Monday, February 26, 2007
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
The Random Feburary Tracklist
I had a winter tracklist back in the day, so it seemed about time to put a new one together. There are a couple of older choices in here but most of this stuff is newish and at least worth a listen once or twice.
EDIT - I looked over the list again and there were a couple tracks missing, also it was hideously disorganized so I kind of tried to group similar tracks together.
Rock Tracks:
MIKA - Grace Kelly
Janes Addiction - Superhero
Just Jack - Starz In Their Eyes
Chill & Downtempo:
Bobby Valentino ft Lil Wayne - Tell Me (??-Remix)
ES Posthumus - Nara
Need to Feel Loved - Reflekt ft. Delline Bass
Hip Hop'ish (some /club tracks too):
Aneela Ft. Arash - Chori Chori (Pachanga Remix)
Cameron Ft. Khaled - Henna
Gwen Stefani Ft. Akon - The Sweet Escape (Konvict Remix)
Housten Ft. Nate Dogg - I Like That
Khalid Ft. Akon - We Takin' Over
Bumpin' Club:
Another Try - Sunblock (original club mix)
Kelis - Bossy (Switch2 Mix)
Bob Sinclar Ft. Farrell Lennon - Tennessee
Chris Lake - Changes
Really Bumpin' Stuff:
Tiesto - Flight 643 (Richard Durand Remix)
Sunfreakz Ft. Andrea Britton - Counting Down The Days (Axwell Remix)
Paul Oakenfold Ft. Brittney Murphy - Faster Kill Pussycat
Random Assortment of house/clubish:
Michael Gray - Boarderline (long time favorite now)
Brand New Heavies Ft. Jamalski - Jump n Move
Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around (Junkie XL Small Rooms Mix)
K-OS - Sunday Morning
EDIT - I looked over the list again and there were a couple tracks missing, also it was hideously disorganized so I kind of tried to group similar tracks together.
Rock Tracks:
MIKA - Grace Kelly
Janes Addiction - Superhero
Just Jack - Starz In Their Eyes
Chill & Downtempo:
Bobby Valentino ft Lil Wayne - Tell Me (??-Remix)
ES Posthumus - Nara
Need to Feel Loved - Reflekt ft. Delline Bass
Hip Hop'ish (some /club tracks too):
Aneela Ft. Arash - Chori Chori (Pachanga Remix)
Cameron Ft. Khaled - Henna
Gwen Stefani Ft. Akon - The Sweet Escape (Konvict Remix)
Housten Ft. Nate Dogg - I Like That
Khalid Ft. Akon - We Takin' Over
Bumpin' Club:
Another Try - Sunblock (original club mix)
Kelis - Bossy (Switch2 Mix)
Bob Sinclar Ft. Farrell Lennon - Tennessee
Chris Lake - Changes
Really Bumpin' Stuff:
Tiesto - Flight 643 (Richard Durand Remix)
Sunfreakz Ft. Andrea Britton - Counting Down The Days (Axwell Remix)
Paul Oakenfold Ft. Brittney Murphy - Faster Kill Pussycat
Random Assortment of house/clubish:
Michael Gray - Boarderline (long time favorite now)
Brand New Heavies Ft. Jamalski - Jump n Move
Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around (Junkie XL Small Rooms Mix)
K-OS - Sunday Morning
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Friday, February 09, 2007
The Beer Goggle Effect - The Engineering Way
In a recent study conducted by researchers at England's Manchester University in 2005, scientists actually came up with a mathematical formula to calculate the extent of the "beer goggle" effect on a given individual in a given situation. Their reasoning for creating this formula is that alcohol is not really the only factor affecting the drunken perception of beauty. Other factors, according to their research, include:
* How brightly lit the area is
* The observer's eye-sight quality
* The amount of smoke in the air
* The distance of the observer from the observed
The formula goes like this:

where:
o An is the number of servings of alcohol
o S is the smokiness of the area on a scale of 0 - 10
o L is the lighting level of the area, measured in candelas per square meter, in which 150 is normal room lightning
o Vo is Snellen visual acuity, in which 6/6 is normal and 6/12 is the lower limit at which someone is able to drive
o d is the distance between the observer and the observed, measured in meters
The formula works out a "beer goggle" score ranging from 1 to 100+. When β = 1, the observer is perceiving the same degree of beauty he or she would perceive in a sober state. At 100+, everybody in the room is a perfect 10.
* How brightly lit the area is
* The observer's eye-sight quality
* The amount of smoke in the air
* The distance of the observer from the observed
The formula goes like this:
where:
o An is the number of servings of alcohol
o S is the smokiness of the area on a scale of 0 - 10
o L is the lighting level of the area, measured in candelas per square meter, in which 150 is normal room lightning
o Vo is Snellen visual acuity, in which 6/6 is normal and 6/12 is the lower limit at which someone is able to drive
o d is the distance between the observer and the observed, measured in meters
The formula works out a "beer goggle" score ranging from 1 to 100+. When β = 1, the observer is perceiving the same degree of beauty he or she would perceive in a sober state. At 100+, everybody in the room is a perfect 10.