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John S. Jacob
John S. Jacob

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Apr 20, 2020

Behind-the-Scenes of the Virtual Band

In the first month of shelter-in-place I, Natasha, and other musicians recorded parts for a Virtual Band performance. I received the recordings to combine into the aggregate result. The procedure to create a virtual band (or virtual choir) includes four steps. (1) Create a reference recording for the participants to…

Music

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Behind-the-Scenes of the Virtual Band
Behind-the-Scenes of the Virtual Band
Music

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Apr 11, 2020

Behind-the-scenes of Facebook Live stream

On Sunday, April 5 Natasha, Eliott, and I performed a song on Facebook Live. Shelter-in-place was in effect, so we were limited to the members of our family and the equipment already in our house. Here are behind-the-scenes photos.

Music

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Behind-the-scenes of Facebook Live stream
Behind-the-scenes of Facebook Live stream
Music

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Jun 25, 2017

Expression Pedals

I’ve been testing expression pedals for my Kemper Profiling Amp. I already have a Mission Engineering EP1-KP (the green/black pedal on the right) that I really like. It feels like a Dunlop Cry Baby which is appropriate because I use it primarily for wah. It works well as a controller…

Electric Guitar

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Expression Pedals
Expression Pedals
Electric Guitar

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Sep 3, 2013

Raspberry Pi computers in Natasha’s kindergarten classroom

Natasha moving from fifth grade down to kindergarten provided me the opportunity to re-architect her classroom’s computers. For a while I entertained the idea of buying a small set of tablets (iPad Minis or Nexus 7s). Thinking about how Natasha would have to maintain (i.e., charge) the tablets, the risk…

Raspberry Pi

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Raspberry Pi computers in Natasha’s kindergarten classroom
Raspberry Pi computers in Natasha’s kindergarten classroom
Raspberry Pi

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Mar 7, 2013

My first Bombfell clothing shipment (Bombfell review)

Like many people, I am a reluctant shopper. Well, not exactly. I enjoy shopping in general. I dislike clothing shopping. I think it’s because I don’t like making fashion decisions. And since I’m a problem solver, I was excited to learn of several websites that will make fashion decisions for…

Fashion

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My first Bombfell clothing shipment (Bombfell review)
My first Bombfell clothing shipment (Bombfell review)
Fashion

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Feb 19, 2013

Razor Blade Shave-Off Round 3 Results and Overall Winner

Third round of the Razor Blade Shave-Off completed. Since the three Round 2 finalists performed similarly from an objective closeness/nick perspective, Round 3 was about subjective experience. Basically I picked the blade that I liked the most. Only one made the “cut”: Derby Extra Super Stainless. Big Ben and Crown…

Razor

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Razor Blade Shave-Off Round 3 Results and Overall Winner
Razor Blade Shave-Off Round 3 Results and Overall Winner
Razor

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Feb 11, 2013

Electric guitar equipment rack

While prototyping a pedalboard, two events prompted me to reconsider the pedal board idea. (1) My Boss GT-8’s input exhibited some noise (probably a loose solder joint); and (2) I realized most of the equipment on my prototype pedal board wasn’t designed to be touched while playing (power supplies, direct…

Music

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Electric guitar equipment rack
Electric guitar equipment rack
Music

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Jan 28, 2013

Razor Blade Shave-Off Round 2 Results

Second round of the Razor Blade Shave-Off completed. One blind-tested razor blade a week for seventeen weeks. 119 post-shaving forms filled. 114 cuts. After analyzing the data looking for the fewest nicks and closest shave, three blades rose to the top. In no particular order: Big Ben Super Stainless Derby…

Razor

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Razor Blade Shave-Off Round 2 Results
Razor Blade Shave-Off Round 2 Results
Razor

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Aug 20, 2012

Prototype Pedalboard

I’m prototyping a pedalboard for my electric guitar effects gear. The first phase was stabilizing the gear I need. The second phase (pictured) was building a prototype from Home Depot pegboard. I intended to make a larger pegboard and place the GT-8 (big black thing in the front) on it…

Music

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Prototype Pedalboard
Prototype Pedalboard
Music

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Jul 10, 2012

Razor Blade Shave-Off Round 2

First round of the Razor Blade Shave-Off completed. Last year I bought a razor blade sampler. After many months of using a new blade a week I can declare a set of losers and a set of winners. Or more specifically, a set of losers and set of maybes: since…

Shaving

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Razor Blade Shave-Off Round 2
Razor Blade Shave-Off Round 2
Shaving

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John S. Jacob

John S. Jacob

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Software developer, electric guitarist, runner, scuba diver, singer, husband, father. https://about.me/jsjacob

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