Comment Re:Yeah (Score 1) 215
Isn't it customary to get customer approval on a project when the budget goes up 10x? I usually don't leave a blank check at the mechanic's shop...
Comment Math and music (Score 1) 1
I'd be willing to bet that this information is something that major labels and/or song writers probably have known about for a long time. Math and music have had a relationship for long time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_and_mathematics
Submission + - Man gets past airport security with invalid pass (msn.com)
An anonymous reader writes: "Olajide Oluwaseun Noibi cleared security at John F. Kennedy International Airport on June 24 and successfully boarded Virgin America flight 415 — even though his boarding pass was not issued in his name and was for a flight the day before...But neither Virgin America nor the Transportation Security Administration noticed that Noibi's identification — a University of Michigan student card — did not match the name on his boarding pass." — Can we PLEASE get rid of the TSA and the over the top security checks now? Please?
Submission + - Is there a formula for a hit song? (google.com) 1
moveoverrover writes: What happens when two Rutgers Grad students analyze 50 years of Billboard Top 10 hits with MIT offshoot Echo Nest's API and turn the data into visualizations for an assignment? Great looking visualizations for one, and a fascinating look at 50 years of Pop music at the data level. Posing the question,"Is there a formula for a hit song?" The students write,
"What if we knew, for example, that 80% of the Billboard Hot 100 number one singles from 1960-2010 are sung in a major key with an average of 135 beats per minute, that they all follow a I-III-IV chord progression in 4/4 time signature, and that they all follow a "verse-verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus" sequence structure?
Using data extracted by Echo Nest on tempo, duration, time signature, musical key, as well as subjective criteria like "energy" and "danceability," the pair generated a number of visualizations with Google Motion Charts (warning: slow) and "(some) Tableau Results" for everyone to see and investigate. Curious about tempo and song duration trends in Pop music over 50 years? Correlation between record label and song tempo? They have it. Do you have your own burning question or visual relationship to investigate?? Download the core data, the Tableau reader and look at it any way you want.
"What if we knew, for example, that 80% of the Billboard Hot 100 number one singles from 1960-2010 are sung in a major key with an average of 135 beats per minute, that they all follow a I-III-IV chord progression in 4/4 time signature, and that they all follow a "verse-verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus" sequence structure?
Using data extracted by Echo Nest on tempo, duration, time signature, musical key, as well as subjective criteria like "energy" and "danceability," the pair generated a number of visualizations with Google Motion Charts (warning: slow) and "(some) Tableau Results" for everyone to see and investigate. Curious about tempo and song duration trends in Pop music over 50 years? Correlation between record label and song tempo? They have it. Do you have your own burning question or visual relationship to investigate?? Download the core data, the Tableau reader and look at it any way you want.
Submission + - Universal and Viacom hacked by AntiSec (grindgadget.com)
DavidG2 writes: "I know, we're all tired of hearing about LulzSec, Anonymous, and all those other groups, but just because LulzSec called it quits, it didn’t mean that the hacking shenanigans would end. After the group disbanded, many of its members went back to Anonymous and joined the “AntiSec” operation. And now, there’s another hacking group that’s capturing headlines, as AntiSec recently attacked Universal and Viacom, stealing and releasing personal data, including user passwords. The group also stole information regarding Viacom’s network. So far, no numbers have been released in regard to how many users were affected, but even if you think you weren’t affected, it wouldn’t hurt to take five minutes and make sure that all of your information is secure."
Submission + - With FBI raid, law enforcement circles LulzSec (arnnet.com.au)
splitenz writes: Time may be running out for the members of LulzSec as police continue to step up their inquiries into the hacking group.On Monday, the US Federal Bureau of investigation executed a search warrant at a Hamilton, Ohio, residence — a raid that local media has linked to the ongoing investigation of LulzSec. The raid comes two days after LulzSec ended a 50-day hacking rampage by posting internal documents belonging to AT&T and data stolen from gaming forums and a NATO website. Full details.
Comment Act today!! (Score 1) 1
I will throw in an extra 200 gold with your purchase of 10,000 pieces.
Comment Bought and paid for... (Score 1) 1
Since most politicians don't understand the basics of the internet.. I can see where some of his contributions are coming from.
Submission + - Chris Hansen caught with girl nearly half his age (dailymail.co.uk)
Endloser writes: Irony has her day as Chris Hansen has been caught cheating on his wife with a woman 20 years younger than himself, and on hidden camera. Chris, who is 51 and married, is alleged to have been cheating on his wife with 30 year old Florida journalist Kristyn Caddell in southern Florida for the last four months.
Submission + - Argentina wants to tax "potential" piracy (infobae.com)
joabjon writes: The Argentinian senate wants to tax (1%-75%!) a broad range of electronic devices, such as external and internal hard drives, usb sticks, mp3 players, cell phones, blank DVDs and CDs, DVD players, BluRay players and others; because they contain "memory" and that "memory" *COULD POTENTIALLY* be used to store illegal content such as MP3s, movies, etc.
The tax would be to "compensate" (?!) artists for the POTENTIAL pirated content that could be stored in those devices.
The tax would be to "compensate" (?!) artists for the POTENTIAL pirated content that could be stored in those devices.
Submission + - Republican Sen. Sez Privacy Rules Might Break Net (talkingpointsmemo.com) 1
Stirfry192 writes: Federal legislative proposals to help consumers to effectively stop companies from tracking them online without their knowledge might "break the internet," a key Republican senator working on the legislation said in a hearing on the issue on Wednesday.
Submission + - Remaining Stealthy in the Cybercrime Underground (securityweek.com)
wiredmikey writes: Several years ago, fraudsters congregated in mega crime boards which boasted thousands of members in order to find partners and trade their goods. ShadowCrew, DarkMarket and CardersMarket were just a few of those boards, and they all ended badly – for the fraudsters. ShadowCrew was taken down in “Operation Firewall”. DarkMarket was turned into a sting site by the FBI and the fate of CardersMarket was sealed after the arrest of its founder, Max “iceman” Butler.
Ever since those days, the underground has changed. Driven by the fraudsters’ interest to maximize profits and catalyzed by the development of e-currency services, which offered the ability to automatically pay merchants a-la Paypal, the underground moved away from the centralized trading hubs. Instead, many vendors set up their own stores outside of the forums, completely automated, open for business twenty-four by seven.
ShadowCrew’s tagline was “For Those Who Like to Play in the Shadows”. Today, fraudsters have even more capabilities to do just that....
Ever since those days, the underground has changed. Driven by the fraudsters’ interest to maximize profits and catalyzed by the development of e-currency services, which offered the ability to automatically pay merchants a-la Paypal, the underground moved away from the centralized trading hubs. Instead, many vendors set up their own stores outside of the forums, completely automated, open for business twenty-four by seven.
ShadowCrew’s tagline was “For Those Who Like to Play in the Shadows”. Today, fraudsters have even more capabilities to do just that....
Submission + - World of Warcraft Goes Free With Starter Edition (thinq.co.uk) 1
Stoobalou writes: Blizzard Entertainment has announced that its enormously popular online role-playing game World of Warcraft will be free to play for characters up to level 20.
WoW has always offered free trials of one of the world's biggest multi-player online games but previous offers have always been limited to a set number of days.
The new policy means that first-time visitors to Azeroth will be able to build an unlimited number of characters and classes up to level 20 at their leisure, although there will be some limitations.
WoW has always offered free trials of one of the world's biggest multi-player online games but previous offers have always been limited to a set number of days.
The new policy means that first-time visitors to Azeroth will be able to build an unlimited number of characters and classes up to level 20 at their leisure, although there will be some limitations.
Comment Concerns.. (Score 1) 1
I'd be worried about what some of the TOS say about who owns the work or if they get breached. The next FaceBook may not be developers....
Submission + - 18 Useful Web Based Code Editors for Developers (designbeep.com) 1
CaryGarcia writes: Cloud9 is a state-of-the-art IDE that runs in your browser and lives in the cloud, allowing you to run, debug and deploy applications from anywhere, anytime. A complete game-changer that will change the way we develop applications forever.With Cloud9 you can simply focus on writing code and forget about the tedious process of setting up your environment and integrating SDK’s. (Also if you are a Chrome-OS user, Cloud9 is the ideal tool for you.)
