Thursday, January 23, 2003

People have been worrying about software defined radio for years - the problems are daunting and commercial implementations wait for both clever technology and Moore's Law. Intel is leaking details on their approaach. 6:14:49 AM     Is Tony Blair Bush's lapdog, or is he playing a more interesting role? With support of action against Iraq down to thirty percent in Great Britian he certainly must be under some pressure. Salon points out that Bush has several challenges and raises issues on how he is meeting them in six short essays. At some level Bush may be doing well inspite of himself. Consider greenhouse gases - in 2001 emission of the gases dropped in the US. The recession seems to be the reason and perhaps we should credit Mr Bush with this important result. 5:11:55 AM     The question of how people are labeled is important - with issues like mental health the issues can be very iimportant. It turns out that a single reference is commonly used. There are issues to its interpretation as well as its content. Fascinating stuff. 4:57:45 AM     Final Cut Pro is a powerful video editing tool that reportedly has a steep learning curve. This didn't matter as it was also pricy and, if you could justify it you could find the time to learn it. Now Final Cut Express comes along with a similar interface and a much lower price. Some features are missing, but I would guess it is still difficult to master. A small army of companies offer Final Cut Pro training. One of them is offering a FCP manual as a promo - this may be a good way to figure out if you want or need a tool like Final Cut Express. 4:23:32 AM     If you have a shopping addiction there is always Fatwallet.com Actually it is a good place to find sales and rebates. And someone asked about finding digital camera prices. Many sites exist - here is one I haven't mentioned. It looks useful if you know what model you want. Inkjet printers seem to work on the model that the printer is cheap - often free with the purchase of a new PC - but the ink cartridges are extremely expensive. A good place to search for the best prices is Inkfinder. (thanks Tom!) 4:23:08 AM     What could possibly be more annoying than a singing fish? How about a singing golf bag? 4:22:36 AM

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