Interesting Links for 30-10-2013
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andrewducker- HS2 will be worth 2.3x what it costs. Unless rail demand keeps rising, in which case 4.5x
- Scroll Down to Riker
- Nice map of mortality rates in the US, broken down by type and state.
- Digital radio is a failure. Anyone tell me why?
- The Status of Moore's Law: It's Complicated
- 9/11 Suspects Can’t Mention being Tortured during Trial Testimony because Their Torture is Classified
- Eye tracking technology shows people check out women at first glance
- I am not even slightly convinced that sending people with dementia to a prison does any good.
- This is pretty much how I feel about faith
- ISPs told to block 21 pirate sites
- Blockbuster calls in administrators for second time in year
- The problem with having God on your side. (warning, rest of site is NSFW)
- The Real Link Between Creativity and Mental Illness
- This flame is made of pure water
- Press regulation: The 10 major questions
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Date: 2013-10-31 11:13 am (UTC)Add to that, battery life is radically reduced if you switch the same receiver from FM to DAB, internet radio is coming up in popularity and many many people keep the same radio for years if not decades—I still have the sterio I won on Blockbusters when I was 17, and as it's still a damn fine stereo and better than what I could afford to buy to replace it, I'm keeping it, etc.
I've had several phones (the Nokias and before that the Sony/Ericssons) that had FM receivers as standard, none had DAB-partially as it's not an international standard the way FM is, economies of scale don't happen, etc.
Jennie's stereo, with DAB, is in the kitchen and it's great to be able to use it, but I default to FM whenever possible for a channel, and the much newer AV box for the living room has FM, but not DAB.