Add-ons for the RDS Simulator - Microsoft Robotics Blog - Site Home - MSDN Blogs: Annotations: * The Robotics Developer Studio (RDS) Simulator is a key feature of the package... http://dlvr.it/4dKbl

Mordi – Big Deal: http://www.last.fm/music/Mordi http://dlvr.it/4b8bn

Infamous – The End (fr-08): http://www.last.fm/music/Infamous http://dlvr.it/4b8bs

robots.net - Robots: Distributed Flight Array: Annotations: * * In its latest episode, the Robots Podcast interviews the lead researcher of the Distributed Flight Array and one... http://dlvr.it/4ZwZb

Frederik Behr - Glass Marble: Another Kahvi Collective release has found it's way to my favourites. =) I came across the album "Glass Marble" by Frederik Behr last week, and... http://dlvr.it/4ZbS6

Virtualization options for embedded multicore systems: Annotations: * _Introduction: The proliferation of multicore processors and the desire to consolidate applications and... http://dlvr.it/4YVlg

Getting Started with the R Programming Language – Borasky Research Journal: Annotations: * The R programming language was featured about a year ago in a New York Times article... http://dlvr.it/4X7fc

If you could eat dinner with any person, dead or alive, who would it be and where would you go?: Isaac Asimov [who has unfortunately passed away]. I'd let him choose where to go. http://dlvr.it/4SdvC

Robots Preparing to Defeat Humans in Soccer: Annotations: * Can a team of soccer-playing robots beat the human World Cup champions by 2050? That's the ultimate goal of RoboCup,... http://dlvr.it/4Qp1j

4mat - Decades: ... on a loop! =D Few days ago I finally received my copy of 4mat's new album called "Decades" from Amazon. Yes, physical copy! =) For the past so many [I don't... http://dlvr.it/4Qp1b

2019 by Brainstorm: Awesome demo + source Annotations: * Tags: coding demos demoscene digital art http://dlvr.it/4QKMk

Frederik Behr – Alleyways: http://www.last.fm/music/Frederik+Behr http://dlvr.it/4QG9B

Secrets of the gecko foot help robot climb: Annotations: * The science behind gecko toes holds the answer to a dry... http://dlvr.it/4QDNY

The Ultimate Connection Machine | h+ Magazine: Annotations: * * Tilikum the killer whale _(Orcinus orca) _made news... http://dlvr.it/4P4L8

Who's the most beautiful person you know?: Oh come on! Impossible to answer... I know so many extra-ordinarily... http://dlvr.it/4NwNL

What one thing are you exceptionally good at?: Logical deduction... or so I've been told. http://dlvr.it/4NwNP

What YouTube video made you laugh recently?: This one made me laugh pretty hard:... http://dlvr.it/4NwNW

Would you describe your day? Do you have routines? (by ajitamp): Routines... in a way! Wake up insanely early in the... http://dlvr.it/4NwNc

If you could have an endless supply of any food, what would you get?: Chocolate! =P http://dlvr.it/4NwNg

ZINE 14 by Brainstorm & BitFellas: Annotations: * platform :   Linux   Windows   MacOSX Intel type :   diskmag... http://dlvr.it/4NPw9

One Div Zero: Why Scala's "Option" and Haskell's "Maybe" types will save you from null: Annotations: * First, right... http://dlvr.it/4N7rV

Michael: A very cute movie! =) http://dlvr.it/4Mbcj

The power of Erlang bit syntax - OReilly Broadcast

The power of Erlang bit syntax - OReilly Broadcast http://tinyurl.com/cmbh2z

What the locals ate 10,000 years ago

What the locals ate 10,000 years ago http://tinyurl.com/28rmppp

IEEE Spectrum: Nanostructured Metamaterial Enables Invisibility Cloak

IEEE Spectrum: Nanostructured Metamaterial Enables Invisibility Cloak http://tinyurl.com/28d7ohv

Inception

Yes, I HAVE seen Inception =D I just didnt want to write about it because given the sophisticated plot of this movie, its so easy to cause spoilers, and it would be an unforgivable crime to do that to such incredibly brilliant scenario.

A couple of weeks ago [thanks to xos persistence ; ] we went to see Inception, and the only thing Im going to tell you about it is that its one of the most ingenious, unique movies that I have ever seen. I have every intention of getting me the Blu-ray once its out, as this movie is worth watching numerous times.

Id also like to mention that if you enjoyed the Matrix trilogy, chances are youll enjoy inception too. In a way, I see Inception as Matrix inverse. ;

Oh, and heres the proof I did go to see it... =

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Ozmo Devices Announces Revolutionary Solution Powering Worlds First Wi-Fi Mouse and Keyboard

Ozmo Devices Announces Revolutionary Solution Powering Worlds First Wi-Fi Mouse and Keyboard http://tinyurl.com/39l4gvz

FPGA compilation on-site or in the cloud

FPGA compilation on-site or in the cloud http://tinyurl.com/37whjhr

FPGA compilation on-site or in the cloud http://www.eetimes.com/design/programmable-logic/4205991/FPGA-compilation-on-site-or-in-the-cloud

Interactive geometric sound propagation

Interactive geometric sound propagation http://tinyurl.com/247p7ur

The Happening

http://tinyurl.com/373mqy8

Salt

http://tinyurl.com/244wryw

Wired Declares The Web Is Dead�Dont Pull Out The Coffin Just Yet

Wired Declares The Web Is Dead�Dont Pull Out The Coffin Just Yet http://tinyurl.com/2u4weau

IEEE Spectrum: Engineers Turn Robot Arm into Formula 1 Simulator

IEEE Spectrum: Engineers Turn Robot Arm into Formula 1 Simulator http://tinyurl.com/32j6mjv

The Queen

http://tinyurl.com/25th6du

Praan [Stream of Life]

I would imagine most of you have already heard this song since it was composed for the 2008 Where the hell is Matt clip. But I also think that the clips sheer amusement, causes the music not to shine as much as it might, if youre listening to it with closed eyes. So yes, I recently re-discovered Praan by Garry Schyman, featuring the beautiful voice of Palbasha Siddique. The music takes my breath away, and the lyrics that are in fact from a poem by Rabindranath Tagore, are truly divine.

Lyrics & Translation:

Praan [Bangali]

Bhulbona ar shohojete
Shei praan e mon uthbe mete
Mrittu majhe dhaka ache
je ontohin praan

Bojre tomar baje bashi
She ki shohoj gaan
Shei shurete jagbo ami

Shei jhor jeno shoi anonde
Chittobinar taare
Shotto-shundu dosh digonto
Nachao je jhonkare

Bojre tomar baje bashi
She ki shohoj gaan
Shei shurete jagbo ami

Stream of Life [English]

The same stream of life that runs through my veins night and day
runs through the world and dances in rhythmic measures.

It is the same life that shoots in joy through the dust of the earth
in numberless blades of grass
and breaks into tumultuous waves of leaves and flowers.

It is the same life that is rocked in the ocean-cradle of birth
and of death, in ebb and in flow.

I feel my limbs are made glorious by the touch of this world of life.
And my pride is from the life-throb of ages dancing in my blood this moment.

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Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk Johnny Sentimental Fool

Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk Johnny Sentimental Fool http://tinyurl.com/2c77csm

Weezer Only in Dreams

Weezer Only in Dreams http://tinyurl.com/27xkvge

Wet Wet Wet Love Is All Around

Wet Wet Wet Love Is All Around http://tinyurl.com/37fvhwh

Sensorless BLDC motor control using a Majority Function Part 1 of 2 | Your Electronics Open Source

Sensorless BLDC motor control using a Majority Function Part 1 of 2 | Your Electronics Open Source http://tinyurl.com/33umkdv

DSC05671es

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Garry Schyman Praan

http://www.last.fm/music/Garry+Schyman http://tinyurl.com/732tzd

Ennio Morricone The Mission Gabriels Oboe

Ennio Morricone The Mission Gabriels Oboe http://tinyurl.com/3a3zlnc

Knight & Day

http://tinyurl.com/2udd3sy

Robotland: Danish Centre for Robot Technology expands

Robotland: Danish Centre for Robot Technology expands http://tinyurl.com/33daeey

Mosaik Loell

Mosaik Loell http://tinyurl.com/238w2lm

robots.net - New Model Mimics Human Vision Tasks

robots.net - New Model Mimics Human Vision Tasks http://tinyurl.com/2vv92hu

Satori :: Koiban

Time for another ASM2010 favourite = I was previously informed that Satori was going to have a new demo for ASM, and I was waiting in anticipation to see it. When finally the demo showed up on the ASM TV stream, me and a bunch of friend, as expected, went Whooohooohooow.... haaaaaaa..... aaaaaaaa.... woooooooo .... wooooohooooooooowwwwww .... hoooooo ..... waaaaaaaaa.... =D

Im not going to say anything more. In fact I cant, even if I want to. Its completely impossible to describe something like this in words. So if you havent had a chance to see this super fantastic awesome demo yet, here it is. Check it out =

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bridge over troubled water

bridge over troubled water http://tinyurl.com/2blnr24

IEEE Spectrum: Nanomagnets May Mitigate the Need for Dialysis in Removing Pathogens from Blood

IEEE Spectrum: Nanomagnets May Mitigate the Need for Dialysis in Removing Pathogens from Blood http://tinyurl.com/234v6wc

BRIAN CULBERTSON-all about you.wmv

BRIAN CULBERTSON-all about you.wmv http://tinyurl.com/33q3m6r

IEEE Spectrum: Smartening the Smart Grid

IEEE Spectrum: Smartening the Smart Grid http://tinyurl.com/24kxwkc

IEEE Spectrum: Carbon Nanotubes Enable Pumpless Liquid Cooling System for Computers

IEEE Spectrum: Carbon Nanotubes Enable Pumpless Liquid Cooling System for Computers http://tinyurl.com/3y8u2jr

Conjure One Sleep Original

Conjure One Sleep Original http://tinyurl.com/395h35g

Ping!

Happiness is Around the Bend

Happiness is Around the Bend: "

Oh yes, it certainly is! =)

It's been yet another silent period due to my extreme lack of time, and what better reason to break this silence than to... well, LETS TALK ASD! =D The new ASD demo by the name 'Happiness is Around the Bend' was released yesterday at the Assembly 2010 demo party. And early this morning I got the happy news that the demo has in fact won 1st place! =D YAAAAAAAAAAY!

I've been experiencing a bit of a mental struggle over which one of the ASD demos is my favourite, and it's a tie between Life Force and Happiness. I finally decided to leave it at that. It's just a tie. I can't like either one of the 2 more than the other, and that's just the way it's going to be. =D Where Life Force made my heart explode out of my chest and brought tears to my eyes, Happiness made me jump around and throw my fists in the air. On one hand I think the 2 demos are too different to be able to make a comparison, on the other hand they're too connected to make a comparison! It's like they're the 2 sides of the same coin... So, watch the new demo and decide for yourself.

Oh, and... ehmmm.... well.... I just have got to say this since Soren mentioned something to me... [fair warning: brash opinionated remark following], in case you've been reading Pouet threads... don't let certain comments about the music bias your opinion. aMUSiC and Leviathan have done an otherworldly beautiful job with the music. Big Kudos to them both. <3 <3 =)

Of course there were a few more demos in ASM this year that really took my breath away. I will post about them next.....

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Hellotxt test!

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Starcade ? Sun Om Beach

http://www.last.fm/music/Starcade http://migre.me/MOCw

Danish Daycare ? Second day in June

http://www.last.fm/music/Danish+Daycare http://migre.me/MOCa

Danish Daycare ? A Purpose to My Sins

http://www.last.fm/music/Danish+Daycare http://migre.me/Lj0I

Test!

The White Plague

author: Frank Herbert

name: Aasemoon

average rating: 3.67

book published: 1982

rating: 4

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Whipping Star

author: Frank Herbert

name: Aasemoon

average rating: 3.46

book published: 1970

rating: 5

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The Lazarus Effect

author: Frank Herbert

name: Aasemoon

average rating: 3.55

book published: 1983

rating: 4

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date added: 2010/04/29

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The Dosadi Experiment

author: Frank Herbert

name: Aasemoon

average rating: 3.66

book published: 1977

rating: 4

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TechOnline | Study of Model Based Etch Bias Retarget for OPC

Highlights and Sticky Notes:

Model based Optical proximity correction is usually used to compensate for the pattern distortion during the microlithography process. Currently, almost all the lithography effects, such as the proximity effects from the limited NA, the 3D mask effects due to the shrinking critical dimension, the photo resist effects, and some other well known physical process, can all be well considered into modeling with the OPC algorithm. However, the micro-lithography is not the final step of the pattern transformation procedure from the mask to the wafer. The etch process is also a very important stage. It is well known that till now, the etch process still can't be well explained by physics theory. In this paper, we will demonstrate our study on the model based etch bias retarget for OPC.

Tags: technology engineering electronics lithography OPC

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JLOUIS Ramblings: Haskell vs. Erlang for bittorent clients

Highlights and Sticky Notes:

Since I wrote a bittorrent client in both Erlang and Haskell, etorrent and combinatorrent respectively, I decided to put up some bait. This might erupt in a language war and “My language is better than yours”, but I feel I am obligated to write something subjective. Here is to woes of programming in Haskell and Erlang.

Neither Haskell, nor Erlang was a first language for me. I have programmed serious programs in C, Standard ML, Ocaml, Python, Java and Perl; tasted the cake of Go, Javascript, Scheme and Ruby; and has written substantial stuff in Coq and Twelf. I love static type systems, a bias that will rear its ugly head and breathe fire.

I have written Haskell code seriously since 2005 and Erlang code seriously since 2007. I have programmed functionally since 1997 or so. My toilet reading currently is “Categories for the working mathematician” by Mac Lane. Ten years ago it was “ML for the working programmer” by Paulson.

Enough about me.

Tags: technology programming coding erlang haskell

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el-bee ? Little Bitchard feat. Trifonic - Sooner or Later

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IEEE Spectrum: Smart Grid Proof?

Highlights and Sticky Notes:

The vision of a smarter grid is of course a lovely thing to behold: an electric power system that’s much more interactive, interoperable, reliable, and robust—“self-healing,” even. That’s why so much excitement attended the news this time last year that the U.S. stimulus bill would contain billions of dollars in new funding to support smart grid construction, and the news six months later than the National Institute for Standards and Technology was issuing draft standards and a roadmap for completing standardization of the smart grid (the Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, issued in final form in January). And it's the reason too why such high expectations ride on the avalanche of smart meter installation projects launched in the last year.

Tags: technology electronics engineering computing IEEE

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IEEE Spectrum: Flawed Computer Models Add To European Flight Delays

Urgh... please fix this NOW.....

Highlights and Sticky Notes:

The computer models used to determine whether it was safe for airlines to fly through the ash resulting from the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in southern Iceland were flawed, European Union officials now admit, says a story in the Financial Times of London.

Tags: technology electronics computing automation

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