3
POPSEverything Forgets Continuing: At a computer museum, you can't miss the point that, sooner or later, every recording format eventually gets left in the dust. In fact, these days, new formats are coming faster and faster, and each one expires faster than what came before it. "There's a consensus that as the ability to store more and more data , the data itself has become less and less reliable," said Don Mennerich, an archivist at the New York Public Library. He's been working on preserving some historic 1968 audio interviews with rock stars: Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, The Jefferson Airplane, The Grateful Dead, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Mike Love of The Beach Boys, Phil Everly. In 1996 the library tried to rescue those 30-year-old recordings by transferring them to fresh, brand-new tapes. But Mannerich says now, less than 12 years later, "those tapes are already significantly degraded. "The tape actually, physically will shed against the head of the tape player, u
3
POPSColossal Squid Thaw to Be Webcast Live
Webcast Enjoy live video from the tank and dissection room. We are trying to make sure we record when the scientists lay out the squid for display so that Northern Hemisphere people can catch up on what has happened. > Wide angle camera http://www.r2.co.nz/20080427/camera-4.asx > Dissection table http://www.r2.co.nz/20080427/camera-2.asx > Thawing bath - fixed camera http://www.r2.co.nz/20080427/camera-3.asx > Thawing bath - scanning camera http://www.r2.co.nz/20080427/camera-1.asx > Rotating view - switches between cameras every 30 seconds http://www.r2.co.nz/20080427/rotate-1.asx > 4 cameras on the same page You will need a broadband connection to view this page. Be aware that this page is sending a lot of data and will increase your data usage.10 minutes is around 75 MB. http://www.r2.co.nz/20080427/matrix.htm The webcast is best viewed in Windows Media Player, Real Player or Mplayer under Linux or Os-X. Totem and VideoLan also work well. Apple users
Pops
Newest Clips
Latest Comments
Most Pops
Print
Save
Turn on live update