Ken C. Pohlmann

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Sony, Spider-Man, and the Statue of Liberty
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Aug 22, 2022  |  0 comments
Spider-Man is a comic-book character that was created in 1962. The inaugural issue sold for 12 cents. Sony Pictures, which now owns the screen rights to the character, decided not to release the latest Spider-Man movie in the world’s biggest movie market. That decision might cost Sony as much as $340 million.
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What Does Music Look Like? (Part 2)
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Aug 15, 2022  |  3 comments
In a previous blog, in an attempt to create images of music, we discussed Supreme Court decisions, oscilloscopes, and Jerobeam Fenderson. The images were certainly entertaining, but our depiction was confined to oscilloscope green screens and the “music” creating the pictures was not always exactly musical. This time, let's try a different approach.

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What Does Music Look Like? (Part 1)
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Aug 08, 2022  |  0 comments
"I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand description ["of hard-core pornography"], and perhaps I could never succeed in intelligibly doing so. But I know it when I see it, and the motion picture involved in this case is not that."

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Does Music Have Healing Properties?
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jul 25, 2022  |  1 comments
For many people, music is a form of entertainment. For others, music is their avocation. For some, music is their job. Or maybe it's an artistic calling. For some people, music supposedly can be used to heal.

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Don't Worry! Be Happy!
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jul 11, 2022  |  1 comments
You've just caught Covid, for the third time. Last year, your 401(k) was poised to lavishly finance your early retirement. Yesterday, you spent what was left of it on a tank of gas. Regular, none of that fancy premium stuff. The good news is that you've found a nice quiet corner in Concourse E. It even has a wall outlet. The airline assures you that you might get home by Labor Day. Today is July 11.

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Obegränsad: That's a Mouthful
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jun 20, 2022  |  2 comments
I like Swedish meatballs and I cannot lie. Moreover, I would seldom say a discouraging word about cinnamon rolls. Therefore, when IKEA announced that it will be serving up a turntable, my appetite was immediately whetted.

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Remembering a Remarkable Man
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jun 13, 2022  |  1 comments
I’d like to tell you about Thomas Yuen, former chairman and CEO of SRS Labs, who died earlier this year at the age of 70. I didn’t know him well, but he made a tremendous impression on me.
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Time for a Comeback
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jun 06, 2022  |  1 comments
Times are tough. I don't need to tell you that. The $100 tank of gasoline is here, not to mention the $8 pound of hamburger. Ouch! Your humble correspondent has been absolutely devastated. Instead of lighting my Cuban cigars with Franklins, I am forced to use Grants. The horror.

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The End of the iPod
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  May 23, 2022  |  1 comments
One minute you are the Shiny Object that everyone is clamoring for. Then the next minute you are Yesterday's News, thrown onto the trash heap of history, in favor of the next Shiny Object. Alas, the iPod.

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Roman Chariots, Space Shuttles, Fire Hydrants, and Lightning
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  May 09, 2022  |  3 comments
Personally, I do not believe the oft-told story that the width of the solid rocket boosters for the Space Shuttle were based on the standard width of two Roman war horses. But, the story does remind us of the importance of standards, and how they affect our lives in ways that are great and small.

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