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That is really cool. I have to agree though about the video. -Bloody hell, get a tripod! or better yet, use a camera, not a telephone!

I think it just moved. Thanks wilba.

The north pole is not specifically a big deal, since this is sea ice, and it expands and retracts seasonally anyway. The real problem (especially for Europe) is Greenland. If the land based ice on greenland should melt and flow out, there are real concerns for potential disturbance to the gulf stream. This relates to Europe especially, since this current is one of the big reasons why europe is warmer than it's latitude suggests it should be. Apologies for the massive picture, the point is that temperature is usually based on latitude, except of course in the very high mountain ranges of the Rockies, the Andes, the Himalayas, the Tian Shan... If the gulf stream were to shut down, or even slow down (which it already has started to do...) there would not be this movement of warm equatorial water, which warms europe. the result of this would be significant cooling in europe, while the rest of the world is trying to avoid warming.

What happens if the ice melts? It's already melting.

**One of my favourite little analogies.** A car is driving at 100km/h toward a cliff 1000 meters high. If the car goes over the cliff, the car will certainly be destroyed and the probability of survival for the driver is nil. If you try to stop the car starting 10 km from the cliff, the driver can't see the cliff but a warning sign reading "DANGER - cliff ahead" is a low cost solution to prevent disaster to the car and the driver. If you try to stop the car starting 1km away from the cliff, the driver may still not be able to see the cliff but a warning sign reading "DANGER - cliff ahead" is a low cost solution to prevent disaster to the car and the driver. If you try to stop the car 200 meters away from the cliff, the driver might be able to see the cliff but depending on the conditions (for example, road surface/weather/visibility/distraction/condition of brakes and tyres), a small number of cars+drivers will drive over the cliff but most of the time, mere application of brakes will be sufficient to stop disaster. If you try to stop the car 100 meters away from the cliff, the majority of cars and drivers will drive over the cliff. In this case, mere application of brakes is not sufficient, as the stopping distance is greater than the available distance. The driver must take other affirmative action to prevent driving over the cliff. If you try to stop the car 30 meters away from the cliff, most cars and drivers will drive over the cliff. Brakes won't be sufficient, steering most likely won't be sufficient. It would take something like deliberately driving into a tree or wall to stop cars from going over the cliff, and these will have there own consequences. Car and driver are likely to suffer substantial injuries. If you try to stop the car 3 meters away from the cliff, its just too damn late. On February 7th this year, the temperature in Melbourne (latitude 37deg 44sec, average maximum for Feb is around 34 degrees) got to 46.4 degrees - the hottest temperature ever recorded in an Australian capital. Bearing in mind that Melbourne is the second-farthest Australian capital from the equator, and that one Australian capital lies north of the tropic of Capricorn. This temperature was hotter than has been recorded even in some of our harshest deserts. Even down in Tasmania, the coldest part of the country, there was a new record set at 42.4 degrees. All this happened in a part of the world which has experienced far-below-average rainfall for the last 15 years. The result was firestorms of unprecedented fury, which were measured as outputting in excess of 20kW per square meter, and travelling around 70km/h in places. Substantial loss of life and property ensued. You can chose to be skeptical. It's a healthy viewpoint to an extent. But if you want to see proof, come and visit. You can deny climate change all you want, we're already living in it.

Sooooo awesome! It's a keytar for Djs!

I'm suggesting that as an optimisation, you could use the key on data to determine which AINs to read. In terms of speed, it is surely not vital that you send aftertouch along with key velocity. It is after all, called AFTER touch...?

Not sure if routing the PGM signal to both those pins is what you want. I'm also unsure as to whether you can successfully upload MIOS onto the 628.

Vss, Vdd, MCLR, PGC, PGD are all in the same place. Good sign. However, it looks like the 16f68x series have the PGM pin on RB4 instead of RB3 (pin 10 instead of pin 9). this could be a PITA... unless you make another adaptor?

perhaps even simpler, you could take which keys are held direct from the MIDI stream...

I figure tapping directly into the optic nerve will probably happen slightly before Melbourne gets a reliable public transport system. This is why I walk to work.

I agree. Mind you, give it a couple more CPU generations and software versions... It could be improved by combining the camera with a side-facing projector in one box. Perhaps an improvement could be made over hanging it around your neck, as I wonder how long it would last bouncing around up there. Perhaps a tap directly into the optic nerve would be better than the webcam/projector thing... ;-P I'd be interested in how long your battery life is with a projector hanging round your neck. There would surely be a trade-off to be had between daylight readability and battery life. Perhaps the light level sensor in the webcam can communicate to the projector... Also, I'd like to see how well it survives if you run for a train or something. (Not that you'd ever need to run for another train...)

Bump. Super highly recommended.

How about IDC DE-9s for the 8-ways, molex for the 3-ways? these are usually available everywhere.

Very nice panel wiring. And a very nice touch (if I'm not mistaken) adding the perspex insulation panel.

... or maybe something by Ted Reed..?

hmmm... hand written sheet music from the forties, huh? smells like a real book to me...

I realise this was supposed to be a 'quick' question, but I think I object to the use of numerator and denominator in the context of a time signature. I think using these terms implies there should be a vinculum somewhere. I don't think the note line in the middle of the stave counts as a vinculum...

That's enough about burning pot. We don't wanna give the new guy the wrong impression!!

Ladies?... It's usually the ladies...

There is no substitute for a good pair of socks. (Maybe you could try stockings, if that's your thing...)

I kinda miss flushy too (not that it helps...) - the sound FX made it easier when the whole room was lurking...

I thought Techno was in 1/4. Usually the time signature also suggest where accents might lay within a bar. ie, the way 2/4 doesn't sound the same as 4/4, or the way 3/4 doesn't sound the same as 6/8. But if everything is accented, wouldn't it just be called 1/4?

Hmmm. Call me crazy, but I'm not sure they have a name... It's one of those things where you're taught what it means, but not necc what it's called. I've only really heard them called "upper" and "lower".. If you're looking for short but descriptive words that might fit easily on an LCD, perhaps you could use "beats" for the top, and "units" for the bottom.

Perhaps you could exchange the RJ-45s for DE-9s? 9 pins = 8 + GND...