Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Sibelius
Don't understand why somebody can't do an open source Sibelius- a free music notation program... it should be quite easy i think... just five lines and let ppl enter note values, and maybe a midi playback system... it'll rock! I'm sick of Sibelius' high memory footprint as well as the lack of a portable system. Imagine how much it would rock if sibelius were ported to the mobile platform. Charge it at a reasonable price(maybe 10-20 dollars) and they'll instantly see $$$..haha
Saturday, July 26, 2008
pianos
The design of the piano has basically been unchanged for over 100+ years, with only improvements in the sound quality and tonal control. I just thought that the pedals could use one useful addition: a drum pedal. Why? For emphasis during climaxes or just creating catchy rhythms, it would be very useful...In fact, much more useful than the una corda.
Monday, July 14, 2008
Camera shutter buttons
The main reason for camera shake is actually when you press the button. The dilemma has always been if you make the button to hard to press, it'll cause a lot of shake and results in blurred pictures. If it's too easy to press it'll result in many accidental pictures.
Well, what if you DON'T need to press the button at all? What about making it like this:
Just waving your finger over a certain spot activates the shot. A sensor detects when your finger is over it. It'll not be too hard. Voice controlled shooting is also an option, but it'll be too cheesy. These would definitely solve the problem, in addition to anti shake technology.
Well, what if you DON'T need to press the button at all? What about making it like this:
Just waving your finger over a certain spot activates the shot. A sensor detects when your finger is over it. It'll not be too hard. Voice controlled shooting is also an option, but it'll be too cheesy. These would definitely solve the problem, in addition to anti shake technology.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Radioactive dating
There's a question about radioactive dating.
There's a very important assumption about radioactive dating: We know what is the concentration of the radioactive element in the atmosphere
What if, during history, an event occured that artificially increased or decreased the amount of radioactive element in the atmosphere significantly. That'll make all our assumptions incorrect, won't it? We won't know of these events happening, as there may not have any signs at all.
There's a very important assumption about radioactive dating: We know what is the concentration of the radioactive element in the atmosphere
What if, during history, an event occured that artificially increased or decreased the amount of radioactive element in the atmosphere significantly. That'll make all our assumptions incorrect, won't it? We won't know of these events happening, as there may not have any signs at all.
Friday, July 11, 2008
Ability of our eyes
The ability of our eyes is simply amazing, but observe this fact:
Turn on a bright light
Close your eyes completely.
Try to "see" where the light originates.
Open your eyes. It's as accurate as when your eyes are open.
What does this imply?
Turn on a bright light
Close your eyes completely.
Try to "see" where the light originates.
Open your eyes. It's as accurate as when your eyes are open.
What does this imply?
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