Archive for January, 2010:
Apple was granted a patent for eSATA Target Disk mode
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This is a really good thing. One, it means that eSATA will be coming sooner rather than later to Macs. Apple even sell a RAID unit, the Promise SmartStor DS4600, that on the Apple site has no mention whatsoever of eSATA, however it’s there on the box, and mentioned on the Promise web site. Target [...]
Dispersion of Sound Waves in Ice Sheets « silent listening
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The most striking thing about these recordings is the synthetic-sounding descending tones caused by the phenomenon of the dispersion of sound waves. The high frequencies of the popping and cracking noises are transmitted faster by the ice than the deeper frequencies, which reach the listener with a time lag as glissandi sinking to almost bottomless depths. via Dispersion of [...]
Playback of Matroska MKV Files on PS3 with no transcoding.
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A previous post mentions some difficulties I’ve experienced trying to remux a Matroska MKV file to something that the PS3 can handle natively. I assumed that something like a standard MP4 file would be the best solution, and whilst I was close, I wasn’t quite there. It turns out that the answer was staring me right in the face.
OiNK founder free after two-plus years of legal troubles
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OiNK founder free after two-plus years of legal troubles A UK jury has found OiNK admin Alan Ellis not guilty of conspiracy to defraud copyright owners more than two years after police raided his home and seized OiNK’s servers. The music industry is not happy. via OiNK founder free after two-plus years of legal troubles. [...]
Avatar’s Designers Speak: Floating Mountains, AMP Suits And The Dragon – Avatar – io9
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You may think you’ve been living inside Pandora, James Cameron’s imaginary world, for a while after seeing Avatar. But just think what it’s like for the designers and creators who spent years imagining every tiny detail of the place. via Avatar’s Designers Speak: Floating Mountains, AMP Suits And The Dragon – Avatar – io9.
Robotagger: GML + ABB4400 on Vimeo
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And I, for one, welcome our new Giant Robotic Graffiti-writing Overlords… via Robotagger: GML + ABB4400 on Vimeo.
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