Checkout http://phrogram.com/
Any kid or adult can program in Phrogram, it's super easy... And it's.NET based, so the learner can pick up the basics of the framework. Includes lots of examples, too.
And yeah, I too miss Commadore -- learned on a Vic-20 myself:-)
First, Radio stations are actually making the problem worse by finding a bootleg copy of a song that sounds like it's from some random KaZaa user's hard drive, and then playing it permanently on the radio, even after the CD is released and they have a better copy. An example here in Dallas is KDGE who has been playing a poorly encoded MP3 (or WMA) version of Linkin' Park's "Somewhere I Belong" from the new CD. Also, has anyone else noticed that Pop stations speed up anything that isn't in the Top 10 this week? I hate ClearChannel!!! (No, I really really hate ClearChannel... Seriously... hate... not kidding...)
Secondly, Rip (the author of this article) is right. I have had a number of albums recently that just sounded annoying - and it wasn't because the songs were bad. It just sounded like it was blareing - even with the volume turned way down. The effect is especially noticeable on really nice headphones.
I am curious of one thing, though: Would the "blareing" effect occur on the Vinyl recordings of the same albums? I'd love to know, because I may have to start finding good copies of some of these CD's that are collecting dust over here.
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My machines hit 4.2.2.2 & 4.2.2.3 for dns with no problems on charter's pipe.. My thought: just go straight to the source :-)
Phrogram
Great programming language for kids!
Checkout http://phrogram.com/ Any kid or adult can program in Phrogram, it's super easy... And it's .NET based, so the learner can pick up the basics of the framework. Includes lots of examples, too.
And yeah, I too miss Commadore -- learned on a Vic-20 myself :-)
I have a couple of comments to add:
First, Radio stations are actually making the problem worse by finding a bootleg copy of a song that sounds like it's from some random KaZaa user's hard drive, and then playing it permanently on the radio, even after the CD is released and they have a better copy. An example here in Dallas is KDGE who has been playing a poorly encoded MP3 (or WMA) version of Linkin' Park's "Somewhere I Belong" from the new CD. Also, has anyone else noticed that Pop stations speed up anything that isn't in the Top 10 this week? I hate ClearChannel!!! (No, I really really hate ClearChannel... Seriously... hate... not kidding...)
Secondly, Rip (the author of this article) is right. I have had a number of albums recently that just sounded annoying - and it wasn't because the songs were bad. It just sounded like it was blareing - even with the volume turned way down. The effect is especially noticeable on really nice headphones.
I am curious of one thing, though: Would the "blareing" effect occur on the Vinyl recordings of the same albums? I'd love to know, because I may have to start finding good copies of some of these CD's that are collecting dust over here.
hmph...
Regards!