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Many programmers code by instinct, relying on convenient habits or a "style" they picked up early on. They aren't conscious of all the choices they make, like how they format their source, the names they use for variables, or the kinds of loops they use. They're focused entirely on problems they're solving, solutions they're creating, and algorithms they're implementing. So they write code in the way that seems natural, that happens intuitively, and that feels good.

For those who lack the cash or incentive to invest in Bear Family's mammoth eight-CD Rock 'N' Roll Years box set, this two-CD, 40-song overview of Conway Twitty's 1958-1963 MGM sides is a fine summary of his early career. Nearly all his Top Hundred chart hits are here, as are numerous flops, B-sides, and LP tracks. It's true that these were the most rock-oriented years of Twitty's long career, and also that many of these sides are derivative of early Elvis Presley. But it can also be said that of the singers who owed much to Elvis, Twitty was one of the best – not just on hits like "It's Only Make Believe," "Lonely Blue Boy," and "Danny Boy," but also lesser-known items like the growling rockabilly-pop of "Make Me Know You're Mine" and "Trouble in Mind," the "Mystery Train" imitation "The Long Black Train," and the ballad "Heavenly."

Per quanto ci raccontino che viviamo una realtà sempre più virtuale e dematerializzata, in cui il valore risiede in cose intangibili, il mondo fisico continua a costituire l’impalcatura di tutto il resto. Senza calcestruzzo, rame e fibra ottica non ci sarebbero centri di elaborazione dati, elettricità, internet. Ed Conway punta i riflettori sui sei materiali su cui si reggono le nostre vite e che per migliaia di anni hanno creato imperi, distrutto civiltà, alimentato il nostro ingegno, raccontandone con spirito critico e maestria divulgativa le peripezie, tra innovazioni tecnologiche e cambiamento climatico, ambizioni economiche e lotte per il controllo dei giacimenti più importanti. Viaggiando avanti e indietro nel tempo, attraversa le quattro grandi transizioni energetiche dell’epoca moderna e immagina la quinta, trainata dalle rinnovabili..

Multi-instrumentalist Chris Conway branches out from his characteristic new age reveries with an album that delves deep into the sound of ambient relaxation music. According to Conway, the album came to be as part of an impromptu session in which the artist constructed a tranquil atmosphere of candles and incense and let his imagination run wild.