An experiment in weblogging by the Yantis' of Temecula.
Things we find interesting. Items including (but not limited to) Temecula, the Yantis family, literature, technology, science, computers, the Internet, horses, and teaching. Items will be added to this weblog as we find them. With luck and time there will be new things to read about every day, so check back with us frequently. Posts not currently on the main page are available in the archive. Established December 6, 1999
Wednesday, July 12, 2000
DaveNet: Tom Matrullo on Napster
"...Mozart once heard a piece of music so piercingly beautiful that he was moved to write it down from memory after hearing it performed in a church. He had no choice. The church believed it "owned" the music, and forbade anyone to copy it. So, Mozart pulled a Napster. The piece has been in the public domain ever since, for all to enjoy...." Just one small paragraph from an excellent essay.
Mp3 Discman
MPTrip Discman. Now you can record the MP3 files to a 650 megabyte CD-R or CD-RW and play them directly on an MP3 player. Each CD-R or CD-RW can hold more or less 160 songs, which can be arranged in different directories in the order that you want. Of course it plays regular audio cds too.
The U.S. women's water polo team made it clear to the world that it is a
gold medal threat come Sydney. The Americans went 6-0 in the 2000 Holiday
Cup and defeated world powers in the process.
Tuesday, July 11, 2000
The Future of Energy
What is needed is a system that generates electrical power locally, uses resources that almost everybody has in their backyard, and operates with minimal emissions of pollutants. And, while we're at it, let's say it should be as quiet as a household air conditioner.
Monday, July 10, 2000
Figure This One Out Two triangles formed using the same "puzzle" pieces, but in different positions. The triangles have the same dimensions but one has a "bite" taken out of it.
Speech recognition leaders aim to give PDAs a voice and ears
"Excuse me - are you talking to me or your PDA?" Coming soon from the technology world: another inanimate object to talk with.
Two leaders in speech recognition, IBM and Belgian speech technology giant Lernout & Hauspie, have each built speech-enabled prototypes of handheld devices that could be commercially available as early as next year.
UC Santa Cruz Puts Human Genome Online/Programming wizard does job in 4 weeks
The human genome has been called the Book of Life, but it's one tome few have ever seen.
That started to change yesterday, after the University of California at Santa Cruz unveiled a Web site -- http://genome.ucsc.edu/ -- where people can download the only completely assembled version of the human genetic code for free.
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