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  • Mike Freeman, Pres. WA, sings National Anthem

      Download now or listen on posterous Memo.m4a (609 KB) I missed the beginning of this as, well, I wasn’t expecting it. Still, he did a great job. Posted via email from Steve’s posterous | Comment »

  • Walking into #NFB10 General session

      Download now or listen on posterous Memo.m4a (545 KB) I’m not sure this will actually post — if not, I’ll send later when I have access to actual WIFI. It’s amazing how many people are here in this room and how much excitement is generated. Posted via email from Steve’s posterous | Comment »

  • A brief demo of Perl

    Recording conditions are far from optimal, but in this very impressive demo, the PERL is used to recognize the page of a paperback book. The book is not lined up with the PERL’s guide and the light was off on the Perl’s camera, a great simulation of scanning conditions especially when needing to scan in…

  • tumblr_l4wocnbOke1qzoykb Testing the accessibility of audio playback yet again.

  • Stand My Ground (Album Version) by Within Temptation

    Stand My Ground (Album Version) by Within Temptation If this can’t drive that last song out of my head, I doubt anything can.

  • Say My Name by Within Temptation

    Say My Name by Within Temptation I haven’t been able to get this song out of my head all day. There’s a word for songs like this, you know, the kind you just keep hearing over and over in your mind, the German translation is ear worm. Anyway, this is my “ear worm” of the…

  • New Heart Device Allows Cheney To Experience Love | The Onion –

    New Heart Device Allows Cheney To Experience Love | The Onion –

  • What is Fast App Switching? | TidBITS

    What is Fast App Switching? | TidBITS For all those confused about multitasking and task switching in Apple’s iOS4, this article provides a fantastic explanation of how it all works. Many thanks to @dhsdarcy for originally tweeting about this.

  • Autotune is a method which is used to help improve the quality of singers who, well, who just can’t. Anyway, this little clip is quite amusing.Jeopardy Alex Trebek Autotune (via 961FSTV) (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)

  • Congress, 1924: Rep. Demands Horses Wear Dresses To Hide Foul Penises | The Onion –

    Congress, 1924: Rep. Demands Horses Wear Dresses To Hide Foul Penises | The Onion – I truly don’t know what I’d do without the Onion for a daily chuckle.