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		<title>Quality art is quality art, regardless of whether you like it</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alida, a friend of Jen&#8217;s who was in our wedding party, is currently studying theatre at the California Institute of the Arts. She has an interesting perspective about how, despite her Christian faith and her desire to be involved in Christian theatre, she can support the efforts of quality art of all kinds, even while [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mjchase.wordpress.com&blog=5481586&post=111&subd=mjchase&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Game AI &#8211; the intentional loser</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to slashdot, I came across this article on making intentional mistakes to make gaming more fun. Just another reminder for me of why AI is such a fascinating field. The article is also really friendly to non-programmers too.
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		<title>The paradox of performance</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m odd as a musician: I both love, and hate, performing, and it&#8217;s not for usual reasons like being nervous.

I&#8217;ve been performing in some capacity since probably 6 or 7 years old, and that&#8217;s not counting the fact that when you practice the piano, other people hear you. I&#8217;ve been doing it long enough that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mjchase.wordpress.com&blog=5481586&post=99&subd=mjchase&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8230;I want to play in a band</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:29:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Playing in church is great. I love serving in that way, but if you&#8217;ve read my last few posts on music, you&#8217;ll know what I like and and what I dislike about that, and what I feel worship could be but sometimes isn&#8217;t. What would my ideal situation be?

I want to play in a worship [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mjchase.wordpress.com&blog=5481586&post=93&subd=mjchase&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I make music because&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been thinking a lot about why I play music and what I want to accomplish with it, and, in general, why people make music. Here are my thoughts.

Making music is something that has a purpose. No one sits and practices scales or designs and programs sounds without a reason. Maybe that reason is to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mjchase.wordpress.com&blog=5481586&post=88&subd=mjchase&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What is my role in a band?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 23:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is just as much a review for my own benefit. I&#8217;ve heard a lot and thought a lot about what it takes to make a successful band work, and one of the important things is knowing what your role is on the instrument(s) that you play. Here&#8217;s what I think.

Vocalists: Especially if you&#8217;re the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mjchase.wordpress.com&blog=5481586&post=86&subd=mjchase&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gaming not an addiction&#8230;most of the time</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 23:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve posted on this before on a previous blog, but I&#8217;ve held to the opinion that playing games for a significant amount of time isn&#8217;t usually an addiction, and I&#8217;ve finally found someone with credentials who agrees.

My position was and is this. Games are singled out from any other hobby as being addictive, but I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mjchase.wordpress.com&blog=5481586&post=83&subd=mjchase&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What is the purpose of a worship band?</title>
		<link>http://mjchase.wordpress.com/2008/11/16/what-is-the-purpose-of-a-worship-band/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Music is a big part of most people&#8217;s lives; even the non-musical recognize tunes and jingles from commercials, and it&#8217;s rare for someone to never voluntarily listen to music in any format. Music is also central to a church service. Many churches call their services &#8220;worship services&#8221;, and many people equate worship to singing and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mjchase.wordpress.com&blog=5481586&post=76&subd=mjchase&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Immersive Games</title>
		<link>http://mjchase.wordpress.com/2008/09/16/immersive-games/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a while since I last posted. In the last three weeks, I&#8217;ve started with my new company and increased the amount of time I spend practicing keyboards. I&#8217;m now running Linux at home and will be using Linux and Mac environments as well as Windows for work, which is a nice change. Diversifying [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mjchase.wordpress.com&blog=5481586&post=69&subd=mjchase&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stupid Web 2.0 Sites</title>
		<link>http://mjchase.wordpress.com/2008/08/29/stupid-web-20-sites/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seems that despite the dot-com bust in the late 90&#8217;s, people still haven&#8217;t realized that just because content can be put on the Internet, that doesn&#8217;t mean it should be put on the Internet. Enjoy!
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