hiscity

Regarding my logo... To make sense of the letter order arrangement of the alphabet, make the following spatial translations, (a chevron pattern). Swap k & q and p & v. Swap o & s and t & x. Swap w & z. This makes for a very useful mnemonic arrangement in phonetics. Fold the alphabet creasing along the qlmns axis. Note similarities of overlapping letters. Note the positions of the vowels and semivowels. Note the arrangement of voiced and unvoiced letters. The stops are bdg & ptk. Labials are bf & pv. Nasals are m & n. Theory: The phonetic map of the neural region that decodes letters in the brain resembles a mouth. Closely located letters may blur or exchange. For instance with the loss of distinction between l and r sound for Japanese. And the similar loss of distinction between b & v for Hispanics (which assumes a fold in the neural cluster). Likewise the exchange use of x & j in words like Javier & Xavier or Texas and Tejas. The 5x5 array reflects a dense pack ordering, which would be typical of a real time system. The question is how can an ancient people know anything about neural phonetic mapping to provide any order to phonemes arrays? As for seeing a mouth structure in the pattern, look where the labials are (lips) and the dentals (teeth). The tongue is at "L" position. The nasals of course are at the back of the mouth near the throat. As for the vowels, I've no suggestion why they might be outside the mouth on the corners?

Member Since: March 9, 2007

Participation | Friends | Stats hiscity's Participation RSS feed

Show: All | Submissions | Videos | Votes | Sinks | Comments

Facial Recognition Slipped into Google Image Search
This story has mostly positive ratings. 129 votes / 2 sinks

Facial Recognition Slipped into Google Image Search

Gadgets & Tech – Google Image Search now has the ability to perform facial recognition as well as searching for news images.

Voted for on July 24, 2007 03:13pm Commented on 1 time: 1

This story has mostly positive ratings. 15 votes / No sinks

Can Google and Linux Topple Microsoft?

Gadgets & Tech – The story had a certain flair. In early March, the chief information officer of the Federal Aviation Administration, David Bowen, was reportedly considering forsaking Microsoft Windows and Office in favor of the Linux operating system and the Web-based Google Apps Premium office suite.

Voted for on May 28, 2007 12:32am Commented on 1 time: 1

Gore: 'A drive for global domination has put us in greater danger'
This story has mostly positive ratings. 190 votes / 45 sinks

Gore: 'A drive for global domination has put us in greater danger'

Politics – The pursuit of 'dominance' in foreign policy led the Bush administration to ignore the UN, to do serious damage to our most important alliances, to violate international law, and to cultivate the hatred and contempt of many in the rest of the world.

Voted for on May 28, 2007 12:21am Commented on 1 time: 1

Gas prices finally retreat
This story has mostly positive ratings. 128 votes / 5 sinks

Gas prices finally retreat

Money – Modest decline in gas prices ends streak of a dozen consecutive record highs heading into Memorial Day holiday.

Voted for on May 26, 2007 10:21pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 12 votes / No sinks

Romney Calls for Stronger Military

Politics – Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney told graduates of a Michigan college on Saturday that the U.S. military must be strengthened because evil exists in the world.

Commented on 1 time: 1

This story has mostly positive ratings. 2 votes / No sinks

Hillary Clinton Drops 'Rodham' From Name

Politics – In an effort to appeal to more conservative voters, Hillary Clinton dropped her maiden name 'Rodham'.

Commented on 1 time: 1

This story has mostly positive ratings. 16 votes / 1 sink

Paris Hilton: More Accountable than the President?

Do No Evil – So it's finally happening: accountability. At long last, a prominent public figure is being punished for serial reckless behavior and the willful denial of its consequenc... the public figure in question is Paris Hilton, not George W. Bush. The two have more in common than a privileged background and a reputation for dimwitted

Commented on 3 times: 1 2 3

This story has mostly positive ratings. 4 votes / No sinks

Annual "Sewer Olympics" are nothing to poop on

News – QUEENS, NY Ã;¢ââ;;¬" Yesterday, a very special "Olympics" were held here, where competitors donned hardhats and slickers instead of spandex and steroids. Yes, it was the annual "Sewer Olympics," where 18 sewage treatment workers engaged in their annual comp

Commented on 3 times: 1 2 3

This story has mostly positive ratings. 7 votes / No sinks

New Scientist Debunks the Great Global Warming Swindle

News – We were pretty tempted to ignore it, but we've had a few emails from you, so here's our take

Voted for on May 06, 2007 09:01pm (retracted)

Sarkozy set to unleash new French revolution
This story has mostly positive ratings. 39 votes / 1 sink

Sarkozy set to unleash new French revolution

News – The right's candidate could canter home in today's election - but that will do little to heal deep divisions still raging in France. As hope for Socialist Segolene Royal slips away, Jason Burke finds a nation polarised

Voted for on May 06, 2007 05:31pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 1 vote / No sinks

America is the Fattest Nation on Earth

News – Well at least we're #1 at something...

Commented on 1 time: 1

This story has mostly positive ratings. 5 votes / No sinks

FireFox Tip: How To Set A Minimum Tab Width

Gadgets & Tech – Firefox tab browsing has always been a favorite feature. But sometimes tabs can get out of control and out of sight. Like when you have many tabs open and you need to navigate using the tab scrolling arrows. I don't mind using the arrows, but since the default tab width is too wide, it reduces the number of tabs displayed.Here's a quick fix to set

Voted for on May 06, 2007 03:55pm Commented on 1 time: 1

This story has mostly positive ratings. 7 votes / No sinks

The UMPC dies. And no one notices.

Gadgets & Tech – If Intel has its way, then what once was the mass market UMPC will morph into much smaller and less powerful "mobile Internet devices," short "MID".

Commented on 1 time: 1

This story has mostly positive ratings. 13 votes / 1 sink

Asustek To Build $249 Classmate PC

Gadgets & Tech – The models are based on Intel's Classmate PC design: a 7" LCD at 800x480, Ultra-Low Voltage (ULV) Celeron M 900 with no L2 cache, 256MB of DDR-II, & a version of Windows in the memory. Asus will build its edition in July; and begin the official Classmate PC production in September. There's no mention of the quantity of flash-memory.

Sunk on May 05, 2007 06:13pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 19 votes / No sinks

Microsoft and Yahoo: A Really Bad Idea

Gadgets & Tech – Sorry, Lance, this old idea of a Microsoft/Yahoo merger is no smarter today than it was six months ago.

Commented on 1 time: 1