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Posts by Mark .
1843 posts • joined 18 Jun 2009
The Mac at 30: Hardware and software wars – again and again and ...
The Macintosh is 30 years old, but it's not 30 years of the Macintosh
The Macintosh is a device of the past - today "Mac" on the other hand is a brandname for their x86 PCs, similar to Dell's Inspiron or ASUS's Transformer. Different hardware, different software (and is only the same platform as much as Trigger's Broom is the same broom). I would say only the name is the same, but even that's not true - Macintosh was finally dropped as a brandname some years ago.
MPAA spots a Google Glass guy in cinema, calls HOMELAND SECURITY
Re: Did he mount his Glass on a tripod?
On the plus side, you get to watch the movie without risk of interrogation and detained by police. Once again, paying customers get treated worse than people pirating... (I wonder if he'll even get a refund.)
He wasn't breaking the law.
MANIC MINERS: Ten Bitcoin generating machines
Re: earning...
And even if he isn't selling, I'm not sure what the difference is between perceived value and value is. Is my house only worth so many "perceived pounds" rather than "pounds"? Sure, when it comes to valuing things, it's clear this is dependent on if you sold it at the current market rate, but that's true of anything. No one says their house is worth "perceived pounds", because that's assumed, and no need to be stated.
On another note though, I'd argue that it's better for Bitcoin miners to argue that they aren't "earning" it, as that would make them liable for income tax (capital gains tax on the other hand means most people wouldn't have to pay any tax, unless the value is more than the annual threshold).
Re: Is it me?
The safest way to make money is put it in a bank account - and enjoy your 2% interest if you're lucky. But when comparing investments, there are a range in both risk, and potential returns.
Also why is it either/or - I'm sure anyone into making Bitcoin mining devices bought or mined some bitcoins much earlier... They also probably test their machines by actually mining bitcoin (where as someone making a spade wouldn't necessarily go and dig for gold, as you need more equipment and effort than just testing a spade).
Re: I'm not some kind of hippy or anything, and it's an interesting experiment....
Says you, using an electricity-consuming computer to post it.
Let's seem some stats - how does the power required for the Bitcoin network compare to other things, such as power to run banks and so on? Or indeed, what about the energy required to mine gold?
Claiming that any use of electricity is absurd, as you could use that argument against just about anything. This is like the "Let's save the planet by turning off lights for one hour" argument from people who then continue to use electricty the rest of the time.
Wells Fargo gathers bank 'n' gov bigwigs to discuss Bitcoin 'rules'
Re: LOL ROFL LMAO
"X went back to its original value, therefore Y which is completely different to X is going to go back to its original value"
Hmm, not convinced. As you say yourself, tulips are very different to Bitcoin. When it comes to being a currency, store of value, means of transaction, Bitcoin have all sorts of advantages that tulips completely fail at.
I don't think anyone disagrees that Bitcoin is a "bubble" in the sense that "current value is significantly propped up by speculation", but it is completely unclear as to whether Bitcoin may grow in use (and hence the value may become supported by actual use), or be doomed (and the value collapses to near nothing). I don't see that the latter is a certainty, as the tulip critics seem to imply.
Google gobbles Wi-Fi thermostat maker Nest for $3.2 BEEELLION IN CASH
Re: I don't get it
I don't know about their system, but I can speak of the advantages of systems already available and mainstream today.
So your house is heated all during the day when you might be out at work? Ideally it should be possible to set schedules for different temperatures depending on time and day, which is a lot easier to do using a web page on a computer than fiddling with the awkward UI on a small thermostat LCD.
If I'm out for a few days and have turned it down, it's nice to turn it up before I get back, so I don't arrive to a cold house.
The only thing I'm not convinced on is whether it actually saves money - it's much easier now to just up the temperature every time I'm feeling cold from my Android phone, tablet or Windows laptop, than have to get up and go and find a jumper...
Re: I should create a company
Already have it today, I can control my heating anywhere through an Internet connection, with standard British Gas boiler. No doubt we will see more of this kind of thing in the future.
If that's true, I hope this isn't anything like an ipod - no thanks, I don't want every device from fridges to kettles set up so that they're suddenly only compatible with a system from one manufacturer, ignoring every other system that uses open standards. And then even the people that do go along with it find that all their kettles and fridges have to be replaced, because the one manufacturer changes their dongle socket interface.
Two websites you should show your boss if you want to be paid in Bitcoin
Re: Sign me up!!
As clearly explained in the article, you can choose whatever proportion you like, so it's not about being paid entirely in Bitcoin.
What's the worst that can go wrong? Er, you lose your investment. No different to any other kind of investment. I find it odd the hostility that some people seem to give it - do you view all high risk investments the same way? Putting all one's money into a high risk investment is risky, but a sensible investment strategy is to put one's savings into a range of investments of varying risk.
Re: Alternatively...
Covered in the article: "It is an easier way to get Bitcoin than going through an exchange"
How true that is depends on which country you are in, and which exchange you want to use, but in many cases the general lack of exchanges means hassles with transferring money internationally in order to then buy.
Re: The ones who were paid in them previously and made huge profits seem that way
The discussion here is about those who were *paid* previously, so I don't see what mining has to do with anything. The increase in value is nothing to do with pyramid schemes, but simple supply and demand.
"those who started it"
Surely anyone was free to do Bitcoin mining at any time they chose.
Pesky protesters FORCE GOOGLE STAFF INTO THE SEA
Re: Oh for f**k's sake....
"It is possible that they are targeting them buses because of the higher publicity value though?"
Indeed - and furthermore, for all we know, people could be doing all of the sensible things he suggests, but it's only coverage of the disruptive Google protests that gets all the media attention.
Re: Oh for f**k's sake....
"get in my fucking way."
Though, isn't this the entire problem in the first place, private buses in the way of the public's bus stops?
Although judging by the plans to charge companies a minimal amount, it seems the issue is it's entirely legal to use public bus stops in California. If they did things the way that many cities did, making it illegal to park on spaces reserved for public buses, this would be dealt with by handing out fines.
Vandalism isn't a good thing, but nor is there a god given right to use public bus stops and so on in a private vehicle, no matter how much it makes sense for the passengers. Two wrongs don't make a right.
Note that we don't actually know what other efforts activists are making, it's just that the bus protest received international news coverage, whilst everything else gets ignored.
Bay Area plots Googlebus tax after local residents riot
Re: a private vehicle in the state of California is at a public bus stop.
Sure, but that's an argument on what you think the law should be, not what it actually is. Perhaps the law should allow private buses to stop at places that private cars can't - some people in California think it should, but on the other hand, at least some people in California disagree.
Google and its employees are also free to protest and lobby to change the law.
Re: Commune of California!
"As I check the constitution there is nothing about people being entitled to rent they consider "low" in sunny areas they prefer to live in. Deal with it."
Also nothing in the constitution about being able to park a private vehicle where you like. Deal with it.
I can see various points of view - but on neither side does this seem a constitutional issue, nor is anyone claiming that.
Re: Fair's fair
" They could stop their private buses anywhere that it is legal to stop a private vehicle, and do pick ups there, it is just more logical and less inconvenience for everyone else to use a regular 'stop'."
Well there's a point, what is the law for private drivers who stop and wait at the marked out region for a bus stop? I mean, here in the UK there seem to be all sorts of rules and restrictions for things like stopping, parking, bus lanes and so on - and a private company wouldn't be exempt from them, or treated like a public bus, no matter how much you argue that it's more convenient.
If that is legal in the state, then it seems fair enough - though a fair response from the state could also be to change that law. If it isn't, then never mind payments, they should just hit them with the appropriate fines. The argument of "it's legal to stop anywhere else, so it's just as logical to do it here" doesn't work if it isn't legal there.
Re: Excuse me?
Okay, perhaps the state (and the people) shouldn't be paying "a damn penny" for private buses to be using the public bus stops, and if the companies or employees don't like it, they can move. Your logic works both ways.
Two wrongs don't make a right - sure, prosecute those engaged in illegal actions like vandalism too. That is not pandering them, unless you're suggesting that every tax payer is guilty of assault.
Not that there aren't other options - if public transport was better for everyone, this problem wouldn't exist. And if companies located themselves so walking, cycling or public transport was an option rather than cars or employee-only-buses, then that would be good too.
Samsung whips out 12.2-inch 'Professional' iPad killers
Re: They're playing to the dummies in the market...
Personally I'd much rather have a portable laptop (Samsung laptop or similar) than a pure ~10" tablet. But your argument does seem contradictory - you say this Samsung has no point, as it'll get slayed by laptops on every technical score, but ipads are fast enough to do what is asked of them? Which is it? Is something okay as long as it's fast enough, or not if it'll get beaten on specs by a laptop?
The weight difference isn't that huge - some people were evidently happy with 600-700g 10" tablets for years (including ipads), whilst the lightest laptops are around 1Kg (I think the lightest is a Sony just under 1Kg; ASUS's T100 is just over 1Kg). This Samsung tablet at 750g is still much closer to those tablets. Furthermore, 12" laptops are going to be heavier still.
You can argue in favour or against the larger tablets vs laptops, but I don't think this Samsung device makes a difference to that argument - any advantage or weakness or weight or specs is shared by the other tablets.
"OTOH going smaller doesn't achieve much"
I disagree - I intentionally didn't get a permanent case for my Nexus 7 for that reason, and the time when weight is most important is when it's in my hands. So having under 300g for a tablet that's meant to be hand held device is important in my opinion, and much lighter than any ipad heavy or other large tablet. It also means I can hold one handed, and use with my other hand - meaning it's easy to use without a desk, laying it on my lap, and I can easily use it standing.
When it's in my bag, the weight is of little relevance, I don't notice it any more than I notice my Samsung netbook in my bag. But the size is important - I can slip it into a side pocket of a bag, it takes up that much less space, and I can even put it in a small bag or even my pocket (just about!) which would be impossible for larger tablets.
Re: Sounds like a fringe use case?
I'd rather an ASUS Transformer Book - very light as a laptop, and can convert to an even lighter tablet.
Still, choice is a good thing.
Bitcoin blasts past $1,000 AGAIN after Zynga accepts cryptocurrency
Re: Gimmick
The transaction rate limit, and issues to do with the large blockchain size, are covered at https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Scalability .
"The 'value' in BTC lies entirely in the speed and processing power of the network, speed and power which will have to increase along the upward curve of BitCoin usage for it to succeed."
Well, I'm not sure that speed and processing power increasing in the future is that far fetched...
Re: Gimmick
The pub 5 minutes' walk away from me accepts Bitcoin. Its usage is still low, but hardly to the extreme you claim.
Some of its more obvious potential uses are replacing the dependence on Paypal for online payments to small traders, avoiding large fees for international transfers, and allowing individuals to transfer money without faffing with cheques (at least in the UK, we can do bank transfers, but in many countries like the US, this isn't an option in most cases).
You're spending WHAT on iPhone 6? Wells Fargo downgrades Apple stock
Re: New features != "must have" features
"Apple was the first to put all the stuff in the first paragraph together into one phone"
It was the first one to have multitouch, and all of the other things were fairly standard things, so it trivially follows that the iphone was first to have the complete set. But that doesn't mean it was actually first with those other things! This is just cherry picking your featureset, and I could do the same for any first by another company. If you're doing an AND of features rather than an OR, then simply being first with one of those features, means the product will also be first with that one feature AND many others.
E.g., for the first phone that could do Wifi (a Nokia?), I could say also "It was the first phone to do Wifi, and [long list of bog standard but useful features]" - well no, that's not anything new, I've just rephrased the being first with Wifi. Similarly I could say Nokia are the first company to do GPS for maps/directions, full desktop browser, multitouch screen, wifi, MEMS/gyroscope sensors, a camera of sufficient quality to produce acceptable pictures when picture-taking _is_ the goal of one's day, the ability to install third party apps that have access to an API comparable to PC apps are a must have in any smartphone. By subtely upping the camera requirement, I've moved it back to Nokia. Same if I included sat nav.
The 2007 iphone couldn't even run apps at all. Does IOS really run exactly the same browser as desktops? Not that I see why that matters - Nokia don't have their own desktop browser, so that's an unfair comparison. Decent browsers were available, like Opera Mobile. Since browser choice is a personal preference, I'd much prefer a platform that let's me use any browser I choose.
"Since then, there has been nothing added to smartphones, either from Apple or Android, that contained something that nearly everyone finds useful and has become a must have for every phone made."
I'd agree that many things being added are gimmicks, but I'd still include sat-nav, a decent size screen (4" minimum) and resolution (800x480 at least - even Symbian's 640x480 was better than the iphone) as important too, so for me phones didn't mature until around 2010-2011, and it was Android leading the way (with Symbian the contender). The 2007 iphone wasn't even close, with its lack of apps, 3G, and even copy/paste.
I'd also add that multitouch is as much a gimmick as any gimmick today - it's useful, but not revolutionary. I want to use a phone one-handed sometimes, and a multitouch UI is a much bigger prevention than large screen sizes. If anything, credit should be given to the little-publicised one-touch zoom that Google have started to introduce into Android (double-tap, then move finger up or down - annoyingly it's not OS-wide, and confusingly the zoom direction in maps is reversed to that of Chrome!)
I agree with your last paragraph, but doesn't that apply for multitouch too? Apple didn't invent capacitive screens, they just happened to be first to market for phones with that one feature.
Re: They haven't since about 2007 (@AC)
So Apple did 2 things 6 years ago - I don't see why we constantly have to hear about that, and not the lots of firsts achieved by other companies. No, I won't write off the iphone, but it was the media that decided to ignore every other phone!
The GPU claim is just a property of being newer - is Windows RT better than Linux, because it was written in a time when GPUs can be assumed? No. Newer OSs that come out will in turn be able to assume things that IOS could not, but that doesn't automatically make them better, let alone an argument for being revolutionary.
"And more or less everything else to happen in computing since at least 1980."
I don't know what you're on about with styluses and key combinations - my 2005 feature phone launched apps via icons, it's just now I touch the icon rather than using arrows to move a cursor. Once you've switched to a touchscreen, saying to touch the icon (the same way we click on non-mobile OSs) is bleeding obvious. If there's some magical new UI that IOS introduced in 2007, it can't be anything that I've seen on Android, yet I get by just fine.
"It also implicitly attacks Android. Android has conquered the market by being a million times better than the near-unusable pre-iPhone rubbish."
Android today is much better than pre-2007 stuff, it's also better than pre-2008 stuff. It's called progress. But I found touchscreen Symbian perfectly fine compared to anything else of the time, despite being the single-touch 5800. And yes, it had more than two levels of zoom (you don't need multitouch for this). Multitouch gestures are useful, but this is a tiny improvement compared to having a touchscreen at all, which is what makes the difference. I don't care for fancy gestures and swipes (I'm not a fan of all the gestures on Samsung's Touchwiz either, give me vanilla Android any day). If multitouch is the revolution you claim, then how come the complaint today Apple fans make of Android is that the phones are too big to use one handed - how do you use multitouch one handed? Apple were first to market with multitouch, but that's it - it wasn't a revolutionary new GUI, anymore than any new gestures that Samsung add to Touchwiz (or Nokia did to Meego, which was heavily swipe based) makes a revolution either.
And it is you who is attacking Android. Android was popular precisely because it didn't drop all the features like IOS, but built and carried on the success of Symbian.
Your comments about what Nokia couldn't do with development tools also make no sense - they switched to Qt, one of the best toolkits I've used, and development was as good as Android's for the time (some things were not as good, but some things were better). Symbian remained the number one platform until 2011, and continued to outsell IOS until the WP switch.
As for AT&T, if they offered unlimited data to the minority of Apple users and not others, that's not something to praise.
Re: They haven't since about 2007
It's partly true, but only really for Apple, not other manufacturers. Nokia didn't shed features for Symbian AFAICT, and kept all of the things he listed, whilst continuing to add new features.
Android may have lacked features in the very early days, but nowhere near the extent that iphones did. I guess another example might have been MS ditching Windows Mobile for Windows Phone, which was very dumbed down in an IOS-like manner, and has gone through the same phase of having to add basic features. He is right that most of the changes from iphone 2007 to iphone 4 was playing catchup to what other phones had years ago - indeed, until then, at least, it wasn't even a smartphone.
Seoul-blackening disappointment for Samsung backers as stock droops
Aren't "Apple" ARM CPUs manufactured by Samsung anyway? (They were in the past at least.) Yes, I'm sure that the company that makes most of the hardware in iphones and ipads, and produces their own cutting edge hardware, will be unable to make a 64-bit CPU when it's actually required. Devices with finger print readers aren't new.
"Add to that Samsungs mis-steps with region locking and their sWatch plus would be surprised if we did not see a larger screen iPhone this year."
The Galaxy Gear sold 800,000 in 2 months. Interestingly, that works out to be pretty much the same rate as 1 million in 76 days, a figure that for Apple was hailed as a runaway success.
A larger screen iphone would either annoy the people saying they don't like Android phones for being too large; or would have to be a separate model, thus further fragmenting the broken promise of "IOS is better, because there's only one, no two, no three models to develop for". Perhaps it'll be shipped with a free comfy chair.
Who cares what device people use - so an Apple user orders something on his iphone or ipad, whilst I a Nexus owner prefer to use the laptop I already have, and suddenly that's a win for Apple? No, I still like my Nexus too, and use it for plenty of other things.
The real question is why only 29% of orders were done on tablets/phones, despite all this hype of how tablets will replace PCs. Perhaps this stat shows the answer - it's only Apple users who actually think that.
"(despite apparently selling less volume of devices they are actually used far, far more)"
I love how that when Apple do poorly at something, it's spun round to be a positive using the trick of "They score highly at A, despite being less at B". I might as well say, look how Android devices sell much better, despite not being used as much...
"Of course it's not a perfect metric but like other studies of web usage it's a pretty universal one"
It's a terrible metric. Ordering online something at Christmas is a tiny proportion of typical computer or phone usage, whilst web page access is reasonably a fairly big proportion of it. Even for web page usage, it is known to have problems (e.g., device identification).
Furthermore, no one actually ever gave a damn about which device was used more for the web, rather, it was a statistic used to infer what the sales were. If we actually now have better more direct evidence on the sales, if it turns out that IOS is used more for online ordering this xmas than Android, all that tells us is that online ordering at xmas is a terrible metric for judging sales. The fact that they're used more for online ordering at xmas is not a metric that anyone actually cares about.
(Maybe we should put the stats together, and infer that people were using ipads to order their new Android tablets...)
US Department of Justice details Kim Dotcom evidence
Re: To those who approve of Kim Dotcom
When Marx wrote that in the 1840s, US copyright lasted at most 42 years, not the 120 or life+70 years that it is now. When you claim there are only two possible states of having or not having copyright law, which version of copyright law are actually referring to?
I take it you think Youtube should be taken down, with criminal charges made, too then?
How Britain could have invented the iPhone: And how the Quangocracy cocked it up
Re: "the I-phone was invented"?
Hear hear. At least the Register gets it right that Apple were first to market with a multitouch phone, rather than touchscreen phones, though the importance is overstated. The the difference between touchscreen and non-touchscreen is far bigger than the minor additional benefit of multitouch.
Indeed, a multitouch UI can be a pain, as it means that you can't use it one-handed. A good UI should be designed to work with singletouch too (odd how now, Apple users criticise Android phones for being too big to use one handed, whilst portraying multitouch as the single most important thing ever...)
Nor are Apple the biggest tech company (that argument is only on one hand-picked stat, and not by many other more useful metrics). Biggest at getting endless media hype, maybe.
If the Register wants to talk up Britain's part, then how about giving coverage to ARM, the company that designs the processors in almost every mobile device, from the minority of Apple products, to the 80% of Android devices. But no, let's not let facts get in the way of Apple Apple Apple - better to pretend Britain's involvement is nothing more than a "could have made a 2007 dumb phone that was massively outsold by Nokia".
First China banned Bitcoin. Now its crooks are using malware to steal traders' wallets
Re: Mark So, what got stolen?
Okay, you're making a completely different argument to the OP's argument about legal tender and WoW gold, which is what I was addressing.
The question of whether courts would recognise the value of Bitcoin as legal value or covered by criminal or civil law has AFAIK yet to be tested. Note that being "virtual" shouldn't be a reason (or at least, the same argument could be made for things like digital goods - I would have thought that depriving the owner of the files, or destroying them, would still be covered by criminal and civil law). I would hope that a sane court would see this as covered by criminal law (and not just for hacking, but for the money taken), but there's no stopping a court making a dumb decision. And yes, there is the practical issue that the police may go "What's Bitcoin?" However that's a separate argument.
Consider the authors of Cryptolocker if they are caught - of course, they're guilty of writing viruses no matter what, but don't you think the police and prosecution are going to try to get as heavy penalties as possible for the extortion charges they made? Do you think the prosecution will argue "They demanded users pay $X to them, and made $Y profit as a result of their activities"? Or do you think they will say "Well it's annoying they encrypted people's data, but it didn't cost anything to decrypt it. They didn't make anything from this, because Bitcoins have no value"?
And all the Governments saying that Bitcoins are subject to tax - how can that be true, if they have no recognised value? Clearly, the Governments are recognising their value for tax purposes at least.
Out of interest, is there a concept of "legally recognised"? There might be areas where the question of how much something is worth is questionable (e.g., if someone steals a unique rare art, who decides its value - presumably there is already some means by which laws judge this). But is there an example of something with significant market value, but which is not recognised legally as having value? (Perhaps one example might be things illegal to possess like drugs - I'm not sure if this means it's not possible to be guilty of stealing them, or simply that no one ever gets prosecuted, when you'd both be guilty of possession anyway...)
Insurance is again a different argument - insurance companies typically write what terms they like about what is covered, so not covering Bitcoin wouldn't mean it isn't theft. Indeed, many insurance companies have rules about how much you are covered for cash, even though cash is legal tender!
Re: Serious Question
On Bitstamp all withdrawals have to be approved via email. I guess the flaw in that is that they could change the email - on Bitstamp this is only possible my manually contacting the admins. I don't know what kind of checks they do for someone trying to change their password (but it would be easy to say, email the old account, to alert people of someone trying to change an account without them knowing).
Re: So, what got stolen?
Or also no different to a car, house or gold. I don't see how not being legal tender means it doesn't count as theft.
China's central bank hit by DDoS after Bitcoin blitz
Re: ...Bitcoin is eventually forced from the PRC...
Bitcoin doesn't. This example shows how Governments can control their currency, in a way that they can't control Bitcoin. The problem is that if you don't yet have Bitcoin, and what to buy it using a country's currency, then obviously you are still subject to that Government's control. Though yes, it is kind of amusing that the hardest thing about obtaining Bitcoin is the very thing that Bitcoin can solve.
Re: BitCoin Replacement!
Jokes are meant to be funny. Possibly the sound was the sound of my point which you completely missed.
"However, traders in the Middle Kingdom were responsible for much of the currency's surging popularity over the past year"
Or rather, in the last month or so. 2013 already saw a massive increase from $10 to a price of around $100, which doesn't seem specific to China. The "crash" has seen Bitcoin's 2013 growth fall to a mere 6000%.
The UK is already in the same situation that China now is - at one point, I believe it was possible in the UK to transfer direct to exchanges, but with UK banks shutting down accounts, you now have to transfer internationally, which is what the Chinese can still choose to do. Which is a pain - but looking at it from the other side, it means there's a lot of potential remaining if these restrictions eventually get sorted out.
Re: BitCoin Replacement!
If it relies on a 3rd party (you) to do that, you've missed the fundamental point that makes Bitcoin different from any earlier attempt at electronic currencies.
If it doesn't - well, if you had really produced a means of exchange, before Bitcoin had done it first, then sure, it would be worth something. But you didn't.
If you mean you've produced something similar to Bitcoin and called it Turdcoin, well sure, plenty of people are producing alternatives of Bitcoin. But being first, and having all the media awareness, does have advantages. Some of the alternative coins sound promising, and Bitcoin's biggest threat probably is an alternative currency. But since you have actually made something, and are just posting on a forum, no, it won't be worth anything.
Go on, buy Bitcoin. But DON'T say we didn't WARN YOU
Note that most sellers who currently accept Bitcoin probably sell them as soon as possible anyway - so as far as effects on price are concerned, it makes no difference whether current hoarders start spending their Bitcoin, or start selling them (though the former does at least raise more awareness of Bitcoin and show it being used, I don't see it would be a difference in terms of effect on Bitcoin price).
The inequality of Bitcoin distribution is a problem, but the only way out of that is from them to sell or spend - and it doesn't matter which, selling Bitcoin will do the same job of redistribution. It seems odd to complain both of people hoarding, and that the hoarders might sell...
Re: Tulips ! @ Jonathan 29
So use one of those examples then.
But you won't, because things like property, dotcoms etc, whilst they've had bubbles, are still things that recover, and indeed go on to boom. The Internet was a bubble, but not in the sense that it disappeared - far from it.
No, Bitcoin critics cling to the Tulip example not because of the bubble aspects of Bitcoin, but because they want to compare it to something utterly laughable, as well as something that's useless as a currency or store of value (even though none of the reasons for that apply to Bitcoin).
Re: Tulips !
Note that downloading/storing the entire blockchain is no longer a requirement for a bitcoin wallet.
Pirate Bay ties up in Peru
Re: These pirates are thieves, not 'leftists'
What about those who rip a legally bought DVD they own so they can watch it on their Windows PC, Android phone or tablet, or smart TV, and don't want to deal with the DRMed online offerings that only let you watch on some subset of devices? (Illegal to rip copy-protected DVDs in the US at least; in the UK even doing this for even non-copy-protected stuff was illegal, though I think they recently changed that.)
What about those who pay for TV, but download the programme anyway to watch at a more convenient time (i.e., timeshifting), as it's less hassle than video recording?
All copyright infringment, but are they all thieves? If these are what you see as hilarious justifications, then do said people stop buying DVDs and paying for TV?
Bank of America: Bitcoin could become THE currency of e-commerce
Re: Flawed assumptions
Wow, no one thought of that before!
Oh wait - https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Scalability
In particular, note the 7tps is an artificial limit.
eBay head honcho: Amazon drone delivery plan is 'FANTASY'
Re: Yeah...but...
Did people say that?
Perhaps a few did, but I also remember people being very enthusiastic about the ability to buy online, and people pointing out how Amazon had huge advantages, because they didn't have to have the costs of shops and shopworkers, they just ship from a warehouse. There was tonnes of hype about this. On top of that was the large amount of money flowing into it - the only negative criticism being that Amazon seemed to be overvalued for a company that had yet to turn a profit back then.
Given that the concept of sending things through the post was hardly new back then (e.g., mail order), I find it odd that anyone would struggle to grasp the concept of ordering one online. Maybe some people did, but I don't remember it being the general sentiment. Some people might prefer to buy in shops, but that's still the case now (e.g., getting it instantly, or not having to deal with delivery companies for things that can't fit through a letterbox).
Google embiggens its fat vid pipe Chromecast with TEN new supported apps
Re: Plex is a big deal
It's a step forward, though hopefully other more open/free solutions will follow (e.g., DLNA for all its ills is something that has plenty of different servers to choose from on multiple platforms, including Android, as well as having out of the box support on Windows at least, and works better with the large amount of DLNA-receivers already available - I'd rather not have to run two media servers, one of Plex and one for DLNA...)
'Don't hate on me for my job!' Googlers caught up in SF rent protest ruckus
Re: This is not the bus you remember...
"so wouldn't the protesters be better served taking up the issue with whatever quango handles that?"
Perhaps, but who says they aren't also doing that. Would "People write strongly worded letters to local Government" make headline news around the world, or make Google even aware of the issue?
People's Bank of China bans Bitcoin over 'drugs and guns' trade fears
"The price of one Bitcoin recently surged to more than $1,000, although it slumped to about $970 after the Chinese central bank announced its decision."
A bit post hoc. A change of only $30 in a day is relatively stable for Bitcoin; over the last few days, it's been going above $1000 and below $900 multiple times...
Re: Someone totally missed what "money" is
Also, it's possible that something is getting lost in the translation, but the way I read it makes it sound like any foreign currency is also not a currency - it isn't issued by the monetary authority, you can't use foreign currency to pay debts, and presumably they wouldn't want it circulating as a currency in China either.
Presumably banks in China are allowed to offer services of foreign currency exchange though...
If I could transfer that base unit anywhere in the world without long delays or fees or reliance of 3rd parties, sure. If that base unit could be used to buy/sell online without having to pay fees to and rely on 3rd parties, great.
Currently the pace of moving money exchange into the 21st century has been "Well um, maybe we should get rid of cheques at some point. But we don't have a clue of something good to replace them with" (or look at the US, where modernising cheques means you can scan a cheque with your phone...). Bitcoin may not be a Government backed currency, but it has solved some useful problems.
Android tablets to outsell laptops by 2017: IDC
I agree that these predictions are often quite useless and seem quite simplistic, based on simple linear extrapolation.
Though on the Windows prediction for 2013 - what are the actual sales so far for 2013 then? Q3 2013 was over 10 million ( http://www.windowsphone-news.com/windows-phone-tops-10-million-sales-in-last-quarter/ ). First two quarters were less than this, but whilst it clearly won't be as high as the predicted 50 million/year, I wouldn't say that this prediction is "really quite wrong" - I'd say it's not bad, considering this was made 4 years ago.
What they didn't see was the complete loss of Symbian (due to Nokia switching to WP, which in fact is what has fuelled the recent growth of WP), or the demise of Blackberry, with iphone being slightly ahead of WP, and Android way ahead of everyone. And I suppose if you want to be completely pedantic, their Windows Mobile prediction was completely wrong, because it's now Windows Phone...
For posting to Facebook, Twitter (or The Reg), I still find something with an actual keyboard far better than an annoying touchscreen keyboard. Plus it's more comfortable to have something that sits on my lap rather than having to hold in my hands. (And I know you can get stands/keyboards for tablets, but these mean you then have to use it on a desk - kind of ironic that most "desktops" OSs these days are used on people's laps, and handheld "tablets" end up being used on a desk...)
I agree with you on cost - this is one factor that will make tablets become very popular. It makes the elusive $99 personal computer finally possible. Plus I suspect it means people will upgrade them more often, especially as they are also a newer technology (which means more sales, but not necessarily a larger installed userbase).
I just hate the whole "tablets vs PCs" thing. I love the Nexus 7 I bought this year, but it didn't stop me using my laptop, it's something I use in addition. If tablet sales overtake laptops, that doesn't mean laptop sales have fallen to zero. The new 2-in-1/convertibles make the whole distinction a bit blurred anyway - is the Asus T100 counted as a "PC" or a "tablet" in these stats? Did we have the whole "PCs are dying" doom and gloom when laptops started selling more? No, it was just a different form of personal computing.
Best budget Android smartphone there is? Must be the Moto G
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How (honest question)?
Google maps did have the feature, but then it was removed - I don't know if it's been re-added.
Also the implementation was terrible - you could only select a few city-sized areas, which was limited to an arbitrary number, even if you had GBs of free space. On Nokia maps you can download countries or continents at a time. This is more useful if you might be travelling about in another country, as well as being easier than faffing about resizing and trying to select the largest square you can to download.
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SOHH Whatcha Think: Chris Brown & Meek Mill Trade Shots Online + Yo Gotti Banned In Memphis?!
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 8:34AM
Memorial Day Weekend has officially come to an end. Hope you got your fill of bbq, brews and b*tches. Outside of the normal f*ckery that takes place over a three-day weekend, the hip hop world was also blessed with a bit of controversy: Not talking about the Pusha T vs. Wayne/Drake (Drayne??) fiasco; today's weekend recap focuses on the hilarious online spat between Meek Mill and the most dangerous singer in America, Chris Brown.
[Editor's Note: The views expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect those of SOHH]
Breezy still thinks he got claim to that Rihanna box. In fact, he linked up with Meek for a track, and allegedly pulled the MMG rapper from the song after discovering he might have smanged (smash and banged) his ex.
Chris Brown. Meek Mill. Drake. They have something in common. They've all planted their flag in a fertile landmark. Ok, I'm talking about Rihanna. They've all dated Rihanna. There. I said it. Over the weekend, this shared conquest sparked drama when Chris Brown found out that Meek Mill (despite this denial) has been messing with his ex- RiRi. He then removed Meek Mill from his upcoming single "Don't Judge Me."(Miss Info)
The pair took some time from their busy schedule to take a few not so vague shots at each other on the social networking site Twitter.
"U took me off the song because she let me watch da throne!"(Meek Mills' Twitter)
"She's a dream chaser! There are alot of dreamers so she'll be running forever!(Chris Browns' Twitter)
SOHH Watcha Think: Was Breezy justified for taking Meek off his track for kickin' it with his ex, or is it a case of feeling being caught?
In other news ... rapper Yo Gotti has built a rep for slingin' that hard trap music, but according to the Memphis rapper, that isn't exactly why he has been banned from shooting videos in a section of his hometown.
Hip-Hop artist and Memphis rapper Yo Gotti is banned from his own neighborhood Ridgecrest in North Memphis. We're not making this stuff up, but it's also probably not what you think, according to the rapper, the police told him he gets everyone too hyped up so it's no good for him to shoot videos in the area. "I'm kinda like banned from the neighborhood through the police, they don't want me over there. They said when I'm in that area it's too hyper, som like that. They be tripping," Yo Gotti said in an interview with FUSE TV. In his interview, rapper Yo Gotti told host Yasmine Richard that he would love to shoot videos in his hometown neighborhood, but he wants to shoot them without sneaking to do it.(MemphisRap.com)
**UPDATE: SOHH received word from a member of Gotti's camp informing us that Gotti is still all good in his hood, and that the police only attempted to stop him from shooting videos in his hood. His recent video, "Real N*ggas," was filmed in his hood.**
Check out a clip of the Gotti interview below:
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A Belton man accused of conning people out of money in Greenville County was arrested after a chase and crash in North Carolina on Thursday.
Investigators said last week that Anthony Carpenter wrote checks worth more than $12,000 from a closed Palmetto Bank account to two businesses as the owner and operator of Superior Meats and Seafood.
Deputies said Carpenter then started conning people online by advertising vehicles for sale on a website. When at least two people attempted to purchase a vehicle from him, detectives said he took their money for a down payment and never turned over the vehicle.
On Thursday, Cherokee County deputies said they were told Carpenter was staying at an RV park in Blacksburg. They said that when they arrived to arrest Carpenter he jumped in a car and headed north on Interstate 85.
Deputies said the chase continued into North Carolina. They said it ended when Carpenter's vehicle crashed near exit 5.
Carpenter was arrested in connection with charges related to the chase and was being held at the Cleveland County Detention Center. It was not immediately clear when Carpenter would be extradited to South Carolina to face the financial-related charges.
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It was the first and likely craziest match of the quarterfinals, and Freiburg managed to edge Mainz 3-2 in extra time to advance to the semifinals of the 2012-13 DFB Pokal.
Thomas Tuchel's side looked like they were shot out of a cannon at the start of the match. The opening goal came just two minutes into the match when Chinedu Ede drew two defenders before cutting the ball back to Shawn Parker. The forward had an open goal in front of him and put his shot in the back of the net for the 1-0 lead.
Freiburg didn't have a chance to recover from the shock of conceding so early and found themselves down 2-0 just two minutes later. Niki Zimling cracked a shot from the top of the box that took a minor deflection before beating Oliver Baumann for the goal.
Mainz began to sink back a little bit while Freiburg inserted themselves more and more into the match. However, the match turned on it's head in the second half. Zdenek Pospech was sent off for his second yellow card of the match in the 65th minute.
Freiburg hit the post and crossbar about 32 times in the last twenty minutes. Okay, it wasn't that many times, but it seemed like it. Freiburg finally pulled one back in the 86th minute. Matthias Ginter struck the post, but Ivan Santini was able to knock the rebound in to make it 2-1.
Pavel Krmas nearly grabbed the equalizer in the final minutes. As the final seconds were ticking off the clock and it seemed that Mainz were heading to the semifinals, the referee blew his whistle and called a foul on Mainz's Bo Svensson. Oh, yeah, it was in the penalty area. The foul was definitely debatable, but the referee seemed sure in his convictions. Daniel Caligiuri stepped up and converted the penalty three minutes into stoppage time to level the score.
Playing extra time with a man down was too much for Mainz, and Caligiuri finished a cross from Max Kruse to make it 3-2. Freiburg held on to the score and advanced to the semifinals of the DFB Pokal for the first time in club history.
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The Boone County Council on Jan. 14 refused to approve the transfer of $1,473 from the general fund into two sheriff's office funds, in the latest flareup of a dispute over how reimbursements for some sheriff funds are handled.
Called "additional appropriations," or "additionals" for short, the procedure allows various elected officials and department superintendents to move reimbursements that are deposited in the county's general fund into office and department budget lines.
The expenses included $1,447.24 for medical expenses, Boone County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Mike Nielsen said. Another $51.63 was reimbursement for damages caused by inmates."We're starting the new year out with sufficient money budgeted for operation," Councilman Gene Thompson said.A motion by Councilman Butch Smith, seconded by Councilwoman Debby Shubert, to approve the transfer was defeated when Thompson, Marcia Wilhoite and David Rodgers voted no. Councilman Brent Wheat was unable to attend the meeting.
Had Wheat voted with Smith and Shubert, Council President Steve Jacob would have had to cast the decisive vote.
The council also rebuffed a request from Facility Manager Mike Miller to create a full-time custodial position.
Miller was asking for $22,880 to move a part-time housekeeper at the jail to full time. That would allow him to use the part-time pay for a part-time maintenance person at the jail. It would create a third full-time position, Miller said.
Occasionally he needs additional help at the jail, Miller said, in part because "the jail needs better cleaning."Wilhoite told Miller the council "gave you everything you wanted" when the maintenance department was reorganized."I had to choose between the part-time administrative assistant and the part-time person at the jail," Miller said. "I had to have the part-time administrative assistant; it (paperwork) was taking up all of my time."Rodgers said he was "not ready" to create a third full-time position."There was no motion to approve Miller's request. "We could definitely revisit this later in the year, especially at budget time," Rodgers said.


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The Pacers won their 56th game of the season with a strong effort from several reserve players to beat the Magic on Wednesday night. A strong third quarter put the Pacers in control as the veteran reserves simply stayed in their respective lanes to execute efficiently and avoid complicating the game in any way.
Now the Pacers move into playoff mode -- the time of year they were built for with the same championship aspirations they carried through the summer after coming up one game short in the Easter Conference finals last year. The schedule is set with the Pacers tipping off post-season play on Saturday night in the ESPN game.
Playoffs 1st Round schedule: Gm 1: Sat 4/19 at IND - 7p Gm 2: Tue 4/22 at IND - 7p Gm 3: Thu 4/24 at ATL - 7p Gm 4: Sat 4/26 at ATL - 2p
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) April 17, 2014
The last day of the season didn't disappoint as the Eastern Conference playoff bracket ended with some significant changes. While it appeared most teams would be trying to angle for a shot at the slumping Pacers, instead the Brooklyn Nets worked their way to the six seed. Toronto also held onto the third seed despite losing to Charlotte after the Bulls also lost to New York.
So in the end, it appears all of those contenders in the East were more willing to take their chances against the Miami Heat in the second round than the Pacers. Of course, the Nets also appeared to like their chances against the Raps, as opposed to the Bulls.
Now that the dust has settled on the East seeds, the Pacers will have the winner of a Washington/Chicago series waiting for them in round two. That is if they can get by the Hawks in round one.
Check out the links:
Game Rewind: Pacers 101, Magic 86 | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE INDIANA PACERS
Playoff Central 2014 | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE INDIANA PACERS
Pacers finish regular season with a win - Indy Star
Orlando Magic end season with a 101-86 loss to the Indiana Pacers - Orlando Sentinel
Pacers rest 3 starters, cruise past Magic 101-86 - AP
Pacers will begin playoffs against Hawks on Saturday - Indy Star
2014 NBA Playoffs first-round schedule announced - CBSSports.com
Knicks finish with 37 wins, just as projected by computer system that team made fun of before season | Ball Don't Lie - Yahoo Sports
Pacers 101, Magic 86: Orlando ends season with fourth straight loss - Orlando Pinstriped Post
Post-Game Grades: Pacers Use Headband Powers, Win Regular Season Finale - 8 Points, 9 Seconds


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Hip Impingement
Who does this affect?This is a relatively common condition in which there is a structural abnormality in either the femoral head or the pelvic cup. Normally, as the hip flexes up, the bony pelvis and flexible cartilaginous rim (Labrum) sit into the concave femoral neck.
Figure 1: Normal hip movements
However, some patients have either a bump on their femoral head (cam impingement) or an over-hanging cup (pincer impingement) and this causes damage to the labrum and eventually the joint surface.
Figure 2: Cam Impingement
Figure 3: Pincer Impingment
SymptomsPatients present with deep seated groin pain, usually worse on bending and may be present on both sides. They may be an associated deep click, which can be either due to a torn rim cartilage, or more commonly, an inflamed tendon running over the front of the hip. If the condition has been present for some time, there may also be inflammation of the tissues surrounding the hip such as the outer hip (trochanteric bursitis), the groin muscles (adductor tendonitis) or infammation of tendons in front of the hip (sartorius tendonitis). Eventually, as the damage continues, the patient may begin to develop more arthritic symptoms such as a dull ache in the groin and increasing stiffness. Hip-related pain is not always felt directly over the groin, it may also be felt on the outer aspect of the thigh, the buttock or traveling down the leg. Occasionally, the pain you do feel in the hip may actually be the result a problem in your back, a hernia or other diagnoses.
InvestigationsAll patients undergo specialised x-rays of the hip as well as more complex scans such as CT and Magnetic Resonance Arthrography (MRA). These scans are used to confirm the soft-tissue damage and to accurately map out the bony deformity. This is very important when planning the surgery.
Non-surgical TreatmentProfessor Fehily has designed a specialised hip rehabilitation program. This was done in conjunction with his 2 specialist hip physiotherapists. This was initially developed for patients following key-hole hip surgery but it is now being used for general hip rehabilitation. Other therapies such as painkillers, anti-inflammatory drugs and modification of activity can also be tried.
Surgical TreatmentIf there is an underlying bony abnormality then surgery is recommended. The aim is to correct the bony deformity before there is irreversible joint damage. This is usually done by hip arthroscopy (keyhole surgery) where the deformity is shaved back via 2 or 3 small incisions. Occasionally some patients with pincer impingement do not simply have an over hanging front rim, instead the entire cup is rotated backwards (acetabular retroversion). If this is the case, then a simple rim trimming will not resolve the problem and by decreasing the amount of head coverage, may actually speed up the onset of arthritis. These cases may need more significant pelvic surgery to alter the postion of the cup (peri-acetabular osteotomy).
Hip arthroscopy is highly specialised and technically difficult surgery but can achieve excellent results if carried out correctly and on the right patient. Based on Professor Fehilys own experience and that of the wider orthopaedic community, certain patients do not do well from hip arthroscopy e.g. patients with significant hip arthritis, patients with severe childhood hip disease (hip dysplasia) or patients with inflammatory hip disease (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis). Occasionally, the bony deformity may be so large that an adequate bony reshaping is not possible using key-hole surgical techniques. In those cases the operation is done using an open technique. In some cases, the damage caused to the joint by the impingement may be so severe that the only reliable option is a joint replacement. However, all patients are different and advantages and disadvantages of the various treatment options can be discussed at the time of your consultation.
Cam Impingement: Courtesy of primal pictures
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Customers are puzzled by the closing of a local gym. Especially since the facility was still actively seeking new members.
But, for the second time two years, a Lifestyles For Ladies Only gym has shut its doors without warning.
The abrupt closing of the workout facility on Monroe Street has a lot of women upset. We weren't able to reach management for comment, but several sources say it is only a temporary closure. But customers aren't so sure.
Throughout the day, car after car stopped by the closed workout facility and left disappointed. The equipment is still inside, but signs posted outside say that Lifestyles For Ladies Only is closed until further notice.
New member Amber Ducat was upset. "It's frustrating. I signed a two-year contract and now I have no gym to go to. I've paid so much money so far in the contract and have no place to work out anymore."
In March 2011, Lifestyle For Ladies Only closed their Maumee facility without notice causing an uproar with members. Back then the owner said they could no longer afford the location.
Now, this latest move had many worried about the company's future.
Michael Hassen, who had stopped by to check out the Monroe Street location because his wife wanted to rejoin said, "They said they had a special going on come on in as long as we get it before the weekend you get like $200. I don't know exactly what the deal was but she was gonna come up and sign for it and we brought her here today to check it out and see where it's at, and hello, haha. They closed so that really shocked me, to be honest."
According to the Better Business Bureau, Lifestyles For Ladies Only has an "F" rating and over the past three years, 50 complaints have been filed against the company. Many of those complaints were related to the closing of the Maumee location.
There is one bright spot for members, Red Fitness, formerly Bally's Total Fitness, on Airport Highway says displaced members have full access to their facilities until Lifestyles reopens.


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Police are investigating a death that was discovered inside a home on 21st St in Columbus, near the intersection of 12th Ave.
The body of an unknown man was found decomposing inside the home, and investigators say it appears the man had been dead for at least a day or two.
This was first believed to be a possible homicide, however, Deputy Coroner Freeman Worley says this may be a natural death.
The body is being sent to Atlanta for an autopsy.
Witnesses say police have left the scene with two men who reside in the home.
The cause of death is unknown at this time.
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Born: July 21, 1956
I feel that music can open our awareness. That's what I want the music to do. We all come from someplace powerful – we just need to find that place inside. My goal is to rest in that openness and let go. The more I practice this, the more my natural faith develops. The music finds its strength in that. That's what Ii want to share.
I think most musicians come up playing more from a stylistic tradition, but I needed to find a way that would work for me. I've always learned a lot from my contemporaries and the great musicians that have come before, but I've been more interested in how the music felt, rather than its history. I looked for the music that moved me the most and tried to understand how it worked. My goal was always to feel both free and grooving – to get the music to feel both spontaneous and grounded at the same time. I knew that I'd have to find my own way of having that feeling when I play. Learning a musical language was a help to get that happening, but never an end in itself. It took me a long time to get to what I considered the bottom-line....
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Drummer Franklin Kiermyer's new Further...soaring beauty and soul spoken in the timeless language of 1960s John Coltrane; it's the godstruth real thing, Transition meets Expression at Impressions. - Greg Burke/METALJAZZ
Kiermyer is on a musical spiritual journey of grounded spontaneous discovery and transcendent rapture with his 2014 album Further - Kerilie McDowall/Rhythmaning-CHLY
Drummer Franklin Kiermyer takes the legacy of the great spiritual jazz players like Pharoah Sanders and John Coltrane and brings the sound into the 21st century with this excellent album of challenging and bracing jazz. The music is extremely powerful and emotionally resonant. - Tim Niland/JAZZANDBLUES.BLOGSPOT.COM
Kiermyer plays with volcanic authority. Dan Ouellette / DOWN BEAT
His writing is fiercely primal and his drumming ferocious, unbridled... Fred Bouchard / JAZZIZ
Passion, power and pride...An unstinting drive, a bracing and uplifting incantory quality. Gene Kalbacher / CMJ NEW MUSIC REPORT
Absolutely amazing stuff! Michael Cuscuna / BLUENOTE - IMPULSE - VERVE - MOSAIC
...a galvanizing player and highly original composer... superb intuition and intelligence. Parry Gettelman / ORLANDO SENTINEL
...a striking new voice of the jazz vanguard...a daring composer... Sam Prestianni/ SAN FRANCISCO WEEKLY
...he is a polyrhythmic whirlwind...this is the real thing... marvelous, powerfully affirmative music. Bill Tilland / OPTION
...enough to make you believe that music can still be frightening as well as sacred. John Szwed / THE VILLAGE VOICE
Kiermyer plays (and composes) with an almost evangelical belief in jazz as a form of pure inspiration. David Hajdu / ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
Blessed with the ecstatic quality of Kiermyer's free-bop attack... drummer Franklin Kiermyer is that rare 90's jazzman. David Fricke / ROLLING STONE
Kiermyer is a give-no-quarter kind of drummer for whom the word intense would be too mild. He Burns. Karl Stark / THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
...volatile drumming, full of tornado cycles and cascade shimmers. John Diliberto / CD REVIEW
...total commitment by an artist who is searching and growing in a way not often heard in jazz in the last 30 years. S.D. Feeney / FACE MAGAZINE
Kiermyer supercharges spiritual modality...I predict it won't be long before he's a headliner. Herb Boyd / DOWN BEAT
...I haven't heard anyone drum with so much brazenly savage virtuositysince Elvin Jones pounded a hole through the firmament on John Coltrane's Sun Ship. Tim Powis / EYE MAGAZINE
Kiermyer sounds like Elvin Jones and Rashied Ali wrapped up into a furious, thunderous package; he must be one of the most exciting and intense drummers around. Linton Chiswick / THE WIRE
...a jazz master at work...as forceful as a thunderstorm...a terrific band... Stephen Israel / TIMES HERALD RECORD
a great album...extraordinary...introduces a new player to the jazz elite. Miguel Rocha / CAMPUS ACCESS
An explosive player with incredible endurance...remarkably intense. the editors / DRUM!
such beauty and energy, I kept turning the volume knob higher and higher. Mark Corroto / SOS JAZZ
Kiermyer is a drummer who follows his own muse, creating a sound of yearning and revelation...derived from an intensely personal sensibility. Sid Gribetz / JAZZ TIMES
...a journey in the Sun Ship to heights of spiritual experience through music... captures that mystical ecstasy with magnificent aplomb the editors / JAZZIZ
...fiery, emotional spirituals... Dick Bogle / PORTLAND NEWS
Imagine if drummer Elvin Jones and Pianist McCoy Tyner had not left the John Coltrane Quartet in early 1966 and had spent another year with the great saxophonist; it might have sounded something like this. Scott Yanow / L.A. JAZZ SCENE
In my more irrational moments I've convinced myself that when God invented jazz he was hoping it might wind up sounding something like this. Tim Powis / EYE MAGAZINE
...commanding presence...Franklin Kiermyer is driven. Matt Galloway / NOW MAGAZINE
One of the most emotionally charged recordings I've heard in years... packs such a punch it's just a bit difficult to talk about with mere words...you won't find anything better than this date. Chris Hovan / JAZZ & BLUES REPORT
Fiery...it explodes and takes you for a ride. The playing is superb. Bob Margolis / MTV - VH1.COM
The avant quarters of the jazz world are all abuzz over drummer Franklin Kiermyer, and it's a good thing. K. Leander Williams / DOWN BEAT
...confident, full-throttle drumming. Even the most secular ears should find Kiermyer compelling. Brent Grulke / OPTION
This is a monumental album...Franklin Kiermyer's Solomon's Daughter Greg Tate / VIBE
Drummer Franklin Kiermyer supplies Pharoah Sanders with some of the tenor man's most memorable sideman dates of his entire career while also providing a forum for Sanders' best playing in seemingly decades of recordings. L. Donohue-Greene / ONE FINAL NOTE
...a work of unquestionable integrity... Chris Kelsey / JAZZ NOW
The most excitingly dynamic debut by a young jazz voice I've heard in recent years. Norman Weinstein / DISC RESPECT (The Record Exchange)
...pushing each other past the red-line uprising heights of ecstasy. Ecstasy is the operative word. Dave Luhrssen / THE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL
...Visionary...(Kiermyer has) landed himself in the land of jazz titans. James Lien / CMJ NEW MUSIC REPORT
Franklin Kiermyer: FurtherMobility Music
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Auspicious Blazing SunKonnex Records
KairosNova Records
Solomon's DaughterNova Records
In The House Of My FathersNova Records
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What is Sony Mobile announcing at the end of October?
Sorry if this has been mentioned already, but I just noticed that Sony Mobile teased an announcement for next week on Google+ (it was posted on October 20). Any thoughts/speculation/wild guesses what this might be? I assume it is android related (and not WP8 related), hence why I am posing the question here. My hunch is something mildly disappointing (e.g. JB update for some existing phones) and not new hardware, but could we see a (real) Xperia Nexus? A follow-up to the Tablet P? Something else?


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Mike Flanagan's Absentia Heading to UK Blu-ray in July
Back in 2011 my best of the year list was topped by Mike Flanagan's Absentia, and with his follow-up, Oculus, in theatres now, it's good to see a little love being shown to his award-winning breakthrough film as it hits UK Blu-ray for the first time.
CONTEST CLOSED! Win a Chance to Attend Dread Central's Screening of Absentia for Free
This Friday, February 10th, marks the first collaboration between Dread Central and Constellation.tv. We will be holding an online screening of Mike Flanagan's brilliant Absentia with yours truly handling hosting duties. Now the good people at Constellation want you to attend...for free!
REMINDER: Dread Central Hosting Online Absentia Screening on Constellation TONIGHT!
So maybe you've heard a lot about online movie screenings but haven't checked one out yet. Here's your big chance. On Friday, February 10th, Constellation.tv will be holding an online screening of Mike Flanagan's awesome film Absentia, and it will be hosted by... me!
CONTEST CLOSED! Win a Chance to Watch Absentia Online for Free!
Last week we told you about a pretty cool upcoming event where you can watch Mike Flanagan's Absentia (review here) on Constellation.tv with Flanagan hosting it live via webcam. Now we have your chance to see it for free!
Watch Absentia Online with Director Mike Flanagan Hosting
We've made no bones about the fact that Mike Flanagan's Absentia (review here) was among our favorite films of last year. If you haven't had a chance to check it out for yourself yet, then mark your calendar for February 2nd as Flanagan will be hosting an online screening and Q&A of the film that evening.
Shriekfest 2011: Exclusive Q&A with Filmmaker Mike Flanagan
In writer/director Mike Flanagan's Absentia (review here), we follow Tricia (Courtney Bell), whose husband Daniel has been missing for seven years. Her younger sister, Callie (Katie Parker), comes to live with her as the pressure mounts to finally declare him 'dead in absentia.' As Tricia sifts through the wreckage and tries to move on with her life, Callie finds herself drawn to an ominous tunnel near the house.
Exclusive New One-Sheet Debut: Absentia - On Demand This Friday July 1st!
It's been a while since last we spoke about one of our favorite indie offerings of the year, Absentia (review here), so given that the film will be premiering On Demand this Friday, July 1st, we thought it best to remind you. Well, that and show off this spiffy new one-sheet!
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Absentia Nails U.S. Distro
Today is a great day. One of our favorite indie films of the year, Absentia (review here), has gotten itself distribution, and that means you guys get to dig on all the fine spookery for yourselves really soon!
More Absentia Screening Dates!
One of our favorite indie films of the year, Absentia (review here), is hitting the road, and we've got the 411 on where you'll be able to see it! The flick stars Katie Parker, Courtney Bell, David Levine, Morgan Brown, Justin Gordon, James Flanagan, and genre favorite Doug Jones.
New Absentia One-Sheet Met with Rave Reviews
And we're damn happy to be one of them! A new sliver of eye candy for Mike Flanagan's Kickstarter funded terror tale Absentia has slithered its way online, and as always we have a look at it for ya! The flick stars Katie Parker, Courtney Bell, David Levine, Morgan Brown, Justin Gordon, James Flanagan, and genre favorite Doug Jones. Look for more on it soon!
A Dozen Stills From Indie Terror Tale Absentia
Since the art of filmmaking has become accessible to the point of being able to make a movie in your own home on your PC or Mac, there has been a deluge of indie flicks hitting the market in various forms.
Absentia (2011)
Reviewed by Debi Moore Starring Katie Parker, Courtney Bell, Dave Levine


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This season is totally dependent on the arm of Carson Palmer.
The Defense is there, the play calling is there, the targets are there. The problem is, the QB is not there.
The Cardinals loss to the Eagles can be directly traced to poor throws by our quarterback. His long passes float, flutter and fall short. Why?
His intermediate and short passes are a bit lacking in zip but are acceptable (not exceptional) in accuracy . When I watch most other NFL QBs, I am a bit jealous when I see frozen rope passes deep in the secondary and low trajectory long bombs to receivers in stride.
Is he lacking confidence in his receiver's speed? Is he afraid of an over throw? Is he lacking the arm strength? I am not sure what is going on here, but the Palmer experiment will apparently continue for the remainder of the season.
I am hoping to see more confidence and much more zip on the ball when it leaves his hand, in the coming games. If he can not pull it together by the end of this season, I am all for finding a replacement.
A full season, with the caliber of talent in our receiving corp, should be more than enough time for a veteran NFL QB to perform at his highest level. If this is the best he can do and all the fans can expect, it is not good enough. This Arizona Cardinals team is capable of being a top five NFL team with a good NFL QB.
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Metal Gear Rising Demo Slashes Its Way to PSN And Xbox Live Next Week
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Konami has just announced that the demo for PlatinumGames action-heavy Metal Gear spinoff will hit the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Marketplace next week on January 22nd.
If for whatever reason waiting until next Tuesday is too difficult, you can play the three-stage demo right now with the purchase of Zone of the Enders HD Collection. Still, if you've held off on purchasing it this long, I can't imagine waiting another week would be too much to ask.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance launches on February 19th for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Are you planning on picking up this game at launch? Let us know in the comments below.
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Sugar and Ethanol Production as a Rural Development Strategy in Brazil: Evidence from the State of São PauloJournal Article
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Rachael Garrett
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Sugar and ethanol production are key components of Brazil's rural development and energy strategies, yet in recent years sugar production has been widely criticized for its environmental and labor practices. This study examines the relationship between rural development and sugarcane, ethanol, and cattle production in the state of São Paulo. Our results suggest that the value added components of sugarcane production, which include sugar refining and ethanol production, may have a strong positive affect on local human development in comparison to primary agricultural production activities and other land uses. These results imply that sugar production, when accompanied by a local processing industry can stimulate rural development. However, this paper also highlights the significant environmental and social harms generated by the sugar industry at large, which may undermine its development benefits if not addressed.
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Royal Palm councilman wants public place for campaign signs
By Kevin D. Thompson
At the village's council meeting next Thursday, Councilman David Swift said he would like the council to discuss ways the village can identify a public place where candidates can place signs.
Currently, candidates often broker deals with property owners to place signs on their land, which Swift said gives incumbents an unfair advantage.
"Sometimes that works out better for the incumbents because the challengers don't know the larger land owners in town," Swift said. "It's not fair."
Swift said having a public place for campaign signs might also encourage younger people to run.
"The council is getting pretty long in the tooth," Swift said. "Campaigns are also getting very expensive, so I'm trying to come up with ways where people can run for office and get their face out there without spending a fortune."
About the Author
Kevin D. Thompson writes news stories and features on Royal Palm Beach and Greenacres for The Palm Beach Post. He has 30 years of newspaper and magazine experience as a writer, editor, reporter, TV critic and blogger. Kevin joined the Post in January 1996 as an entertainment writer and was named the paper's television critic six months later. Kevin has also covered several local municipalities, higher education and The Palm Beach County School District. He previously worked at Black Enterprise where he was the magazine's small business editor and People magazine in New York and Los Angeles as a reporter and entertainment correspondent. He has also freelanced for Essence magazine, The New York Daily News and The New York Post. He has a bachelor's degree in journalism from New York University.


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The best business websites serve as a hub for the overall online presence of the organization. The website-as-marketing-engine is home to a blog (with steady, valuable content), landing pages to reduce distraction, crystalizing the point of conversion, and well thought-out calls to action making it easy for users to move toward becoming customers. If this is the kind of website you want, don't let design get in the way. And this is coming from someone who makes a living designing websites!
I work for an internet marketing firm and we see it too often — the client gets excited about the site design (or redesign) process and all their mental energy goes into the shade of green in the background or whether the lower-third of the home page should be 270 or 290 pixels wide. What was intended to be the first step of a larger content marketing program is still lingering two months in. I get it, design is intensely personal, whether it's the color of paint in your living room, choosing the scarf or the necklace, or putting out a new website to represent your company. But you've got to decide what your website is for … if it's the static brochure, go ahead and mull over the gradient behind your menu navigation, but if it's website-as-marketing-engine, move on.
Design matters. Don't think I'm saying you should just throw anything up on the web. A good user experience and strategically mapping out a site visitor's path to conversion is determined, in many ways, at the design stage. I always start with a targeted design questionnaire and spend time figuring out the preferences of the customer. In the end, we hopefully come up with a site that doesn't draw attention to itself, but instead exists to host all the elements of good inbound marketing program. Simple, professional, functional web design is just a first step — then, you can get on to what really matters — publishing great content, increasing traffic, and growing your online community. Just don't fall into the design trap and trip on the first step!
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9:03am Tuesday 30th October 2012 in Football By Adam Summers
SCOTT Walker has issued an apology for his side's abject display in last Saturday's shock FA Trophy exit.
The disappointed skipper feels the Terras let down their manager and the club's supporters in the 2-1 defeat to Shortwood United and must work harder to make amends.
Walker, whose side entertain Hamworthy Recreation this evening in the Dorset Senior Cup (7.45pm), told Echosport: "First of all we owe a huge apology to the fans. They paid good money at the weekend to come and watch us get through to the next round but we under-performed.
"There was no excuse for it and it was completely down to the players.
"Once we get out on the pitch it is down to us but instead of executing the game plan we let ourselves down and Brendon King down.
"It was certainly no reflection on him and as players we have to take full responsibility.
"We also need to pull together now and make sure we respond in the right way both tonight and more importantly this coming Saturday at home to Stourbridge in the league."
Analysing the Trophy loss in more depth, Walker went on to add: "In the first half we were on top of things and probably should have gone on to score a couple more.
"However, we never really got out of second gear and didn't give them the respect they deserved, and that is the reason why we got caught.
"When you look at the two goals we conceded they were very poor. They both came from deep crosses and we should be dealing with those.
"What we cannot do now though is feel sorry for ourselves. Instead we need to get together as a unit and start cutting out these silly mistakes that keep causing us to concede goals.
"We are all accountable for that and there is no doubt that we have definitely under achieved thus far.
"Having said that though, just because new players come in, it doesn't always mean it is going to click straight away.
"We have got some good quality in the squad but sometimes you need that extra mix to make it work and we need to find that.
"Sometimes at this level you have to play teams at their own game by putting the ball in the right areas, being physical and staying solid as a unit.
"It doesn't always look pretty but it is something we need to get right if we are going to become more consistent."
Meanwhile, Scott Dixon is expected to be part of the squad this evening despite speculation over the weekend suggesting he was ready to leave the club due to a lack of opportunities in recent weeks.
King said: "I had a conversation with Scott on Saturday and told him he is playing tonight, and since then he hasn't contacted me to say any different.
"We will be putting a strong side out and I will obviously be looking for a massive improvement."
Lewis Clarke misses out tonight through suspension while Matt Morley has been called up from the reserves. Ashley Wells could also feature.
Terras (from): Evans, Povall, Perry, Poole, Palmer, Critchell, McConnell, Dixon, Wells, Clay, Reed, Duff, Walker, Smith, Morley, Groves, Joyce, Ford.
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Police in Oregon have new
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citizen program.
They are not actually
sworn officers, but the residents have stepped up and are ready to work with
police to keep Oregon safer.
A mix of 16 men and women
and some younger citizen cadets graduated from the Oregon Citizens Police
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police chiefs, Mayor Mike Seferian, and city council members.
The citizens attended the
academy for two hours every Monday night for 10 weeks. They learned firearms
safety, laws of arrest, and investigation techniques.
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class] help us out in our different community policing events," explained Sgt.
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fingerprinting. They did this last year at Oregon Fest days, and they will do
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Singer/actor Anthony Rapp is probably best known for originating the role of Mark Cohen in Jonathan Larson's hit musical Rent (performing in the show from its off-Broadway debut to Chicago and London), for which Rapp shared an OBIE award with the rest of the cast for his stirring performance. In addition to appearances in several movies over the years ([RoviLink="VW"]Adventures in Babysitting, [RoviLink="VW"]Dazed and Confused, [RoviLink="VW"]Road Trip, etc.), Rapp issued his solo debut recording, Look Around, in January of 2001 on the Orchard label. Picking from a melting pot of influences (such '80s acts as the Cure and New Order, '90s alt-rockers Superchunk and Nirvana, as well as the Beatles, Cole Porter, and George Gershwin), Rapp's debut proved to be quite varied musically, as he supported the debut's release with appearances at colleges and small clubs. ~ Greg PratoPortions of Content Provided by Rovi Corporation.
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This is the shortened story of a small town known as the Love Canal, but it was not a town known for its love, but for arguably the largest chemical disaster in American - or even North American - history. It began with the dream of an individual named William T. Love, whose name would eventually decorate the town, though regrettably.
In the late 1800's, he had envisioned a town near Niagara Falls that would run off hydroelectricity. The power would be supplied by running a canal from the upper to lower Niagara Rivers. The plan eventually turned the canal into a proposed shipping route, complete with a "model city" surrounding the canal.
It didn't happen. The "Panic of 1893," which was the beginning of a recession in the latter years of the 19th century, caused financial backers to pull their money, which meant Mr. Love went broke quickly, spending the last of his own on the project. The effects of the recession were also combined with the fact that the brilliant inventor, Nikola Tesla, had just introduced a means of transporting electricity through an alternate current - the beginnings of our method of receiving power today.
The aftermath of Love's dream was nothing more than an abandoned trench a mile long, 50 feet wide and as much as 40 feet deep. Searching for a place to dump their chemical waste, the Hooker Chemical Company took possession of the land and began dumping their barreled waste into the canal, which had been lined with impermeable clay. Hooker had been given full permission to use the grounds in this way, which was common practice for chemical disposal in the early half of the century. The site was used from 1942 until 1952 and an estimated 21,000 tons of byproducts were eventually buried in the end.
In stepped the Niagara Falls Board of Education. Contrary to popular belief as the media portrayed the incident, it was the school board that should have been held negligible, but that's another page we don't have room for. In short, the school board, needing to build another school for lack of money, pressured the reluctant Hooker Chemical Company into selling them the property, which had long been planned as a new community. Whether trying to cover their own butts or out of genuine concern for the population, they transferred the deed for a single dollar, complete with written agreements that they would not be held accountable for any problems that should arise in the future. The contract even stated that the school board, and all other owners into the unforeseen future, be warned that the site had been built on toxic ground. In the end, none of it mattered and Hooker found themselves paying liabilities totaling in the millions, but that's getting ahead of ourselves.
The school was built on the property, its kindergarten playground sat directly above the earthen cover, and houses in the immediate vicinity had their lots backing onto the canal. Coincidentally, the 99th Street School, as it was called, had been planned by the same people who had constructed the 66th Street School, which just happened to have been built on an old chemical dump and was showing high levels of toxicity.
In 1978, after a large amount of rainfall, chemicals began leaching from the ground. The old 55-gallon drums began to protrude from the surface. Puddles of pure chemicals sent children running home with burns on their skin. The trees and plant life began to turn black, withering and dying as the forgotten elements returned. The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) identified 82 different chemical compounds in the area, 11 of which were carcinogenic, with the biggest concern being polychlorinated dibenzodioxins, or dioxins for short.
From 1974-1978, there was a 56% rate of birth defects in the small town of Love Canal. Children were born showing signs of leukemia, deformities in physical structure, cleft palates, and even a 2nd row of teeth (Like an epileptic Chihuahua my parents had when I was young - 2 sets of teeth and he was named Fang).
On August 7, 1978, then-President Jimmy Carter declared Love Canal a federal disaster area - the first time the status had been given to any man-made disaster in American history. 239 families were evacuated in the immediate vicinity, followed by further evacuations in the years to come. As many as 800 families had their homes reimbursed. The mess was cleaned up with the chemicals being disposed of in the correct fashion - modern methods such as incineration, depending on the chemicals involved.
In 1995, the Hooker Chemical Company, whose name was now Occidental, was held accountable and shelled out $129 million dollars to the affected families. As mentioned earlier, the Niagara Falls Board of Education should have been liable, but again, we won't get into that here. It's just a side-note for history's sake, which I feel compelled to state.
In 1999, through the efforts of many combined groups such as the government, the EPA's Superfund, and the New York State Love Canal Revitalization Program, the area was again deemed habitable. The most toxic areas have been surrounded by a barbed wire fence and the original homes have been demolished. Despite opposition from former residents, the town was renamed Black Creek Village and new residents moved into the area.
On a final note, we should remember this isn't an isolated incident - just the first chemical disaster to gain large recognition. With the amount of dumpsites known and unknown from the early 20th century, it is commonplace to have areas of high toxicity, but let's just hope it's not in our own backyards where the next major disaster will resurface.
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Wikipedia - Love Canal
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Reason Magazine
Found at http://www.reason.com/news/show/29319.html
Love Canal - The Truth Seeps Out
By Eric Zuesse
Published: February, 1981
The Society For Applied Anthropology
Case Study One - Love Canal Superfund Site
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The Love Canal Tragedy - by Eckardt C. Beck
EPA Journal
Published: January, 1979
New York Times
After 10 Years, the Trauma of Love Canal Continues
By Sam Howe Verhovek
Published: Friday, August 5, 1988
Ministry of the Environment (Ontario)
Dioxins and Furans
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