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Static Helps the Deaf to Hear

Posted by timothy on from the pssssh-bad-connection-pssshhhh dept.

OmegaGeek writes: "Jay Rubinstein, a researcher at the University of Iowa, has found a way to improve the signal processing algorithms of cochlear implants (and he's writing in FORTRAN - is this a leading indicator of a FORTRAN revival?). Adding static to the signal actually increases the dynamic hearing range in patients with a cochlear implant."

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  1. RIAA by Bouncings · · Score: 3, Funny
    How kind of the RIAA to start encoding CDs so that deaf people listening on computers can hear the music better.

    It warms my heart.

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    -- Ken Kinder ken@_nospam_kenkinder.com http://kenkinder.com/