It WAS an autotuner in the Cher's Believe, not a vocoder. The two have very different sounds (however modern vocoders are hard to pin down). When an autotuner is pushed to it's limits as far as response times and accuracy, it will yield an effect that sounds like a vocoder. I'm also certain that the effect was done on purpose in Believe. Daft Punk and several others in the French house music scene have also used autotuners as a quick and simple vocoder.
What's going on? I just loaded up slashdot and the top-left logo was replaced by a logo that says "The Fork In The Road", and the story button-icons were replaced with black/grey grids. It's back to normal now, but it looked like a hacker defacement.
Key Katcher at ThinkGeek.com. There is much talk about blocking keylogging software in the first place, but what about something like this?
This is a device that can be connected to a keyboard to record all keystrokes. It has a changeable password, keyword search, enable/disable option, and stores URLs. Records more than 65,000 keystrokes and does not require any software. Monitor unauthorized access to your computer or your network. Use it to troubleshoot or make fixes by tracing back through a users command sequence.
Key Katcher plugs in between your keyboard and your computer. A microcontroller interprets the data, and stores information in the non-volatile memory (which retains the information even when there is a loss of power.) This means that the Key Katcher device can be unplugged, and the information will not be lost. Key Katcher plugs in between your keyboard and your computer. A microcontroller interprets the data, and stores information in the non-volatile memory (which retains the information even when there is a loss of power.) This means that the Key Katcher device can be unplugged, and the information will not be lost.
To access the recorded data, you simply type your password in a text editor and the Key Katcher comes to life. A menu is displayed with options to erase data, view data, search data for keywords, change password, or disable the device.
And over here is our crowning achievement in amusement technology, an electronic version of what you humans call table tennis. Your primitive paddles have been replaced with a....well we did build this Spaceship you know. Anyone from a species who has mastered intergalactic travel raise your hand.
My high-school chem teacher once told us a story about a field trip gone wrong to an observatory (I forgot where it was too). He said the observatory had recently installed a six foot wide lense that took 2 year to make and ground by hand. One of the students on the trip had also recently been engaged, however she wasn't sure the ring was real (after all, they're high-school students without much money). After most of the group had left that particular room, she made a 14 inch long gash down the side of the lense to see if her diamond was real. It sounds like something of urban legend, but our teacher assured us it was true.
Some of you might find this interesting. Discovery Channel is going to have a special on Science of the Sexes. From what I can tell from the commercial, they're going to discuss many gender stereotypes and the biology behind them. It'll be on 9PM e/p.
The SearchKing website looks no differen't than those web-portals for squatted urls. But they promise such good results! So here are some query response:
Search: "Fuck You" -1. Get Paid To Surf The Internet! -2. Where to find music CDs, DVDs, select MP3 music tracks, free music download -3. Never Be Sued Again! -4. Get Paid to Surf -5. Kudos and Compliments for You and for Those Who Bring You Happiness -6. (see 5) -7. How To Start A Money Brokerage Business
and I think you get the point. Perhaps a more 'relevant' search query could yield better results:
Search: Car -1. 765469 -2. License Plates - Vanity License Plates -3. Next Honda of New England -4. Ramsfield.com Auto Parts
Hmm. Better results than the search for "Fuck You". But I still wanna know the logic that went into making "765469" the number one result. Oh, and another nice feature is that the linked pages come complete with a SearchKing adbar in a differen't frame.
Highly traumatic events in early childhood are actually more likely to be forgotten or eroded. Young children have few physical defenses against trauma (physical/emotional) so they often enter a dreamlike euphoria in such situations. While they may remember a general idea, sometimes even major details are washed away. For example, have you ever seen court cases involving sexual abuse and molestation? Like a child who was raped yet can't describe what a penis looks like.
Well, I'm only 15 myself and I'll tell you what I'd appreciate learning from such a seminar.
1. Installation: Familiarize them with the concept of 'live-on-cd' os's (KNOPPIX), as well as the concept of dual-booting. Most linux installs are fairly easy to grasp, especially considering your group is already adept to computers. My fear was always that I'd wack out my HD. So teach them about partioning.
2. Distro: I and others I know don't really have strong opinions towards the major distros. However I feel Debian is a good distro to teach. It's not too easy, and there is the benefit that you are familiar with it.
3.GUI vs. Shell: Show them around the GUI at first. Let them explore. However I definently think that knowing the basics of a shell is important. I atleast grew up using DOS; others may only know Mac/Win. Teach them how powerful the shell can be and how it can actually be quicker than a GUI app. Your students will already know how to use and adapt to a GUI. The shell is a differen't story.
4. CD Handouts: Give them KNOPPIX and your worries will be gone.
5. The two things that I am still most uncomfortable with are software installation and the file tree. I'm still not adept to unpacking and compiling software. And I still have little idea of what all the folders in my system tree are./usr/bin wah? tar.gz who? These are confusing things! Teach them.
While I think the idea of doing this for DVD music/movies is a bit foolish, this might be a great idea for simple audio CD's. When I look through my history of music pirating, my changes in tastes are apparent. Back in the days of yore, I just downloaded the lastest pop songs. Then I started dl'ing rock. Then classic rock. Then IDM/abstract electronica. Then hard house. Then trance. Then house. Now jazz. It is a clear timeline of how the internet has helped to expand my tastes.
These self deficating discs may be a great solution to expose people to music they otherwise would spend $16 on. If they can manage to release these for less than $3, I can see them becoming fairly popular. Not neccessarily the saving grace of the music industry, but you get the idea.
Slashdot Mirror
dupe. http://apple.slashdot.org/apple/04/06/25/2211224.s html?tid=107&tid=162&tid=187&tid=99
Thank you! My Norton Firewill w/ad blocking was the culprit.
It WAS an autotuner in the Cher's Believe, not a vocoder. The two have very different sounds (however modern vocoders are hard to pin down). When an autotuner is pushed to it's limits as far as response times and accuracy, it will yield an effect that sounds like a vocoder. I'm also certain that the effect was done on purpose in Believe. Daft Punk and several others in the French house music scene have also used autotuners as a quick and simple vocoder.
How on earth did that get past the lameness filter?
I've heard many a funny story about entire school classes takin' a visit to good ole whitehouse.com. "Everybody's hugging!"
What's going on? I just loaded up slashdot and the top-left logo was replaced by a logo that says "The Fork In The Road", and the story button-icons were replaced with black/grey grids. It's back to normal now, but it looked like a hacker defacement.
And over here is our crowning achievement in amusement technology, an electronic version of what you humans call table tennis. Your primitive paddles have been replaced with a....well we did build this Spaceship you know. Anyone from a species who has mastered intergalactic travel raise your hand.
Howstuffworks has some good info on RFID based devices.
Smart Labels
E-Z Pass
Anti-Shoplifting Devices
From cocaine and lockpicking to quantum mechanics and C++, you have to admit that HSW is very comprehensive.
Or perhaps a magnet, but where would the fun be in that?
My high-school chem teacher once told us a story about a field trip gone wrong to an observatory (I forgot where it was too). He said the observatory had recently installed a six foot wide lense that took 2 year to make and ground by hand. One of the students on the trip had also recently been engaged, however she wasn't sure the ring was real (after all, they're high-school students without much money). After most of the group had left that particular room, she made a 14 inch long gash down the side of the lense to see if her diamond was real. It sounds like something of urban legend, but our teacher assured us it was true.
Some of you might find this interesting. Discovery Channel is going to have a special on Science of the Sexes. From what I can tell from the commercial, they're going to discuss many gender stereotypes and the biology behind them. It'll be on 9PM e/p.
The SearchKing website looks no differen't than those web-portals for squatted urls. But they promise such good results! So here are some query response:
Search: "Fuck You"
-1. Get Paid To Surf The Internet!
-2. Where to find music CDs, DVDs, select MP3 music tracks, free music download
-3. Never Be Sued Again!
-4. Get Paid to Surf
-5. Kudos and Compliments for You and for Those Who Bring You Happiness
-6. (see 5)
-7. How To Start A Money Brokerage Business
and I think you get the point. Perhaps a more 'relevant' search query could yield better results:
Search: Car
-1. 765469
-2. License Plates - Vanity License Plates
-3. Next Honda of New England
-4. Ramsfield.com Auto Parts
Hmm. Better results than the search for "Fuck You". But I still wanna know the logic that went into making "765469" the number one result. Oh, and another nice feature is that the linked pages come complete with a SearchKing adbar in a differen't frame.
I don't know much about physics, so this may not make logical sense. But is there a speed to electricity?
Highly traumatic events in early childhood are actually more likely to be forgotten or eroded. Young children have few physical defenses against trauma (physical/emotional) so they often enter a dreamlike euphoria in such situations. While they may remember a general idea, sometimes even major details are washed away. For example, have you ever seen court cases involving sexual abuse and molestation? Like a child who was raped yet can't describe what a penis looks like.
Well, I'm only 15 myself and I'll tell you what I'd appreciate learning from such a seminar.
/usr/bin wah? tar.gz who? These are confusing things! Teach them.
1. Installation: Familiarize them with the concept of 'live-on-cd' os's (KNOPPIX), as well as the concept of dual-booting. Most linux installs are fairly easy to grasp, especially considering your group is already adept to computers. My fear was always that I'd wack out my HD. So teach them about partioning.
2. Distro: I and others I know don't really have strong opinions towards the major distros. However I feel Debian is a good distro to teach. It's not too easy, and there is the benefit that you are familiar with it.
3.GUI vs. Shell: Show them around the GUI at first. Let them explore. However I definently think that knowing the basics of a shell is important. I atleast grew up using DOS; others may only know Mac/Win. Teach them how powerful the shell can be and how it can actually be quicker than a GUI app. Your students will already know how to use and adapt to a GUI. The shell is a differen't story.
4. CD Handouts: Give them KNOPPIX and your worries will be gone.
5. The two things that I am still most uncomfortable with are software installation and the file tree. I'm still not adept to unpacking and compiling software. And I still have little idea of what all the folders in my system tree are.
Hippies!! HiiipPIEES!! Mommy! Mommy! Hippies everywhere! They want to save the world, but all they do is smoke pot and smell bad! Hippies!
While I think the idea of doing this for DVD music/movies is a bit foolish, this might be a great idea for simple audio CD's. When I look through my history of music pirating, my changes in tastes are apparent. Back in the days of yore, I just downloaded the lastest pop songs. Then I started dl'ing rock. Then classic rock. Then IDM/abstract electronica. Then hard house. Then trance. Then house. Now jazz. It is a clear timeline of how the internet has helped to expand my tastes.
These self deficating discs may be a great solution to expose people to music they otherwise would spend $16 on. If they can manage to release these for less than $3, I can see them becoming fairly popular. Not neccessarily the saving grace of the music industry, but you get the idea.