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  1. Thomas.Dennehy

    Aliens to Earth: Stop screaming at us. And send more Chuck Berry.

    In space, can anyone really hear you scream? Some Cambridge University scientists are recording people with "extreme vocal expression," and will send into space a cell phone packing none but the best screams. http://www.cusf.co.uk/2012/10/scream-in-space-website-live/
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    Crowdsourcing a Concert (aka) Asking for Requests

    I had the great good fortune of attending a concert at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor MI last Saturday. The bill: Iron & Wine opening for Glen Hansard. By "Iron & Wine," I mean Sam Beam. Therein lies the question. Mr. Beam opened his performance by playing several songs on solo acoustic...
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    Apropos of Nothing -- Inspiration and the Blit Terminal

    The friendly folks at Engadget posted archival video from AT&T showcasing an early 1980s Bell Labs invention initially called the Blit Terminal. (It was later marketed at the Teletype 5620 and even later as the AT&T 630.) The was the first programmable graphics terminal that could run multiple...
  4. Thomas.Dennehy

    RIAA Makes Digital Liner Notes Push

    [As reported everywhere except the RIAA website.] NEW YORK (AP) -- As liner notes get scarce in the digital age, the Recording Academy wants fans to still be able to find out who the people are behind their favorite hit. So the Academy announced Thursday that it will launch the "Gives the...
  5. Thomas.Dennehy

    Headphones Are the Latest Fashion Accessory

    via @TWICEonline. Twenty-nine percent of headphones priced $100 or more were connected to a tablet this year, nearly triple the attachment rate from 2011, according to The NPD Group. "Though many consumers are gravitating towards more expensive, premium headphones for better quality sound...
  6. Thomas.Dennehy

    As It Turns Out, the Dingo Really Did Take Her Baby

    CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- The highly publicized case of a missing Australian infant was finally put to the rest Tuesday with a coroner ruling that a dingo, or wild dog, took Azaria Chamberlain from a tent in 1980, the Associated Press reports. The 9-week-old's disappearance near Ayers Rock had...
  7. Thomas.Dennehy

    Words I Would Rather Not Have in the Lexicon

    Some days I shouldn't read the newspaper. In the last 15 minutes I've learned two new terms from the New York Times that I would like to unlearn: Wardriving. The practice of driving streets and using equipment to locate wireless local-area networks using Wi-Fi, such as wireless hot spots at...
  8. Thomas.Dennehy

    Xiph Foundation Leader Calls High-Res Audio a Waste of Bandwidth

    Christopher "Monty" Montgomery (of Ogg and Vorbis fame) took to the pages of xiph.org today to argue that distibuting music at resolutions above 16/48 make no sense. His opinions as to what bits are significant are as subjective as anyone's, his calculations are not incorrect, and I wish he...
  9. Thomas.Dennehy

    Apple Reportedly Developing New Audio Format for Adaptive Streaming

    Reported by the Guardian of London. Of course Apple not commenting. http://gu.com/p/35nnc/tw
  10. Thomas.Dennehy

    Audio Innovation and the Bell Labs Miracle

    There is a forthcoming book about the legacy of innovation from AT&T Bell Laboratioies (aka "Bell Labs"). The New York Times ran this preview on Sunday 26-Feb. As a Bell Labs alum (Signal Processing Laboratory, Whippany NJ 1982-91) I could not be prouder. A timeline of audio innovation at the...
  11. Thomas.Dennehy

    Is Physical Media Still Relevant?

    This topic attempts to unite several parallel threads, including how many bits are relevant, the complexity of digital music, and whether this title or that title is worth the asking price on the open market. A recent survey in Norway, Sweden and Denmark concluded that fewer than 10% of...
  12. Thomas.Dennehy

    Detroit Red Wings Home Streak -- a Dubious Record?

    Last night the Detroit Red Wings broke the NHL record with their 21st consecutive home victory. Given: The home field advantage is real and has been quantified Freakonomics-style. The home ice advantage in hockey goes even further, wherein the home team gets the final change before a...

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