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25 May 2013 There's an email from Google doing the rounds about the final act for Buzz. Our old posts are going to be archibved to our Google Drive, apparently.
http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/05/25/more-than-a-year-after-its-shutdown-google-to-move-all-buzz-posts-to-its-drive-service-on-july-17/ It's prompted me to go back and re-read my burblings from 2 years ago! https://profiles.google.com/106416716945076707395/buzz "Bradley Horowitz said at the time that the lessons that Google learned from the products short existence would be used in other services like Google+" I wonder what those lessons were. Because there's still some function that used to be in Buzz but is not in G plus, that I miss.   More than a year after its shutdown, Google to move all Buzz posts to its Drive service on July 17 »Google is taking the "last step" in its shutdown of its Google Buzz product. Starting July 17, the company announced in an email that all posts will be saved to Google Drive. Back ... [from: Google+ Posts] [ 25-May-13 8:30am ] 23 May 2013 Good interview with the Ginger Twat, or Tony Carter as he's better known. Familiar to anyone who watches motorcycle racing on Eurosport.
http://www.paddockchatter.com/2013/05/tony-carter-exclusive-2-stroke-passion.html [from: Google+ Posts] [ 23-May-13 8:30pm ] How should YouTube - Google Music - G All Access integration work? Given that YouTube is now one of the foremost ways of consuming music and especially very new, preview and obscure musics.
This question was prompted by Last.FM integrating videos from Muzu into their system. http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/05/21/last-fm-joins-forces-with-muzu-tv-to-bring-90000-music-videos-to-its-internet-radio-service/   Last.fm joins forces with MUZU.TV to bring 90,000+ music videos to its Internet radio service »Last.fm has teamed up with MUZU.TV today to bring over 90,000 music videos to the Web version of its Pandora-style Internet radio service. The partnership will add relevant videos ... [from: Google+ Posts] [ 23-May-13 5:19pm ] It's a Bloody Mary, Jim, but not as we know it.
http://boingboing.net/2013/05/23/extreme-bloody-mary-wisconsin.html [from: Google+ Posts] [ 23-May-13 4:23pm ] Just seen in a comment:
Fossil fuels are made from once living things and burning them releases their joy back into the world Think about it. All that carbon locked up in fossil fuels is unavailable to photosynthesis and hence life's food chain. We're setting it free to be turned back into life. What's a few millennia and extinctions between friends? Which raises the question. If the industrial and anthropogenic total use of fossil fuels and other resources wipes us out, how many millions of years would it take to lay down another fossil fuel supply and for another intelligent animal to appear to make use of it? [from: Google+ Posts] 20 May 2013 This promises to be a good comments thread.
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2013/05/the-language-of-alienation.html can you come up with some examples of sentences that would be incomprehensible (without explanation) to a denizen of 2003 that don't revolve around ephemeral tech or pop culture churn? And can you provide and deconstruct some sentences from 2023 that, if we had sufficient foresight, we ought to be able to understand and interpolate a context for? My fav so far. "Skype trojan forces Bitcoin mining, security firm warns" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22064534   The language of alienation - Charlie's Diary »Some examples, culled from reddit, to get you started: hang2er: "I can't get a 4G signal here, I'll skype you on my droid as soon as I hit a hotspot, I need a coffee anyway." Retinence: "The headline, 'Galaxy Nexus: Android Ice Cream Sandwich guinea pig.'" (But tech is easy ...) ... [from: Google+ Posts] 19 May 2013 Chaipuccino is not a thing, no matter what Starbucks may say. If you run a cafe and you have Chai tea bags as well as the usual English Breakfast, then congratulations. But putting hot frothed milk in a fancy tea pot, adding a chai tea bag and serving it with a fancy cup is just plain wrong. Please just treat it like Workman's Tea. A mug, tea bag, boiling water and a splash of milk once its brewed a bit is fine.
And Starbucks, no thanks for the Chai Tea Latte. Maybe some people like it, but I reckon that's just wrong as well. [from: Google+ Posts] [ 19-May-13 5:33pm ] 18 May 2013 Something to get lost in. http://electronicexplorations.org/?show=zhou Fairly short and quirky mix of tunes "that I would want to listen to". Recommended.
  Zhou »"I chose to focus on the less dance floor orientated sounds for this mix and instead tried to compile a selection of tunes that I would want to listen to. It is a mix highlighting some of the music currently coming out of Bristol that I find most exciting as well as tracks that have informed the music we make ... [from: Google+ Posts] 17 May 2013 Shock horror. Festivals are expensive and only middle aged, middle class people can afford it.
http://www.factmag.com/2013/05/16/study-60-of-young-people-priced-out-of-festivals-average-festival-costs-420 Which explains how white, middle aged and middle class, Glastonbury can appear to be. (sez, the balding old git).   Study: 60% of young people priced out of festivals; average festival costs £420 »FACT is the UK's best online music magazine and home to the weekly FACT mix series. [from: Google+ Posts] [ 17-May-13 6:53pm ] 16 May 2013 Realists have no idea how they ended up living on this once hospitable planet with all these fools
  Chinese Demand, Peak Oil And Realism - Decline of the Empire »This is the third and final day of my spring fundraiser. If you value this website, consider making a donation via the Donate (Paypal) button on this page, or by sending a check or money order to the PO Box I gave you in Tueday's post. Thanks — Dave [Tony Judt's book Ill Fares the Land] has a touch of prophecy in the authentic sense of that term. Prophecy is not about foretelling the future; it is about warning those in the present that unless th... [from: Google+ Posts] [ 16-May-13 4:49pm ] 16 May (tonight), MS Stubnitz, Canary Wharf, London for some Real time, Algorithmically Generated Techno wholly or predominantly characterised by the emission of a succession of repetitive conditionals.
http://algorave.com/stubnitz2/ http://algorave.com/ http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2013/05/11/algoraves-get-people-together-to-dance-to-music-generated-in-real-time-by-algorithms http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNextWeb/~3/zsUdjhOM5tY/ http://boingboing.net/2013/05/11/algoraves-dancing-to-algorith.html Time to dust off the Music Tech dissertation and rhythm generator using Markoff Chains in the time domain.   London (MS Stubnitz) Algorave on 16th May 2013 »When: 7pm-11:30pm, Thursday 16 May 2013 Where: MS Stubnitz, Montgomery Street, Canary Wharf tube, London E14 9SB Tax: £9 advance tickets (or plenty on the door for £10) We're back on-board the MS S... [from: Google+ Posts] [ 16-May-13 7:42am ] 15 May 2013 Google All Access. "Radio Without Rules", Music streaming $9.99 pm, $7.99 pm early adopters. 30 days free. An extension to Google Music allowing clever playlists and instant access to any track in Google's library. Along with some more smarts for exploring based on your listening and library habits. USA Today. Other countries rolling out "soon".
No thanks. I've already got 30k tracks in my personal collection. [from: Google+ Posts] [ 15-May-13 5:56pm ] 10 May 2013 Read this and be inspired. http://www.electricbike.com/dogmans-tale/
Dogman's Tale » When I started chatting on the internet, I wanted a screen name to protect my identity. So I chose Dogman because I am part dog, I speak dog fluently, and I have always had a pack of dogs around ... 09 May 2013 Woah! Really? http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2013/May/130503sx.htm The story takes another turn. WTF is Dean Adams up to now?
Soup :: Not That There's Anything Wrong With That :: 05-03-2013 » Not That There's Anything Wrong With That by dean adams. Friday, May 03, 2013. More than several years ago it became readily apparent to us that one factory rider was spending an inordinate amount of time with his manager. They were constantly together, both at the track and away. 08 May 2013 Can I go back 5 years and get Moto3, 2 and GP live and in real time on Eurosport please? I don't mind if it's free to air, on BBC, on BT Sport or whatever, just as long as it's live on Eurosport as well.
  BT MotoGP deal to be announced on Thursday? | MotoGP News | May 2013 | Crash.Net » MotoGP News. BT has invited members of the MotoGP media to a presentation in London on Thursday.... Read more at Crash.net! [from: Google+ Posts] [ 08-May-13 2:35pm ] Curious idea. Electric military dispatch and SO M/C. I suppose range is key, although with quick replaceable battery packs, somebody could come and rescue you!
Zero Introduces 2013 MMX Military Motorcycle » Zero has announced the new 2013 MMX military motorcycle designed for use in the U.S. Special Operations Forces.  02 May 2013 Stealthy Road bike
Interesting article and thread about building a stealthy (not tm!) road bike with a Bafang SWXH rear hub motor. Kepler's running about 750w-1Kw peak through this nominal 36v-250w motor. And using anything up to 18s of Lipo from Hobbyking. One of the really neat touches is to mount the controller below the bottom bracket where it's hidden by the chain ring. The battery is hidden in a luggage bag. And most of the wires are either hidden in the frame or behind covers or chain protectors. His only problem with the motor has been a locked up clutch. One of the comments on the thread suggests adding ATF (7-10w oil) with a syringe through a disk mount hole to deal with a similar issue. I really like the idea of taking a 700c road bike with disk mounts and adding a 36v kit using this motor, but instead of the kit controller using one of Lyen's modified 6Fet controllers to run a 48v-10AHr battery and 15-20A peak. A 36v motor using 48v gives the extra speed. 48v at 15-20A gives the hill climbing ability and speed maintenance. The target is a speed average of 22-25mph and a no-load speed of about 27-30mph where the power drops off. That may mean getting a motor designed for a 26" or 24" rim and lacing it into the 700c rim. http://www.electricbike.com/kepler-super-commuter/ http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=47139   Kepler's Carbon "Super Commuter" »With all these sexy, sleek, and expensive production bikes hitting the market in the last 6 months (Specialized Turbo, Stromer ST1, Neo Jumper, Currie Eflow) it is tempting for the home builder to...... [from: Google+ Posts] [ 02-May-13 9:27am ] This little spat between Schwantz, Pedrosa, Puig, Dorna is just embarrassing. I've got nothing against Schwantz putting his foot in his mouth occasionally, but the others should know better than to rise to it.
However Dean Adams at Superbike Planet wading in as well is just ugly. I'm really pretty tired of his inability to forgive and forget the Pedrosa-Hayden incident all those years ago. Just saying, is all. [from: Google+ Posts] [ 02-May-13 7:42am ] 01 May 2013 Bicycle trip. Stratford, Greenway, Beckton, Woolwich, Greenwich, Dome, Canary Wharf, Limehouse Basin, Limehouse Cut, Lea, Fat Walk to Cody Dock. Greenway, Viewtube Cafe, Tottenham Hale, Home.
Pictures and commentary over here. [from: Google+ Posts] 29 Apr 2013 What is it with all the social media spam around E-Bikes? Pictures of the Audi mockup, the Smart mockup and now the CNet Specialized [1] article seem to be hyped endlessly by people with no obvious connection. see
https://plus.google.com/s/electric%20bicycle on most recent. And while I'm having a moan, why don't any of the reviewers have a clue (with the exception of http://www.electricbike.com/)? And why can't the USA (and other places) create clear and unambiguous regulations about what constitutes an unregulated, unregistered bicycle with e-assist and where you're allowed to use it? And how to test if a specific product meets the regs.     581 to 600 of 3860 |