Kiyoshi Martinez - nerdlusus blog the geek wants out

Muxtape.com: the mixtape meets Web 2.0

I just discovered Muxtape.com today via several people I’m following on Tumblr. You have to give it a try.
Muxtape has a lightening-fast sign-up process and it’s functionality is dirt simple to use. Upload up to 12 mp3 files (no larger than 10 mb each) and then send your friends an easy to use URL — [...]

My tech-savvy parents

My dad is on YouTube and posted this video:

For Christmas, I got my mom an iPod Nano and loaded up her CD collection on there for her. I talked with her the other day on the phone and asked her how it was working.
The main thing for her seemed to be the accessories related to [...]

‘Crazy’ theremin cover

Check out this YouTube video of a theremin cover of Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy”:

The music is a part of the Ether and Aether Experiment, where musician Randy George is trying to bring some attention to the oldest electronic musical instrument: the theremin.
From Wikipedia:
The theremin … is one of the earliest fully electronic musical instruments. It was [...]

Hanging out with rockstars in Springfield

It’s been a while since I last updated, but there’s a good reason for that. Rather, several good reasons.
1.) I’m spending most of my free time job hunting, i.e.: writing cover letters and perfecting the perfect clip portfolio.
2.) I’m busy at my internship with the Rockford Register Star working on two rather large projects. Plus, [...]

Future visions

I watched the music video for The Postal Service song “Such Great Heights” for the first time, and I couldn’t help but think of George Lucas’ first feature film, “THX 1138.” It’s been quite some time since I’ve seen the film, but it reminded me of the factory scenes where THX 1138 worked.
As for [...]