The launch was already canceled because of false readings from the engine cutoff sensor system that measures liquid hydrogen in the external tank when a spider decided to walk over the camera.
NDR (German) offers it’s shows from Zapp and Extra 3 under a by-nc-nd 2.0 CC-license. That means that you are allowed to share the shows (e.g. by uploading it to youtube at. al.) if you attribute the work, do not release it for commercial reasons and do not alter the show.
This is a very strict license, but it is a start and I hope there will be many more shows that will be released under a CC license. Director of NDR Prof. Jobst Plog said: “The content we release on the Internet is already paid for by our customers through the radio & TV licence fee. [...] This way we accomodate the changing pattern of utilization on the internet.”
The content can be viewed using a Realplayer or Windows Mediaplayer or can be downloaded in H264 Format.
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I today finally finished setting up Ubuntu on my Asus R2H. It was quite a challenge since the R2H uses some hardware that is not really mainstream and requires some manual work to set it up. I did not really cover everything: GPS, Webcam and Fingerprint reader are not configured yet (I just did not have the time to do this – I will update this post as soon as I figured out how these work) but WiFi, screen, touchscreen and Bluetooth work like a charm.
This is a HowTo specifically for Ubuntu Gutsy and only tested with this very version. I reference a lot of files that might not exist on your distribution of choice. This is also not a ‘copy&paste’ HowTo, you need a bit experience with linux and with the command line.
I am usually using vim and a lot of code below shows me using sudo vim …. Replace vim with the editor you like best.
Contents
- Basic Installation
- Screen setup
- WiFi
- Touchscreen
- Sound
- Additional Software
- Conclusions
A great singer died tonight.
Listen to Nessun Dorma (“Let no one sleep”), the public’s favorite.
We have a lot of dumb radiators in Germany. And I bet everyone else in Europe and the US, too. They all look the same: They have a thing you turn to make it warmer or colder. But they depend on you, and they don’t do anything when you are not at home. We don’t have smart appliances that switch off the energy supply while we are at work and switch back on an hour before we arrive at home.
Who is with me building a smart software that is aware of days you are at home (weekends, german holidays (or wherever you live), maybe pulled from google calendar), keep the bathroom warm when you need it (8 to 10 in the morning), keep the bedroom at a lower temperature than the living room, heat your flat an hour before you return?
All we need is a smart device you can attach to knobs of the radiators:
image from http://www.adpic.de/
and a couple of thermometers in every room, talking to the brain (usb, wifi, bluetooth, whatever) to control everything.
Imagine the amount of energy we could save by turning down the radiators every work day between 10:00 and 17:00. That would be green. And money in your pocket.
I really want to build that! a plugin for mythtv that shows that energy plan, lets you control the temperature on workdays and on the weekend, shows you the average temperature, shows you a room plan, etc, etc, can’t be that difficult. and the electric motor changing the radiator (automatically figures out the max- and min-setting of the radiator, figures out what rooms it can control by heating or not heating) should be fun to build!
contact me. just let’s do it! Who sets up a wiki? Who knows about the tools we need? who wants to set up the interface (if we need one)?
Hehe, funny ad campaign by Berlitz, a language school. Thanks to Fabian (Eva) for this submit.
via haha.nu.
The new Ubuntu version 7.04 is out with a lot of enhancements (better support for switchers from windows, better WiFi suppert and a lot of new gadgets). download the iso here – also works as live version for your convinience.
HANNSpree, maker of TV sets in the shape of baseballs and French fry containers is now shipping its line of HDTVs that actually look normal. This 32-inch HANNSvibewhite widescreen LCD, first teased late last year, gives you 720p goodness at a price that’s not entirely unreasonable: $1,150.
Those two speakers can either cling to the bottom or be removed, so you can lift and separate them
Radio-controlled cars are toys, right? Well, not this one, where the crew of the Brit TV series TopGear runs a full-sized radio-controlled car through a muddy obstacle course. Looks like it’s not easy to control, as the two guys try it out on each other. Must be a weird feeling!
