Monthly Archives: May 2026

Marks and Notations in Joshua Steele

I was reading Mary Beard’s Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old (Profile Books, London, 2026) through curiosity about why learn the classics and as an exercise in reading. I did Latin at school many years ago and have forgotten a fair amount. However, she discusses the use of diacritics in the production of Greek […]

May 3, 2026 – 4:11 pm | By iain_emsley | Posted in Open Knowledge, sonification | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Gameboys, Switches, and the Speed of Sound

I recently read a couple of books that have links to sound and audio in different domains. Keza Macdonald’s Super Nintendo: How One Japanese Company Helped the World Have Fun (Guardian Faber, London, 2026). It is a journalistic run over the history of secretive company through their games and systems. My previous 1980s experience of […]

May 3, 2026 – 3:53 pm | By iain_emsley | Posted in Programming, projects | Tagged , | Comments (0)