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Re:Show HN: Auditus – Ebook to Audiobook Conversion
on Sunday April 01, 2018 @03:43AM (#16727231)
Really neat solution.
Is this in any way based on Amazon Polly?
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Re:The Famine Ended 70 Years Ago, but Dutch Genes Still Bear Scars
on Sunday February 04, 2018 @08:11AM (#16302611)
The reliability of demographic data across Sub-Sahara Africa is a significant problem for a multitude of research disciplines.
But there's been a host of severe famines since World War II across the Sahel. It is possible that the reliability of birth data would have improved over this period to a degree sufficient to support research techniques.
In fact, there's been research along these lines in SSA already, especially regarding the impact of malnourishment on intellectual development among other factors.
Still, important research that goes to show that famines have generational effects that extend all the way to the genetic level.
Re:The Famine Ended 70 Years Ago, but Dutch Genes Still Bear Scars
on Saturday February 03, 2018 @06:53PM (#16300398)
It would be equally worthwhile to see the impact of famines in Sub-Sahara Africa on genes of Africans (especially across the Sahel).
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Re:Show HN: Airmash – Multiplayer Missile Warfare HTML5 Game
on Sunday December 10, 2017 @05:24PM (#15893816)
What a bloody delight!
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Re:Apple is close to acquiring Shazam, sources say
on Friday December 08, 2017 @06:32PM (#15883032)
It would be quite a joy if there were a way to curate/aggregate in-store music playlists and then serve them such that visitors could search by store.
Re:Apple is close to acquiring Shazam, sources say
on Friday December 08, 2017 @06:29PM (#15883020)
I wonder what if there really is a significant difference between streaming a song in a store vis-a-vis placing it in a TV ad.
That said, of the two playlist selection companies that I have only just read about, the charge for streaming in-store is between $34 to $199 per location per month.
[1] Soundtrack Your Brand, a ‘Spotify for B2B’ nabs $22M for expansion - https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/17/soundtrack-your-brand-a-sp...
[2] Restaurant music emerges from the background - http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20170807/ENTERTAINMENT/...
Re:Apple is close to acquiring Shazam, sources say
on Friday December 08, 2017 @06:23PM (#15882986)
What a delightful discovery, this playlist selection vertical.
Going down that rabbit hole, I discovered some gems:
[1] Restaurant music emerges from the background - http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20170807/ENTERTAINMENT/...
[2] Who Picks The Music You Hear At The Mall? - https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2012/11/28/165947927/...
[3] Gap In-Store Playlists 1992 to 2006: The Monthly Playlists at Gap - https://gapinstoreplaylists.blogspot.com