This is the home page of Josh Rubin and tincansandstring.net. The name comes from a common experiment used to teach about sound, and an old internet joke.

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Tilda

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Tilda

Tilda is a Lab mix we adopted on January 16, 2010 from the North Shore Animal League. She's two years old and only 38 pounds. Kath suggested the name Matilda ("mighty in battle"), a fine name for a dog who has survived abandonment and a broken leg. Two syllables makes a better calling name, so we shortened it to Tilda.

There is some punning going on here. Tilde (~) appeals to calligraphers, mathematicians, and computer programmers, but Tilda is more likely to be pronounced right.

She is responsive to both commands and criticism, so I think she was trained to do something, but we don't know what.

Little Bear

Here's a small memorial to our dog Little Bear, who passed away August 25, 2009 after a good life of almost 15 years. She wasn't little at all, so I also called her "The Black Behemoth."