Comment Very informative and well done (Score 4, Informative) 86
For what could be very stale subject matter Monty has done an excellent job of giving effective examples that engage and entertain.
Submission + - Falcon 9 Orbits! (businessweek.com)
Baldrson writes: Business Week reports that: "SpaceX’s Falcon 9 took off on its first test flight at about 2:45 p.m. local time from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. It reached the Earth’s orbit about nine minutes later." This is a victory not only for Elon Musk's team, but for advocates of commercial space transportation.
Submission + - Space X Successfully Launches Falcon 9 Rocket (msn.com) 1
leetrout writes: Space X has successfully launched a 2 stage rocket, the Falcon 9, into Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The successful launch came after a failed attempt earlier today. Read the entire article at MSNBC
Submission + - APPLE HTML5 SHOWCASE Fail (apple.com) 1
An anonymous reader writes: In great anticipation of HTML5 and the plugin independent interoperable web of the future I for one was excited to hear news of Apples html5 showcase, until that is one decied to click on any of the demos and was presented with the following beauty;
"You’ll need to download Safari to view this demo.
This demo was designed with the latest web standards supported by Safari. If you’d like to experience this demo, simply download Safari. It’s free for Mac and PC, and it only takes a few minutes."
"You’ll need to download Safari to view this demo.
This demo was designed with the latest web standards supported by Safari. If you’d like to experience this demo, simply download Safari. It’s free for Mac and PC, and it only takes a few minutes."
Russian Officials To Investigate Regional President's Alien Abduction Claims 184
wdef writes "The BBC reports that a Russian MP has asked President Dmitry Medvedev to investigate claims by a regional president that he has met aliens on board a spaceship. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the leader of the southern region of Kalymkia, made his claim in a television interview. Mr Ilyumzhinov said in an interview on primetime television that he had been taken on board an alien spaceship which had come to planet Earth to take samples — and claims to have several witnesses. He has been president of Kalmykia, a small Buddhist region of Russia which lies on the shores of the Caspian Sea, for 17 years. As president of the World Chess Federation, he has spent tens of millions of dollars turning the impoverished republic into a mecca for chess players — building an entire village to host international tournaments. MP Andre Lebedev is not just asking whether Mr Ilyumzhinov is fit to govern. He is also concerned that, if he was abducted, he may have revealed details about his job and state secrets."
Comment Re:From what I've heard, it really is that bad... (Score 5, Informative) 673
I think it's worth specifying that the wind screen becoming opaque wasn't from ash sticking to it, but was from the ash sand-blasting it. It had the same effect on the landing lights and with this incident happening at night, added yet another level of difficulty to the situation.
Submission + - Palm is up for sale (bloomberg.com)
Submission + - IPad is making cross platform development harder (washingtonpost.com)
imapopsensation writes: There have been articles here and elsewhere about the closed development platform for the IPad and the IPhone (iEtc) stores. This article from the Washington Post really sums up some of the problems I have with the limitations on software development Apple has been putting out there. I am nervous about the negative implications for small business and entrepreneur startups who rely on the freedom of the web and the various platforms for delivering rich content to all platforms. Using Flex and HTML/JS I have been building very scalable affordable applications for medical professionals. The IPad could be such a great asset for getting these applications into people's hands in doctor's offices and hospitals but instead it is just muddling things up with new rules and limitations.
Submission + - Cell Phones to Sniff Out Deadly Chemicals 1
Hugh Pickens writes: "Science Daily reports that Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate's Cell-All is an initiative to equip cell phones with a sensor capable of detecting deadly chemicals. A chip costing less than a dollar would be embedded in cell phones and programmed to either alert the cell phone carrier to the presence of toxic chemicals in the air, and/or a central station that can monitor how many alerts in an area are being received. While one alert might be a false positive, hundreds would indicate the need for evacuation. "Our goal is to create a lightweight, cost-effective, power-efficient solution," says Stephen Dennis, Cell-All's program manager. Does this always-on surveillance mean that the government can track your precise whereabouts whenever it wants? On the contrary, DHS says Cell-All will operate only on an opt-in basis and will transmit data anonymously. "Privacy is as important as technology," says Dennis. "After all, for Cell-All to succeed, people must be comfortable enough to turn it on in the first place." Dennis hopes to have 40 prototypes in about a year, the first of which will sniff out carbon monoxide and fire and commercialization may take several years."
Comment How? (Score 4, Insightful) 203
I'm not a lawyer but how do you not prove that they benefited by having OEMs sell the newer version of their software before allowing a downgrade path?
Comment Re:Really.. a cup of coffee (Score 1) 422
I think they feel that washing it gets rid of some of the flavor. IIRC, some people do that with pots and pans. Remind me not to eat food cooked in those again....
FTFY
Comment Re:Who cares about size... (Score 4, Funny) 149
That's because 83% of statistics are made up on the spot.
Comment Re:I have sat next to these guys. (Score 3, Informative) 940
He is AT LEAST 325, if not over 350 lbs. Look up some recent pictures of him. At least a size 48 pants.
Comment Re:Not to hijack, but I need something for a kid, (Score 1) 145
I posted below... I've created exactly what you described without the speech recording / processing.
Check it out at http://www.2galsspeechproducts.com/
Check it out at http://www.2galsspeechproducts.com/
Comment No Software Will Replace Therapy (Score 4, Interesting) 145
I am the son of an SLP here in the states and a patient of hers as well. This was a fortunate situation for me because I got good therapy and I had parents that were involved. No software will ever replace good therapy with a good therapist / pathologist.
That being said, there are video and board games to be used as therapy tools and they are all geared toward children from preschool through high school. I created a video game about a year ago for just this purpose. The games require the player to get a speech bubble which cues a visual and auditory stimulus, then the player should repeat the stimulus with their best effort. You can even use it with a microphone so that the game continues after you say the word. It does not, however, do any speech recognition, just merely detecting audio activity.
You can download a small demo (Flash projector, demo is Win only but the game is Win / Mac) at the website, http://www.2galsspeechproducts.com/
Feel free to contact me directly if needed. leetrout _at_ gmail _dot_ com
That being said, there are video and board games to be used as therapy tools and they are all geared toward children from preschool through high school. I created a video game about a year ago for just this purpose. The games require the player to get a speech bubble which cues a visual and auditory stimulus, then the player should repeat the stimulus with their best effort. You can even use it with a microphone so that the game continues after you say the word. It does not, however, do any speech recognition, just merely detecting audio activity.
You can download a small demo (Flash projector, demo is Win only but the game is Win / Mac) at the website, http://www.2galsspeechproducts.com/
Feel free to contact me directly if needed. leetrout _at_ gmail _dot_ com
