Year: 2003

OK, here’s how it started, at least the Irish Gaelic part.

One of the requirements of our Master of Arts in Hawaiian Language and Literature program is that students travel to a place where the native language faced perpetuation issues, such as those we face with Hawaiian. My original plan was that after acceptance into the MA program I would talk my way out of the requirement, and find some kind of research project to do. However, after thinking about it and doing a little online research on the state of the Irish language, and looking at it as a bit of a pilgrimage to the land of my own ancestors,…

I’ve had this Radio Userland blog almost as long as Radio’s been a blogging tool.

I’ve had this Radio Userland blog almost as long as Radio’s been a blogging tool. When I first got it, I made the comment I need another website/blog like I needed another hole in my head. It’s floundered for some time, lacking direction or purpose other than an occasional brain fart. I decided to refocus on the two things that I’m focusing on these days – the Hawaiian and Irish languages. I’ll be posting links to articles on both, and sharing my thoughts as well. Stay tuned.

I found the Slugger O’Toole weblog via Karlin’s.

I have paid less attention to Northern Ireland than the Republic, and found Slugger to be very enjoyable. There was an interesting and intelligent discussion going on there regarding the state of Irish language in Dublin, which of course was rudely interrupted by someone whose time would be better spent improving his own English, rather than criticizing other people’s choice of language.

Life is good again.

I finally received my MA in Hawaiian Language and Literature this month. It was a long haul, but worth it. I’m already thinking Ph.d., and looking at a return to Ireland to do it. Figuring out how to pull it off is going to be the tricky part. I am looking at the Fulbright program, but understand that there were 37 apps for every available scholarship to Ireland. If there are any Fulbright scholars out there who have any words of advice on the application process I’d be grateful to hear from you.

Apple is really on the ball. Well, at least their shipping department is.

This past Sunday, I ordered an eMac for my mother, and was pleasantly surprised (and a bit skeptical) when I received an email about two hours later that it had shipped. A two hour turnaround on a Sunday? Yesterday (Thursday) I noticed an eMac box sitting in our main work area, and didn’t think much of it as I figured there was no way it was mine (we live in Hilo, Hawai’i). Someone else must have ordered one, or it was for our office. Seeing it still untouched today, I went over, and it was indeed the one I ordered.…

A question for those knowledgeable about copyright law.

Of course I’m going to consult our university’s attorney, but wanted to see if this started any interesting discussions. For my MA thesis, I transcribed (in music notation and text) the recorded musical performances of John Kameaaloha Almeida. John passed away 18 years ago, and a couple of the songs were written as recently as 1977. I want to post the transcriptions as .pdfs on the web, but not sure if it would possibly constsitute a copyright infringement. Are transcriptions of copyrighted songs, with their inherent limitations and possible errors, copyrightable themselves? I’m also going to try to contact John’s…

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