These radish find on the Internet better Vegetable Garden

Dogs - bad people? Not at all, the gentlemen of fortune in this case was not appropriate. There needs good people, hard-working and loving. And they needed a true dogs! Attention, announced an international competition ogorodnikov- fans capable of raising dogs on the Internet!

Actually, Jardiland is a large network of French magazines like "Everything for the garden and kitchen garden." But the network is so ubiquitous, and perhaps helpful that the French have decided without any selfish interest described in her honour unusual project. Its message, according to the authors, "this race redisok Web" (real radish races on the Internet).

The project was initiated by artist Frans Kade (France Cadet), and electrical engineer Jean-Pierre Mandon (Jean Mandon). Both are professors robot laboratory arts school Aix-en-Provence (Ecole d'Art d'Aix-en-provence).

Incidentally, Kade already known to our readers, it is cloned and robotics mutants created by a gentle way of killing arrested. Now, her new work.

So, Jardiland is a combination igrushek- and Tamagotchi virtual pets (like those dogs), only to replace those and other plant life is Raphanus sativus minor.

Despite the existence of similar American project Telegarden allowing users group caring for the living ogorodikom through network through Scissorhands manipulator, Kade and Mandon be called innovators : the installation Telegarden different from the mere fact that each party has its own competition-dogs, zapakovannaya a special module.

Jardiland precursor installation project Telegarden - has been developed at the University of Southern California (University of Southern California) and launched in June 1995 Set-Go. Already in the first year of life ogorodika little more than 9,000 users, managing rukoy- robotic assisted plants. After 9 years, in August 2004, the project was shut down, and the experiment to be successful

Jardiland precursor installation project Telegarden - has been developed at the University of Southern California (University of Southern California) and launched in June 1995 Set-Go. Already in the first year of life ogorodika little more than 9,000 users, managing rukoy- robotic assisted plants. After 9 years, in August 2004, the project was shut down, and the experiment to be successful

But let us order. To become a participant (and it will be more than once : in addition to France, the plans appear Britain, Portugal and the United States), users must fill out a form on the site.

Then organizers, in the possession of the principles for each contest will select six "Ogorodnikov. These people, in whatever in the world they may be, are virtual keys to the modules.

At the beginning of "race" all boxes will be simultaneously closed and placed in a secret location, access to which is exclusively through the Internet, will be only the players, each of whom will be "manager" a small ecosystem.

First "gardener" will be planted radish seeds using automated arm (she also handy), then it would have to carefully look after plants : watering of it, fertilize, publicity, Ventilate box and monitor its temperature. All this within the module equipment available.

But it is not so simple : water, fertilizer and electricity will be limited early in the competition and then the jury will take into account how cleverly the resources-party evaluation of these factors will largely critical.

Monitor the growth of its radish "gardener" will result in a box camera, but will be allowed to make only three pictures a day. And so that the dogs can see "trees" is not only full-Roots.

Competition will continue in exactly 21 days. As a result, all the modules will be open simultaneously, radish excavated, deciding the winner, and the one who raised the largest fruit receive a prize. What is unclear. But the rest of the competition will be issued radish, which they holili and cherished.

According to the authors, Jardiland poses several meanings : it concerns civilization on the day their daily bread mixed with pleasure and fun experiment with the latest technology, which, ironically, is a single dogs, giving it extraordinary importance.

"Nature through the dogs are precious. Let us help nature, and offer Kade Mandon. Let's wait for the start of competition.

Singing programmer unites Europe in a virtual choir

Petya itself well. For Peter, moreover, capable of making even better. Petya for themselves and others with knowledge of the case, so even with the most advanced technologies ... Net No, it would not present "stars" and "plywood, and modern inspired by the people who dream towards any obstacles wasted.

Dr. Barry Chitem (Barry Cheetham), a specialist in computer science and passionate lover singing in the choir, decided to merge their two hobbies, and the first in Europe to create a "virtual choir" (Virtual Choir), by combining Internet and poluprofessionalov lovers in "living" concerts.

Dr. Chitem working in the research group APT (Advanced Processor Technology), and already 10 years as a first instalment sings bass in the choir at Manchester University (The University of Manchester Chorus). In addition, he is in the British choral community Holmfirth Choral Society.

All these years singer is also digitizing and transfer of voice recordings on different types of networks at the University of Manchester (University of Manchester). And, judging by the list of his publications, the doctor asked how the physiological side of this issue, and technical.

And, of course, he is well aware that modern computer networks are not yet ready for full implementation of his ideas. To make individual singers singing in various parts of a single whole of Europe, that is such that they are singing in a concert hall-needed "ultrashirokopolosnye" network. And they should be made public.

Meanwhile, the sound and picture transfer to the Network in real time rather difficult, every digital delay various online services to make singing punctuated in the cacophony.

There are, of course, very fast broadband network, but now it specializes in working with a limited number of applications. Because Doctor Chitem hopes that his initiative is not only enjoys minded, but also spur development of the Internet.

Therefore enthusiast looking for potential sponsors for its ambitious project. Indeed, apart from improving network capacity, the need to create software that would be fast and qualitative characteristics vote horistov digitized, and then transferred it to the network.

But there is another difficulty. A system by which a conductor can control each member and choir rehearsing can (work) so that all stand side by side.

"We hope to establish online collaboration among choirs of Europe. And we are keen to contribute to the integration of the European Union people, "says Chitem. - Unfortunately, distance and speed information is not allowed and is likely in the coming years will allow us with our project beyond Europe. "

The current aim is to combine the existing church and school choirs singing groups various religious organizations into one, but a virtual choir. Initially Doctor Chitem plans to focus on classical and popular choral music, different songs.

"In Europe, there is an enormous number of community choirs, many of which have very high standards. Some even supported by professional orchestras, such as the Hallé Orchestra, "explains the doctor. - This community is an important part of the European social culture. They usefully fill leisure, and participation in them is fun most ordinary people, as young and old, rich and exotic. "

While the developers of "virtual choir" no plans to connect the project to develop professional orchestras, as well as pop and rock band, because of this interaction will most certainly require a huge capacity and performance.

And what if Chitemu can turn dreams into reality? There can be trumpeted on the European association of general idea of records for the Guinness Book (especially if gather in the "virtual choir, a lot of people) that the name of the creator of history, of the triumph of computer technology and much more ...

But perhaps the real joy and admiration of the project experience elderly and disabled people who participate in the project, may return the meaning of life.

However, with one important condition : they must be good quality computer and Internet connection. And so happens