an algorithmically generated visualization based on statistical information provided by Last.fm software, more particular every song listened to by a particular user over an 18 month period of time.
each colored band represents a musical artist, progressing left to right. the span is wider when listening was more frequent, & skinnier when it was not. the hue of the artist represents the time of the first listen for the particular user: cooler colors represent artists who have been listened to for a long period of time while warmer colors represent artists who are more recent in the user's listening habits.
"while this is interesting to look at, it is more significant on a personal level. when viewing your own music listening history you are reminded of past events that caused the trends to emerge."
[links: megamu.com & megamu.com]
see also visual music recommendation & musicovery & music plasma & color music & mystrands.
a few projects that have visually translated the 16 "illegal" digits comprising the AACS key, which is a series of pseudo-random hexadecimal numbers that allows users to back up HD-DVD discs on Linux. it was the subject of a recent online revolt, as a group of companies that use the copy protection system demanded the code be removed from several Web sites.
one visualization simply translated the numerical code by their hexidecimal encoding, while warning no-one to use these colors together. another visual representation can be bought online as a decoration on a t-shirt.
[link: t3knomanser.livejournal.com & hd-dvd-tee.com|via boingboing.net|thnkx Rebecca!]
see also digg's revolt visualized.
It's official. We've signed adoption papers for the popular WordPress plugin that seamlessly redirects requests for an ordinary feed (from self-hosted WordPress blogs) to your super-powered FeedBurner feed. This plugin — a toddler in age, but a prodigy with HTTP requests — will be made available directly from FeedBurner as "FeedSmith." It was originally raised by the multi-talented Steve Smith, who's trusting us to ensure its continued well-being.
If you aren't already familiar with this handy plugin, you should know it's a reliable way to track your entire feed-reading audience and can even result in that elusive "bump in subscribers" effect when you first activate it. What the plugin accomplishes, in Steve's own words:
Using some WordPress plugin magic, and user-agent detection, this plugin simply forwards all your feed traffic to FeedBurner. The plugin will detect all ways to access your feed (e.g. http://www.yoursite.com/feed/ or http://www.yoursite.com/wp-rss2.php, etc.), and redirect them to your FeedBurner feed so you can track every possible subscriber. It will forward for your main posts feed, and optionally your main comments feed as well.
If you have a self-hosted WordPress blog and haven't yet redirected your feed, check out our easy-to-follow WordPress Quick Start guide, learn how to install the plugin, and rest assured that all of your adoring subscribers use your FeedBurner feed. Questions? We're mighty busy putting the breakables on high shelves and installing those balky stairwell barriers to keep the little guy out of trouble, but feel free to visit our Support Forums; we'll make sure we get back to ya.
显然有人基于陈家忠"颇有物理思想"来替陈和一些高等院校辩护. 我希望通过以下卢昌海的文章, 大家可以对陈的物理修为(至少是直到他行骗时的)有个认识; 同时也希望格志上对此的争论就此停止.
提要：陈家忠翻译网友法老王的科普作品，把中文科普翻译成英文论文刘克峰就和这样的人合作
拨开陈家忠论文的迷雾
作者：卢昌海 (http://www.changhai.org)
没想到一个新闻事件竟会和我产生某种联系，以至于让我做了一次三流侦探。
五月一日上午 (美东时间，下同)，有网友在繁星客栈上转贴了几篇有关陈家忠事件的文章。据那些文章的介绍，陈家忠是西北某大学毕业不久的本科生，通过几篇宇宙学等方面的论文及伪造的“哈佛学者”身份蒙蔽了包括浙大、上海交大在内的多所国内一流高校，并成为浙大数学科学研究中心的访问学者。此事四月初经新语丝网站披露后，浙大数学科学研究中心在调查之后发表了一则简短的声明，表示该中心已查证此事并请陈家忠离开了。
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