Library Science and Music

Erm, here. Whats the connection? Answers on a postcard pls.

(h/t: Lyn).

More Microhoo

More evidence, if needed, that Microsoft got a good deal, and Yahoo got a really bad one.

Cartoons for geeks.

Here.

The increasing need for Music IR

Why? Media consumption is moving from an acquisition model to an access model. Here's some data to support that view.

Monday Blues Cure

Here's Madeline Peyroux - 'Dance me to end of love':

It's by Leonard Cohen:

Robots playing baseball.

Robots that can play baseball:

More. (h/t: David Thompson). Wonder if they can play cricket as well?

Haptic Interfaces

This is an interesting idea, providing touch screen interfaces but with physical buttons, which provide more tactile interface abilities than normal touch screen interfaces:

More. (h/t: David Thompson).