September 10, 2009 at 6:43 am (News, Tech)
SA pigeon ‘faster than broadband’ Winston the pigeon was allowed no “performance-enhancing seeds” Broadband promised to unite the world with super-fast data delivery – but in South Africa it seems the web is still no faster than a humble pigeon
link: BBC NEWS | Africa | SA pigeon ‘faster than broadband’
June 19, 2009 at 5:42 am (Personal, Tech)
As a free service to AT&T, I’ve decided to help them be more truthful in their advertising.
In a previous post I said their slogan should be “Fewer Bars in Useful Places”. Today’s entry is “No Bars Where You Need Them”.
All of this stems from how lousy their network is on the rail system in Atlanta. Bear in mind that this city is home to AT&T’s headquarters and that they built a garage at the far end of the rail line for their employees to use. I certainly hope those employees don’t have work to do on the way in that requires using the AT&T GSM network because it isn’t going to happen.
Compare this to the T-Mobile network on the same rail system which is practically 100% the entire way, EVEN UNDERGROUND. I know this because they were my provider before I got sucked into the iPhone collective.
The iPhone is the only reason I’m with AT&T, and so far they aren’t giving me any reasons to stay with them when my contract expires.
AT&T, “No Customers Without iPhone Exclusivity”
– Mobile post
August 23, 2006 at 3:59 pm (Christianity, Science, Tech, Websites)
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Organ music ‘instils religious feelings’:
Last Updated: Monday, 8 September, 2003, 08:31 GMT 09:31 UK
Organ music ‘instils religious feelings’
By Jonathan Amos
BBC News Online science staff, in Salford
People who experience a sense of spirituality in church may be reacting to the extreme bass sound produced by some organ pipes. Many churches and cathedrals have organ pipes that are so long they emit infrasound which at a frequency lower than 20 Hertz is largely inaudible to the human ear. But in a controlled experiment in which infrasound was pumped into a concert hall, UK scientists found they could instil strange feelings in the audience at will. These included an extreme sense of sorrow, coldness, anxiety and even shivers down the spine.
More at the link above…
AOL/XM Radio is playing: Fairweather from the album “Getting Somewhere” by Allison Moorer
August 23, 2006 at 6:58 am (Music, Science, Tech, Websites)
Wired News: Music Makes Your Brain Happy:
By Randy Dotinga| Also by this reporter
02:00 AM Aug, 23, 2006
As a rock producer, Daniel Levitin worked with Stevie Wonder, the Grateful Dead and Chris Isaak. But the music business began to change, and a disillusioned Levitin turned to academia, where a career in neuroscience beckoned. Sixteen years after he made the switch, Levitin is an associate professor at McGill University in Montreal and one of the world’s leading experts in cognitive music perception. In his new book, This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession, Levitin explores research into how our brains process the works of artists as varied as Beethoven, the Beatles and Britney Spears, and why they make us feel so good. Wired News picks his brain about how it all works.
More by following the link…
iTunes is playing: Woman’s World from the album “East Side Story” by Squeeze
August 20, 2006 at 5:55 pm (Tech)
There are so many misconceptions about the iPod (and Macs too!) and how to use it that it could take a serious amount of time to clear them up.
Most of these misconceptions are fostered by people who don’t own one, have never used one and sometimes those who have a vested interest in seeing them fail.
One big misconception is that the only thing you can put on an iPod is stuff from the iTunes Music Store. Untrue! When my iPod first arrived, a lot of time was spent moving music to the device from the compact discs I already owned. In truth, if you’re resourceful enough, you can play just about any type of audio file on the device.
Of course the fact that most iPod owners have an existing music collection doesn’t stop people like Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser from calling iPod owners thieves. Is it any coincidence that they can’t seem to compete with Apple in this market? Perhaps it’s just jealousy.
iTunes is playing: That’s How I Knew This Story Would Break My Heart from the album “The Forgotten Arm” by Aimee Mann
August 17, 2006 at 12:28 pm (Science, Tech, Websites)
Back around 1980 I heard about a guy developing a car that ran on compressed air. He was having a tough time getting anyone to notice and had received threats to himself and his family over his invention. Now it looks like his idea is back.
How would you like a car that runs on compressed air instead of petroleum? Bypass all the gas stations and help Exxon become a smaller company.
Check out the The Air Car
AOL/XM Radio is playing: I Got The News from the album Citizen Steely Dan, by Steely Dan
August 8, 2006 at 8:55 am (News, Science, Tech, Websites)
Heard this morning that Exxon Mobile just posted their second highest profit quarter ever and it seems like their highest was last quarter. How was your drive in this morning? Feels like we’re pumping poison into our tanks sometimes.
iTunes is playing: Strong Enough from the album “Tuesday Night Music Club” by Sheryl Crow
August 2, 2006 at 3:24 pm (Tech, Websites)
I’m part of the Engineering Wiki team at work and someone mentioned this Stephen Colbert bit on Wikis called Wikiality. Funny.
iTunes is playing: Sangue De Beirona from the album “Music for the Rest of Us” by Cesaria Evora
