Physics = teh cool

Large Hadron Collider rap, performed by science writer Kate McAlpine and some CERN employees who prefer to remain anonymous.

The LHC is to be switched on next week -- Sept 10. The end of the world as we know it? On August 26, 2008, suit was filed against CERN in the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg alleging the Large Hadron Collider poses grave risks for the safety of the 27 member states of the European Union and their citizens. The request for an injunction was summarily rejected on the 29th, leaving the case that it violates the right to life still pending.

I feel fine ...

speech-to-text software?

Any recommendations for free / trial versions of speech-to-text software? Linux for preference as the audio files are on my EEEE! Windows software also considered, though the trial version I just downloaded was full of virus glee ...

[context: am transcribing interview, which I have in MP3 and WAV format, and would much sooner edit error-rich text than type it from scratch. This is an occasional event so a trial version would be fine.]

2008/37: Vacant Possession -- Hilary Mantel

Vacant Possession -- Hilary Mantel

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