After how GM completely mishandled SAAB, and continue to mishandle SAAB in my hometown, I have no sympathy for them (but of course sympathy for the workers).
Typically a better solution is to use radar or infrared, laser tends to have problems penetrating cloud cover and the like. Space based radar altimeters are nothing new, and yes you could theoretically set up a tsunami warning system in space. Radar technology has come a long way in terms of power and range. I work in the radar altimeter industry so maybe I am biased.
I hear what you are saying and I agree of course, although there are higher quality streams available in the paid service (the free streams sound better than an average MP3 to me though!).
The plan is that for the free service they will get paid enough via advertising to make money, so the paid or free is included in their model. I have noticed more frequent adverts in the free service lately though, I think they are tryin to make the free service somewhat less attractive.
Who wants to "own" music these days anyway, I don't want to buy CD's or files, I want instant access to everything ever recorded at superb quality and with a nice interface wherever I want - as you say with some help for me to find the things I might like.
They seem to be adding things fast so expect the music you might like to work better in the near future.
Here in Sweden 1 in 5 of the population has a Spotify account. I think Google would do themselves a service by coughing up a huge sum of money and buying Spotify which already has pretty much all music you would want, android, ipod, apple, pc applications, high quality ogg vorbis streams and a very loyal user base.
Spotify is the next big thing, the US just hasn't seen it yet, their business model is great, and their software works really well.
Spotify may not be for sale, but Google has deep pockets and a link up would knock out MS and Apple easily I think.
This doesn't sounds so extremely new to me. You can even download the vhdl to a rad hard Leon3 (SPARC V8 instruction set) at gaisler here. This chip covers SEU (Single Event Upsets) typical of those caused by cosmic rays.
Lots of people are discounting the theory that the Prime Minister's (Who happened to be driving by at the time did it) I am not so sure it can be easily discounted - the range on these things are miles, and the power output is probably more than enough to kick out avionics on an plane passing by overhead at low altitude. I doubt we will ever see this made public if it is the case though, for fear of giving some people ideas. There should be exclusion zones around airports.
A good job by the pilots to get the aircraft on the ground wings level.
Bleep seems to have got the mix right, they have FLAC and MP3, the prices are good, and just happens to fit my music tastes (Indie UK music, ala Aphex twin, UNKLE, Squarepusher, Autechre etc etc. Nice web design with free inline demos of the tracks.
(I am nothing to do with bleep I just like their spin on selling music so I recommend them where I can.).
oh come on.. Conditional breakpoints have been around atleast since the mid eighties.. for example watcom's wd (watcom debugger) detailed here for QNX/DOS etc.
Seriously America needs to put a stop to software patents, it's damaging your software industry as Knuth puts very well in his letter to the PTO here
We all find it easy to bash Microsoft, their products, and their practices, and quite rightly so, but you can't really argue with Gates's way of using his riches. Even the most cynical would have to admit his heart is in the right place.
Yes , but still genetically modified due to the action of the UV. I also realise its possible to 'bleach' small infestations, however many many sites are past 'small infestations' and releasing nudibranches (the only thing that can tolerate the poison and eat it) will no doubt only shift the problem to another type of problem.. Still noone has a good solution of what to do about this. It has been proven that taxifola kills off 80% of the natural marine life reducing diversity greatly, yet many people don't know about this problem - because most people can't see it.
Caulerpa taxifolia seems to be a good candidate for taking over the worlds seas and oceans.
Originally a genetically modified strain was found that survived well in aquariums in Germany, and this strain was accidently released by the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco, it quickly spread and seems to be impossible to destroy effectively. As it is asexual technically it is the same plant, there is no known predator apart from one slug I think. It is currently spreading like wildfire and nobody really knows what to do. It easily spreads via ships ballast tanks, and the plant is toxic.
Here in Sweden, the government gives a tax rebate to people who want to install their own true broadband. So our entire council area (maybe 30-40,000 population) has laid their own fibreoptic backbones and dug trenches and blown in fibre themselves. It requires a bit of thought to be able to weld fibre optic cables and configure the routers but I think that it is quite a nice social activity, and it also means you have control over your own telephone, internet, and TV lines. Theoretical max is 7GB/s per household.
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I have met several aliens, so this cannot be true.
Only it's not practical, a jet, or a pack.
After how GM completely mishandled SAAB, and continue to mishandle SAAB in my hometown, I have no sympathy for them (but of course sympathy for the workers).
Came out of a long Slashdot slumber to say that all of your advice is solid and holds.
you get some letters after your name...
Typically a better solution is to use radar or infrared, laser tends to have problems penetrating cloud cover and the like. Space based radar altimeters are nothing new, and yes you could theoretically set up a tsunami warning system in space. Radar technology has come a long way in terms of power and range. I work in the radar altimeter industry so maybe I am biased.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space-Based_Radar
What's the problem, there are open source SEU tolerant CPUs you can use out there
http://www.gaisler.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=4&Itemid=33
Leon FT, space grade, VHDL IP cores available.
I hear what you are saying and I agree of course, although there are higher quality streams available in the paid service (the free streams sound better than an average MP3 to me though!).
The plan is that for the free service they will get paid enough via advertising to make money, so the paid or free is included in their model. I have noticed more frequent adverts in the free service lately though, I think they are tryin to make the free service somewhat less attractive.
Who wants to "own" music these days anyway, I don't want to buy CD's or files, I want instant access to everything ever recorded at superb quality and with a nice interface wherever I want - as you say with some help for me to find the things I might like.
They seem to be adding things fast so expect the music you might like to work better in the near future.
Here in Sweden 1 in 5 of the population has a Spotify account. I think Google would do themselves a service by coughing up a huge sum of money and buying Spotify which already has pretty much all music you would want, android, ipod, apple, pc applications, high quality ogg vorbis streams and a very loyal user base.
Spotify is the next big thing, the US just hasn't seen it yet, their business model is great, and their software works really well.
Spotify may not be for sale, but Google has deep pockets and a link up would knock out MS and Apple easily I think.
Would you pay $2,792 for a macbook air (the cheaper model that costs $1,799 in the US). In Sweden Apple hardware is marked up incredibly.
This doesn't sounds so extremely new to me. You can even download the vhdl to a rad hard Leon3 (SPARC V8 instruction set) at gaisler here. This chip covers SEU (Single Event Upsets) typical of those caused by cosmic rays.
Lots of people are discounting the theory that the Prime Minister's (Who happened to be driving by at the time did it) I am not so sure it can be easily discounted - the range on these things are miles, and the power output is probably more than enough to kick out avionics on an plane passing by overhead at low altitude. I doubt we will ever see this made public if it is the case though, for fear of giving some people ideas. There should be exclusion zones around airports.
A good job by the pilots to get the aircraft on the ground wings level.
I think Farbrausch are the gods of fitting the most into the smallest space.
check out some of their 4k and 64k demos and prepare to be amazed. fr-30 candytron is particularly good. or fr-025 the popular demo.
You can download their stuff here
Bleep seems to have got the mix right, they have FLAC and MP3, the prices are good, and just happens to fit my music tastes (Indie UK music, ala Aphex twin, UNKLE, Squarepusher, Autechre etc etc. Nice web design with free inline demos of the tracks.
(I am nothing to do with bleep I just like their spin on selling music so I recommend them where I can.).
Maybe worth a mention for Bleep , lots of big uk indie labels including Warp records, mp3 and FLAC format at decent prices.
Seriously America needs to put a stop to software patents, it's damaging your software industry as Knuth puts very well in his letter to the PTO here
Just for the fun of it. Then sack Darl of course.
I just hope the EU manages to keep software patents away..
We all find it easy to bash Microsoft, their products, and their practices, and quite rightly so, but you can't really argue with Gates's way of using his riches. Even the most cynical would have to admit his heart is in the right place.
They are just looking for some leverage to influence China to update its anti piracy laws.
Check out this explanation of the "Euro dollar effect" in the excellent comedy by rob newman
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http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=737458579
Yes , but still genetically modified due to the action of the UV. I also realise its possible to 'bleach' small infestations, however many many sites are past 'small infestations' and releasing nudibranches (the only thing that can tolerate the poison and eat it) will no doubt only shift the problem to another type of problem.. Still noone has a good solution of what to do about this. It has been proven that taxifola kills off 80% of the natural marine life reducing diversity greatly, yet many people don't know about this problem - because most people can't see it.
Caulerpa taxifolia seems to be a good candidate for taking over the worlds seas and oceans.
o ad/ew_caulerpa.en.pdf
Originally a genetically modified strain was found that survived well in aquariums in Germany, and this strain was accidently released by the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco, it quickly spread and seems to be impossible to destroy effectively. As it is asexual technically it is the same plant, there is no known predator apart from one slug I think. It is currently spreading like wildfire and nobody really knows what to do. It easily spreads via ships ballast tanks, and the plant is toxic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caulerpa_taxifolia
http://www.grid.unep.ch/product/publication/downl
A real disaster in the making..
Here in Sweden, the government gives a tax rebate to people who want to install their own true broadband. So our entire council area (maybe 30-40,000 population) has laid their own fibreoptic backbones and dug trenches and blown in fibre themselves. It requires a bit of thought to be able to weld fibre optic cables and configure the routers but I think that it is quite a nice social activity, and it also means you have control over your own telephone, internet, and TV lines. Theoretical max is 7GB/s per household.
http://www.bikef.se/
(Swedish)
It's still got a bloody windows key though :(
Looks like someone took an ASUS laptop , slapped fedora on it , hey presto linux laptop..