Saturday, October 30, 2010

SparkFun Electronics - SparkFun Inventor's Kit for Arduino

SparkFun Electronics - SparkFun Inventor's Kit for Arduino: "sku: KIT-10173

Description: zOMG! This kit has it all. It now includes the new Arduino Uno, the fabled baseplate, and all the sensors you can shake a stick at. The SparkFun Inventor's Kit for Arduino is a box of goodies to get the very beginner started with programmable electronics. It includes all the bits you need to build 12 basic circuits, no soldering required!"

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Eldapo � Using any old LDAP server as an Oracle name server

Eldapo � Using any old LDAP server as an Oracle name server:

"To do this you need to: (1) set up the required entries on your LDAP directory; (2) configure your Oracle (e.g. sqlplus) clients to use LDAP."

Gallery - Brilliant SF books that got away - Image 1 - New Scientist

Gallery - Brilliant SF books that got away - Image 1 - New Scientist: "From The War of the Worlds to Nineteen Eighty-Four, some science fiction goes down in history. But what about the brilliant books that got away? We asked scientists and writers to nominate their lost sci-fi classics, and we've set a competition for flash fiction inspired by them – read on to find out more."

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Confessions of a used-book salesman. - By Michael Savitz - Slate Magazine

Confessions of a used-book salesman. - By Michael Savitz - Slate Magazine: "I make a living buying and selling used books. I browse the racks of thrift stores and library book sales using an electronic bar-code scanner. I push the button, a red laser hops about, and an LCD screen lights up with the resale values."

Thursday, October 21, 2010

高砂高校ジャズバンド部(Big Friendly Jazz Orchestra)と管理者の日記

高砂高校ジャズバンド部(Big Friendly Jazz Orchestra)と管理者の日記: "部活の情報発信と管理者の無責任日記(学校非公式) 演奏予定は「カテゴリ別アーカイブ」の演奏行事予定をクリックして下さい"

Amazing!

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Eb contrabass saxophone to low A - Benedikt Eppelsheim Wind Instruments, Munich

Eb contrabass saxophone to low A - Benedikt Eppelsheim Wind Instruments, Munich:
"# range A 3 - F#6, sounding C1-A3
# 1 octave below the baritone saxophone
# 3 automatic octave keys
# additional altissimo register valve to written D 7, sounding F 4
# impressive overall height (177 cm = 70 inches) for more visual presence"

NSO's Lewis Lipnick trades in his contrabassoon for contraforte's sweeter sound

NSO's Lewis Lipnick trades in his contrabassoon for contraforte's sweeter sound: "Here's what made the difference: Lipnick wasn't playing the contrabassoon. He's got a brand-new instrument, called the contraforte, created by two German instrument makers, which completely reimagines contrabassoon technology. This week, Lipnick was preparing eagerly for Mahler's Fifth Symphony, which the orchestra is playing on Thursday, Friday and Saturday."

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Wednesday, October 06, 2010

50 Beautiful Examples Of Tilt-Shift Photography - Smashing Magazine

50 Beautiful Examples Of Tilt-Shift Photography - Smashing Magazine: "ilt-shift photography is a creative and unique type of photography in which the camera is manipulated so that a life-sized location or subject looks like a miniature-scale model. Below we present 50 beautiful examples of tilt-shift photography. All examples are linked to their sources. We strongly encourage you to explore other works of the photographers we’ve featured in this post."