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Boxee is a cross-platform freeware media center software with a 10-foot user interface and social networking features designed for the living-room TV. Boxee is a fork of the free and open source XBMC media center software which Boxee uses as an application framework for its GUI and media player core platform, together with some custom and proprietary additions. Marketed as the first ever "Social Media Center", Boxee enables its users to view, rate and recommend content to their friends through many interactive social network services and related features
Download and install the following deb packages
- Simply double click on these deb files to install it.
Now, Add Jaunty Repo
- Now you need to add Jaunty Repo for Boxee.
open the source.list
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what will i gain with more voltage
i am not that sharp with the ficm units ( fuel injection control module) i would like to know if it this is a point of running a higher voltage ficm unit than stock on a stock truck????
I'm curious as to whether they can tune the 58v ficm and if so, what kind of bennifit that might give. I see on swamps site where they offer a 48v, 58v, and they also offer tuning from php. My question is if they will tune a 58v...not to hijack.
Also, while we're on this, vivian at quick tricks also offers a 58v ficm...not sure if it's via swamps, or if its their own deal. I actually just started a thread asking about peoples experiance with her ficm's.
And, to try to answer your question, I think I read on swamps site a while back, I couldn't find it now, or i'd post a link...but from what I gathered the higher voltage aids in cycling the spool valve open faster, and thus being able to introduce fuel for a longer period of time (same effect as heavier ramp angles on a camshaft with the same duration as a less agressive camshaft...opens faster, stays open longer). I could be totally wrong, and I think there's more to it, but that's what I can recall. I think the result was better throttle response. I'll be watching those too, eager to see if anyone tunes a 58v.
Heres a good link
48v vs 58v FICM
Which also amswers some of my questions from earlier post, apparently pgreensvt was a beta tester for the bpd 58v ficm. He then used his gryphon tuner to tune the ficm so indeed you can do both. Having never ridden in various setups to compare, i can only speculate based off what ive read. It sounds like the differences in voltage will only net you small gains in smoother driveability and idle, perhaps a mile or two per gallon...
Mitch, if you read this, correct me if im wrong. Btw how goes the beta testing? Was there as much difference with the ficm tuned vs stock as there was with your idp 48v? Or did any gains of the 58v kinda wash out or blur some of the tuning gains?
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From what ive read upgrading to 58v isnt worth it and it makes your FICM run even hotter then before. If you need 58v to get your injectors to work right then get your injectors repaired. I think they do a 52v or something less then 58v but more then 48v, I would look into that instead.
The bullet proof diesel ficm is selectable between 48, 53: and 58...however theirs is ground up totally re-engineered with redundancy in circuitry. If money was no object, I'd order up one of those, then slap the atlas 40 tune on it...then you're approaching 1k in a ficm...mines not bad, so that's a lot of money to dump into it.
Pgreensvt hasnt steered me wrong yet...he says you won't be dissappointed by running the 58v...and I always trust 'strangers' online! Lol...but I might try the upgraded swamps 58v with the PHP tune. Then again I might leave mine alone until it craps out...
I have a swamps 58v FICM and flashed it using the PHP Gryphon with the Atlas 40 tune. I havent noticed any real power gains but the truck is much smoother running. I personally find that some of the lag is gone as well. I should mention that other than the swamps ficm and the tune my truck is COMPLETELY stock, exhaust and all! LOL
you can run a FICM tune on a 58v FICM and you can run it on a bone stock truck.
After reading lots of threads about this, I think I might actually go with vivians rebuilt/upgraded 58v ficm, athen order the gryphon ficm tuner, trying to find out how much that is now. I like the idea of selecting the different tunes, like running atlas 40 day in and out...but come dyno day, or track day being able to dial it up to herculese, and it gives you that much more tunability, as youre adjusting different parameters/more parameters than you can with just ecm tuning. Perhaps this would really let you dial in that exact perfect tune for your setup, especially those with bigger turbos to better use the new fuel
potential...just thinking.
As far as voltage, I haven't come across any threads where anyone has fried their injectors or anything, or for that matter burned up a ficm because of extra heat, maybe they're there but I haven't found such issues. I like that all reports have said 58v is definitely smoother, and i think it'd help the stiction issue in the cold too.
Edit, plus with her lifetime warranty its hard not to try 58v.
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Yeah guys I have a BPD FICM at 58v with the Hercules FICM tune on it. No worries about running the BPD FICM at 58v because all of the internals are built to handle it. The FICM has 2 components to it. It has the power board which supplies the power to the injectors and it has a separate logic board that has the programming. They are 2 different unrelated functions so tuning and power output are totally unrelated. Tune and set your power level as you desire.
As for running at 58v it really depends on who's FICM you choose to run. All it takes is a resistor to change the voltage from 48 to 58 volts. If all the person that repaired the FICM did was resolder the power board and add a resistor then I'd be skeptical about running 58v. The components in the oem board are nearly maxed out at normal output and IMO there isn't sufficient head room to step the output up without compromising the longevity of the board.
If the components on the power board are replaced with better components with more head room then I wouldn't worry about running 58v. Since the BPD FICM has a totally redesigned power board with properly sized components and failover redundancy, not to mention the size and quality of the heat sink, there is no reason to be concerned about 58v output. The others you need to find out what was done with the repair. In the case of Vivian's FICM or anyone else that will give you a lifetime warranty on a 58v FICM why not run one.
My stock tuned 58v BPD FICM felt better than my moderate tuned IDP 48v FICM. Engine started better, ran smoother, and throttle response felt better. It was a very subtle difference that many might not have noticed but it was definitely there.
I 'm running with Swamps 58v fimc.
about two years now with no issues.
The stock one was shot allready when i bought the truck..
Was not hard to decide what to do when i was sure that my stock fimc is goner..
Cause of ;
you can bought stock new one from one ford dealer in this country there is only this one thing..
It need to be ordered from u.s. with no returns(takes about a month), it cost about 1800 usd and no one in this country can programm it to your truck to get it work...
So couple of e mails and 58v version was on its way to here. Arrived in less than 2 weeks
And it was plug and play and did cost half of it including all shipping ,taxes and duties.
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Apple has announced that their photo app Aperture will no longer be available beginning this fall.
Aperture was popular with computer professionals and it had many competitors. Aperture 2.0 was released in 2008, and it was widely used along with Adobe's Lightroom application.
Another version of the program, Aperture 3.0, was released in 2010. It became an affordable program, available for only $79.99. The application was updated many times, and was available for use with iCloud, Facebook, and Flickr.
Apple decided to stop work on the photo editing application, though. An Apple spokesperson confirmed the news to Mashable and TechCrunch this weekend.
"With the introduction of the new Photos app and iCloud Photo Library, enabling you to safely store all of your photos in iCloud and access them from anywhere, there will be no new development of Aperture," the statement read. "When Photos for OS X ships next year, users will be able to migrate their existing Aperture libraries to Photos for OS X."
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Third, Customization. In this platform, except the psychometric tests, you can customize everything. You can simply discuss with us what you want and we guarantee you the delivery of the same in next 24 hours." said, said, Shouvik Lahiri, CEO of Adfers.com
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Methodology of securing quality for PDA & Mobile fits well into QArea's major processes (QA and Development). When testing applications for PDA & Mobile, due to their specifics and constricted focus, we concentrate on the following moments:
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The specifics is in existent features migration to another platform, either from a full desktop application, or from J2ME to Symbian, Brew or Windows Mobile. More of this can be found here.
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Mobile technologies keep integrating with each other tighter and tighter. Testing on the network becomes critically important when application successful performance depends not only on the developer but also on service provider (of wireless carrier, content provider etc.)
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Due to an extended variety of platforms and operation systems, testing process automation in general and regression testing in particular can be significantly restricted. To cope with this challenge we apply some own-developed efficient solutions when made possible by certain environments.
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A marketing and communication manager is really a public specialist who serves, promotes and preserves business relationships between an organization and its clients. With the increase in globalization and competition, companies are now relying more these on marketing specialists to offer advice on strategy and policy to ensure their success.
Job Description of Marketing and Communication Manager
Marketing and communication managers form their domain and relationships in the media, public, general industry and the internet. They place themselves into strategic relationships so they are easily recognized and associated with the products they are promoting. They must develop an understanding of the culture of the community, fellow employees and consumers transfer this information into income generating opportunities. Some of the specific functions of marketing and communication managers include:
- drafting of press releases
- organize trade shows and seminars to keep in contact with their client
- conduct research on market trends
- conduct sampling of the product to ensure it is at a desired standard
- assist in the design and production of advertising campaigns
- managing and motivating staff under their control
Education Required to Become Marketing and Communication Manager
Most employers require that Marketing and Communication Managers to have earned at least an Online Bachelors Degree. This validates the level of trainability and knowledge of the individual. However, for jobs in top companies, training that is more specialized is required at the Master or PhD Levels. This is paramount due to the high level of expenditure involved in managing a successful marketing campaign and investors require returns on their investments.
Most marketing and communications manager progress through the field of Communications and combine these skills with formal training in business administration.
Online Bachelors Degree in Marketing and Communications
A typical Bachelor's Degree Program in Public Relations will see students exploring subject areas such as public relations principles, public relations management, organizational development, writing, effective news release techniques, business proposals and speech writing. Students of Marketing and Communications majors program also study visual communication courses such as desktop publishing and computer graphics. For a real time understanding of the business side of the industry, students receive instruction in advertising, business administration, finance, political science, sociology and economics.
This training enables participants to provide and support business growth and development through the successful introduction and maintenance of the product in the market. They will also be able to conduct research, identify market opportunities in both new and established industry markets. They will evaluate the competitive environment to adjust and position the product by preparing sales and marketing forecasts and coordinating the overall marketing strategy into one cohesive unit.
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The position of a marketing and communication manager is of vital importance to the success of the product in the market place. These marketing and communication specialists develop strategies to monitor trends and ways of influencing customers to purchase their products. While the job can be stressful due to the long hours required, with proper training and education, they will develop the appropriate skills needed to achieve their desired goals.
Studies conducted have revealed that with the increasing globalization and new avenues of marketing such as the internet, the demand for communication and marketing managers is high. As a result, various institutions offer training in specific disciplines to create trained professionals to fill these positions. Some of the top schools listed to offer training in Marketing and Communications include:
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Staff Benda Bilili is a group formed by Congolese street musicians, who at the time slept on the streets of Kinshasa and rehearsed in a half abandoned zoo. The core of the band consists of four senior singers and a guitarist, all of whom are disabled (they suffered from Polio when they were young) and move around in spectacularly customized tricycles.
With the release of their debut 2009 album Très Très Fort they instantaneously became one of the most symbolic African bands around. Released in movie theaters and on TV, Benda Bilili, the feature film dedicated to the group's story was a smash at the Cannes Film Festival and Très Très Fort went on to win several awards and sell upwards of 150,000 copies. The band has toured nonstop for the last three years and has appeared at large festivals and concert halls in Europe, Australia and Japan.
Their latest album titled Bouger Le Monde was released on Sept. 3, 2012. On the Crammed Discs label is a collection of 11 splendid tracks that convey the gradual transformations the band has gone through since their 350+ performances. They've gotten louder and more rock-oriented and their level of musicianship has elevated significantly, which could be attributed to the addition of three new members.
Another innovation is that the vocal duties are now being shared by no less than seven singers. In addition to Coco, Ricky and Theo, who sang most of the tracks up until now, there is Cavalier, the bass player and Montana, the drummer, who joined the band right after the recording of their debut album. There's also 'Hype-man' Kabose and Roger, who is the amazing tin-can-and-string soloist.
All are featured as lead vocalists on the album, which contains lyrics in no less than four Congolese languages plus customary sections in French. Lead guitarist Amalphi is a new recruit and young percussionist Randy, who played with the band when he was a kid but later vanished, is back in full force. Their music is rooted in rumba with the fundamentals of old-school rhythm and blues and reggae.
Staff Benda Bilili earned the 2009 Artist Award at Womex (World Music Expo).
The opening track on Bouger Le Monde is titled "Osali Mabe," which means "You've Done the Wrong Thing." It's a jumpy and fun track and extremely danceable. The members' chanting the lyrics harmoniously along with Randy's masterful percussion work and Montana's prevalent drumming makes this the perfect song to start the album off with.
"Sopeka" is the second track on the album, which means "Begging." It begins slower than the previous track, but listeners will prominently hear Roger's brilliant tin-can-and-string work. The use of this unique instrument and the sound it conveys really meets with the song's title and drives home the message.
The third track is titled "Bilanga," which means "The Field." Randy's swift percussion starts off the track then Amalphi's guitar just begins ripping chords as Montana's drumming brings a sort of heavy metal vibe to the song. Yet, the three instruments together emote a tribal-like flow, which could make listeners envision hearing this song as they run freely across a long stretch of open ground.
"Kaluna" is the fifth track on the album, which means "Gangs." A quick-witted solo from Roger's tin-can-and-string can be heard in the opening. Then, Montana's drumming, Amalphi's guitar and Cavalier's bass chime in as the vocalists begin to harmonize along with the instruments. The combination of instruments and vocals bring forth a powerful message even if you don't understand the lyrics.
The seventh track is titled "Libala Ya Mungwa," which translates to mean "Wedding with Salt." This track begins differently with Amalphi's guitar announcing itself first. Then, Roger's tin-can-and-string and Randy's clever percussion play. Listeners could certainly imagine hearing this song at a reception where the newlyweds are happily dancing together for the first time in front of a crowd.
"Muru Esalaka" is the eleventh and final track on Bouger Le Monde. In English, it means "The Brains are OK." It begins with Amalphi's wistful guitar work then Randy's rapid percussion begins and the distinctive sound of Roger's tin-can-and-string enters the melody. With Randy's percussion playing throughout the track, it's a very movable, sprightly track which will make listeners want to stand up and dance.
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Can we check our cunting privilege?
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This is a guest post by Anna Fleur.
I'm a militant feminist. I believe that women should come together to destroy patriarchy and create a society were our gender shouldn't determine our safety – perceived or actual. I'm also a feminist who uses the word 'cunt'. A lot.
This is partly because it's a satisfying word to use, partly because it was a word I heard alot when I was growing up – mostly in the school yard by young people who didn't have a clue what it meant. I don't think it's gendered because some women don't have cunts and some men do. But mainly, I use it because I'm too busy thinking about all the other, more important feminist issues to give a damn about my language.
Honestly, I'm sure if women who are beaten on a regular basis but have no access to help, women who are having their cunts surgically mutilated in the name of culture, women who are fighting tooth and nail to be allowed to have an abortion after being raped knew how much of our time was devoted to debating about a word and whether or not it is sexist, they'd want to call us cunts. That's understandable really, isn't it?
The fact that one of Western feminism's most hotly debated subject is a word is disgusting. It just shows our privilege, that few issues are more important to us and impact our daily lives. The fact that good feminists spend so much time telling other women that they're bad feminists for using that word suggests that there's something very wrong with our priorities.
In my eyes, cunt is a non-gendered term that can be used to describe men, women and objects and makes no judgement about their genitalia. However, some people may choose not to use it, for fear of insulting someone or being labelled a bad feminist. I don't judge people who just don't want to use it, but can we keep that decision personal? Instead of stressing about how we throw around a centuries-old word can we get back to devoting time to fighting against the cuts to rape and violence protection services for women, stopping Dorries, 40 days of life and their American equivilants' attempts to dismantle our reproductive health services and find new ways to support women worldwide who are facing great oppression on a daily basis?
This is a short post, sort of because I have revision, but mainly because I don't have a great deal to say about the matter. Cunt is a word, and that's all there is to it.
Zoe, an amazing woman/feminist/friend, gives her view on the word 'cunt'.
Originally posted on Anna's blog, which is excellent and we recommend you all read.
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April 6th, 2012 @ 2:14 pm
Wait, where is this such a hotly debated topic? Not at any of the feminist meetings or conferences I've been to, or on any of the blogs I read. Which feminists are calling people on using cunt? I've heard the occasional discussion of the word, but almost always in the context of someone, like me, talking about the fact that they use it sometimes, don't feel entirely comfortable with it, but oh well, life's not perfect, eh.
And anyway, cunt has nothing to do with gender? Seriously? Say cunt if you please, it's not that important, but something being not that important doesn't make it entirely non-existent.
I think these kind of articles about 'all the other feminists are doing it wrong and want to spoil your fun' are silly, and annoying, and pandering to anti-feminism, and wrong. Most feminists I know are fighting the cuts, violence against women and discrimination at work. There are important and serious issues and disagreements to work out in feminism, but why not address some of those head on instead of just inventing new ones?
April 6th, 2012 @ 2:22 pm
I would have tried to write that more nicely if I'd realised you were 16. Maybe you do have to deal with that kind of language squabble with fellow teenage feminists, but if so they're really not representative of the rest of us. Whether you get involved in mainstream orgs like Fawcett or more radical groups like Go Feminist, I think you'll find most organised feminists are doing practical and useful work, not telling each other off for swearing
On the broader cultural issues, I love this blog for talking about them, but without losing _why_ things like words and femininity are important and getting caught up in the privilege games you're talking about: http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/
April 6th, 2012 @ 2:28 pm
I'm not a biological essentialist and wouldn't care to be mistaken for one, but still, I think it's disingenuous to claim that a word like 'cunt' is not a gendered term just because "some women don't have cunts and some men do". Of course it's not my possession of a cunt instead of a cock that makes me a woman. I am a woman (mostly) because when I was little they told me I was a girl and socialized me accordingly. But the REASON that I was raised as such is that when I was born a doctor looked between my legs and assigned a sex, and society matches a gender to that sex.
That is: cunts may not be found exclusively in the bodies of one gender, but they are strongly associated with one gender and not the other, and that is what makes 'cunt' a gendered term. Like 'cock' or 'dress' or 'beard'.
So, by all means, use the word. I do, and like you I believe it "can be used to describe men, women and objects and makes no judgement about their genitalia". Swear words are not generally literal, anyway. Callings someone an "asshole" doesn't mean you think they're a human-sized, disembodied anus. Calling someone a "dickhead" doesn't mean you think they have a dick for a head, nor even that you think they have a dick between their legs. But 'dick' is still a gendered word; 'dickish' behaviour is still behaviour associated with 'masculine' sorts of personal foibles. And yet women can be called "dicks", and men can be called "cunts", without calling their actual gender into question. That's how swearing works. It is a magical part of language.
April 6th, 2012 @ 2:31 pm
OK, bad to be the only 3 commenters, but a further thought:
In the context of your blog, this post wouldn't particularly have annoyed me, I would have partially agree with bits, slightly disagreed with other bits and read the next article. But I don't like the editorial decision of isolating this out as a token post-about-feminism on BG. It's what the Guardian do too, and avoids the hard issues. Your posts on violence against women at Occupy, police brutality, Dorries, or rape culture would, I think, be far more representative of what feminists do talk about.
Ironically enough.
April 6th, 2012 @ 3:04 pm
Thanks for this blog post Anna. As a man i don't use the word because quite a lot of women, and some men, are offended by it. Some male friends of mine do use it (possibly to try and be more 'proletarian', or because they think being vulgar is cool), and sometimes do offend women. I'm happy for women to use it though, as it doesn't offend me at all, and I think its up to women to decide when/if its appropriate. So, I have decided to be cautious, and respectful of those people who are offended by the word, and just never use it.
April 6th, 2012 @ 3:16 pm
I don't know many teenage feminists, but spend a hell of a lot of time on twitter, where myself & other people (often women) are frequently pulled up for using "gendered terms".
As I am in real life by other pretty radical feminists. There is definitely a divide between feminists in Liverpool on topics such as this – arguably a class divide. It's almost a weekly topic here, (at least we'll rage about being pulled up for it, if not have another tedious debate) which is maybe why my blog is a better place for it considering context.
As regards to gender, I feel like we should be approaching a point in these debates where gender can be separated from genitalia. Not only that, we'd probably do well to consider context. As active feminists we analyse the word and it's origins, unlike those who throw it around on a daily basis. For most people gender doesn't come in to it. In most cases it's not used as a judgement of a person's gender, genitalia or whether their behaviour meets stereotypes for one gender or another.
I plan on writing a follow up about language, class and culture, because it's a discussion that needs to happen. I wish I'd touched more upon class and also the language used by people from different areas of the UK in the post, because that's a definite factor in language use and needs to be recognised. I find it difficult to judge other people's language because I feel I'm also judging their background.
Alyson Macdonald
April 6th, 2012 @ 3:57 pm
Beth – I take offence at you calling this a "token post-about-feminism", because we do regularly have people writing about a range of feminist issues. Just in the last fortnight we've had posts on the right to breastfeed in public, the end of an exclusive male-only student society, and why CCTV isn't effective at preventing sexual assault.
This is a blog which welcomes feminist writing, but it's only a part of what we cover. I often write about feminist issues myself, but sometimes I want to write about something else – not because feminism isn't important to me, but because I have other things I want to say as well.
If you think we're avoiding the hard issues, are there any that you'd like to write about for us? Or can you suggest themes that you think we should commission a guest post on (or who we should ask to write it)?
April 6th, 2012 @ 4:12 pm
Yeah, maybe it's an internet tendency, I tend to avoid talking about feminism on twitter.
But lots of internet based or real life with internet presence groups aren't like people on twitter. On the feminist facebook groups I use, these are the first 3 topics on each page:
1) FGM, media call out for teenage feminists, violence against women in the mayoral campaign.
2) fundraising for an anti-victim-blaming campaign, women's drama group, fighting fascism as feminists
3) all male mayoral candidates, feminist autobiographies, anti-sweatshop demonstration
I do think that it's also worth talking about language, probably about the amount that we do talk about it. Certainly not in a policing way, but I'm lucky enough to never have seen that done, and I've spent plenty of time around feminists.
Worth remembering that "Western feminists" also suffer rape, verbal abuse and sexual harassment, and being called a "cunt" is a part of that often. In a gendered way. Sometimes it's used in an apparently gender neutral way, but a lot of the time it isn't. And because of that you can't rely on everyone hearing you use it not having experienced it as a term of gendered abuse. Like I say, I use it, but I also sometimes stop myself using it, especially in very public places, because it is problematic. Master's tools, house, etc. Doesn't mean I judge other people for using it, unless they're doing so in an abusive or explicitly sexist way. But fighting class privilege doesn't have to mean trying to be like a romanticised version of a culturally homogeneous 'working class', and lots of left wing men leap at the opportunity to do that over more difficult kinds of liberation struggle. It can play into their hands to dismiss feminist critiques of language as class privileged. We can do both.
Jim Jepps
April 6th, 2012 @ 4:15 pm
"However, some people may choose not to use it, for fear of insulting someone or being labelled a bad feminist. I don't judge people who just don't want to use it, but can we keep that decision personal?"
Thing is "cunt" isn't just a gendered term, it's also the most offensive swear word in English (I think). If someone chooses to use an incredibly offensive term that they *know* will exclude some people from the discussion then, well, I am going to judge them.
If nothing else I'm going judge that they have poor judgement and are the sort of person that doesn't mind seriously offending people.
Personally I think it's a good quality to try not to needlessly offend people. This goes twice over in political discussions.
I don't care one way or the other what you say to your friends but if you get up and publicly argue righteous politics in a pointlessly provocative and alienating way then, well, you're going to have to expect some people not to take you very seriously.
Perhaps you have so many allies you don't mind turning a few away.
Gary Dunion
April 6th, 2012 @ 4:16 pm
@Beth, I assigned this post the 'Feminism' category because I thought that would be the most useful for readers. However, you raise that point at a very helpful time for us because as editors we all feel we have far too many categories to be useful for navigation, and in our next redesign we'll be moving to perhaps half-a-dozen 'sections' instead.
Would readers like to see a Feminism section be one of those, or would that smack of ghettoisation? Would an 'equalities' or 'liberation' section be better? Or would you prefer that issues arising from these movements and analyses be dealt with across sections – maybe this post should be in a Culture section; posts about abortion rights in Health?
Very interested to hear everyone's thoughts on this.
April 6th, 2012 @ 4:17 pm
@Alyson – Yeah that wasn't fair of me. I was talking in a continuation of a conversation elsewhere way, not really thinking about the whole blog. And this kind of article does really rile me, but again that's from past exposure to it on sites like the guardian, not BG. So, sorry, that was hasty and unwarranted.
April 6th, 2012 @ 4:50 pm
@Gary I thought one of the benefits of tags was avoiding having to choose that sort of thing. A post like this should be in 'feminism' AND 'culture', for instance; the abortion rights one should be in 'feminism' AND 'health'; and so on.
In other words: 'feminism' is a useful categorization that I would like to be able to search by, but putting all women-related posts into a subfolder marked 'feminism' would be ghettoizing, if it were in such a way that they are not also duplicated in other relevant subfolders — which it sounds like you're suggesting?
Stuart Rodger
April 6th, 2012 @ 8:35 pm
Germaine Greer provides a very interesting historical/linguistic perspective on the word here:
April 7th, 2012 @ 3:45 pm
Swearing is usually a sign of immaturity, poor vocabulary, or both. Arguing that certain swear words should be used as markers for socio-political positions suggests that you think that causing offense, in the name of those positions, will win support for those positions. That tactic may work among those who are immature or poorly educated – but it drives away those who are mature or well-educated, so it probably isn't worth it. When you grow up, Anna, I hope your vocabulary improves too.
April 10th, 2012 @ 12:55 pm
"Swearing is usually a sign of immaturity, poor vocabulary, or both."
An utterly absurd contention. Swearing is sometimes the most appropriate and apposite use of language possible. I'll wager my perspicacity and erudition against yours any day of the week, and yet I can revel in bawdy banter with the best of them when the occasion allows. To arbitrarily rule out an entire class of expression like this is simply to hobble one's own mind and tongue.
April 14th, 2012 @ 1:21 pm
What Dunc said. Although my knee-jerk response to Acanthium was "piss off you pompous nob", which wouldn't really have made my case well
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There is no mcu or processor used in this project, as it's more of a memory processing architecture. The Ram is a simple 1024 x 4 bit chip,of which there will be several. One of the ideas behind the process is that each sensor or sensory array has its' own memory processing circuitry with additional provisions for memory match detection, novelty, attention, etc...The basic rule to this type of architecture is separate memory regions for all inputs and outputs. There is also memory for "higher cognition" and further sensory I/O processing as it relates to the overall state of the machine.
The primary difference between this machine and other smaller scale robots is in the use of distributed functions and associative memory, at several "Orders" of processing, as I like to call them. Orders can be thought of as levels or layers of processing. Theoretically several orders are possible within a particular machine, but in practical terms, perhaps 3 is a realistic goal.
The associative memory scheme is key to the robot's operation. Consider the address input to a ram chip as vector A, the data input as vector b and the data output as vector a'. In a very simple example, a sensory input vector A provided by possibly an analog to digital converter, activates particular address lines which in turn outputs an initially random 4 bit data pattern as vector a'. The ram defaults to read mode and will output whatever contents happen to be in the output register when a valid address pattern is activated (Vector A). The output vector a' can be considered to be associated with vector A, the address input pattern. In this example we can use 4 infrared obstacle detectors ( RB-Cyt-75 or equiv), connected to the input port, representing vector b. The detectors would be positioned to best detect possible interference from obstacles in the robots path (naturally). A comparison between the output data on vector a' and the input data from vector b, is constantly monitored by additional circuitry. When a mismatch between the 2 vectors is detected, the ram switches to write mode and writes the data on vector b into the register currently addressed by the primary input sensor, the A/D converter. Let's say the input to the A/D converter is an ultrasonic ranging sensor....the binary output from the converter is a representation of the distance between the robot and an obstacle. I never make direct connections from memory devices to motor controllers as I believe there should be at least several layers of "decision making" between the primary memory processes and any physical output; motors, end effectors, etc. But for the sake of this article we will allow motor control from output vector a', possibly with the aid of some minor steering logic. To continue, after the data pattern of vector b is saved in ram, the ram switches back to read mode and now outputs the vector b pattern through vector a' output which is now connected to a decoder and motor control. The motor, via the decoder, will adjust itself to steer away from the obstacles. The ram continues in the read mode as long as vector a' and vector b match. In essence, the robot is learning to associate the ultrasonic ranging data with the obstacle detection data.
More information will be included as the project advances...I'll also add plenty of photos and schematics when I can.
Later I will describe some of the analog functions and how the system integrates it all into a working robot.
yes, my nns doesn't even
yes, my nns doesn't even have any weight either,
on yer circuit, you must mean that it already had a "learned" process created by connecting the circuit up, right? and it would learn more by adding some things that it "chaotically learned"* by itself, right? so....you don't know what will happen after this? if yes, then that's great! random(chaotic) things happening on a machine learning project is a great expectation!
one thing i like about analogue is that you are the one who's making and inventing yer own circuit rather than buying an arduino and programming it just as buying a robot kit, you're not making the robot, you are just assembling it (in the arduino or other ucontrollers sense).
*chaotically learned= learned by mistake or something like that.
Some schematics would be
Some schematics would be nice. 555 timers are from my experience not accurate enough. I would recommand a clock based on a quartz oscillator and according dividers.
I would recommand a quartz
how do you "punish" it?I
how do you "punish" it?
I think maybe in a system like this, punishment is the same as for us... injury or death. Survival = success?
What an amazing project!


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industry have a number of mutual features. To
begin with, these are branches with a cashflow
of billions, and tens of thousands of people earn
a very good living working there. The second mutual
factor is the use and, in most cases, abuse of
animals. The third mutual factor is the used tactic,
namely the maintaining and the further spread
of untruths by means of advertising and false
Misconception: animal proteins are indispensable
to a full eating pattern for humans.
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products to stay healthy. From a growing number
of publications, and from daily experiences of
people who restrict themselves to vegetable proteins,
it's apparent that in fact it is possible to get
sufficient proteins and calcium from vegetable
food. It has even been proved by research in the
past years, that meat and dairy products are causes
of a great deal of prosperity diseases.
medication and treatments that have been tested
on animals guarantee a safe use for humans.
Animals are not human beings, as much as they
might seem alike, both physically and psychologically.
The suggestion that a drug tested on animals would
be safe for people has been proved scientifically
Tests on animals are part of the so-called experimental
research: scientists try to imitate the same disease
in a healthy animal as has appeared spontaneously
in a human being.
This means that with the testing of a medicine
on this animal, the spontaneous human related
original disease can not be examined. For this
reason modern medication often has such a long
list of side effects.
A notorious consequence of this kind of research
was the medicine Softenon; it was extensively
tested and was 'found safe' on numerous different
lab animals, but ultimately it proved to deform
The true reason for researchers
to continue working with lab animals (millions
each year), is that these animals are much cheaper
than human guinea pigs, and there are almost no
limitations to adapt to in research for the (ab)
use of animals. Where for humans there is an obvious
consideration between the possible risk and the
expected improvement for the human race (and of
course a considerable settlement for the human
test person), lab animals have no such thing.
Nothing is too crazy to use lab animals for,
and anyone who reads the newspaper, knows to which
revolting experiments this has led. The consumer demand for an effective,
wellpriced, ethical responsible health care,
isn't the drive behind the developments in the
medical/pharmaceutical industry, but the hunger
to introduce new technical tour de forces. This is done over
and over again and aimed to lure the public with possibilities,
growing wishes, raising hope and to gain a lot
of money out of it.
What is the alternative: prevention
and clinical research.
A disease is a sign, that you should pay more attention to your body. You can better take these signs seriously,
and try to take every possible precaution (clean
food, time to relax). You can for example take
advantage of the Chinese
(preventative) art of medicine: she has been practised for thousands of years and consists of regular examinations and treatments, against lability, e.g.
Avoid medicines that are
developed to only remove the unwanted symptom
from the body (chemical medicines that are tested
on lab animals and general large groups of people).
Instead, take, when prevention has failed, medicines
that are developed by and for people, and that
are specially prescribed by the specialised doctor
for the person concerned, in the right composition.
Homeopathic and anthroposofic doctors urge the recovery of the good, self-healing powers
of the body, instead of trying to suppress the
unwanted symptoms with chemicals.
The chicken or the egg?
What existed first, the food producer trying
to keep producing cheaper in order to make more
money, or the consumer who refused to pay a fair
price for a good product?
What existed first, the western people who started
to believe in the endless possibilities of the
medical industry, or the medical industry holding
out a carrot to the western people, as a 'possibility'?
If there is someone who knows the answer it won't
do us any good. What we have to do, is turn our
back on the present escalations. A grievances
that turns big, doesn't have to just stay that
way. For instance, think of nuclear energy, a
piece of modern thinking and acting that is unparalleled,
which was connected with huge economical interests
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possible for other abuses like factory farming,
the medical-technical industry and poisoned agriculture-
and stockbreeding industry. If only we want to.
If only every individual wants to. Because indeed,
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When you leave out dairy- and meat products from
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an exceptional base instead of as a 'daily necessity',
it has enormous positive consequences for your
own health as well as for the wellbeing of animals,
the environment and the social relations in the
world. Who wants to read more about objections
against the (production of) dairy products, click
The deep-rooted dogma in the Netherlands that
'meat is a necessity and we need milk to obtain
calcium' is the direct result of our economical
interests as a 'dairy land' and long-term advertising.
This result is fed by the constraint to make
profit; not by the need to restore a better life to the people and better environment.
1999 723.816 tests on animals took place in the
Netherlands, in 68.400 cases genetically modified
animals (mostly mice) were used. Almost half of
these tests were done for scientific research
for the cause and treatment of human diseases.
Over 40% were done for sera, vaccines, drugs and
medical or veterinarian products.
Unfortunately, in our technocratic society, the
modern thought on life and death are dominating:
you don't have to put up with illness; everything
would have a solution and should be curable;
everybody has a 'right' to a long life free of
sickness or 'right' to a child.
To take responsibility for ones own health (by
eating healthy food, free of chemicals and pesticides,
to take time for fresh air, rest and relaxation)
would be expensive and time-consuming.
It is much cheaper and easier to reach for the
medicine jar 'when something is wrong'. Under
influence of the medical-technical industry people
have been dissociated so far from their
own responsibility for their health that even
an absolutely hideous idea like animal organ transplants
(= to keep animals like little plants of spare
parts for people) is taken seriously. It is sad
to see that even organisations that claim to be
fighting against animal testing are convinced
of the dogma that these tests are unavoidable.
They fight for the reduce and avoidance of animal
tests and for making them less painful, but exactly
with this soft not-rigorous-rejecting-all animal-tests
approach, they confirm the public's idea that
tests on animals are necessary and cannot be avoided.
A human being is a mortal creature, just like
an animal, not a meccano set (toy with) which can be fiddled
about with, and there is a reason for this. Death and decay have a place in nature next to birth and growth;
also a human life ends at a time.
Still, there will be situations, like a serious
disease that attacks a young life, when the persons
concerned will demand the biggest qualities of medical
science, in order to preserve the life. In this
case it would be not only ethical but also most efficient
from a safety view, a matter of to do using only clinical
research and medicines that
were clinically tested. This means also: methods and
cures that are found by extensive research on
people with the same symptoms.
Author Anna van Beek
also non-valid
arguments for experimentation with animals.
Video about the protest against dissection.
The Netherlands Centre for Alternatives to Animal
Use (NCA)
is the central point in the Netherlands for coordinating
research and disseminating information on alternatives
to animal experiments.
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Illamasqua Freak Eau de Parfum
My deepest, darkest fragrance has to be Flowerbomb. That's about it. I'm a fruity, sweet, candy, foody type of fragrance girl. If it's sweet, I love it.
I normally avoid fragrances with notes like patchouli, amber, Frankincense, etc..
But I'm a little bit curious about Illamasqua Freak Eau de Parfum.
Freak is a unisex fragrance that promises to be a rich, daringly, provocative new scent to celebrate the night!
Burnt orange bloom as a base is supposedly able to enhance the wearer's own natural perfume, word.
The notes, ones I'd avoid at all costs typically include Black Davana, Opium Flower, Belladonna, Poison Hemlock, Datura, Queen of the Night blossom, Frankincense, Oud, and Myrrh.
Freak comes bottled up in an art deco inspired bottle, titled to one side in a smoky glass.
Count me curious.
Available now at Sephora.com
I'm tempted to just order it without smelling it, I like surprises and maybe this one might be a pleasant one?
What do you think?
Are you up for the Freak experience?
My favorite freaks….
12/15/11 12:34 Bonnie:
Oooo those are some of my fave freaks too.
Am I strange that I like the sweet perfumes but I also ADORE franincense, myrrh, amber, patchouli, etc.? In fact I just bought a candle that incorporates all of those scents!!! You would hate it!
12/15/11 12:36 Allie:
I love that little snail!
12/15/11 12:50 Cindy:
Can't wait to smell this perfume, but don't want to order this without sniffing first 😉
27 february i'm going to Orlando (first time USA, yay !!!) and i def. going to try this at Sephora !
12/15/11 13:44 kiwikiwidragon:
Ahh, Cindy!! Great to see you in Orlando!! I live about 40 minutes from there! I want to smell this one too!
12/15/11 13:52 Cindy:
Thanks ! Can't wait !
12/15/11 13:52 Cindy:
Thank you !
Also want to go to NY ! Maybe 1 of 2 years later, first save money 😉
12/16/11 7:43 Michelle:
Wow Cindy enjoy your time here in the USA and have fun playing in Sephora…they will have to drag you out of the store, I guarantee! Don't forget to ask for samples!
12/16/11 9:48 Cindy:
I'll let you know once i booked 😉
12/16/11 9:50 Cindy:
@Michelle: thank you ! Already saving money for beauty shopping Can't wait to visit all the stores and brands we don't have in the Netherlands !
I take one extra suitcase with me haha
12/15/11 13:26 Courtney:
Trent Reznor *swoon* Is it just me or is he getting hotter with age?
12/15/11 13:45 kiwikiwidragon:
this perfume really strikes a cord for me, I am all about Boyfriend right now! I bet it's amazing…..
12/16/11 10:40 kiwikiwidragon:
I want to roll around in it, I have been procrastinating about the set at Sephora and I want it bad!! It's so pricey tho!
12/15/11 14:31 Eve:
OMG have to smell! I've been looking for a unisex smell for awhile since that's what I prefer mostly. That little snail is super cute too though I don't really like the name freak haha.
12/15/11 14:41 sara:
ordered it….the bottle intrigues me…..the smell? we'll see
12/16/11 16:49 sara:
Got this today and must say worth the money. Its definitely manly, maybe a touch of floral? Like nothing I ever smelled before. The bottle alone is worth the money lol added perk….comes in an amazing box. The whole thing is all very Goth, loves it. I'm a loyal flowerbomb user….but this fragrance is sex 😮 can I write that here?! Lol
12/15/11 15:04 Nana:
I was also curious about this perfume even though it's not really my taste it seems nice O.O
… My favorite freak is Jacoby Shaddix :X
12/15/11 15:13 Andrea:
I took a chance and ordered this fragrance without smelling it during the Sephora VIB sale. I usually like scents that are more fruity or floral, so this is way different than anything else I own… heavier and (dare I say) sexier. It starts off pretty florally and woodsy, but the florals fade after a while and leave the woody notes behind. There's also an earthiness to it without going the patchouli route (which I personally can't stand). I could see it as unisex, since the floral notes aren't too sweet to begin with. For me, this is more of an evening scent (though it's strong enough to last all day), and it screams Illamasqua because of how dark and mysterious yet alluring it is. It's a keeper!
I'm not great at explaining fragrances, but I hope this helps!
12/16/11 7:46 Michelle:
I'm glad to hear that someone detests patchouli as much as I do the packaging is waaay cool but the fragrance notes are enough to send me running the other way screaming at the top of my lungs!
12/15/11 19:30 Kristina:
Trent Reznor yummy!
12/15/11 23:48 Andrea:
I don't think there's any patchouli in this one, thank goodness! There is a pleasant earthiness/woodiness from other notes, but nothing overwhelming. I've been wearing it for the past few days, and no problems.
I've been freaked out by patchouli ever since a Lush SA made me try on Happy Hippy lotion a while ago. I loved the lemony-ness, but later on the patchouli kicked in and I ended up stinking all day! Sometimes I wish patchouli and I got along better. I got Betsey Johnson's Too Too during Sephora's F&F, but it turns out it has patchouli in it, which is a huge bummer since I love the fragrance's dance theme, and the bottle matches my decor. I'm still debating, but it'll probably end up going back. Whoo… long response!
12/16/11 10:29 kiwikiwidragon:
Yeah and jasmine too, gag, please LUSH, no more jasmine…
12/16/11 12:20 Andrea:
I love everything about Too Too except the patchouli. Le sigh…
Consider it payback for all the lemmings I've added to my list from reading your blog! Let me know what you think if you get to try Freak. I like how different it is from everything else I own, plus I'm currently in obsessed with Illamasqua. Love their intense glosses and nail polishes (and Freak)!
12/16/11 8:46 Majick:
OMG I WANT THIS – do you think you could make it one of your giveaways. LOL
Actually, I never buy without smelling because I'm allergic to a lot. Mostly I"m allergic to the "clean" smells. Weird huh? yep, Tide detergent, fabric softeners, and smells like that are the worst for my breathing.
This sounds AMAZING as I love frankincense, myrrh, etc.
12/16/11 10:30 kiwikiwidragon:
It's the "powder" notes and where it hits in your sinuses, I have the same issues with all items mentioned. Poison always makes me sneeze and damn I love that stuff!
12/17/11 1:53 theRothstanator:
LOL! I love your collage of hotties! Love almost all of these guys; however, I can't put my finger on who the band below Mustaine/next to Rob Zombie is?
12/17/11 10:28 Tracey:
Is it wrong that I want this purely for the bottle?
I'd have to try a sample though as although I don't mind patchouli, I don't like TOO much of it.


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