Spanish version original Amapola, lindísima Amapola, Será siempre mi alma tuya, sola. Yo te quiero, amada niña mía, Igual que ama la flor la luz del día. Amapola, lindísima Amapola, No seas tan ingrata, ámame. Amapola, Amapola, ¿Cómo puedes tú vivir tan sola? via Amapola song – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. “Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)” is a 1924 song by… Read more →
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Afghanistans opium production at record high | Circa News
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime UNODC said the total area of opium poppy fields in Afghanistan was up 36% last year to 209,000 hectares 516,450 acres. Potential production of opium rose 49% to 5,500 tons, more than global demand. Southern provinces such as Helmand saw the largest increase. via Afghanistans opium production at record high | Circa News. Read more →
That Other Big Afghan Crisis, the Growing Army of Addicts – NYTimes.com
In western Herat Province, held up as an island of stability and progress in Afghanistan, this forlorn border town is instead a showcase for an intensifying crisis: Long the global leader in opium production, Afghanistan has now also become one of the world’s most addicted societies. via That Other Big Afghan Crisis, the Growing Army of Addicts – NYTimes.com. Read more →
In Search of the Happiness Max, archaeology: Few doubts remain that a cave…
Few doubts remain that a cave discovered by a team of Italian archeologists led by Professor Francesco D’Adria in the ancient city of Hierapolis in classical Phrygia is indeed the mythical ‘Gate to Hell’ of Greek antiquity.Celebrated as the portal to the underworld in Greco-Roman mythology and tradition, the cave called Plutonium or Pluto’s Gate was a destination for the… Read more →
Infrared camera – you asked us, so we’re making them! | Raspberry Pi
You may have heard rumours about something we’re calling Pi NoIR Pi, no infrared – it’s been a very badly kept secret. Some months ago we featured some work that was being done at Reading Hackspace, where members were removing the infrared filter to use the camera to sense infrared signals, and for low-light work, especially with wildlife. The Reading… Read more →
Watch: A Kinect-Powered Orchestra You Conduct by Waving Your Hands | Wired Design | Wired.com
The project, created by Simon de Diesbach, Jonas Lacôte, and Laura Perrenoud, involves one conductor, one Kinect, and up to 24 laptops each loaded with a single sample. Those fragments, which can be selected from a preloaded library or snapped up from an in-the-works crowdsourced platform, are triggered purely by the movements of the conductor’s hands. Each instrument is mapped… Read more →
Engel MX1 Android 4.1.1 Stick PC – Engel Computers
This very fun computer is perfect for connecting directly to any HDMI enabled television LCD, LED, Plasma, etc. Please note its highly unique form factor, that looks gorgeous, is a perfect conversation starter, and a great gift.This is also being offered at an outstanding price. For a comparison, see this similar model.Enjoy watching TV shows and movies from YouTube, Netflix,… Read more →
$199, 4.2” computer is Intel’s first Raspberry Pi competitor | Ars Technica
MinnowBoard uses a 5V/2.5A power supply. Other specs are as follows: Intel Atom E640 CPU (1.0GHz, 32-bit with Hyper-threading and Virtualization Technology) Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 600 PCI Express SATA2 3Gbps Gigabit Ethernet MicroSD USB UEFI Firmware 1GB DDR2 RAM 8 GPIO pins 2 GPIO-controlled LEDs 4 GPIO switches via $199, 4.2” computer is Intel’s first Raspberry Pi… Read more →
Stress Test 2
A week ago there were heavy rains across Colorado that caused Thousand-Year floods. Our area was spared, but did experience a power outage. We still have pending to write an Automator script to relaunch the game in such eventualities. Read more →
Stress Test 01
Two days in and we were still getting an instability in the network. Note the mismatch in the local and global poppy counts at each station. One colleague suggested data garbage management, another suggested WiFi interference from the other two networks in the space. I decided to fly the router and connect the CPUs via Ethernet to test the latter… Read more →