February 2009
53 posts
pulsewave:
tuneage:
Röyksopp - “Happy Up...
Record Label Sues Developer for Using Open API →
Exploding Office Chair Kills Boy →
he explosion supposedly came from the gas cylinder that’s in the bottom of the chair, which allows the seat to be adjusted. When you sit on the chair, the canister gets compressed and is possible to create enough energy to make the seat cushion go boom thus resulting in your death. This is not the first time a chair has exploded either.
Safari 4 - The war on speed continues →
Safari 4 claims to be faster than chrome in every way. But I still prefer not to crash my entire browser ;)
“Jax184: I finally got the windows embedded platform builder installed
Jax184:...”
– XKCDB: The #xkcd Quote Database
Greg Rutter's Definitive List of The 99 Things You... →
WatchDavid Merrill demos Siftables, the smart blocks | Video on TED.com
“The whole notion of passwords is based on an oxymoron. The idea is to have a...”
– Bruce Schneier (via pulsewave)
Slashdot | Do Video Games Cost Too Much? →
Snarl :: Homepage
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Growl for Windows.
WatchHistory of the Internet on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
How to write a Linux virus in 5 easy steps. →
pulsewave:
“Thirdly, stop perpetuating the myth that malware and viruses are only a problem for Windows. Linux is – in principle – vulnerable as well, of course. Even though users don’t operate with root privileges, if they inadvertently execute a bit of malware then a lot of damage and autostart installation can still be done. The simple fact that an executed attachment won’t run as root is NOT...
50% of Charges Against Pirate Bay Dropped →
It’s only the first day of trial…
Tarzan: A fast, powerful PHP toolkit for building... →
STRIPS: A New Approach to the Application of... →
The use of two different search algorithms: the first for doing the planning itself which figures out what should be done next on a high-level, and the second for working out what is currently true in the world and if the goals have been satisfied. For example, one algorithm would be responsible for working out the series of operators for assassinating a target, and another search algorithm would...
Facebook: All Your Stuff Is Ours, Even If You Quit →
pulsewave:
“Sure, you can choose not to use Facebook at all, but that doesn’t mean a thing. Someone can still take your photo, slap it on Facebook, and now neither you nor the author of the photo can stop Facebook from using the photo in whichever way they please.
Looking at it globally, millions of people are uploading bits of information on everyone and everything, to a huge online database,...
Facebook: All Your Stuff Is Ours, Even If You Quit →
“The interpreter prompt (»>) will not change. It gives Guido warm fuzzy...”
– PEP 3099 — Things that will Not Change in Python 3000
Bespin » Code in the Cloud →
Microsoft To Open Retail Stores →
Clippy will man the Super Genius Bar. And they will have Karaoke using that new tech of theirs. Don’t forget the $10,000 coffee tables.
WatchMario Bros. 3 Drums is Today’s BIG Thing - JAN 08, 2009
WatchAwesome Dub
Watchsarahlane:
Helpless, by Keith Loutit | Thomas Hawk Digital Connection
I’m not really sure what I’m looking at, but it’s awesome.
The eyeballing game →
I scored 7.22. You?
Data theft from firms topped a trillion dollars in... →
BestFreeCharts.com - The Web's Best Free Stock... →
Interesting graphing app for stocks.
Crack Dealers < Working at McDonalds →
““If you post an advert for a Haskell developer you will get 20 applicants....”
– [Haskell-cafe] Employment
A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with One... →
Dalai Lama Joins Twitter
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Why Chinese Is So Damn Hard →
(via pulsewave)
Teen stabbed in leg, but makes it to job... →
WatchSteven Strogatz on sync | Video on TED.com
WatchKary Mullis on what scientists do | Video on TED.com