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Friday, January 27, 2012
Store datasets directly in shared memory with PHP
Store datasets directly in shared memory with #PHP: #programming Learn about shared memory and how to use it in web applications as a data storage option, benefiting from high speed, reliability, and data exchange with other applications. The examples provided will show its use to solve common problems in web application development.
From jQuery to JavaScript: A Reference
From #jQuery to #JavaScript: A Reference: Whether we like it or not, more and more developers are being introduced to the world of JavaScript through jQuery first. In many ways, these newcomers are the lucky ones. They have access to a plethora of new JavaScript APIs, which make the process of DOM traversal (something that many folks depend on jQuery for) considerably easier. Unfortunately, they don’t know about these APIs!
Manual Photography Cheat Sheet
Manual #Photography #Cheat #Sheet: Great guide to make manual dslr photography easier.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
A bankrupt Kodak signals a patent bubble burst
A #bankrupt #Kodak signals a patent bubble burst #news Eastman Kodak fought hard to avoid bankruptcy. New products, layoffs, lawsuits: in the end, none of it was enough. On 19 January, the Rochester NY-based company announced it would voluntarily file for Chapter 11 reorganisation in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
Create successful Python projects
Create successful #Python #projects: #programming Creating a successful open source Python project involves more than just writing useful code. It's about community engagement, increasing cooperation opportunities, craftsmanship, and support. Explore best practices to help you create your own successful project.
Student Study Techniques
Student #Study Techniques : #college @highschool came across this great infographic from Learning Fundamentals and thought it very pertinent not only for students trying to focus their attention for learning, but for everyone who lives in a connected world.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Anonymous Tricks Bystanders Into Attacking Justice Department
#Anonymous Tricks Bystanders Into Attacking Justice Department: A version of Anonymous’ voluntary botnet software, known as LOIC (Low Orbit Ion Canon), was modified to make it not so voluntary, drafting unwary bystanders, journalists and even anons who don’t support DDoS tactics into attacks on the U.S. Justice Department. Thursday’s trickery seems not to have been central to the successful takedown of sites like justice.gov, RIAA.com and MPAA.com, but not all anons are pleased with forcing unwitting bystanders to join in a potentially illegal action.
30 Sandwiches We Loved This Year in NYC
30 Sandwiches We Loved This Year in NYC: Last year on this hallowed holiday—National Sandwich Day, of course—we introduced you to 26 of our recent favorite sandwiches. And it was the most popular Serious Eats NY post of all time. So this November 3rd, we're back with 30 more sandwiches we've loved in New York in the 365 days since. Some are New York classics, some newcomers to the city. But they're all delicious in our eyes—from food carts to restaurants, Brooklyn to The Bronx.
Truck Cheats Death
#Truck Cheats Death, #video #youtube #cool In soviet Russia truck doesn't die on you.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Supercomputing, The Cloud, Big Data, and NoSQL
Supercomputing, The Cloud, Big Data, and NoSQL If you count yourself among the informed members of the software and computing community, you're undoubtedly aware of NoSQL, "Big Data", cloud computing, and supercomputing. Sometimes technology that has become trendy is a branch on an evolutionary tree; other times it's a revolutionary departure from long-established status quo.
Tripod stabilizer weight hook
Tripod stabilizer weight hook: This Instructable is as much of a technique as a DIY project. The idea is straightforward; if you add weight to your tripod it will be more stable. By installing a hook from the center column of your tripod, you can hang whatever weight you happen to have with you, be it your camera bag, backpack or maybe even a water bottle or two. You don't necessarily need a hook-you could definitely improvise something else like tying a small rope around part of the tripod- but it is much more convenient so you'll end up using it more often.
10 lessons you won't find in business books... yet
10 #lessons you won't find in #business books ...yet. The trouble with business books is that they don't update in real time. Today, the internet is disrupting industries from currency trading to car hire, pharma to farming, in ways that break all the established rules. So what are the new laws of business in the age of digital transformation? Here are ten, culled from the strategies adopted by high-profit, fast-growth companies I'm seeing at events such as DLD (Digital Life Design), Seedcamp and SIME. Just don't expect these rules still to be relevant next month.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Filipino Traffic Cop Doing His Job Like Michael Jackson
Filipino Traffic Cop Doing His Job Like #Michael #Jackson #MJ #MichaelJackson
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