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Monthly Archives: July 2004
I eat beans on toast twice, just because she is so nice, oh Teresa
Mrs Kerry rocks. Seriously, she has some go to her. Look: “My right to speak my mind, to have a voice, to be what some have called ‘opinionated’ is a right I deeply and profoundly cherish, and my only hope … Continue reading
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James Surowiecki
A set of four conditions which (when satisfied) allows a group to be collectively more intelligent than even its most able members: 1. It needs to be diverse, so that people are bringing different pieces of information to the table … Continue reading
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On a clear day, I can see forever
This is the view from my office window. It even competes with the old one (featuring the Baie des Anges and the Med in its blue blueness…)
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Harmonic codec
FFT an audio signal. Split the bins into a number of sub-bands. Decimate the sub-bands. Encode the higher sub-bands as differences from the base sub-band. Determine sub-band spacing by finding the fundamental. Use data reduction by cone-of-silence calculation in the … Continue reading
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Day One
Started at Symbian today. All good so far. I don’t think they’re on to me yet. (That was a joke. :-)
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Core values
Two Arabs from the same small village in Egypt emigrate to Texas. When they arrive they have a wager: they will meet in exactly one year, and the winner will be the one who’s made himself most American. The meeting … Continue reading
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An end to democracy in the US
And so, the neocon ruling class prepares the measures they need to end voting altogether. Premature, they say- it was supposed to be a surprise. If this happens there will be war.
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Withnail mode
The problem: when you use a TiVo to fast forward through advertisements on ‘live TV’, you can’t because there’s never any time to ‘make up’. In Withnail Mode, the TiVo would ‘make time’ by playing the ‘live’ TV slightly slower … Continue reading
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The Even-Tempered Clavicle
This was taken this afternoon. Enough said. My hand, however, is fine…
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Woohoo, part the 2nd
This is it; I’m going to be living in a room in a shared house. It’s got hot and cold running broadband and the folks I’m going to be sharing with all seem pretty cool. It’s in Harrow and should … Continue reading
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Space shuttle parts anyone?
The discharge pressure of an SSME high-pressure fuel turbopump could send a column of liquid hydrogen 36 miles in the air. They should do that, it would be very cool.
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I swore I’d never do this
Hello, Wizard. Character Stats: Rogue (12) Warrior (5) Wizard (23) Paladin (12) Your Profile: You’re intelligent, educated, and just a bit superior to everyone you know. If you’re still in school, you probably make A’s, if you’re not too bored … Continue reading
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deletion
I’ve changed my mind. i thought the future was augmentation. now, i think the future is deletion we build machines now not to add things to our lives, but to delete the worthless tivo to delete the crap from tv … Continue reading
I really do, you know.
Because without it, there’s no opposing voice to the Big Corporates.
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welcome to sellotape
Just to annoy you, Sellotape idiots… welcome to sellotape – or not. Sellotape apparently believe that hyperlinking to their site breaches copyright. There was a court case that proved this to be an invalid assertion some years ago. Clearly their … Continue reading
Baby came back
I need the following parts for a Kawasaki ER500-C1 motorcycle: In your Earth pounds: Handlebars 50.01 Brake lever 22.32 Rear brake pedal 27.23 Fuel tank 440.13 Instrument housing plastics 46.65 + 35.76 Right hand front indicator 18.96 Radiator 302.89 Exhaust … Continue reading
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