Google in talks with Verizon Wireless: sources | Reuters:
"According to the Journal, the Google-powered phones are expected to meld several of its applications, including Google Maps, YouTube and Gmail.
The ground-breaking part of the plan, according to the newspaper, is Google's aim to make the phone's software 'open,' right down to the operating system which controls applications and interacts with hardware."
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Gosset's Figure in Zometool
Gosset's Figure in Zometool
This is a Zome model of Gosset's figure in 8 dimensions. A first step to understanding this model is to study the geometry and Zome model of the 600-cell. As it turns out, this model of the Gosset figure is merely the union of two concentric models of the 600-cell. It is a remarkable fact that there are only two "natural" models of the 600-cell which can be built using standard Zome pieces, and that the union of these two objects turns out to represent the Gosset figure.
This is a Zome model of Gosset's figure in 8 dimensions. A first step to understanding this model is to study the geometry and Zome model of the 600-cell. As it turns out, this model of the Gosset figure is merely the union of two concentric models of the 600-cell. It is a remarkable fact that there are only two "natural" models of the 600-cell which can be built using standard Zome pieces, and that the union of these two objects turns out to represent the Gosset figure.
NeuroReport - Abstract: Volume 15(12) August 26, 2004 p 1917-1921 Enhancement of auditory cortical development by musical experience in children.
NeuroReport - Abstract: Volume 15(12) August 26, 2004 p 1917-1921 Enhancement of auditory cortical development by musical experience in children.:
"Abstract: Auditory evoked potentials (AEPs) express the development of mature synaptic connections in the upper neocortical laminae known to occur between 4 and 15 years of age. AEPs evoked by piano, violin, and pure tones were measured twice in a group of 4- to 5-year-old children enrolled in Suzuki music lessons and in non-musician controls. P1 was larger in the Suzuki pupils for all tones whereas P2 was enhanced specifically for the instrument of practice (piano or violin). AEPs observed for the instrument of practice were comparable to those of non-musician children about 3 years older in chronological age. The findings set into relief a general process by which the neocortical synaptic matrix is shaped by an accumulation of specific auditory experiences."
"Abstract: Auditory evoked potentials (AEPs) express the development of mature synaptic connections in the upper neocortical laminae known to occur between 4 and 15 years of age. AEPs evoked by piano, violin, and pure tones were measured twice in a group of 4- to 5-year-old children enrolled in Suzuki music lessons and in non-musician controls. P1 was larger in the Suzuki pupils for all tones whereas P2 was enhanced specifically for the instrument of practice (piano or violin). AEPs observed for the instrument of practice were comparable to those of non-musician children about 3 years older in chronological age. The findings set into relief a general process by which the neocortical synaptic matrix is shaped by an accumulation of specific auditory experiences."
Saturday, October 27, 2007
He drew his lips over his teeth to imitate bare gums. He gabbled in pantomime, not a sound coming out. He let out his tongue like a dog panting. He squeezed his eyes so tight that you couldn't see anything except the millipede brows and lashes. He put his thumbs to the sides of his head and waggled his fingers. Then he slid himself out of the booth, took up the duffel, and started for the door.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Slashdot | New GPS Navigator Relies On 'Wisdom of the Crowds'
Slashdot | New GPS Navigator Relies On 'Wisdom of the Crowds':
"'The New York Times is running an article on Dash Express, a new navigation system for automobiles that not only receives GPS location data, but broadcasts information about its travels. Information is passed back to Dash over a cellular data network, where it is shared with other users to let them know if there are slowdowns or traffic jams on the road ahead. The real benefit of the system isn't apparent until enough units are collecting data in a given area - so Dash distributed over 2,000 prototype units to test drivers in 25 large cities.'"
"'The New York Times is running an article on Dash Express, a new navigation system for automobiles that not only receives GPS location data, but broadcasts information about its travels. Information is passed back to Dash over a cellular data network, where it is shared with other users to let them know if there are slowdowns or traffic jams on the road ahead. The real benefit of the system isn't apparent until enough units are collecting data in a given area - so Dash distributed over 2,000 prototype units to test drivers in 25 large cities.'"
Friday, October 19, 2007
Think Progress » Rep. Lofgen: Bush Administration Carries Out Politically-Motivated Immigration Raid
Think Progress » Rep. Lofgen: Bush Administration Carries Out Politically-Motivated Immigration Raid
Twenty-four year old Tam Tran is the daughter of Vietnamese immigrants and has consistently spoken out on U.S. immigration reform. On May 17, she appeared before the House Immigration Subcommittee to speak in support of the DREAM Act, which would have granted legal status to children of immigrants who complete at least two years of college.
Twenty-four year old Tam Tran is the daughter of Vietnamese immigrants and has consistently spoken out on U.S. immigration reform. On May 17, she appeared before the House Immigration Subcommittee to speak in support of the DREAM Act, which would have granted legal status to children of immigrants who complete at least two years of college.
More recently, a USA Today article on Oct. 8 featured Tran in an article on “children caught in the immigration crossfire”:
Without the DREAM Act, Tam Tran, 24, is a person without a country. The daughter of Vietnamese boat people, Tran was born in Germany, where her parents ended up after the German Navy plucked them out of the sea. The family moved to the USA when Tran was 6. … For now, Tran is permitted to stay — only because the United States has no repatriation treaty with Vietnam. Tran, who has never been to Vietnam, says that “I consider myself a Southern Californian.“
Just three days after the article appeared, federal officers entered her home in the middle of the night and forcibly arrested her family. Tran’s family was detained on a “years-old deportation order,” even though they have been in regular communication with immigration officials for almost 20 years since arriving in the United States.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Media Biz Turning off the TV set «
Media Biz Turning off the TV set «:
"According to the most recent figures, ABC has averaged 11.4 million prime-time viewers so far, down from 11.9 million a year ago. With 18-49 year-olds, ABC averaged an audience of about 5 million people, down from 5.5 million a year ago."
CBS has averaged 12.1 million overall viewers and 4.6 million 18-49 year-olds this season, down from 13.2 million total viewers and 5.3 million 18-49 year-olds a year ago. And NBC, despite moving up in the ranks, is also still losing audience.
The Peacock Network averaged 9.3 million viewers, off from 10.6 million a year ago. NBC averaged 4.7 million 18-49 year olds, down from 5.1 million a year ago.
"According to the most recent figures, ABC has averaged 11.4 million prime-time viewers so far, down from 11.9 million a year ago. With 18-49 year-olds, ABC averaged an audience of about 5 million people, down from 5.5 million a year ago."
CBS has averaged 12.1 million overall viewers and 4.6 million 18-49 year-olds this season, down from 13.2 million total viewers and 5.3 million 18-49 year-olds a year ago. And NBC, despite moving up in the ranks, is also still losing audience.
The Peacock Network averaged 9.3 million viewers, off from 10.6 million a year ago. NBC averaged 4.7 million 18-49 year olds, down from 5.1 million a year ago.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Gonzales Investigated Subordinates Who Were Likely To Testify Against Him - Politics on The Huffington Post
Gonzales Investigated Subordinates Who Were Likely To Testify Against Him - Politics on The Huffington Post
Do witnesses against Gonzales feel intimidated in the way that law enforcement officials and ethics experts say might be the case?
Some former government officials who have been questioned as part of the leak probe, as well as attorneys representing officials questioned, said as much in interviews for this story. None wanted to speak for the record because they did not want to anger prosecutions investigating them or their clients.
But at least one former Justice Department official, who was questioned during the leak probe, has spoken out publicly: Jack Goldsmith, who, as head of the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel, questioned the legality of some aspects of the warrantless surveillance program, and directly clashed with Gonzales over the program when Gonzales was White House counsel.
Goldsmith declined to be interviewed for this story. But in his recently published memoir of his time serving in the Bush administration, "The Terror Presidency", Goldsmith disclosed that he been subpoenaed by FBI agents last April to testify under oath about the leak probe before a federal grand jury.
"What angered me most about the subpoena I received," Goldsmith wrote, was "the fact that it was Alberto Gonzales's Justice Department that had issued it... I had spent hundreds of very difficult hours at OLC, in he face of extraordinary White House resistance, trying to clean up the legal mess that then-White House counsel Gonzales, David Addington [Vice President Cheney's then-counsel], and others had created in designing the foundations of the Terrorist Surveillance Program.
"It seemed rich beyond my comprehension for a Gonzales-led Department of Justice to be pursuing me for possibly illegal actions in connection with the Terrorist Surveillance Program."
Bush Quips He Might Stay in Power (Threat Level Plays Along) on Threat Level
Bush Quips He Might Stay in Power (Threat Level Plays Along) on Threat Level:
"Reporter: Mr. President, following up on Vladimir Putin for a moment, he said recently that next year, when he has to step down according to the constitution, as the president, he may become prime minister; in effect keeping power and dashing any hopes for a genuine democratic transition there ...
Bush: I've been planning that myself."
"Reporter: Mr. President, following up on Vladimir Putin for a moment, he said recently that next year, when he has to step down according to the constitution, as the president, he may become prime minister; in effect keeping power and dashing any hopes for a genuine democratic transition there ...
Bush: I've been planning that myself."
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
TPMmuckraker | Talking Points Memo | Alberto Lawyers Up
TPMmuckraker | Talking Points Memo | Alberto Lawyers Up
Fine is not only investigating whether Gonzales made false statements to Congress (see the top six here), but also whether Gonzales might have improperly coached his aide Monica Goodling on her recollection of the U.S. attorney firings. That's in addition, of course, to Fine's sprawling investigation of the politicization of the Department under Gonzales' leadership. But apparently Gonzales is most worried that his statements to Congress are the most likely to lead to a criminal investigation.
Fine is not only investigating whether Gonzales made false statements to Congress (see the top six here), but also whether Gonzales might have improperly coached his aide Monica Goodling on her recollection of the U.S. attorney firings. That's in addition, of course, to Fine's sprawling investigation of the politicization of the Department under Gonzales' leadership. But apparently Gonzales is most worried that his statements to Congress are the most likely to lead to a criminal investigation.
Monday, October 01, 2007
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