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IBM, Sun, Microsoft sink differences on VMs (The Register)

30 September 2008, 6:06 am

Anything for scripting Corporate rivals have temporarily sunk their differences to find ways to fine-tune the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) to a variety of popular dynamic languages.…... read more

Train Crash Leads LA Times to Create Django Database on Deadline (Poynter Institute)

22 September 2008, 2:34 pm

At 4:40 p.m., Friday, Sept. 12, a Metrolink commuter train collided with an oncoming freight train in Chatsworth, Calif., northwest of Los Angeles. The crash, the Los Angeles Times reported, was "the worst in modern California history," killing 25 and injuring 135.... read more

Interface Kit offers built-in hardware noise filtering. (ThomasNet)

17 September 2008, 6:06 am

Eliminating false triggering from electrical noise, Model 1012 PhidgetInterfaceKit 0/16/16 allows digital input to be RC filtered by 15 K/100 nF node, which rejects noise of higher frequency than 1 kHz. It provides 16 digital inputs sensing up to 30 Vdc, 16 digital outputs controlling up to 30 Vdc, ... read more

The Echo Nest hatches music APIs, offers more cowbell (Ars Technica)

8 September 2008, 7:18 am

A web startup called The Echo Nest has opened up APIs for its new music intelligence service. It uses audio analysis and natural language processing systems to interpret sound in audio files and study information about music on the Internet. Read More...... read more