It sounds a bit like there is light post-processing, though it may only be the encoding. But the chorus-like effect probably comes from using two of these, as the file name hints at. On the other hand, you can get good results even with simple analog synths with minimal input, especially through using low frequency oscillations.
Well, there sure wasn't much to behold on jan, 1st. But some people apparently try to compensate for this. Making the y2k perennial sounds kind of perverted. http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml;jsession id=RZJJNU5ZLINN2CRBAELCFFA?type=humannews&StoryID= 1276187/
Following that lead, and given that there is less gravitational pull at the poles, would that then mean that penguins have lost their attractiveness? If so, what about apples?
That's not that high when you compare it to the commonly known geostationary orbit. The gps satellite array doesn't serve the same kind of purposes as those, anyway.
We're currently having issues at work with that silly GPS, as it's nowhere nearly as reliable as we'd need when it comes to field use. You know where you stand, but you can't quite know where most of the limits are supposed to be, thanks to the napoleonic era cadastre that is still used. So, while getting the data to map again, the surface we get for a given plot can be wildly different from what was previous declared, with no way to know which is right.
So what good are precision tools when you still have to rely on your eyes and ancient maps?
Well, I live in France, so this post may as well go here. The French Government has been planning to switch to open source for about three years. The project currently looks stalled, mostly because of the elections, and partly because they can't decide between Linux and FreeBSD.
The Carcenac Report, published last year, is quite informative about this trend. Unfortunately, there is no translation available.
http://www.internet.gouv.fr/francais/textesref/rap carcenac/rapcarcenac.txt
As a forester, I can call that toy work-related, so I'll have a shot (12 gauge - not!) at it.
Though it may look like a tech leap, it's not much more than the last evolution of the "spider" wlaking excavators (4 fulcrums, 2 wheels, 2 articulated arms) that have been around since the 60s.
It sure may go on harsher slopes than tracked and wheeled ones but it's only a harvester, which means you still have to get skidders and loaders on the field, or get the logs evacuated by cable or throwing (don't do this at home.) I don't think this system will be stable enough for a skidder anytime soon. Actually, I'm not sure it could even be used with the heavier harvesting heads, hence limiting its usefulness to small softwood.
That's ok as long as there's a market with large scale mining-like logging operations, but hat won't last for long, as it's already being abandoned for most of the tropical logging, and Northern America won't be able to sustain it much further either. That you need to keep some degree of forest cover to avoid turning the slopes to badlands defeats its purpose. And ecocertification is becoming a must have to sell the logs and derivative products, which will make clear cuts less frequent...
On the other hand, it can come handy on rough, uneven land. Armour was mentioned earlier. Most of the thick steel plating is underside to limit damage from stumps, rocks and unexploded canon and mortar shells.
The best destination I could think of to this system is a multipurpose tractor for stump shredding, soil preparation and planting in small mountains areas to limit soil erosion. I'm not expecting anything like that from John Deere, as they mainly make ultra-specialized tools (harvesters and feller-bunchers for that one, I guess), but another manufacturer may do it. Of course, you'd still probably do better with a walking excavator most of the time.
A distant second best use would be on WW I and II battlefields, though this case is in unheard of in the USA.
All in all, this probably won't be much more than some offside experiment for the marketing guys to tout around, not the logging mainstream. Yet, I have to agree it would indeed look good on a parking lot.
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I wouldn't call it malicious hacking. That's art while code auditing is drudge work...
It sounds a bit like there is light post-processing, though it may only be the encoding. But the chorus-like effect probably comes from using two of these, as the file name hints at. On the other hand, you can get good results even with simple analog synths with minimal input, especially through using low frequency oscillations.
Right, stuff that can be lethal when associated with caffeine is bound to be hated by any geek with a sense of self-preservation.
Missing the ascii smut, are you?
Nah. Emptying toilets in planes is waaaay more funny. More like, say, a large congelated block of crap falling through your roof.
Probably because most geeks aren't exactly graceful and nice looking creatures... That creates bonds.
Well, there sure wasn't much to behold on jan, 1st. But some people apparently try to compensate for this. Making the y2k perennial sounds kind of perverted.n id=RZJJNU5ZLINN2CRBAELCFFA?type=humannews&StoryID= 1276187/
http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml;jsessio
Which means it's the right time to take a patent on gravity-powered water-skiing ans make royalties off belgian entrepreneurs.
Nope, we're talking about the gravititational field, not electromagnetism, here. So you'd better put the blame on Mc Donald's instead.
Following that lead, and given that there is less gravitational pull at the poles, would that then mean that penguins have lost their attractiveness? If so, what about apples?
Ain't that what they call menopause?
That's not that high when you compare it to the commonly known geostationary orbit. The gps satellite array doesn't serve the same kind of purposes as those, anyway.
We're currently having issues at work with that silly GPS, as it's nowhere nearly as reliable as we'd need when it comes to field use. You know where you stand, but you can't quite know where most of the limits are supposed to be, thanks to the napoleonic era cadastre that is still used. So, while getting the data to map again, the surface we get for a given plot can be wildly different from what was previous declared, with no way to know which is right. So what good are precision tools when you still have to rely on your eyes and ancient maps?
Well, I live in France, so this post may as well go here. The French Government has been planning to switch to open source for about three years. The project currently looks stalled, mostly because of the elections, and partly because they can't decide between Linux and FreeBSD. The Carcenac Report, published last year, is quite informative about this trend. Unfortunately, there is no translation available. http://www.internet.gouv.fr/francais/textesref/rap carcenac/rapcarcenac.txt
As a forester, I can call that toy work-related, so I'll have a shot (12 gauge - not!) at it. Though it may look like a tech leap, it's not much more than the last evolution of the "spider" wlaking excavators (4 fulcrums, 2 wheels, 2 articulated arms) that have been around since the 60s. It sure may go on harsher slopes than tracked and wheeled ones but it's only a harvester, which means you still have to get skidders and loaders on the field, or get the logs evacuated by cable or throwing (don't do this at home.) I don't think this system will be stable enough for a skidder anytime soon. Actually, I'm not sure it could even be used with the heavier harvesting heads, hence limiting its usefulness to small softwood. That's ok as long as there's a market with large scale mining-like logging operations, but hat won't last for long, as it's already being abandoned for most of the tropical logging, and Northern America won't be able to sustain it much further either. That you need to keep some degree of forest cover to avoid turning the slopes to badlands defeats its purpose. And ecocertification is becoming a must have to sell the logs and derivative products, which will make clear cuts less frequent... On the other hand, it can come handy on rough, uneven land. Armour was mentioned earlier. Most of the thick steel plating is underside to limit damage from stumps, rocks and unexploded canon and mortar shells. The best destination I could think of to this system is a multipurpose tractor for stump shredding, soil preparation and planting in small mountains areas to limit soil erosion. I'm not expecting anything like that from John Deere, as they mainly make ultra-specialized tools (harvesters and feller-bunchers for that one, I guess), but another manufacturer may do it. Of course, you'd still probably do better with a walking excavator most of the time. A distant second best use would be on WW I and II battlefields, though this case is in unheard of in the USA. All in all, this probably won't be much more than some offside experiment for the marketing guys to tout around, not the logging mainstream. Yet, I have to agree it would indeed look good on a parking lot.