Bici Bee #112: Funkstörung
Today’s comic is a tribute to the now-defunct band Funkstörung and is inspired by their song Like a Poet. You can check it at MOG.com, or buy it from Amazon or iTunes.
And no, there is no punchline.
Archived entries: audio
Making airport messages easier to understand
When I travel, I often find it difficult to understand the announcements broadcast through the P.A. system. Whether I am on the road or waiting for someone, the airports, train stations and bus terminals all use similar technology, digitally assembling announcement text from the pre-recorded fragments.
Whenever the announcement starts on the speakers, I need to stop whatever I am doing and concentrate, memorizing the letters and digits of the flight number and re-assembling them by myself.
All this is due to the way in which the audio clips used in the system are recorded, and can be fixed with just a little bit of extra effort.
