Tommy’s regular napping spots is on top of the couch cushions. Yesterday, Bear decided to join him up there.
Update Complete
Nothing looks different out here, but WP 2.5 is running now. That was pretty easy.
The new admin interface will take a little getting used to, though. I like most of the changes, but I do kind of miss having the ‘”Categories” option to my right when creating a new post. It’s not a showstopper, though. I’ll adjust.
WP 2.5 Is Out!
I’ll probably upgrade sometime this weekend.
Another Extremely Cool Discovery: First Recorded Voice
Audio historians have found a set of French “phonautogram” recordings from 1860 that predate Thomas Edison’s recordings by more than 10 years.
On a digital copy of the recording provided to The New York Times, the anonymous vocalist, probably female, can be heard against a hissing, crackling background din. The voice, muffled but audible, sings, “Au clair de la lune, Pierrot répondit” in a lilting 11-note melody — a ghostly tune, drifting out of the sonic murk.
What’s even cooler, you can download the clip yourself and listen to it. The quality’s not great, but it’s clearly a woman singing. Very neat.