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Synth pioneer Roger Linn shows us his new analog drum machine, Tempest (video)

We were wandering around the crowded, noisy halls of this year’s NAMM show when a particularly freaked-out drum pattern struck our eardrums. We followed the sound and encountered a gray-haired, bespectacled gentleman tapping and tweaking knobs so professionally that we couldn’t help checking out his name tag. Imagine our delight when we saw it was no less than Roger Linn, designer of the Linndrum and Akai ‘s MPC60. If you’re not familiar with those terms, no matter: let’s just say that Dr. Dre and any other producer who’s banged out a synthetic beat on a box owes this guy their entire career. Mr. Linn has partnered with Dave Smith Instruments to create the Tempest, a 16-pad beauty with enough knobs, buttons, and sequencing muscle to keep you inspired for endless hours in the studio. And the sound on this thing! It does include digital samples like a traditional MPC, but where it really shines is in the analog synthesis and effects department. It takes a lot for a drum machine to feel unique and valuable these days — especially at the $2000 they’ll be asking for it in June — but the Tempest, from our brief time with it, sounds like it’ll be well worth the investment for serious producers. Video of Mr. Linn’s demo after the break. Gallery: Tempest analog drum machine by Roger Linn Continue reading Synth pioneer Roger Linn shows us his new analog drum machine, Tempest (video) Synth pioneer Roger Linn shows us his new analog drum machine, Tempest (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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Rachel Maddow: More Guns Does Not Equal Less Crime

Click here to view this media Rachel Maddow points out for us that despite Representatives Louie Gohmert and Trent Franks’ fantasies about more guns equaling there being any less crime, in the states where we have more lenient gun laws, the opposite is true. These idiots want to take us back to some version of the Wild Wild West and pretend that if everyone has the ability to shoot each other, somehow fewer people would end up being shot. Rep. Gohmert apparently thinks that having guns on the House floor is a good idea as well. Texas Republican Louie Gohmert Drafting Legislation To Let Guns on House Floor : To Louie Gohmert, the answer to violence is more guns , and allowing members of congress to carry them on the House floor.“It’d be a good thing for members of Congress who want to carry a weapon in the District,” he said. “I know friends that walk home from the Capitol. There’s no security for us,” he said, adding that the measure would deter people from attacking members. “There is some protection in having protection.”He said there were times during the health care debate last year that he felt afraid, including when a stranger approached him on the street and started screaming at him. Gohmert’s staff is preparing a bill that would allow guns. Of course, what do you expect from a man who believes women come to the United States to have “ terror babies ” and to whom comparing Obama to Hitler is “brilliant.” And Rep. Trent Franks thinks if we’d just had one more shooter during that tragedy in Arizona, all would have been well. Trent Franks: ‘I Wish There Had Been One More Gun’ In Tucson — There was, and he almost shot the wrong person. Here’s more from Rachel Maddow’s blog on why more guns in the hands of citizens doesn’t ever equal less people being killed with guns with some stats on states and gun ownership. enlarge Credit: The Rachel Maddow Blog

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ABC Runs Really Good Prime Time Story on Climate Change (Video)

Wha? What’s this? A well-researched, well-rounded, entirely accurate story on climate change run in the mainstream media ? In prime time, on a major network? I am stunned. I guess all it took was a year full of catastrophic extreme weather events … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Tunisia President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has resigned amid riots that have claimed at least 23 lives, the BBC reports. Ben Ali had dissolved the government and promised to quit in 2014 , but his delay tactic was apparently not enough for the disgruntled Tunisian populace, fed up after 23…

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ARMdevices: ARM-based Google TV platform ‘confirmed’ and coming soon

Well, it looks like Windows might not be the only new territory for ARM in 2011 — ARMdevices is reporting that it has it on “very high authority from someone at Google” that an ARM-powered Google TV platform is “confirmed” and “coming soon.” That authority is unsurprisingly remaining anonymous, however, and apparently hasn’t provided much else in the way of details. This is far from the first time we’ve heard talk of ARM for Google TV, though — as ARMdevices points out, even ARM President Tudor Brown weighed in on the matter back in November, saying that “if Google TV is to be mainstream, it must be built on a lower power system… on lower cost technology,” with ARM presumably fitting the bill on both counts. ARMdevices: ARM-based Google TV platform ‘confirmed’ and coming soon originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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Police officer pulls over a man in a sky jack

“Maybe I’ll come down! Maybe I won’t! Maybe I’ll come down! Maybe I won’t! Come get me!” This is one of the best dashcam videos I’ve ever seen. So hilarious! [via] Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Doobybrain.com Discovery Date : 14/01/2011 20:50 Number of articles : 6

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Taking 10,000 Steps a Day May Lower Diabetes Risk

Building up to 10,000 steps each and every day can help control weight and may reduce diabetes risk, suggests new research in the British Medical Journal.

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Fox In Socks by Dr. Seuss Read Super Fast

Xin Yan reading the Dr. Seuss book “Fox In Sock” at a ridiculously high speed. via Neatorama Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Laughing Squid Discovery Date : 14/01/2011 20:45 Number of articles : 5

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We know you’re all anxiously awaiting the Steve Jobs/Rupert Murdoch buddy comedy , but it looks like you’ll have to wait: the moguls have pushed back their launch event for The Daily, Murdoch’s new tablet-only tabloid. The delay is reportedly Apple’s doing; it wants more time to perfect the iPad’s subscription…

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Chicago Bus Tracker: Transit goes 21st Century With User-Friendly Online GPS Tracking (Video)

Making Transit More Convenient = Good Chicago’s Bus Tracker offers more evidence in favor of transit agencies releasing their data in open and usable formats . It not only allows transit users to track buses online and on their phones, knowing exactly when they’ll arrive at the nearest stop thanks to GPS equipment, but it also makes it easy for local stores to set up a screen that displays real-time info on buses. Riders can spen… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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