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• Duncan Edward Glendinning
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• Dueling Declarations: Following the Cascade
• CSS 2 Selector Fundamentals
• Flickr video
• When statistics attack
• Aidan Emery Glendinning
• Amazon thinks my son is a bastard
• I need a new phone
• Jason Lee must be stopped
• In case you hadn't noticed...
• Web standards, the three-legged race
• Ways not to wake me up

Having far too much fun with the Echo Nest Remix API

Over the weekend I saw this post by Paul Lamere about a Python script by Tristan Jehan called the Swinger that uses the Echo Nest Remix API to alter the beat of a recording. It works by alternately stretching and shortening beats to create a pseudo-swing effect. It’s really rather addictive once you’ve started: Hungry Like the Wolf Come Out and Play Take Me I’m Yours The Bad Touch Coconut Video Killed the Radio Star Barbie Girl Hollaback Girl