Speex Joins Xiph To Bring Free VOIP To The Masses

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Saturday October 12, 2002 @07:34PM from the naughty-dirty-masses dept.

xercist writes "Xiph.org has added a new project to their plate of goodies- Speex. Speex is an audio codec specifically for, you guessed it, voice. It has integration with Xiph's OGG container, but is mainly being used right now for VOIP. There is currently an XMMS plugin available, and is also supported by LinPhone, OpenH323, and GnomeMeeting. Asterisk PBX is working on adding support. This is not a new project -- Jean-Marc Valin has been hard at work writing the codec for quite a while now. However, Jean-Marc is now a full-fledged member or the Xiph.org team, and in celebration, Speex beta one is being released. Xiph.org has brought you (or is currently working on bringing you) Vorbis, Tremor, Theora, Tarkin, Icecast2, cdparanoia, now Speex, and, of course, the Moaning Goat Meter. This is a LOT to do, so please donate to show your support."

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Your health goes worse with Coke... by alienmole · 2002-10-13 03:34 · Score: 1, Offtopic

You don't really want to know this, I'm sure, but the amount of sugar in coke, or any soda, has a number of bad effects on your body, most of which have to do with the sudden spike in your blood sugar level which it causes. It raises your triglyceride levels, which is implicated in heart disease (think of it as a cousin of cholesterol). It increases oxidation, causing cell damage and aging, including potential skin damage (per recent dermatologist findings).
If you must drink soda, do it along with a meal. But don't drink it all the time. Wean yourself off it - sugary things are for children, so unless you still qualify, you should be developing an adult palate. Yeah, it's difficult to do that, in the U.S...