5 Great Firefox Addons For Power Video Surfing

5 Great Firefox Addons For Power Video Surfing: "Anyone surfing the Web these days can tell you they are hard pressed to find a site that doesn’t have or isn’t linking to video. Many of the videos embedded on sites are hosted on Youtube or a similar site. Most of these sites do not offer many options to share the actual video. Sure you can link to their page, be it from a link or embedding it."

The painful truth about age discrimination in tech

The painful truth about age discrimination in tech: "There are bold programmers but no old programmers. That fear-tinged saying echoes even more today among software developers, who fear the recession provides a handy cover for age discrimination in the high-tech world. But a closer look suggests that it's the nature of IT itself to push its elderly workers out, and in an odd twist, the recession -- at least for now -- has actually protected older workers."

Naps Are Exercise for the Brain

Naps Are Exercise for the Brain: "Anyone who gets a boost from a brief micro-sleep could be napping. You don't have to be lying down necessarily or in a bedroom with the lights out (though that would be ideal). I know plenty of people who have mastered the art of napping while sitting up or reclined in an office chair."

Batman Beats Superman in the Marketplace

Batman Beats Superman in the Marketplace: "Despite their long history as super-friends, comic book fans have been known to debate: Who would win in a fight? The all-powerful Superman or the ever-ingenious Batman?"

Facebook still pitching itself to open-source crowd

Facebook still pitching itself to open-source crowd: "he overwhelmingly young and male audience at the Future of Web Apps (FOWA) event this week tells you that it's one of those conferences where the attendees don't tend to be marketers, finance guys, or advertisers: they're the kids who write the code."

Nginx, the little Russian web server taking on the giants

Nginx, the little Russian web server taking on the giants: "Nginx is a fast, light-weight web server that can also be used as a load balancer and caching server. It’s been written to be able to handle an extremely large number of simultaneous connections in a very efficient manner.

To be able to scale efficiently, nginx does things a bit differently than most web servers. For one, it doesn’t rely on threads to handle requests. Instead it uses a highly scalable asynchronous architecture which makes it possible for it to handle thousands of requests at once without using up a lot of system resources."

Get Bricked: 31 Incredible Examples of Lego Architecture

Get Bricked: 31 Incredible Examples of Lego Architecture: "f there’s one toy that can transcend cultural, age and geographical barriers, it’s Lego. The timeless toy has been enjoyed by children all over the world and from all walks of life. But it’s not just a child’s toy – Lego is a full-time hobby for plenty of adults, too. These impressive works of Lego architecture were all created by people who have a healthy affection for the colorful building blocks."

Brain images suggest Alzheimer's drug is working

Brain images suggest Alzheimer's drug is working: "New imaging technology suggests an experimental drug for Alzheimer's reduces clumps of plaque in the brain by around 25 percent, lifting hopes for a medicine that disappointed in clinical tests two years ago."

Keyboard/Sudoku Rubik's Cube...dead computer contest

Keyboard/Sudoku Rubik's Cube...dead computer contest: "Tired of the normal Rubik's cube challenge? Have the keyboards from a dead computer? Well, here is the thing for you! The Keyboard/Sudoku Rubik's cube!"

Camera Projection Mapping in Maya

Camera Projection Mapping in Maya: "Camera Projection Mapping is the process of projecting an image onto simple geometry creating the illusion of detail and movement from what is really just a still image. This method has been used by many matte painters in the film and television industries. Camera projection mapping is a very handy technique to learn, but it can also be quite difficult to master. This tutorial will demonstrate how to create a Motion Design clip using camera projection mapping. ."

Learn Linux, 101: Hard disk layout

Learn Linux, 101: Hard disk layout: "earn how to design a partition layout for disks on a Linux® system. You can use the material in this article to study for the LPI 101 exam for Linux system administrator certification, or just to learn for fun."

9 Great Reasons to Drink Water, and How to Form the Water Habit

9 Great Reasons to Drink Water, and How to Form the Water Habit: "The thing about it is, we don't often focus on this habit. We end up drinking coffee, and lots of soda, and alcohol, not to mention fruit juices and teas and milk and a bunch of other possibilities. Or just as often, we don't drink enough fluids, and we become dehydrated -- and that isn't good for our health."

21 Free Utilities to Customize and Upgrade Windows

21 Free Utilities to Customize and Upgrade Windows: "Get Windows 7 features in Vista or XP, give your desktop 3D capability, or tweak your OS with these free tools and services."

Polish newspaper claims 'Pedobear' is 2010 Vancouver Olympic mascot

Polish newspaper claims 'Pedobear' is 2010 Vancouver Olympic mascot: "A Polish newspaper mistakenly identified 'Pedobear', a notorious internet meme, as one of the mascots of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Hopefully Russia will claim pedobear as the Olympic mascot."

Protect Your Camera From Rain Using An Old Pair Of Rain Trousers

Protect Your Camera From Rain Using An Old Pair Of Rain Trousers: "When it comes to protecting your camera from the elements we already know that a condom will go a great way. However, sometimes a more subtle approach is needed. Especially if all you are seeking is to protect your camera from a bit of rain."

The defaced presidents

The defaced presidents: "A group of people making fun of the Benjamins, the Lincolns and the Washingtons too."

Police catch speeding clowns

Offbeat Police catch speeding clowns: "Police have tracked down a couple of jokers who were snapped going through a traffic speed trap in full clown costumes. This has to be something."

10 Motorbike Rides to do before you die

10 Motorbike Rides to do before you die: "If culture and travel is your thing then there's no better way to see a country than by actually travelling through it to get to your next destination. But, we're not talking flying across a continent no, we're talking motorbike rides.

Thrill seekers everywhere list riding motorbikes as a lifelong wish, something to be done at least once before they die. There's no denying the freedom felt whilst riding your bike through a hot climate and feeling the wind through your hair."

Scientific Curiosity Captured in Photos

Scientific Curiosity Captured in Photos: "Caleb Charland is a Maine-based photographer who combines a love of scientific experiments and photographs into wonderful and amazing photographs"

How to Gain Access to Your Hacked Email Account

How to Gain Access to Your Hacked Email Account: "Web email (e.g. Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, Hotmail, etc.) have made it easy for people to always be in touch. It’s also gotten easier for email to be accessible by the increased usage of smartphones. However, this also makes it easier for malicious attacks towards your email account that can leave you unable to access your own account. Earlier this month, users with Hotmail accounts were compromised when another user was able to view their inboxes. Also, with the addition of Google Buzz, email users are starting to wonder how safe their email accounts really are, and what to do if they fall victims of malicious attacks. This article will show you how to get access back to your email from Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, or Hotmail, and avoid any more damage."

What's Your Humor Style?

What's Your Humor Style? "In today's personality stakes, nothing is more highly valued than a sense of humor. We seek it out in others and are proud to claim it in ourselves, perhaps even more than good looks or intelligence. If someone has a great sense of humor, we reason, it means that they are happy, socially confident and have a healthy perspective on life."

Nintendo Wii Proton Pack

Nintendo Wii Proton Pack: "Straight from Egon's lab, after months of Beta testing I bring to you the first ever fully fictional Wii-Proton Pack to be used in conjunction with the Nintentdo Wii version of the Ghostbusters Video game. The cyclotron features four blue LEDs allowing you to know which player is selected or active and the Blue Power Cell actually shows you how much power the pack has. The Thrower has been carefully designed in regards to ergonomics and function. The front of the wand has an area in which you can place the Wii-mote and the back handle is where the Nunchuck is placed. Since the Wii-mote has in internal speaker in it's ABS housing, when playing the game the pack makes all the iconic Ghostbusters SFX. And being that the Wii utilizes wireless technology, the wand is not tethered to the pack via a cord. I will be shooting some video footage this week and will post it as soon as it's finished so you can see the pack in action! Thanks for looking!"

Blue hippy cats my avatar review

Blue hippy cats my avatar review: "Whoever made this review seems like worked for the movie."

Maximum Efficiency: Build A 25W Performance PC Using Core i5 : The 25W PC Is Real

Maximum Efficiency: Build A 25W Performance PC Using Core i5 : The 25W PC Is Real: "Back in late 2008, we ran an article showing how an efficient power supply, low-end motherboard, and entry-level Core 2 Duo could reach less than 40W system idle power. Then we took the test config and proved that a Core 2 system provides power consumption similar to that of a cheap, Atom-based desktop solution, even busting Atom in performance per watt. The introduction of the Core i5/i3 Clarkdale dual-cores with the H55/H57 chipset and on-package integrated graphics marks the next step. Systems at 30W and less are now within reach for everyone. We wanted to go even lower this time around and set 25W as the target—but at zero compromise."

Why Facebook is still the best online tool to market your business

Why Facebook is still the best online tool to market your business: "You could make headway because, despite its gossipy side, Facebook amounts to a ready-made marketing machine that bristles with features which can boost your efforts to lure more clients. Better yet, a promotional campaign based on Facebook is unlikely to bust the budget. Most Facebook marketing options are free."

Blender 3D Videos: 2.50 Alpha 1 Python Part 1

Blender 3D Videos: 2.50 Alpha 1 Python Part 1: "The purpose of this video is to give you an idea of the Python scripting environment in the new Blender 2.5, as well as to give you places to start if you either don't know Python at all, or are new to programming. Don't be afraid if you are not a programmer. Python is not a difficult language to learn. This tutorial is based on Blender Labrat (mfoxdogg) tour of the Python setup in Blender 2.5, and the Blender 2.5 Python API introduction at blender.org. I based this tutorial on Blender 2.5 Alpha 1, released in mid-February, 2010."

When using open source makes you an enemy of the state

IIIIIIPPPPAAAAA!!!!!!!!: "The US copyright lobby has long argued against open source software - now Indonesia's in the firing line for encouraging the idea in government departments"

How to Use a JavaScript Query String Parser

How to Use a JavaScript Query String Parser: "In this article you'll learn how to obtain and use the data from the query string portion of the URL by using a JavaScript query string parser. Without a JavaScript query string parser, the query string data is accessible only to CGI scripts. Thus, this script is especially useful for people whose Web sites are served by free hosting providers. For most of these millions of people, there's no access to custom CGI capability, so a JavaScript query string parser is the only way to make multifunction Web pages."

Inside Tokyo Storm Water Discharge Channel

Inside Tokyo Storm Water Discharge Channel: "Advance planning that leads to the security of the citizens of the country is always welcomed, more especially if it is something related with the natural catastrophes. These natural disasters are simply unpredictable and dealing with them looks like an insurmountable task."

Boobs! Coffee! Coffee and Boobs!

Boobs! Coffee! Coffee and Boobs!: "Just heard that Pierce County prosecutors have filed unlawful public exposure charges against the 19-year-old barista at Bikini Bottoms Espresso who was caught last year serving coffee in nothing but a thong and pasties. This is a big deal for two reasons. First, because, according to the News Tribune in Tacoma, this case represents 'the first time Pierce County prosecutors have leveled such a charge since some area espresso stand owners began requiring their baristas to show skin in addition to making drinks.' Second, because it gives me an excuse to show a whole bunch of pictures of scantily clad girls serving coffee while still arguably pursuing the craft of modern journalism. Awesome!"

Top ten naughty iPhone Apps

Top ten naughty iPhone Apps: "iPhone might have banned the Wobble iBoobs, but with 90,000 more Apps to choose from, it's not all good honest fun from the latest handheld device.

Check out the top ten naughty Apps we found below ..."

Defragment Your Disk With Auslogics Disk Defrag

Defragment Your Disk With Auslogics Disk Defrag: "If you ask any experts on tips to speed up the performance of your Windows PC, the answer you often receive is “Defragment your hard disk“. The reason for hard disk fragmentation is because whenever you load any files or data into your hard drive, the operating system breaks it into uncountable number of pieces or chunks and store them in the empty spaces in the hard drive. When you try to open that file, the operating system has to gather all the parts and assemble them back to one piece. As more and more files are being split up and stored in various places, the hard disk become very crowded with fragmented parts and more time is needed to retrieve the files."

If Habit-changers Were Olympians...And Many Are

If Habit-changers Were Olympians...And Many Are: "China's figure skating coach used a 'humiliating' performance from his own past to motivate him to provide the best training possible for future Chinese Olympic hopefuls. An American speed skater was so victimized by bullies as a youngster that he needed medication for depression; in 2004 he was nearly killed in a skating accident that ripped open a leg. Now he's competing in Vancouver. A 'loser' in the biathlon expressed his determination to overcome his loss with this simple phrase: 'Next time.'"

NoSQL conference coming to Boston

NoSQL conference coming to Boston: "On March 11 Boston will join several other cities who have host conferences on the movement broadly known as NoSQL. Cassandra, CouchDB, HBase, HypergraphDB, Hypertable, Memcached, MongoDB, Neo4j, Riak, SimpleDB, Voldemort, and probably other projects as well will be represented at the one-day affair."

Chuck Norris is not a Linux virus

Chuck Norris is not a Linux virus: "Can Linux-based network routers get it? Yes. Is it malware like Windows' viruses and worms? No."

Is it time to start thinking about smart phone viruses?

Is it time to start thinking about smart phone viruses?: "Major smart phone platforms appear safe for now, but how long will that last?"

The extermination of all things impure from Apple

The extermination of all things impure from Apple: "Is Oracle a trusted form of Open source software? With the recent resignation of Ken Jacobs, the man tipped to look after MySQL, people are starting to wonder. Jacobs was known as the friendly face of Open source in Oracle. When Oracle did not assign MySQL to Jacobs, he quit. Jacobs did say that he believed Oracle would look after MySQL and 'make it better'."

Quick and easy pop or imap server with Dovecot

Quick and easy pop or imap server with Dovecot: "Picking up where we left off a while ago, let’s add yet another feature to our Ubuntu server. We’ve already looked at using Postfix with multiple topics (see Postfix on Ghacks). But we never discussed a means to deliver the mail from the server to the client. That will now change. Linux has multiple ways to deliver email to clients. One of the easiest (as well as most flexible) means is via Dovecot."

Amazon Is Most Trusted Brand. As for Toyota...

Amazon Is Most Trusted Brand. As for Toyota... : "Amazon.com is the most trusted brand in America, says a new study (via BrandWeek), based on how many people trust and would recommend it. ('Amazon.com's chief rival, Wal-Mart, did not make an appearance in the top 10,' notes TechFlash). GigaOM points out that 'Amazon's recent stellar performance during the fourth quarter of 2009 is a testament to that fact."

Warning over 'boiler room' scams

Warning over 'boiler room' scams: "The regulator is advising people who receive an email or telephone call from a company that they are not a customer of to ask for the contact details of the person calling them and then check the firm or the individual's status on the FSA register."

Is That A Rootkit In Your Pocket?

Is that a rootkit in your pocket?: "Computer scientists from Rutgers University have demonstrated how smart phones could be as susceptible to rootkit infiltration as PC and server operating systems."

How to Craft a Killer Elevator Pitch That Will Land You Big Business

How to Craft a Killer Elevator Pitch That Will Land You Big Business: "This is the 30-60 second business description of what you do and why someone should work with you. It's called an 'Elevator Pitch' because it describes the challenge: 'How would you explain your business and make a sale if fate placed you in an elevator with your dream prospect and you only had the time it takes to get from the top of the building to the bottom?'"

Invisible Flash

Invisible Flash: "Have you ever wished that Cookies were a lot bigger so you could store more data on the client, or that you could make cross-domain Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (Ajax) calls? If so, you are in luck. Both of these techniques can be accomplished using invisible Flash. So, just what is invisible Flash? It is not really invisible, however, it is 1 pixel by 1 pixel, which makes it pretty hard to see. And, it can be used as a way to tap into the capabilities of the Flash Player. In this article, you will learn how to build invisible Flash files that let you to store up to 100 KB of client-side data and make cross-domain Ajax calls—all without your users ever knowing that Flash is being used."

Japanese create levitating chair for elderly

Japanese create levitating chair for elderly: "Researchers at Japan's Kobe Gakuin University are developing a levitating chair that hovers on a small cushion of air."

5 Free Tools To Create Collages From Your Pictures

5 Free Tools To Create Collages From Your Pictures: "Photo collage is a nice way to share lots of photo in one place. The arrangements and orientations of the images as well as the choice of images define how good a collage is. All of that depends solely on the creative thinking of the individual who is creating it. Nobody else has to do anything with it. The bigger fact is, not all of us are pro in stuffs like these. Hence its always a painstaking task for us to generate innovative yet beautiful ideas while creating nice looking collages for may be a good bedroom wallpaper or simply a desktop background. This post will help you know about some free tools and online services that can be used to create nice looking collages without having much of image editing skills."

When it Comes to Tweets, the Key is Location, Location, Location!

When it Comes to Tweets, the Key is Location, Location, Location!: "When you only have 140 characters to get your message across, you have to depend a lot on context. For Twitter, a big part of that context has become location. Knowing where someone is tweeting from can add a lot of value to the experience, and it's Raffi Krikorian's job to integrate location into Twitter. Raffi will be talking about this and other location-related topics at the upcoming Where 2.0 conference. We began by asking him how Twitter determines location, and whether it will always be an opt-in option."

Nap Your Way to the Top

Nap Your Way to the Top: "The evidence is overwhelming: Napping on the job is great for you and great for your boss. A power nap of about 20 minutes has been proven to increase alertness and overall productivity in workers. Siestas also boost mood. 'Remember when your mother told you to take a nap because you were cranky? She was right,' says William Anthony, who co-authored The Art of Napping at Work with his wife Camille."

Video: A killer Photoshop space odyssey

Video: A killer Photoshop space odyssey: "Man, after 25 years, there's still only one Russell Brown. The Adobe creative director stole the show during last Thursday's Photoshop 20th Anniversary celebration, cleverly combining analog & digital. Give it a minute to get rolling & you won't be disappointed."

A day on Chatroulette, the web's weirdest new outpost

A day on Chatroulette, the web's weirdest new outpost | Technology: "It's not even lunchtime yet, and I've already seen more public nudity than I normally bargain for in a year. On top of that, I've been propositioned, pestered and almost spat my coffee out at least four times."

Creating A Sense Of Depth In Your Pictures - Part 1

Creating A Sense Of Depth In Your Pictures - Part 1: "The borders of our pictures automatically provide viewers with two dimensions – height and width. Creating a 3-dimensional world on a flat computer monitor or a photographic print is a bigger challenge for the beginning photographer. But it is a critical skill that photographers master to add realism and draw viewers into their pictures. To add the sense of depth to pictures, we’ll first consider how our eye/brain combination senses three dimensions in the real world. By applying these visual cues to our photography, we can instill the illusion of three dimensions in our pictures."

Pixar Co-Founder Mulls Meaning of Success

Pixar Co-Founder Mulls Meaning of Success - USC News: "While acknowledging that Pixar did make mistakes, Catmull offered his thoughts on factors that have contributed to the company’s success, including the embracement of those mistakes. “Fail early, fail often and learn fast,” Catmull said."

Winter Olympic Games I'd like to watch

Winter Olympic Games I'd like to watch: "Think the the UFC would have to raise the bar to stay in business."

Python Programming Tutorial - 18 - Cool String Methods

Python Programming Tutorial - 18 - Cool String Methods: "Some cool methods on strings n stuff"

You are not a Gadget: A Manifesto, by Jaron Lanier

Review: You are not a Gadget: A Manifesto, by Jaron Lanier: "Jaron Lanier argues that our cybermania is turning us into autobots programmed with a love of totalitarianism"

Chuck Norris botnet karate kicks Linux routers

Chuck Norris botnet karate kicks Linux routers: "If you haven't changed the default password on your home router, you may be in for an unwanted visit from Chuck Norris - the Chuck Norris botnet, that is."

Microsoft-Amazon patent deal covers Kindle, Linux

Microsoft-Amazon patent deal covers Kindle, Linux: "Microsoft and Amazon.com have signed a wide-ranging patent cross-licensing agreement that provides each company with access to the other's patent portfolio. Specific terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but it was made clear that Amazon will be paying Microsoft an undisclosed amount of money as part of the arrangement. While Microsoft wouldn't say which of its products and technologies Amazon is interested in, Microsoft did mention that Amazon's Kindle, which employs open source and proprietary software components, as well as Amazon's use of Linux-based servers are covered."

How I Was Able to Ace Exams Without Studying

How I Was Able to Ace Exams Without Studying : "In high school, I rarely studied. Despite that, I graduated second in my class. In university, I generally studied less than an hour or two before major exams. However, over four years, my GPA always sat between an A and an A+."

7 Characteristics of a Broken, Undefined, and Unhappy Life

7 Characteristics of a Broken, Undefined, and Unhappy Life: "If you’re reading this, then it's quite possible that those things haven’t worked for you. The problem isn’t that these motivational teachers aren’t good, because most of them are. The problem is that most of us walk around with unresolved core issues and beliefs that are keeping us stuck."

Even Robots Get the Blues: Photos by Markku Lahdesmaki

Even Robots Get the Blues: Photos by Markku Lahdesmaki: "If you believe many of the fictional works depicting robots gaining sentience, someday these hunks of metal and wiring will begin to take over our world, eventually seeking to wipe out human civilization altogether. But could it be that they’ll just become an ordinary part of our world, going through the mundane motions of daily existence?"

Fantastic Flash: 15 Fun & Dynamic Websites

Fantastic Flash: 15 Fun & Dynamic Websites: "Gone are the days when a slow-loading Flash intro gave websites cool points, but failed to serve a real purpose. Flash is now an integral element of some of the most visually stimulating, engaging websites on the ‘net, allowing users to be active participants in the content of the site. Animations, games, virtual exploration and dazzling transition effects make these 15 Flash websites stand out as creative, interesting and fun."

How to Combine Multiple PDF Files With pdftk

How to Combine Multiple PDF Files With pdftk: "At first glance this topic might seem like an easy fix, but if you stop and think about it, there are few quick and easy methods for merging two or more PDF files. The desired end result is one PDF file that contains all of the information from the original two or more files without any noticeable breaks or ugly indications of a hack."

Top 10 Open-Source Server Technologies You Need to Know

Top 10 Open-Source Server Technologies You Need to Know: "If you think open-source server technologies are limited to Linux distributions, think again. Although these software projects pair well with Linux, it isn't an integral part of any of the 10 listed. Open-source software no longer refers to a Linux-only environment. In fact, open source now crosses all operating system boundaries, so much so, that Microsoft launched its own open-source laboratory called Port 25, and it is a platinum-level sponsor of the Open Source Business Conference in San Francisco. To introduce you to 10 hot server-oriented open-source technologies you need to know, I compiled a diverse list of projects and applications for you to discover and explore. Many of these products are free of cost or close to it."

Canada vs USA Olympic Hockey: No Enemy Too Small

Canada vs USA Olympic Hockey: No Enemy Too Small: "The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime."
Babe Ruth

Thank goodness the Canadian girls always deliver, no matter what.

How to Open .docx File Without Microsoft Office

How to Open .docx File Without Microsoft Office: "The previously used .doc format is no longer available in Microsoft Office 2007. Though there is an option in Office 2007 to save a document in the older .doc format, you can not read a .docx file without installing the newer version of Office. While the old format runs fine in the new version, the reverse is not true. This means you can not run the .docx files in Office 2003 or earlier. If you are not looking to upgrade to the new Microsoft Office suite, here are some ways that you can use to open the .docx files without installing the newer Office in your computer."

Linux Gaming With Sabayon Gaming Edition DVD

Linux Gaming With Sabayon Gaming Edition DVD: "One of the most common complaints I hear about Linux is that it’s just no good for gaming. Some complain about hardware support, others the lack of titles, others that it’s just too complicated. It’s true that Linux probably isn’t the first platform that comes to mind when I think about PC gaming, but some parts of that reputation are inaccurate or outdated. Sabayon Gaming DVD takes on that myth to see just what a Linux gaming system can do. It’s got a fast Gentoo base, built-in codecs and 3D driver support, Compiz, and many of the best games available for Linux. On top of the usual Gnome games, you get such titles as Neverball, Battle for Wesnoth, OpenArena, Tremulous, Warsow, Nexuiz, and Warzone 2100, all playable from the live DVD."

How Flash both helped and hurt the web

How Flash both helped and hurt the web: "After Apple’s iPad announcemet, Adobe Flash was inadvertently thrust into the spotlight. Apple’s tablet device was pitched as the future of web browsing, but just like the iPhone, support for Flash was conspicuously absent. This led to a discussion that ultimately split many commenters into two camps; those that believe the iPad’s lack of Flash makes it an inferior web browsing device (despite what Steve Jobs wants us to believe), and others who feel Flash is so detrimental to the web that the iPad would likely be better off without it."

Mindful Eating: The French Paradox

Mindful Eating: The French Paradox: "Butter, croissants, pate de foie gras and lots of cheese, it's not a diet that an American doctor would recommend! Why are the French able to eat"

Darth Vader on the Toilet: Fantasy Photo Series

Darth Vader on the Toilet: Fantasy Photo Series: "For decades, comic book fans have followed the adventures of their favorite super heroes defending the public, fighting villains, coming to terms with their own powers, having amorous relationships and just generally saving the day. But what do those same characters do when the cameras aren’t rolling, so to speak?"

Invoking user-space applications from the kernel

Invoking user-space applications from the kernel: "The Linux® system call interface permits user-space applications to invoke functionality in the kernel, but what about invoking user-space applications from the kernel? Explore the usermode-helper API, and learn how to invoke user-space applications and manipulate their output."

Get Source Code for any Linux Command

Get Source Code for any Linux Command: "For Debian family Linux distributions, you can get source code for any Linux commands using one of the two methods mentioned below."

DIY Cylon Teddy Bear

DIY Cylon Teddy Bear: "There are few gifts as synonymous with Valentine's Day as the stuffed bear (often bearing chocolates). I decided to come up with something a bit different this valentine's day and after having made an LED heart last year I decided to try to create a Cylon Teddy bear complete with catch phrase ('By your command.') and glowing red LED eye scanner."

HOW TO: Deal With Negative Feedback in Social Media

HOW TO: Deal With Negative Feedback in Social Media: "We often say that social media is a conversation, and what we mean by that is unlike traditional broadcast and print mediums, which are often one-directional, social media is very much a two-way channel. Not only can businesses communicate with their customers, but their customers can communicate with them and with each other, as well. By and large, this type of communication is a good thing — businesses can form more personal relationships with customers and customers can become part of a community around the brands and businesses they want to support."

Scotty Lago Racy Photo Controversy – SEE IT HERE

Scotty Lago Racy Photo Controversy – SEE IT HERE: "Scotty Lago is in a bit of trouble with the U.S. Olympic Committee. The snowboader has fallen victim to some racy pictures. He placed his bronze medal around his waist and someone snapped photos of a girls kissing the medal as it dangled in front of his crotch. Another photo shows the same woman biting his award. Personally I think the 'hump-apalooza' at the Olympic village puts Sodom and Gomorra in shame. What a disgrace for this Olympics so far."

A Brief History of Pretty Much Everything

A Brief History of Pretty Much Everything: "A sublime animation of who we are, where we came from and maybe where we are going to."

Guy bulldozes Home To Beat Bank & IRS

Guy bulldozes Home To Beat Bank & IRS: "People are fighting back, and the government never saw this coming."

Sexy science: How to spot a genius

Sexy science: How to spot a genius: "What makes a mathematical genius? Is there anything that is architecturally distinct about the brain of those who have extreme talent compared with the average numerate individual? Was Isaac Newton’s brain hardwired for mathematics, or was he just in the right place at the right time when he discovered the calculus? Why did Carl Friedrich Gauss excel at so many different areas of maths, finding patterns in the primes and creating new geometries?"

Create Great Light Painting Imagery Using Fireworks

Create Great Light Painting Imagery Using Fireworks | DIYPhotography.net: "So, fireworks, as the name suggests involve fire. And fire is dangerous. In fact, as the saying goes, you should not even try this at home. Since I know quite a few will I am including some basic safety rules at the end of the post [read it and come back]. It would be best, however, to coordinate this with your local fire department."

7 WP Features That Should Be Part Of WordPress Core

7 WP Features That Should Be Part Of WordPress Core: "I love WordPress. I love its user-friendliness and how easy you can get it installed and running within 5 mins. I love its extensibility and the plugin system that enable us to increase its functionality without any coding needed. However, despite all the love, WordPress is not perfect. There are plenty of times where you will wonder why a simple and basic feature is not included in the WordPress core and you have to go hunting for plugins/hacks/solutions just to solve a simple problem."

OpenOffice back in Ubuntu

OpenOffice back in Ubuntu: "A decision to remove OpenOffice.org from the next Ubuntu Netbook Remix release has been retracted"

That 'P' in PHP stands for 'pink': It's Nerd Barbie!

That 'P' in PHP stands for 'pink': It's Nerd Barbie!: "Earlier on Friday, toymaker Mattel announced the results of an online contest to name the profession that the latest edition of Barbie dolls would have, and ultimately two were named: alongside 'News Anchor' was the popular-vote winner, 'Computer Engineer Barbie.' Yes, she has a Bluetooth headset, a pink laptop, a smartphone, and hot-pink glasses. Oh, and she wears sparkly black leggings and a neon green shirt patterned with binary code, the sort of outfit that was probably only acceptable among Burning Man attendees in the late 1990s who liked to talk about 'cyberspace.' Actually, judging by that outfit, a Pets.com sock puppet would make a great accessory for the new doll."

The end of Linux "distrohopping"

The end of Linux "distrohopping": "Interesting piece over on ExtremeTech by Jim Lynch which ponders whether the Linux Mint distro isn’t killing off the practice of “distrohopping.”"

Creating effective e-governance infrastructure

Creating effective e-governance infrastructure: "E-governance is not only about IT but it has many non-IT components as well. Having said this, IT infrastructure plays a big role in the success of any e-governance initiative. Dr. P. K. Mishra, Principal Consulting Architect, Novell India, talked about the company’s products and solutions that could help in creating an effective e-governance infrastructure."

The Hidden Art of Achieving Creative Flow

The Hidden Art of Achieving Creative Flow: "Have you ever had a creative evening when time suddenly flew by? A day when you executed a difficult project at work flawlessly? A brief moment in time when your challenging exercise routine felt effortless?"

Hey Diggers: How to Handle Rejection

Hey Diggers: How to Handle Rejection | Psychology Today: "Gurwitch now appreciates how rejection can allow you to reinvent yourself. She also understands the importance of creating your own opportunities to do what you love—rather than waiting for others to invite you. The huge response she's received from readers and viewers has brought her even more satisfaction. 'Getting fired is a great reminder that you are more than your job"

PHPers prefer Windows desktop to Linux

PHPers prefer Windows desktop to Linux: "PHP might have put the 'P' in LAMP - the all open-source server stack - but on the desktop, it seems that those using PHP generally prefer the 'W' to the 'L.'"

7 Amazing Lessons from Peak Performance Coach Tony Robbins

7 Amazing Lessons from Peak Performance Coach Tony Robbins: "One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular.”

Windows Python and Qt in 30 mins

Windows Python and Qt in 30 mins: "This is guide for noobs who would like to get started in Qt development using Python on Windows XP."

Please Rob Me

Please Rob Me: "Listing all those empty homes out there courtesy of the Internet."

High-Pass Post Production

High-Pass Post Production: "People use high pass in a lot of different ways. And really, the high-pass filter itself is just a step in the process that ends with the combination of two layers. High-pass has a bad name because a lot of people go way over the top with it. But in moderation it adds a nice edge -- and it can be used to give a uniform look to a series of otherwise disparate photos."

15 Most Beautiful Waterfalls in the World

15 Most Beautiful Waterfalls in the World: "Amazing water falls in the most incredible places."

Beautiful Motion Graphics Created With Programming

Beautiful Motion Graphics Created With Programming: "When you hear the word “creative”, what type of profession comes to mind? Maybe a graphic designer, painter, sculptor, illustrator, or writer? It’s unlikely that you would consider a “programmer” when thinking of creative fields of work. But programmers have the potential to be creative and come up with ideas or concepts that [...]"

Django Tricks – Adminizer

Django Tricks – Adminizer: "The point of Adminizer is to reduce all that fluff around admin classes. Rather than literally writing admin classes for every one of our models, we automatically create them."

Steve Jobs Is Reportedly Working on an Official Biography

Steve Jobs Is Reportedly Working on an Official Biography: "The New York Times reported the book will chronicle Jobs' life, including the dark days when Apple sent him packing through his remarkable comeback as a consumer electronics visionary. It's not clear how much of Jobs' personal health challenges the book may reveal as part of the unfolding drama that is the Silicon Valley tech guru's life."

The four low-tech aspects that are most valuable to tech projects

The four low-tech aspects that are most valuable to tech projects: "I value tech. Tech is important; IT is integral. But it’s not everything. In fact, much of a tech project’s success rides on low tech aspects like interpersonal relations, project management, and knowing the target users of what you’re making. If you don’t have control of these your project won’t be as good as it could be."

Google Apps Script Tutorial: Creating a Soccer Club Homepage

Google Apps Script Tutorial: Creating a Soccer Club Homepage: "This tutorial guides you through the steps of creating a simple website for a local soccer team. It combines the power of several Google properties (Sites, Gmail Contacts, and Calendar), to bring together all the information related to the team into one single location."

Microsoft Intros New Phone Platform

Microsoft Intros New Phone Platform: "Microsoft has unveiled its Windows Phone 7 Series, a new platform that, among other features, brings together Xbox LIVE games and Zune music/video on a mobile phone. With Windows Phone 7 Series, Microsoft claims it is taking a different approach to phone software. For instance, on the Start screen, dynamically updated 'live tiles' show users real-time content directly, breaking the mold of static icons that serve as an intermediate step on the way to an application. Create a tile of a friend, and the user gains a readable, up-to-date view of a friend's latest pictures and posts, just by glancing at Start."

Google demonstrates phone that translates text

Google demonstrates phone that translates text: "At a demonstration Tuesday at Mobile World Congress, a cell phone trade show in Barcelona, an engineer shot a picture of a German dinner menu with a phone running Google Inc.'s Android software. An application on the phone sent the shot to Google's servers, which sent a translation back to the phone."

10 Reasons Not to Start a Business

10 Reasons Not to Start a Business : "Don't start anything for the wrong reasons"

Use The Find Command Like a Unix Professional

Use The Find Command Like a Unix Professional: "The true beauty about Unix commands is that they can give so much power to the users who spend some time to learn more about them. There are actually dozens of commands that are pretty useful for unix/linux users, so that if one were to write a separate article for each one of them, it would take some serious writing to cover up everything."

Breaking Open McDonald's Avatar Jake Sully Happy Meal Toy

Breaking Open McDonald's Avatar Jake Sully Happy Meal Toy: "I'm normally not impressed by the free toy inside kid's meals at fast food restaurants. However, the Avatar Jake Sully McDonald's Happy Meal toy caught my attention due to how it lit up. And, as you'll soon see, breaking open the toy revealed some useful electronic components."

Build rich Java Web applications with Apache Wink and Ajax

Build rich Java Web applications with Apache Wink and Ajax: "This article introduces Apache Wink, which is a framework for building Representational State Transfer (REST)ful Web services. Apache Wink is an Apache Incubator project. Its goal is to provide an easier method of writing RESTful Web services by providing the ability to use Java™ annotations to define services inside classes."

The 7 Steps of the Online Break Up

The 7 Steps of the Online Break Up - Facebook break-up: "Breaking up is hard to do, so the song goes, but it can be particularly painful in the digital world. If you find yourself separating from someone you'd created a digital identity with, follow these steps to keep your dignity (and assets) in tact:"

R, the Software, Finds Fans in Data Analysts

R, the Software, Finds Fans in Data Analysts: "R is also the name of a popular programming language used by a growing number of data analysts inside corporations and academia. It is becoming their lingua franca partly because data mining has entered a golden age, whether being used to set ad prices, find new drugs more quickly or fine-tune financial models. Companies as diverse as Google, Pfizer, Merck, Bank of America, the InterContinental Hotels Group and Shell use it."

Why the Oscars are a con

Why the Oscars are a con: "Why are so many films so bad? This year's Oscar nominations are a parade of propaganda, stereotypes and downright dishonesty. The dominant theme is as old as Hollywood: America's divine right to invade other societies, steal their history and occupy our memory. When will directors and writers behave like artists and not pimps for a world-view devoted to control and destruction?"

PyCharm: IDE for Python with Django support

IDE for Python with Django support : JetBrains PyCharm: "Code faster and with more pleasure in a smart and configurable editor with code completion, snippets and various intention actions"

Configure Kopete to use Facebook's new XMPP Chat

Configure Kopete to use Facebook's new XMPP Chat: "As Facebook usage continues to grow, many people rely on Facebook as their primary method for chatting in real time with their friends and family. I am not one of those people, but since many of my friends are, having a way to easily contact them in real time is very important. There have been attempts to make plugins for major IM clients such as Pidgin and Kopete that can work with Facebook, but they were difficult to maintain and did not always perform well."

Augmented Reality Tattoo

Augmented Reality Tattoo: "we have been following the development of augmented reality for a while now and this tattoo is one of
the most unusual applications. the design is a simple barcode marker tattooed onto someone’s arm,
which when viewed through a camera transforms into a three dimensional animation of a flying dragon.
the augmented reality tattoo is a development by the buenos aires based company think an app, which
developed the software to recognize the AR barcode on curved surfaces like the human body. while this
concept is a novelty now, this unlocks a range of new possibilities for tattoo art."

Open Source Database Security, SQL Injection Prevention

Open Source Database Security, SQL Injection Prevention: "GreenSQL is an Open Source database firewall used to protect databases from SQL injection attacks. GreenSQL works as a proxy and has built in support for MySQL. The logic is based on evaluation of SQL commands using a risk scoring matrix as well as blocking known db administrative commands (DROP, CREATE, etc). GreenSQL provides MySQL database security solution. GreenSQL is distributed under the GPL license."

18 Essential Apps For Your Android Phone

18 Essential Apps For Your Android Phone: "Like any other operating system, most Android phones come preinstalled only with a minimum set of applications that are sufficient to get you started. But to really get the best out of it, you have to go into the Marketplace and grab the third-party apps."

Build better Web applications with Google Sitebricks

Build better Web applications with Google Sitebricks: "Do you want to quickly build a Web application that can be maintained, or worked on, by other people? Google Sitebricks lets you rapidly develop Web applications that are built to last. Sitebricks uses dependency injection to do away with boilerplate code. It leverages type safety and inference to check the correctness of your application, so you catch problems at compile time instead of run time. In this article, learn how to build Web applications powered by Google Sitebricks."

Computer Engineer Barbie: Dual Monitors, Linux

Computer Engineer Barbie: Dual Monitors, Linux: "About a month ago, Mattel, maker of all things Barbie, launched a campaign to decide Barbie's 125th career. I'm going to go ahead and pretend I only found out about this today and didn't encourage practically everyone I know to vote. Not even I am that lame. Ahem."

Hacking Wi-Fi Password Using Ubuntu Linux

Hacking Wi-Fi Password Using Ubuntu Linux: "Hacking Wi-Fi Password Using Ubuntu Linux - I know a lot of you out there would love to know how to hack or crack Wi-Fi passwords from coffee shops or just about any place with managed or secured network."

6 Ways You Can Eat Like an Olympian

6 Ways You Can Eat Like an Olympian: "Athletes are well known for being quite respectful of their bodies. After all, their bodies are what rely on as their secret weapon when it comes to winning gold. In addition to a constant regimen of mental training, most professional athletes physically train 8-10 hours a day for up to 11 months each year! They just don’t stop and it’s their diet that allows them to have the energy and stamina to work out at these levels."

Building a Simple Address Book Application with jQuery and PHP

Building a Simple Address Book Application with jQuery and PHP: "In this article by Mambe Nanje Churchill, we will explore the world of jQuery and PHP in achieving an AJAX style simple address book application using the JSON protocol. The basic application will help the user save, view and delete his or her contacts(name and phone). Its a basic application to demonstrate some key jQuery features like DOM transversing, jQquery event binding and AJAX calls with the $.ajax function."

14 Fun Urban Street Ads

Word on the Street: 14 Fun Urban Street Ads | Design + Ideas on WU: "Outdoor advertising is all around us – on billboards, benches and even stairs. So it was only a matter of time before the ads took to the streets themselves in the form of stunning 3D chalk drawings, paint, stickers and even “reverse graffiti” which cleans messages onto dirty pavement. These 14 urban street ads sometimes blur the line between guerilla art and guerilla marketing, drawing in crowds and using their respective environments in clever and creative ways."

Bill Gates Goes Nuclear

Bill Gates Goes Nuclear: "Last year, Bill Gates caused a stir by releasing mosquitoes into the audience at the TED conference. His aim: to bring to life the idea of malaria as a scourge of the modern world. This year, he set free some fireflies to highlight a new theme: energy and climate change."

Bye Bye My Sharona

The Knack lead singer Doug Fieger, 57, dies - Yahoo! Canada News: "The Knack's lead singer Doug Fieger, who co-wrote the 1979 hit song 'My Sharona,' died on Sunday, aged 57, after battling lung cancer for six years."

Remember Dragon's Lair?

For some odd reason I've found an old trailer of Dragon's Lair in Spanish. Enjoy the awesome animation of Don Bluth.

If you like it, let me know, I've got a couple more.

Bonlebon

Blast from the past: Grand Theft Auto III promo

Enjoy all you shoot first, ask questions later kind of people.

Blonlebon

Understanding MTF Charts

Understanding MTF Charts: "You especially do if you're one of those photographers who enjoys thinking about, reading about and talking about lens sharpness. The reason is that the word sharpness is vague and can mean different things at different times to different people. MTF on the other hand is the terminology that lens designers use, and which you need to come to terms with if you really want to understand how to describe the complex interaction between resolution and contrast."

Sports: What Motivates Athletes?

Sports: What Motivates Athletes?: "Motivation is the foundation all athletic effort and accomplishment. Without your desire and determination to improve your sports performances, all of the other mental factors, confidence, intensity, focus, and emotions, are meaningless. To become the best athlete you can be, you must be motivated to do what it takes to maximize your ability and achieve your goals."

How to Create a High-Definition, Abstract Wallpaper In Photoshop

How to Create a High-Definition, Abstract Wallpaper In Photoshop: "Adobe Photoshop is by far the best photo editing application known. Apart from normal image editing jobs, you can also use it to create high definition wallpapers for your desktop. In this article I am going to discuss three techniques which you can use in Adobe Photoshop to create high definition wallpapers."

The next crisis: prepare for peak oil

The next crisis: prepare for peak oil: "As Europe's leaders gather in Brussels today, they have only one crisis in mind: the debts that threaten the stability of the European Union. They are unlikely to be in any mood to listen to warnings about a different crisis that is looming and that could cause massive disruption.

A shortage of oil could be a real problem for the world within a fairly short period of time. It was unfortunate for the group which chose to point this out yesterday that they should have chosen to do so on the day the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, reported that the effects of the financial downturn had led to a slight downgrade in its forecast for oil consumption this year."

4 Words for U.S. companies suffering network attacks

4 Words for U.S. companies suffering network attacks: "That’s right. I said it. I’m invoking the P word – “Patriotism”. If getting your networks pwned and your sensitive data stolen, and not knowing who’s responsible is beginning to piss you off, there’s a simple solution. Put the interests of your country ahead of yourself; ahead of your shareholders; ahead of your manager, your VP, and your CEO; and acknowledge your breach (and everything that that entails)."

Learning with the computer using open source

Learning with the computer using open source: "An American developer studying in New Zealand is using the open source Python programming language to build an educational voice and vision dialogue system as part of his doctorate thesis.

John Graves, who ran a multimedia CD business during the dot-com boom and also put in time on Wall Street, is enrolled at the Auckland University of Technology (AUT). His doctorate aims to determine how quickly open source software projects can cycle or evolve."

In Soviet Russia, the Snow Makes for a Hot Ride

In Soviet Russia, the Snow Makes for a Hot Ride: "With much of the East coast of the US under a heavy blanket of snow, it’s starting to look (and feel) almost like the cold wilderness of Siberia. Luckily for us, spring and summer will eventually return. But in Russia the winters are even longer and harsher, and military operations can be hindered by meter-deep snowfalls. No amount of snow could slow the Soviets down, though, and they created all kinds of fascinating snowmobiles to help them get around."

Porn studios lead the stampede into 3D TV

Porn studios lead the stampede into 3D TV - Tech: "The first 3D TVs aren't set to hit stores until mid-year but the porn industry is already shooting and selling immersive 3D films."

Google Ultrafast Broadband May Shake Up Fiber Market

Google Ultrafast Broadband May Shake Up Fiber Market: "Not content to merely challenge Internet carriers in the mobile phone world, Google is now challenging them in the fiber world as well."

French Illustrators Pin-Ups

French Illustrators Pin-Ups: "French illustrators love women, and I love them for that"

14 Best Boxing Movies

14 Best Boxing Movies: "We here at AoM are unabashed fans of the sweet science. Its history and ethos make it a strong contender for being the manliest of sports. For boxing has always transcended the mere confines of the ring, becoming something more, something that approaches the heart of manliness itself. Since its introduction in ancient times, boxing has mirrored the struggle of every man who has ever gone toe to toe with an opponent, be it of flesh or the spirit. Boxing can be seen as a metaphor for every fight in a man’s life, those moments where it doesn’t come down to equipment or trick plays, but all that’s left when life is stripped down to the bare essentials: grit, determination, and heart."

The Complete LiveCD List

The COMPLETE LiveCD List: "Looking for an obscure LiveCD to play with, this is the place to get it."

Twitter: Now more than 1 billion tweets per month

Twitter: Now more than 1 billion tweets per month: "Over the past few months there has been plenty of speculation around the Web that Twitter’s growth has stalled, but if we look at activity on Twitter in terms of the number of tweets, this is far from the truth."

Where will our staple foods come from?

Where will our staple foods come from?: "It seems like discussions of gardening are often focused on growing fruits and vegetables. The question that comes to me is, 'What do we do about staple carbohydrate foods?' like wheat or corn (maize) or potatoes. These foods are ones that store well, and supply a large portion of the calories of the diets of most people around the world. In the US, wheat has tended to be a staple, but it is not easy for a home gardener to grow, and it requires processing that is more easily done by commercial equipment. So the question I have is, 'How should we plan to get our staple carbohydrate foods going forward?'"

Animestudio lets you shoot your own animations: no computer required

Animestudio lets you shoot your own animations: no computer required: "I finally got a chance to see Coraline a few weeks back, and was completely blown away by the incredible things that could be done with miniature models and stop-motion animation. While you probably won’t be able to live up to Henry Selick’s amazing work with this little desktop toy, you can at least dip your feet in the shallow end of the stop-motion pool."

jQuery 1.4 DOM Insertion Methods

jQuery 1.4 DOM Insertion Methods: "All of the methods in this article by Karl Swedberg and Jonathan Chaffer, authors of jQuery 1.4 Reference Guide, manipulate the DOM in some manner. In a previous article we saw methods that simply change one of the attributes of an element, while others set an element's style properties. In this article we cover methods for DOM insertion—inside, outside, and around. These methods allow us to insert new content inside and outside an existing element, and also surrounding existing content."

Stillness is a Powerful Action

Stillness is a Powerful Action: "You’re in the middle of a frazzled day, swamped by work and meetings and emails and interruptions, or hassled by kids and phone calljavascript:void(0)s and errands and chores."

AT&T: Linux is why the Internet isn't Working

Linux is why the Internet isn't Working: "I have very basic AT&T DSL at my current place of residence. Late last month when I tried to sign online my browser was promptly redirected to an AT&T webpage informing me that the master account password for the DSL had been updated and I needed to enter the new information. I rent, I don't own - the DSL is in my landlord's name. I promptly gave her a phone call and within a few moments my landlord and I were on a three-way phone call with AT&T tech support trying to get it sorted out."

PyCon 2010: Using Python to Model Real-World Battlefield Scenarios

PyCon 2010: Using Python to Model Real-World Battlefield Scenarios: "Python’s API, because of its dynamic and interpreted nature, allows for rapid prototyping of combat field behaviors and simulations. In this way it makes it possible to get information to the decision-makers faster. Python can do, from a scripting standpoint, things other languages can’t to include, but not limited to: passing functions as arguments, functional programming, and execution of strings as code (this is generally discouraged in the Python community, but when you need it, it’s a lifesaver)."

How to Remove Windows Viruses with Linux

How to Remove Windows Viruses with Linux: "Viruses. They happen to almost everyone. If they don’t happen to you, it’ll be your cousin Stan who get joins the malware-of-the-month club, and you’re the only person he knows who can fix a computer. The problem is, things are so screwed up that Windows won’t even start properly. And if it does, the virus has embedded itself so deeply that you can’t access the files and tools you’d need to remove it. Enter Linux. By booting from a Linux Live CD or USB, you can remove the offending programs manually or with a Linux-based anti-virus program. This guide will cover creation of a bootable USB Linux system as well as a comparison of the antivirus software options."

How To Set Up MySQL Database Replication With SSL Encryption On Ubuntu 9.10

How To Set Up MySQL Database Replication With SSL Encryption On Ubuntu 9.10: "This tutorial describes how to set up database replication in MySQL using an SSL connection for encryption (to make it impossible for hackers to sniff out passwords and data transferred between the master and slave). MySQL replication allows you to have an exact copy of a database from a master server on another server (slave), and all updates to the database on the master server are immediately replicated to the database on the slave server so that both databases are in sync. This is not a backup policy because an accidentally issued DELETE command will also be carried out on the slave; but replication can help protect against hardware"

Use Web Caching to Make Your Web Site Faster

Use Web Caching to Make Your Web Site Faster: "In computer science, caching reduces the delay of data traveling from the storage system to the user. Your computer's RAM, for example, is a caching system that spares your running programs from needing to access the hard drive thousands or even millions of times during execution. Web caching on the Internet works similarly; it prevents a round trip to the original server (which could be on the other end of the world) every time the user requests a resource."

Start Wars Empire Being Built in Dubai

Start Wars Empire Being Built in Dubai: "This is the reality behind the Dubai developing boom. (although by now it seems the rebels won... again)"

Unsung Heroes of Commercial Art: Aviation Illustrators

Unsung Heroes of Commercial Art: Aviation Illustrators: "Back in the postwar era, the major aircraft builders employed illustrators to conceptualize how complex engineering would transform blueprints and raw materials into real-life massive flying machines. These talented illustrators would create fine art prints for the aerospace companies to give away as gifts to their clients and suppliers. Southern California swap meets are well stocked with these prints, and I've picked up a nice sized pile of them myself over the years."

Search and update Google Base with PHP

Search and update Google Base with PHP: "Google Base allows users to store any type of content online in Google's version of a massive online database. Web application developers are able to access and search this content through the Google Base Data API. This article introduces the Google Base Data API and demonstrates it in the context of a PHP application, explaining how to use SimpleXML and the Zend_Gdata module to search, retrieve, add, and edit different types of data on Google Base."

Chinese police shut down hacker training business

Chinese police tell hackers "don't F**K with the US you morons": "Police in central China have shut down a hacker training operation that openly recruited thousands of members online and provided them with cyberattack lessons and malicious software, state media said Monday."

The hidden treasures of Sysinternals

Windows coolness with systernals: "Every few months I make a pilgrimage to the Sysinternals website to look at its superb collection of tools. It’s now hosted inside the Microsoft Technet monster since its authors joined Microsoft as employees some while ago, but the value of their site is still as strong as ever and the tools are now guaranteed not to be ignored or left to rust."

The X-Factors of Success

The X-Factors of Success or How to become a real Rockstar: "There are regular folks, and there are the rock stars in the room: people with the magnetism of Oprah, the charm of Audrey Hepburn and the bubbly joie de vivre of SpongeBob. Introducing the fab four X-factors and the dynamos who embody them."

15 fantastic firsts on the Internet

15 fantastic firsts on the Internet: "Trailblazers, creatives and innovators have taken the Internet to where it is today and made it an essential part of our everyday lives. We have selected a number of interesting “firsts” from the history of the Internet (and the Web) for your reading pleasure."

A Hotel Room Made Entirely of Cardboard?

A Hotel Room Made Entirely of Cardboard?: "Artist-designer duo, Sarah Kueng and Lovis Caputo, who work under the name Kueng Caputo have created an unusual piece of art in the Miyako Yoshinaga Art Prospects gallery in Manhattan. The duo are promising that their cardboard 'hotel room' offers a luxurious, 5-star experience, and they want you to come test their claim."

Missile Silo Confessions: Living on the Edge of Armageddon

Missile Silo Confessions: Living on the Edge of Armageddon: "The Titan II missile silo complex was first carved out with dynamite in the early ’60s and manned by a crew whose job it was to ensure our enemy’s mutual destruction should we enter nuclear war. It was later dismantled and sealed up to comply with international treaties. After sitting buried beneath rubble for two decades, the site was ready to be explored."

Flip This Home! 10 Unbelievable Upside Down Houses

Flip This Home! 10 Unbelievable Upside Down Houses: "Upside down houses: they’re more common then you think… but why? Perhaps the artists and designers of these flipped out homes wanted to shake up the way we think of society’s most pressing need, shelter. Maybe they just wanted to stand out from the crowd. In that at least, they’ve succeeded."

Tale of a Would-Be Spy, Buried Treasure, and Uncrackable Code

Tale of a Would-Be Spy, Buried Treasure, and Uncrackable Code | Magazine: "One night in June 2001, Brian Patrick Regan drove out to Pocahontas State Park in Virginia and walked through the muggy darkness into the woods.

The former Air Force sergeant wore a backpack on his bearish 6′5″ frame; a sawed-off shovel handle stuck out of the top as he made his way along soft creek beds, avoiding hiking trails. Inside the pack was a night-vision monocle and a pile of classified material he had stolen from his longtime employer, the National Reconnaissance Office — the US agency that manages the nation’s spy satellites."

The Power of Thinking Big

The Power of Thinking Big: "We've been conditioned to think small, simplify, not to be greedy, and to overall expect less and demand less from life. We’ve been taught that we should be happy and thankful with what we have and that there are many others less fortunate than ourselves."

SecuBat Vulnerability Scanner

SecuBat Vulnerability Scanner: "As the popularity of the web increases and web applications become tools of everyday use, the role of web security has been gaining importance as well. The last years have shown a significant increase in the number of web-based attacks. For example, there has been extensive press coverage of recent security incidences involving the loss of sensitive credit card information belonging to millions of customers."

Dealing with bugs in Linux

Dealing with bugs in Linux: "One of the things I’ve always liked about using Linux is the feeling that my input is actually important. Either by way of giving input to the developers directly or (more importantly) reporting bugs that inevitably appear on a system. It’s the latter of the two that help Linux (as a whole) to take great strides forward. Without a community of users and developers to report problems, the operating system would stagnate."

Muji and Lego Collaboration

Muji and Lego Collaboration - Josh Spear, Trendspotting: "Muji & Lego recently released a joint product that consists of a box of Lego pieces that also comes with sheets of paper — with a particular hole-punch (not included), the paper and Legos can be combined into some cute creations."

Capture the collective Web intelligence of an enterprise

Capture the collective Web intelligence of an enterprise: "Every enterprise has talented, experienced employees focused on creating value from information. The Web is often the primary source of that information. In this article, learn about a system that enables employees to interact with Web pages and captures their interactions. The result is a valuable repository of Web-based information focused on the business of the enterprise. Also explore a high-level architecture for the mechanisms that create the repository."

10 Kernel Vulnerabilities in Ubuntu 6.06, 8.04, 8.10, 9.04 and 9.10 - Update today

10 Kernel Vulnerabilities in Ubuntu 6.06, 8.04, 8.10, 9.04 and 9.10 - Update today : "Canonical announced a few hours ago the immediate availability of a new Linux kernel security update for the following Ubuntu distributions: 6.06 LTS (Dapper Drake), 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron), 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex), 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) and 9.10 (Karmic Koala). The update also applies to Kubuntu, Edubuntu and Xubuntu and it patches 10 important security issues (see below for details) discovered in the Linux kernel packages by various hackers. Therefore, it is strongly recommended to update your system as soon as possible!"

Four models of software evolution

Four models of software evolution: "Beginning with mobile Linux, ‘Professional Ubuntu Mobile Development’ (www.wileyindia.com) covers topics such as power management, application development, packaging, theming, kernel fine-tuning, testing and so on, all aimed at developers interested in ‘a practical, hands-on way of learning development on mobile devices.’"

Cabbage Patch mogul snares Madoff apt.

Cabbage Patch mogul snares Madoff apt: "The millionaire 'marketing genius' behind the Pokemon and the Cabbage Patch Kids toy crazes inked a deal to buy Ponzi King Bernie Madoff's posh penthouse apartment on the Upper East Side, sources said."

Top 50 Funny Computer Quotes

Top 50 Funny Computer Quotes | TechSource: "If you have enjoyed our collection of top 50 Linux quotes of all time, I'm sure you would love these funny computer-related quotes that I have put together. Although some of which are pretty old already, they can still tickle a geek's funny bone."

10 Ways that Enterprises use Linux

10 Ways that Enterprises use Linux: "The world's largest technical support, software and hardware companies use Linux on a daily basis for a variety of tasks and solutions. This post gives you an overview of all the ways in which large companies use Linux. Most don't use Linux on the desktop but do use it in ways you might expect (and a few you might not expect) a company of that magnitude to use it. They've leveraged Linux for some of the most critical workloads and 100% uptime service levels. Welcome to the world of enterprise Linux."

Manage your money in Linux with HomeBank

Manage your money in Linux with HomeBank: "For many Linux users one area where Linux needs some improvement is money management. Yes there is the very powerful GnuCash (check out GnuCash in my article “GnuCash: Open source Accounting/Financing goodness“). But many users find GnuCash to be too much power for what they need. There is also the slick KMyMoney, but that depends upon KDE. So what do the non-power, non-KDE users have? One option is HomeBank. HomeBank is a free, open source personal accounting software – with the focus on PERSONAL. So with HomeBank you don’t have to worry so much about the complexities of dealing with a double-entry accounting package. Instead, you will find a pleasant, easy-to-use piece of software that will server as a painless interface between you and your checking/savings accounts."

Backwards Planning: A Great Strategy for Those Who Find It Hard to Get Started

Backwards Planning: A Great Strategy for Those Who Find It Hard to Get Started: "Planning and timelines are essential in the workplace. Whether for students or adults, the question is 'How can I improve my efforts for my personal goals and aspirations - particularly when they are education or career-related?' The answer is: Backwards Planning, beginning with the end in mind."

SUPER BOWL 44 - Behind The Scenes Making of Light House 2010

SUPER BOWL 44 - Behind The Scenes Making of Light House 2010: "Making of the Light House"

I Want a Dog

I Want a Dog by Sheldon Cohen - NFB: "In this animated short by Sheldon Cohen, young May wants a dog more than anything else in the world. She thinks about dogs all the time; she talks about them, reads about them and covers the walls of her bedroom with dog pictures. But every time she asks her parents for a puppy, they tell her to wait till she's older. But sticking to her motto of 'If at first you don’t succeed, try again,' May comes up with an ingenious idea to change her parents' minds."

Best LOST Season 6 Promotion Out There

Best LOST promo TV clip is not from ABC, WATCH THIS!: "Spanish TV Network CUATRO aired this promo for LOST's Final Season earlier today. It's probably my favorite LOST promo ever! I added English subs for those of you who don't speak Spanish."

Better to React Than to Act

Better to React Than to Act -- Wogan 2010 (203): 1 -- ScienceNOW: "Have you ever noticed that the first cowboy to draw his gun in a Hollywood Western is invariably the one to get shot? Nobel prize–winning physicist Niels Bohr did, once arranging mock duels to test the validity of this cinematic curiosity. Following Bohr's example, researchers have now confirmed that people move faster if they are reacting to another person's movements than if they are taking the lead themselves. The findings may one day inspire new therapies for patients with brain damage, the team speculates."

Want to build a private cloud?

Want to build a private cloud?: "Creating an internal or private cloud that gives IT managers the benefits of a cloud running inside the data center isn't easy. IT pros will have to build it and glue it together themselves, as no single vendor currently provides all of the pieces needed. Some packaged software is beginning to appear to help create private clouds, such as Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC), but it's limited to Linux-based clouds."

Makara's do-it-yourself platform cloud

Makara's do-it-yourself platform cloud • The Register: "So, you want to use so-called platform cloud like Microsoft Azure, Google App Engine, or Engine Yard? But you want more choices and more control than these application clouds offer, and you don't want to have to monkey around and build a virtual data center yourself using Amazon's EC2 or a number of infrastructure clouds? A startup called Makara is cooking up something that you might find interesting."

Nine Eyes: A Human Perspective on Google Street View

Nine Eyes: A Human Perspective on Google Street View | Design + Ideas on WU: "Google’s Street View has made it easier for us to find our destinations, but has it influenced us in other ways as well? When Google sent out a fleet of automobiles armed with GPS units, laser rangefinders, and multi-eyed cameras, their goal was to make it easier to navigate places around the world. But the cameras caught much more than street signs, storefronts and city scenes. They recorded a never-before-seen side of humanity, urbanity and photography itself."

Python: interfacing with an arduino

Python: interfacing with an arduino: "This post will not contain in-depth detail on how to program the arduino, instead focussing briefly on setting up serial (over serial or usb cable) communications in order to talk to a python script. The arduino can be programmed via a IDE provided by the creators in a C-style hardware language."

Ten more essential Python tips

Ten more essential Python tips: "Today, Python is one of the most popular programming languages in the open source space. Look around and you will find it running everywhere, from various configuration tools to XML parsing. Python is a vast language and there are many gems to discover. Following on from the popularity of our Ten essential Python tips for beginners article, we’ve compiled a further collection of ten gems to make your Python experience that much more worthwhile…"

ElectroLuminescent WiFi Bumper Sticker

ElectroLuminescent Bumper Sticker: "Today I am going to show you how to take EL panel from a tee shirt and convert it and install on your car as a EL Bumper sticker and geek out your ride."

'Save Dave' Campaign Goes Global As Macquarie Investigates 'Set-Up'

It's time to save a fellow internaut, Save Dave!: "JOIN OUR CAMPAIGN TO 'SAVE DAVE' because:

1. He seems like a nice bloke

2. The pics weren't hardcore

3. He has suffered enough

4. There's just too much political correctness in this world anyway"

Digg’s MySpace Problem

peHUB » Digg’s MySpace Problem — And What It’s Doing About It: "There’s a lot of talk about tech IPO candidates lately. Conspicuously missing from those lists is longtime media darling Digg. Reportedly courted by Google in 2008, the five-year-old news aggregator has been elbowed out of the spotlight — and traffic rankings — by six-year-old Facebook and three-year-old Twitter."

Super Mario Bros 3. Never Happened, and Other Theories

Super Mario Bros 3. Never Happened, and Other Theories: "Over at Albotas, my buddy Brownkidd picked up on the revelation that Super Mario Bros. 3 never happened. Obviously it’s a video game, but as the illustration above suggests, it’s deeper than that. The whole game was a show, its characters the actors. No one was ever in peril and Bowser never really kidnapped Princess with his band of Koopalings. Now, this is not a new story; the image above has popped up on Digg a couple of times before, but I can’t figure out the origin. In any case, this theory deserves a little reflection, as it isn’t the only time when Mario was merely playing the part."

Wi-Fi Warthogs

Wi-Fi Warthogs: "If you were at PDC09, you might have played “WI-FI Warthogs”, a computer robotics Laser Tag Game that uses the Xbox 360 controller to remotely control Power Wheels vehicles. In this article, I’ll tell you how to build your very own WI-FI Warthogs game, from start to finish."

Pay Less, Get More

Pay Less, Get More: "The argument for salary increases is not about justice or fairness. Who is to say what a 'just' or 'fair' salary is? One of the virtues of competitive markets is that they enable us to avoid having to answer tough questions like these. No, the argument is about efficacy: if we want to retain good judges and entice good lawyers to leave their lucrative jobs with firms or their cushy appointments at law schools, and enter the judiciary, we have to pay them more."

Does it Make Sense to Move to a New Location because of Peak Oil?

Does it Make Sense to Move to a New Location because of Peak Oil?: "Does it make sense to move to a new location because of peak oil? I can think of reasons on both sides of the discussion. I list some ideas below the fold. How do readers feel about this issue?"

7 Powerful Awk Operators Examples (Unary, Binary, Arithmetic, String, Assignment, Conditional, Reg-Ex Awk Operators)

7 Powerful Awk Operators Examples (Unary, Binary, Arithmetic, String, Assignment, Conditional, Reg-Ex Awk Operators): "Like any other programming language Awk also has lot of operators for number and string operations. In this article let us discuss about all the key awk operators"

Linux upgrades the easy way

Linux upgrades the easy way - Computerworld Blogs: "You haven't seen any new stories from me for the last few days because I've been moving. I hate moving. With luck, I'll never have to buy another house so long as I live. With that off my chest, along the way, I've been re-assembling my office-all 28 computers of it. I decided to update an Ubuntu 9.04 desktop to Ubuntu 9.10 and an openSUSE server from openSUSE 11.1 to openSUSE 11.2."

How To Build a Nettop

How To Build a Nettop: "If you are thinking about building a second or third PC for your home, you can save money and energy by building a nettop. Here's how to do it."

Becoming Friends with Your Nemesis: Time

Becoming Friends with Your Nemesis: Time: "There was a time when technology seemed to promise more freedom – freedom to enjoy ourselves more, freedom from the drudgery of mundane and repetitive chores. In short, we were promised more time. But we seem to be busier than ever before, frantically racing against the clock to do more and more, and technology only seems to make life more complicated."

Compare JavaScript frameworks

Compare JavaScript frameworks: "Modern Web sites and Web applications tend to rely quite heavily on client-side JavaScript to provide rich interactivity, particularly through the advent of asynchronous HTTP requests that do not require page refreshes to return data or responses from a server-side script or database system. In this article, you will discover how JavaScript frameworks make it easier and faster to create highly interactive and responsive Web sites and Web applications."

Never Seen Amateur Video of The Challenger Tragedy

Best Avatar Review ever

Best Avatar Review Ever! "Fair analysis of a great film, enjoy."

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Watch Four of the Five Oscar Nominated Shorts Online

Watch Four of the Five Oscar Nominated Shorts Online: "Four of the five Oscar nominated animated shorts this year are available to view online."

How To Get Better Sleep While Spending Less Time In Bed

How To Get Better Sleep While Spending Less Time In Bed: "Many people believe that the more time you spend sleeping, the more rested your body becomes. Well, this is often not the case. Our body sleeps in multiple cycles throughout the night, each one essential and each one very easily interrupted. Every time you find yourself tossing and turning, waking up to go to the bathroom or just being woken up, you are interrupting one of these sleep cycles and detracting from their effectiveness. So the key is not MORE sleep but BETTER sleep."

Nmap 5.20 Available NOW!

Nmap 5.20 Available NOW!: "Nmap 5.20, our first stable release since July 2009, is now available! 30+ new scripts, enhanced performance, massive OS and version detection DB updates, and more!"

10 best IT jobs right now

10 best IT jobs right now: "IT professionals looking to find new employment or upgrade their current positions should investigate job opportunities that address growing demand for technologies such as virtualization, cloud, network security and social computing skills."

Fedora vs. Ubuntu: Is Either Better?

Fedora vs. Ubuntu: Is Either Better?: "The question is not random -- the two distributions have consistently topped the downloads on Distrowatch for the last two years. Read Fedora and Ubuntu mail forums, and users who despair of one are constantly announcing their intention to try the other. Although other distributions, including Linux Mint, openSUSE, and Mandriva, offer comparable features, for better or worse Fedora and Ubuntu are widely viewed as the desktop distributions of choice."