“USB Dead Drops”

“USB Dead Drops”: "I am pleased to preview ‘Dead Drops’ a new project which I started off as part of my ongoing EYEBEAM residency in NYC the last couple weeks. ‘Dead Drops’ is an anonymous, offline, peer to peer file-sharing network in public space. I am ‘injecting’ USB flash drives into walls, buildings and curbs accessable to anybody in public space. You are invited to go to these places (so far 5 in NYC) to drop or find files on a dead drop. Plug your laptop to a wall, house or pole to share your files and date. Each dead drop contains a readme.txt file explaining the project. ‘Dead Drops’ is still in progress, to be continued here and in more cities. Full documentation, movie, map and ‘How to make your own dead drop’ manual coming soon! Stay tuned."

Ajax user authentication and registration techniques with jQuery

Ajax user authentication and registration techniques with jQuery: "Learn how to use Asynchronous JavaScript + XML (Ajax) with jQuery to authenticate and sign-in a user without refreshing the browser. Then, take it a step farther by suggesting user names to a new user who's attempting to register with an existing user name."

Firefox Trojan Targets Older Versions of Windows

Firefox Trojan Targets Older Versions of Windows: "A new Firefox vulnerability reported on Tuesday affects primarily users of the browser on older versions of Windows, security firm Trend Micro has determined."

South Korean Animators Object to Banksy 'Simpsons' Opening

South Korean Animators Object to Banksy 'Simpsons' Opening: "But when a California-based production studio asked Shin to animate a dark commentary about labor practices in Asia's cartoon industry — the edgy title sequence for the The Simpsons' episode 'MoneyBART' — he and his staff raised a rare protest. The sequence, created by Banksy, the pseudonym for an unidentified British graffiti artist known for his anti-Establishment pranks, ran during the opening credits"

Make your web applications fly

Make your web applications fly: "Improve the performance of your web resources by making them smaller. Your site's viewers will be able to load smaller resources more quickly, and you will save on the amount of bandwidth your site uses."

5 Best Point and Shoot Digital Cameras

5 Best Point and Shoot Digital Cameras: "These are the best selling point and shoot digital cameras. If you are getting ready to buy a gift for your family members for the holiday season, you might want to consider these easy to use point and shoot digital cameras. All these are 10 mega pixels or above with image stabilization."

Some Cool Halloween Houses

Some Cool Halloween Houses: "As per our annual presentation, Steve Fisher has photographed a number of the decorated houses in his neighborhood, Maspeth and Middle Village, Queens. These people take their decorations seriously, and their houses are a bit over-dressed for the occasion."

5 things to do first with Ubuntu

5 things to do first with Ubuntu: "Ubuntu 10.10, or Maverick Meerkat, is proving to be one of the best, most user-friendly distributions of the Linux operating system ever seen, so it's no wonder that businesses and individuals are adopting the new operating system in growing numbers every day."

What Your Business Can Learn from Russia

What Your Business Can Learn from Russia: "'Freedom' may not be a concept that's historically associated with Russia, but as for technology, the federation will soon be far freer than many businesses can even imagine--free from Windows, that is, and its legacy of high costs, malware, and perpetual hardware upgrades."

Rescuing Suburbia

Rescuing Suburbia: "My presentation is about “Rescuing Suburbia.” I thought about putting a question mark after that title, but decided instead to take the position of a cautious advocate for the prospects of suburbia. I’m not even sure that suburbia needs “rescuing.” Instead, I’ll take the radical viewpoint that suburbia’s inherent flaws may turn out to be our civilization’s salvation, though in a rather unexpected way."

Sencha Animator: Animations for your web site without flash

Sencha Animator: Animations for your web site without flash: "Sencha Animator is a powerful desktop application to create awesome CSS3 animations for WebKit browsers and touchscreen mobile devices. Make your static content come to life quickly and easily, without the dependency of third-party plugins or writing a single line of CSS code. In no time at all, you’ll be creating rich experiences for today’s most popular devices."

Get your own RainbowCard today - Keep your passwords safe!

Get your own RainbowCard today - Keep your passwords safe!: "A RainbowCard is a credit card/passport-sized card you keep in your wallet, which lets you pick very secure passwords for all your websites, without having to remember them! You just keep them with you, and even if your wallet does get stolen, the thief will still not know your actual passwords."

End Of An Era: Panasonic Kills Off Technics Turntables

End Of An Era: Panasonic Kills Off Technics Turntables: "If you’ve ever been a DJ, known a DJ or listened to a DJ, there’s a good chance you’re familiar with Technics. Panasonic’s analogue turntables are legend among scratchers and spinners. And now they’re gone."

Procrastination

Procrastination: "Procrastination is fueled by weakness in the face of impulse and a failure to think about thinking."

We’re giving away 10,000 Google TV devices. To you.

We’re giving away 10,000 Google TV devices. To you.: "One of the things that makes Google TV different is that it has an Internet browser built-in so users have full access to the entire web on their television screens. Over the past few months, we’ve had many developers come to us seeking guidance on how to make their existing websites even better for the 10-foot TV experience. Many have even come to us with completely new designs for their existing websites."

The Perfect Desktop - Ubuntu Studio 10.10

The Perfect Desktop - Ubuntu Studio 10.10: "This tutorial shows how you can set up an Ubuntu Studio 10.10 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge."

Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos meet "Ginger"

Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos meet "Ginger": "The story behind Dean Kamen's Segway scooter, and his combustive meeting with the kingpins of Apple and Amazon. Excerpt from Code Name Ginger."

A cool business card from a physical trainer

A cool business card from a physical trainer: "A fitting concept that expresses the clients purpose well."

Dutch police uses controversial tactic to tackle botnet

Dutch police uses controversial tactic to tackle botnet: "The Dutch police uploaded their own program to the millions of infected computers to let them know that their personal computers were infected, a tactic that seemed to violate computer crime laws."

Firesheep Hacker Pokes Privacy Holes in Facebook, Twitter

Firesheep Hacker Pokes Privacy Holes in Facebook, Twitter: "Over the last few days, the internet was lit up by reports of a security hole in the Firefox web browser that allowed anyone to hack into Facebook, Twitter, Yelp or Tumblr. A freelance programmer named Eric Butler wrote an extension to Firefox (which anyone can install) that exploits this hole by grabbing free-floating cookies in Wi-Fi networks attached to the above-named sites."

Atari Lynx

Atari Lynx: "It's almost hard to remember at this point, but there was a time when our gadgets — much like TVs of old — didn't have beautiful color screens. That is, until Atari announced the Lynx in 1989."

Killing Floor v2.5 Mod for Unreal Tournament 2004

Killing Floor v2.5 Mod for Unreal Tournament 2004: "It�s a co-op survival horror game. Up to 6 players in online co-op mode, or just you, on your own, playing the Solo mode. The aim � cleanse each area of zombies, in waves, until you get to the last one"

Escort announces GPS, radar detector mashup

Escort announces GPS, radar detector mashup: "Escort is a brand that's probably best known for its line of radar and laser detectors, but it got its toes wet in the world of GPS with its Entourage line of GPS vehicle locators last year. Today, Escort has stepped further into the world of GPS with its first portable navigation device, the Passport iQ (unless you count the SmartMirror, which is hardly portable). And because old habits die hard, they've crammed a radar and laser detector into its chassis for good measure."

In Fast-Trading Trial, Protection for Goldman Sachs Secrets

In Fast-Trading Trial, Protection for Goldman Sachs Secrets : "Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has always closely guarded the secrets of its lucrative high-speed trading system. Now the securities firm is getting a help from an unusual source: federal prosecutors."

How to Know When to Quit

How to Know When to Quit: "Quitting gets a bad rap. We're often encouraged, from an early age, to stick with our projects at all costs – even when we're totally fed up. You might have come across quotes like Napoleon Hill's 'A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.'"

11 Practical Business Uses for LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter

11 Practical Business Uses for LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter: "Are you looking to convince a colleague or a client of the value of social networks? Or perhaps you are still not quite convinced they are actually useful for work? Here’s a list of some basic ways you can use LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter for specific business activities. No bells, no whistles, just business."

A Simple Bash Script to Download and Organize Photos

A Simple Bash Script to Download and Organize Photos: "When it comes to dowloading photos from a storage card and organizing them in the process, Rapid Photo Downloader is just the ticket. But if you prefer to do that from the command line, here is a simple Bash script cobbled together by yours truly."

131 Linux Error Codes for C Programming Language using errno

131 Linux Error Codes for C Programming Language using errno: "In C programming language, there is no direct support for error handling. You have to detect the failure and handle the error. In C programming language, return values represents success or failure. Inside a C program, when a function fails, you should handle the errors accordingly, or at least record the errors in a log file."

Fauxtoshop: 15 Phenomenal Forced-Perspective Photos

Fauxtoshop: 15 Phenomenal Forced-Perspective Photos: "How do you make a full-sized commercial airplane look like a toy, or give the illusion that your human subject is touching a cloud? Photoshop is an easy answer, but a much more low-tech method produces results that are just as amazing: forced perspective photography. Just as in filmmaking when miniatures convincingly stand in for buildings, landscapes or fantastical creatures, the trick is all in positioning, lighting and timing."

Port Perl scripts from Solaris to Linux

Port Perl scripts from Solaris to Linux: "Although the Perl language is portable among platforms, most of the scripts used for system administration leverage platform-specific resources. And scripts meant for Solaris might use Solaris-specific pathnames and system commands that may have not equivalents on Linux®. This article gives you a roadmap for code remediation to help you port a Perl script from Solaris to Linux when direct mapping isn't available."

Porting Perl To Python

Porting Perl To Python: "Porting legacy Perl to Python can be a daunting task. In this article, learn some of the theory behind dealing with legacy code, including what not to do."

Automatic Halloween Candy Dispenser

Automatic Halloween Candy Dispenser: "When trick-or-treaters show up at my house they can text, call, or tweet a code displayed on an LCD screen to get their Halloween candy. They can also push the Big Red button."

Java, don't make long term plans

Java, don't make long term plans: "These days a lot of things are conspiring against Java. The most obvious threat to Java is its new owners: Oracle. It is becoming ever more clear that the Java community as a whole would be better off if Oracle had not bought Sun."

Why Night Owls Are More Intelligent than Morning Larks

Why Night Owls Are More Intelligent than Morning Larks: "Some people are night owls, and others are morning larks. What makes the difference may be their levels of general intelligence."

The Rent is Too Damn High - So Save Money by DIYing!

The Rent is Too Damn High - So Save Money by DIYing!: "The answer: by DIYing, of course. We rounded up the top 5 ways to save money by taking on inexpensive DIY fixes around the house."

Find databases with protected health information

Find databases with protected health information: "Identity theft and medical fraud are growing problems. They are so big the U.S. government is spending billions of dollars securing its own computer systems and has written thousands of pages of new regulations that you must follow to help protect your customer and employee data. To comply with new regulations and properly secure data, you will need to find personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) in your databases and documents. Both PHI and PII are conceptually easy to understand but very difficult to track in the thousands of relational data stores, files, and spreadsheets that make up a typical organization's IT environment. This article describes some methods to automatically identify and inventory PII, PHI, and other sensitive data with databases and spreadsheets using Java™ technology and the Apache Ant build tool."

The birth of Wonder Woman

The birth of Wonder Woman: "Here we have a piece of comic book history from early-1941 in the form of a letter from cartoonist Harry G. Peter, written to William Moulton Marston, in which he unveils some very early sketches of Marston's new superheroine, Wonder Woman; Marston's handwritten response to Peter can also be seen, penned in red below the original message. Wonder Woman's subsequent debut came just months later - December - in All Star Comics #8 (cover). The rest is history."

If You Cross Mario with Twitter, You Get Super Twario

If You Cross Mario with Twitter, You Get Super Twario: "The bunny-hopping Super Twario client launched on the App Store today, turning the social messaging site into a platform game, letting users bang their heads against Tweets in another way. There are achievements for performing certain Twitter-based activities, with Game Center support for the truly competitive out there."

Algorithms to access the cloud

Algorithms to access the cloud: "Cloud computing is a term used to describe both a platform and type of application. A cloud computing platform dynamically provisions, configures, reconfigures, and de provisions servers as needed. Servers in the cloud can be physical machines or virtual machines."

Android Market Is Attracting More App Developers

Android Market Is Attracting More App Developers: "There was cold beer, hot pizza and shop talk at a recent informal gathering of Android programmers in downtown Manhattan. Inevitably the chatter turned to money."

One on One: iPad vs Etch-A-Sketch

One on One: iPad vs Etch-A-Sketch: "Both of them doesn’t have Flash support and an SD card slot but Etch-A-Sketch has “unlimited” battery life, a widescreen, and handy dials for drawing."

The BEST driving simulator in the world

How to sell your game online without using an app-store

How to sell your game online without using an app-store: "The title says it all. Recent discussion over the upcoming apple app-store triggered someone to tweet to me that a lot of devs probably are too scared to sell their games direct online, and just don’t know where to start. I’m going to tell you."

8 Great Mind Mapping Tools For Effective Brainstorming

8 Great Mind Mapping Tools For Effective Brainstorming: "This article talks about eight mind mapping tools to help you brainstorm effectively. Almost all of them have free versions available. Some of them also help you collaborate with other people while working on the tool. Check them out."

Red Nintendo Wii With Wii Remote Plus To Arrive On Nov 7

Red Nintendo Wii With Wii Remote Plus To Arrive On Nov 7: "We previously broke the news on the bright red Nintendo Wii that was bundled with the Wii Remote Plus, essentially a Wiimote with the MotionPlus accessory embedded inside. Together with the bundled copy of Super Mario Bros, it'll set you back $199, or you can just pick up the Wiimote for $39.99 if you're already happy with your existing Wii console. Do you think the red Wii looks any better than the black or white versions? If red is your color, get your wallet ready on November 7th."

Digg: A Cautionary Tale for Web 2.0 Companies

Digg: A Cautionary Tale for Web 2.0 Companies: "The basic problem is that these new-media companies don’t really have customers; they have audiences. Starting a company like Digg is less like building a traditional tech company (think Apple or HP) and more like launching a TV show. And perhaps, like TV shows, these companies are ephemeral in nature. People flock in for a while, then get bored and move on."

How to Find the Person behind an Email Address

How to Find the Person behind an Email Address: "You get an email from a person with whom you have never interacted before and therefore, before you reply to that message, you would like to know something more about him or her. How do you do this without directly asking the other person?"

Just Because Google Exists Doesn’t Mean You Should Stop Asking People Things

Just Because Google Exists Doesn’t Mean You Should Stop Asking People Things: "If you spend any amount of time online you’re probably very familiar with the above website, “Let Me Google That For You.” LMGTFY is a super smug and hilarious site built for those sick of “all those people that find it more convenient to bother you with their question rather than google it for themselves.“"

How I Became a Game Programmer

How I Became a Game Programmer: "Anyone who knows me will tell you the same thing: I'm not exactly Einstein, if you know what I mean. :) If I can follow these steps, then so can you. Yes, you. The only reason you personally can't become a game developer right now, just like you dream about, is because you choose not to."

Now we know who wears the pants at the Gates Household

Now we know who wears the pants at the Gates Household: "In a New York Times interview, Melinda Gates reveals that she is standing up for her husband's honor and fortune--even at home"

How to Quickly Build A Professional Website Without Being a Coding Expert

How to Quickly Build A Professional Website Without Being a Coding Expert: "Have you ever wanted to make a website for an event or special occasion? A website can be an inconvenience to build for a one time use. Weebly has you covered."

Experts differ on whether Halloween costumes embarrass dogs

Experts differ on whether Halloween costumes embarrass dogs: "Which prompts the question: Do dogs feel humiliation?

Experts who work with animals disagree."

11 Reasons Apple Doesn't Dominate the PC Market

11 Reasons Apple Doesn't Dominate the PC Market: "Apple CEO Steve Jobs' unexpected earnings report rant highlights Apple's strength in the newest computing form factors: smartphones and tablets. No doubt, the iPad and iPhone are important devices, but the majority of the world still gets the bulk of their work done on desktop and laptop computers. Apple's system sales actually shot up in the last quarter (thank you, halo effect) and may gather more steam with Apple's Back to the Mac unveiling, but the company still trails behind other system giants and the most recent guesstimates still put Apple just about 10 percent of the computer market."

Piano Tie plays to the geek crowd

Piano Tie plays to the geek crowd: "Taking wearable tech to ridiculous heights is the $9.99 Piano Tie, which touts itself as instrumental, so to speak, in making you 'a hit at your next party.' That said, this geek accessory is actually a lot more high-tech than it looks."

Using a Kitchen Timer To Create Panning Timelapse Movies

Using a Kitchen Timer To Create Panning Timelapse Movies: "This time we are taking it up a notch and adding some movment to the movie. The idea is simple, using a mechanical kitchen timer (I used a fancier one :) and a bolt we created a rotating camera. Movie with tutorial and samples after the jump."

Create a Localized Web Page with PHP

Create a Localized Web Page with PHP: "The process of making your applications/websites usable in many different locales is called internationalization, While customizing your code for different locales is called localization. Localization is the process of making your applications or websites local to where it is being viewed. For example, you can make a website more local to a particular place by converting its text to the predominate language of that location and by displaying the local time (e.g. German for people living in Germany or French for people living in France)."

Kenyan Tinkerer Builds a Plane From Scratch, Aims to Fly Next Week

Kenyan Tinkerer Builds a Plane From Scratch, Aims to Fly Next Week: "In the video below, a rooster crows as Nderitu and some friends work in a dirt yard to put on the airplane’s finishing touches. Nderitu, 42, spent six months doing research on the Internet and about a year building his two-seater plane from scratch. It involves a Toyota engine driving a 74-inch wooden propeller. The engine turns up to 4,000 rpm and works through a reduction belt drive, according to AVWeb, an aviation site."

China's Private Airlines Face Tough State-Owned Rivals

China's Private Airlines Face Tough State-Owned Rivals: "It had all the elements of a classic case study in the successes of China's economic miracle — a poster child for the virtues of purging the old socialist, state-controlled model for a new and more open one. When China flung the doors of its airline industry open to private investors in January 2004, the country stood on the cusp of an air-travel revolution, and it was a revolution that private-sector entrepreneurs were supposed to lead."

DIY The Lego Mindstorms NXT 3D Lego Printer

DIY The Lego Mindstorms NXT 3D Lego Printer: "Introducing the MakerLegoBot, a Lego Mindstorms NXT 3D Printer. Come see it live at LegoWorld October 22nd through October 26th, 2010 in Zwolle, The Netherlands, or build your own with detailed instructions!"

The World is OFFICIALY STUPID EVERYONE: English Heritage claims it owns every single image of Stonehenge, ever

The World is OFFICIALLY STUPID everyone: English Heritage claims it owns every single image of Stonehenge, ever: "'Every photo image library got this by email today. 'We are sending you an email regarding images of Stonehenge in your fotoLibra website. Please be aware that any images of Stonehenge can not be used for any commercial interest, all commercial interest to sell images must be directed to English Heritage.' Here is one image library's response:'"

Slapstick Humor: 'Jackass 3D' and Its Comedy Tradition

Slapstick Humor: 'Jackass 3D' and Its Comedy Tradition: "On Oct. 11, the Museum of Modern Art held a screening of Jackass 3D, which opened in theaters on Friday. It's safe to say that when Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Wee-Man and the rest of the Jackass crew started to film one another getting hit in the crotch, they probably didn't expect to be featured by such an eminent artistic institution. While a healthy debate can be waged over whether making urine snow cones and eating them is art, their version of modern-day slapstick has its roots in a long line of classic comedy pioneers who realized that sometimes the funniest thing to watch is other people's misfortune. As MoMA curator Josh Siegel told the New York Times, Jackass 3D is 'merely the climax — or the lowest depths, if you prefer — of a tradition that dates back to 1895, when the Lumière brothers drenched a poor sap with a garden hose and filmed it.'"

Why I don’t care about success

Why I don’t care about success: "‘Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.’ ~Albert Einstein"

Homer Simpson 'is a true Catholic'

Homer Simpson 'is a true Catholic': "He is an idle, pea-brained glutton with a permanent craving for doughnuts and Duff beer, but Homer Simpson has been declared a true Catholic by the Vatican's official newspaper."

Sundial : How to make your own Cut Out Paper Vertical Sundial

Sundial : How to make your own Cut Out Paper Vertical Sundial: "This page is about Sundials. Sundials are instruments that tell you the time with the shadow of the sun. To design a sundial you need to know exactly where you are going to put it, i.e. you need to know the longitude, the latitude and the orientation of the wall with respect to North.
I have designed this page and integrated Google Maps. It helps you to easily find all the parameters needed and finally produces a printable page with a cut-out paper sundial, that can be cut and folded to give you a vertical sundial."

Found at the Fresh Values grocery in Lehi, UT. See...

Found at the Fresh Values grocery in Lehi, UT. See...: "WHOEVER DID THAT IS MY HERO."

Best Jobs in America 2010 - #!: Software Architect

Best Jobs in America 2010 - #!: Software Architect: "Like architects who design buildings, they create the blueprints for software engineers to follow -- and pitch in with programming too. Plus, architects are often called on to work with customers and product managers, and they serve as a link between a company's tech and business staffs."

Top 50+ Novels for Tech Geeks

Top 50+ Novels for Tech Geeks: "Yes, tech geeks read things other than Wired and Gizmodo! Entire genres and subgenres exist that peer into where technological advances have come from, where they are, where they may go and what they may be like in worlds beyond the known. Some (but not all!) fans of gadgetry enjoy peppering their literary intake with narratives that pique their curiosity regarding everything from bioengineering to life in an international computer juggernaut. And all that lay between."

Quick Tip: Incorporate a 3D Vector Animation in a Flash Game

Quick Tip: Incorporate a 3D Vector Animation in a Flash Game: "In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to take a 3D model from Blender and use it in your Flash games using Swift3D."

Obama to appear on Mythbusters

Obama to appear on Mythbusters: "The president will appear on the Discovery Channel’s “Mythbusters” in an episode set to air December 8. Obama’s myth busting will focus on Greek scientist Archimedes, who legend says set a Roman fleet of ships on fire using only mirrors and sunlight."

Don Quixote 3D trailer 2010 [HD]

China's first fully 3D live action wuxia film, Don Quixote, directed by Ah Gan, action choreographed by Xiong Xin Xin, starring Guo Tao, Wang Gang, Miao Pu, Hai Yi Tian, Karena Lam, will be released in mid October 2010.

Underwater Tree

Underwater Tree!: "The question is who planted this?"

How To Make Peace with Money

How To Make Peace with Money: "Do you hate thinking about money? Even those that aren't living in financial distress can have an uncomfortable relationship with money. It's common to feel like it's not nice to think about money or that everyone has a good handle on it except for you."

Superman II Recut Ending

A super hero never reveals his true identity.

FDA warns 8 companies marketing miracle cures

FDA warns 8 companies marketing miracle cures: "The Food and Drug Administration warned eight companies on Thursday to stop marketing miracle cures that claim to treat everything from autism to Parkinson's disease by flushing toxic metals from the body."

How to easily remove vinyl tiles

How to easily remove vinyl tiles: "The previous owner of our house, unfortunately, tried to 'renovate' and 'improve' the recently refinished and refurbished original clear-vertical-grain fir floors by sticking self-adhesive vinyl tiles to them to create 'area rugs' of faux parquet and faux marble. After scraping, heating, and using a variety of solvents, I hit upon this far easier and relatively non-toxic method: dry ice."

A gal a her balls

That's the way to manage a ball

Command Line Little Helper: CLI Companion

Command Line Little Helper: CLI Companion: "Whether you are a command line newbie or a proficient terminal user, you'll probably appreciate CLI Companion. This nifty little tool couples the terminal with a database of frequently-used commands. So if you need to execute a specific command, you don't have to type it manually and remember all its parameters. Instead, select the command from the list and hit the Apply button."

Fastest goalkeeper in the history

Run mother f... RUN!!!!

LEGO Play and Build Remote for Wii preorders w/ gift for $40 + $5 s&h

LEGO Play and Build Remote for Wii preorders w/ gift for $40 + $5 s&h : "Toys 'R' Us is taking preorders for the LEGO Play and Build Remote for Nintendo Wii (pictured) for $39.99 plu $4.98 for shipping. Plus, receive a free LEGO Halloween Bucket. (It appears in your cart automatically.) That's a savings of $8 and the only offering we've seen so far of the LEGO remote for Wii. Sales tax is added where applicable. It includes a wrist strap, two battery covers, and 31 mini LEGO tiles with a LEGO tile separator. It's also compatible with Wii MotionPlus. This item is expected to be shipped beginning October 16."

Apple’s New iPad: Turning Customers into Lemmings

Apple’s New iPad: Turning Customers into Lemmings.: "How on earth does Steve Jobs get away with it? The latest and greatest talk of the technology world recently is that a newer version of the iPad that will be out in time for the holidays. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is somehow able to keep releasing newer and newer products faster than back in the 1990′s when the PC manufacturers in the Win-Tel alliance could have issued much better PCs all along. It was just more profitable to keep selling new ones with faster processors and more RAM each 6 to 12 months that could do more and more. Somehow, some way, the Apple customers have not figured out that Steve Jobs and friends at Apple have managed to turn them into a bunch of lemmings."

JPMorgan Insults All Employees of Burger King

JPMorgan Insults All Employees of Burger King "And even when banks did begin hiring to deal with the avalanche of defaults, they often turned to workers with minimal qualifications or work experience, employees a former JPMorgan executive characterized as the “Burger King kids.”"

Uk wifi is a hacker paradise says company

Uk wifi is a hacker paradise says company: "ONE IN FOUR private wireless networks in the UK have no password, yet 82 per cent of Brits claim their network is secure."

'World's sexiest hacker' faces court

'World's sexiest hacker' faces court: "STARING alluringly into the camera with dazzling blue eyes and a rather daring outfit is the Russian student accused of a plot to defraud British and US banks of millions."

Texting, Sexting, and CRASH!

Texting, Sexting, and CRASH!: "Human brains are different because of the dance of conscious focusing and unconscious automaticity.

Be nice to your conscious brain, and it will be nice to you. Give it plenty of space to be itself. It's not a machine. It's the basis of who you are."

Best Firefox Addons For Web Designers And Developers

Best Firefox Addons For Web Designers And Developers: "Whether you are a designer, a developer, coder or a blogger, when it comes to designing or developing for the web, you just can’t live without browser extensions. There are so many tools available – from tinkering with CSS codes, choosing color pallets, debugging HTML source, analyzing loading times; the list is endless."

Top 5 Mistakes Made by Linux First-Timers

Top 5 Mistakes Made by Linux First-Timers: "With the arrival of Ubuntu 10.10, the list of reasons to try Linux for your business just got a little longer. The free and open source operating system is now more user-friendly than it's ever been before while still offering the many security and other advantages it has over its competitors."

7 Amazing Success Lessons from Thomas Edison

7 Amazing Success Lessons from Thomas Edison "Today I want to talk about seven amazing lessons we can learn from “The Wizard of Menlo Park.”"

DIY Puking Pirate

DIY Puking Pirate: "We try and change or add to themes and I think this one is a hoot! He still needs all the window dressings but we had him fired up and recycles about every 20 seconds or so."

Homemade SLR Camera by Denis MO (in English!)

Homemade SLR Camera by Denis MO (in English!): "Since this thread has gained a lot of attention from people all over the world, we have decided to translate it in English.
Please bear in mind that English is not my native language, and that I lack a sound technical background to translate this project with a pinpoint precision! I apologize for any mistakes or misspelling."

40 Amazing Albino Animals Pictures

40 Amazing Albino Animals Pictures: "Who knew there were albino giraffes?"

Unbelievably Cool – Swedish Subway System

Unbelievably Cool – Swedish Subway System: "Why can’t the US do this? If we did, maybe more people would ride the subway than drive?"

"Deleted" Facebook photos still not deleted: a followup

"Deleted" Facebook photos still not deleted: a followup: "Facebook may be making strides in some areas of privacy, but the company is still struggling when it comes to deleting user photos—or not deleting them, as the case may be."

Never-before-seen footage of Eric Stoltz as Marty McFly in Back To The Future

Never-before-seen footage of Eric Stoltz as Marty McFly in Back To The Future: "To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Back To The Future, we've got never-before-seen footage of original star Eric Stoltz as Marty McFly. Plus Robert Zemeckis, Steven Spielberg and Bob Gale all explaining why they replaced him with Michael J. Fox."

Hotot: A Stylish Twitter Client That Packs Power

Hotot: A Stylish Twitter Client That Packs Power: "Here is a question: Why would you want to try Hotot when there is a plethora of other Twitter clients out there? The answer is simple: Hotot offers a perfect mix of style and useful features. A pleasant interface gives you quick access to essential features and it sports slick transitions between screens. For each item in the timeline, Hotot provides shortcuts which you can use to retweet (Hotot supports both classic and new retweets) the tweet, mark it as favorite, and reply to it. Like any Twitter clients worth its salt, Hotot supports link shortening, although it can only use the default Bit.ly service."

Endlessly Power Your Flash Lights With A Flashlight

Endlessly Power Your Flash Lights With A Flashlight: "Photographer Matt Kenney came up with quite a clever way to provide external power to his battery operated strobe (Canon 430EXII)."

The Now Habit: Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play

The Now Habit: Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play: "If you've climbed out from under a soul-crushing project list, cleaned out and redefined your to-do list, and set firm boundaries between work and play, but you still feel like you aren't handling the weight of broken commitments and unaccomplished work, plain and simple procrastination may be the root of your stress."

How to Buy a Round-the-World Plane Ticket (That Kicks Ass)

How to Buy a Round-the-World Plane Ticket (That Kicks Ass): "Over the past three years I’ve spent at least 60 hours, probably more by now, learning the ins and outs of Round-the-World travel. In this post, I’ll explain a) why Round-the-World tickets can be an excellent value even if you’re not trying to visit every country in the world like I am, b) how to plan your trip, c) how much it costs, d) 7 bonus tips on optimization."

Ghost Stories, Scary Stories, Spooky Tales, Supernatural Stories & Events from American Folklore.

Ghost Stories, Scary Stories, Spooky Tales, Supernatural Stories & Events from American Folklore.: "Susan and Ned were driving through a wooded empty section of highway. Lightning flashed, thunder roared, the sky went dark in the torrential downpour. “We’d better stop.” Said Susan. Ned nodded his head in agreement. When he stepped on the brake, the car started to slide on the slick pavement. They went off the road and slid to a halt at the bottom of an incline."

Top Gun Recut

"A trailer for top gun recut into a love story.

Google Improves From ‘Unsatisfactory’ To ‘C-’ Rating At BBB

Google Improves From ‘Unsatisfactory’ To ‘C-’ Rating At BBB: "s Google getting better at customer service? To the degree that you rely on Better Business Bureau ratings as an indicator of customer service, the answer might be “yes.” Over the past 27 months, Google’s BBB rating has gone from “unsatisfactory” — when the BBB used a pass/fail grading system — to a “C-” in its current letter-based grading."

50 Gorgeous High Quality Apple iPad Wallpapers

50 Gorgeous High Quality Apple iPad Wallpapers : "iPad wallpapers are in high demand, as Apple’s iPad gains popularity, particularly with geeks and graphic designers alike. Although it is a bit different from a traditional laptop and traditional mobile devices, the iPad does have some great functionality and uses. However, when spending significant amounts of time using any device, it helps to have an interesting wallpaper, whether it’s a great nature wallpaper, a science fiction wallpaper, or something a bit darker."

A Father Who Creatively Captures His Kids (20 photos)

A Father Who Creatively Captures His Kids (20 photos): "If there was a prize that could be given out to the most creative father, I'd hope that it was awarded to Jason Lee. A wedding photographer by trade, he's used to capturing some of the most important moments in a couples' lives. As a longtime fan of Jason's photos on Flickr however, I think the real magic happens when he turns the camera onto his daughters."

Human landscapes in SW Florida

Human landscapes in SW Florida: "A couple weeks ago, I was listening to a story by NPR's Planet Money team about 'Toxie' a toxic asset they had purchased to follow and help tell the story of the recent financial meltdown. One of the mortgages in Toxie was on a home bought for investment in Bradenton, Florida, and the team took a look at housing in the area. Many homes there are empty and have been for years. Huge developments sit partially completed among densely built up neighborhoods and swampland. A guest stated that there were 'enough housing lots in Charlotte County to last for more than 100 years'. Boom and bust residential development has drastically affected parts of southwest Florida for decades now, and I spent some time (with the help of Google Earth), looking around the area. With permission from the fine folks at Google, here are a few glimpses at development in southwest Florida."

10 Farts Caught On Live TV

10 Farts Caught On Live TV: "Some odd moments caught on video."

Incredible 52 Canon camera "Matrix" style setup!

Incredible 52 Canon camera "Matrix" style setup!: "We’ve seen some pretty incredible stuff lately, but how about this set up of 52 Canon cameras working together to make a “Matrix” like movie move for the Rip Curl surfing site? Stunning! I’ve always loved that look of moving around a frozen image of something really in motion and to see it done for surfing is just outstanding. It doesn’t hurt that they used my favorite camera either."

Amazon Book Reviews The Secret

A real online review from Amazon.com of "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne. Original poster Ari Brouillette.

THC-Hydra 5.8 Released – Extremely Fast Multi-Threaded Login/Password Cracker

THC-Hydra 5.8 Released – Extremely Fast Multi-Threaded Login/Password Cracker: "The number one biggest security hole is passwords, as every password security study shows. Hydra is a parallelized (multi-threaded) login cracker which supports attacking/cracking numerous protocols. New modules are easy to add, beside that, it is flexible and very fast."

Reference Footage : Martial Arts Tricks

Reference Footage : Martial Arts Tricks: "This week’s freebie content is brought to you by Ivan Krushkov, a UK-based concept artist and computer games/VFX student. Ivan has put together video and image-sequences covering 5 different martial arts tricks, ready for you to download and use for animation tests, rig creation and more! Download link after the jump…"

Mexico’s Creepiest Tourist Destination: Island of the Dolls

Mexico’s Creepiest Tourist Destination: Island of the Dolls: "On a dark and creepy island in the canals of Xochimico near Mexico City sits what might be the world’s strangest and scariest tourist attraction ever. However, this sad island was never meant to be a stop on tourists’ holiday itineraries. The Island of the Dolls was dedicated to the lost soul of a poor little girl who met her fate too soon."

How to Install and Run Silverlight in Linux

How to Install and Run Silverlight in Linux: "Love it or hate it, we all know Flash, but Microsoft’s equivalent, Silverlight, is a bit less well known. With Silverlight you can stream video and create animations, in fact you can even use it to create Windows sidebar widgets. However, in what may come as a bit of a shock, Microsoft Silverlight doesn’t play nice with Linux. I know, I know, it’s hard to believe, but true. To remedy this, the folks at the Mono project have created Moonlight – an open source implementation of Silverlight. If you find yourself wanting to access a Silverlight-only broadcast or game, but not wanting to install a second operating system for the privilege, we’ve got you covered."

PostgreSQL Trigger Tutorial with EMP Table Examples

PostgreSQL Trigger Tutorial with EMP Table Examples: "A trigger can be used to execute a function when an event (insert, or delete, or update) occurs in a table. Let us review how to create a trigger with an example."

"If you get bored with nothing to do, you are not a writer": Guillermo del Toro's words to live by

"If you get bored with nothing to do, you are not a writer": Guillermo del Toro's words to live by: "What really happened was this: del Toro talked about his book for like 10 minutes, then opened it up to questions for the next hour or two, talking about everything from the book (conceived 'before vampires were teenybopper dreams'), to how the Hellboy comics saved his life while he was shooting Mimic, to Hitchcock (did you know he wrote a book on Hitchcock? Me neither)."

LibreOffice: OpenOffice.org Liberated

LibreOffice: OpenOffice.org Liberated : "It has been a long time coming, but finally it happened: OpenOffice.org has been forked under the name of LibreOffice. The Document Foundation will oversee the development of LibreOffice. According to the press release, 'The Document Foundation is the result of a collective effort by leading independent members of the former OpenOffice.org community, including several project leads and key members of the Community Council.' Red Hat, Canonical, Google, and Novell are among the backers of The Document Foundation and the new fork."

Projects: Install a Pixel Qi Screen on Your Laptop for Computing in the Sun

Projects: Install a Pixel Qi Screen on Your Laptop for Computing in the Sun: "A (fairly) easy mod makes any netbook ready for the beach"

Top 5 Enterprises Using Social Media

Top 5 Enterprises Using Social Media: "Businesses use social media — that’s no longer news. But not all of them really understand its unique properties and the opportunities it can create. Copy-and-pasting traditional advertising onto social platforms doesn’t work. It requires openness, creativity and commitment."

Khosla, Sun Co-Founder, Uses Capitalism to Help Poor

Khosla, Sun Co-Founder, Uses Capitalism to Help Poor: "Vinod Khosla, the billionaire venture capitalist and co-founder of Sun Microsystems, was already among the world’s richest men when he invested a few years ago in SKS Microfinance, a lender to poor women in India."

Use Your Favorite Font on Your Website with CSS Web Fonts

Use Your Favorite Font on Your Website with CSS Web Fonts: "In the early days of the Internet, typography was a phase of website design that was either completely overlooked or given just a few minutes if time permitted. Over time, a website's visual appeal grew more and more important until typography was given its rightful place in the design process. While pictures and graphics may draw the user to your site, in the end it is the content (i.e. the words) that the website is out there to convey. So eventually, you have to make the text look appealing too."

10 great free desktop productivity tools that aren't OpenOffice.org

10 great free desktop productivity tools that aren't OpenOffice.org: "These free and open source applications for Windows, Linux, and Mac desktops put power into the hands of users without taking from their wallets"

17 People Who Changed the Internet

17 People Who Changed the Internet: "From its birth in the labs of Tim Berners-Lee back in 1992, to its interaction with the Napster in 1999, and its 2004 induction of Wikipedia: the Internet as we know it, has evolved drastically, been around the world literally, and changed the way humans live permanently."

Best Buy Begins Charging for PS3 Firmware Updates

Best Buy Begins Charging for PS3 Firmware Updates: "I’m not sure if this is actually going to be a surprise to anyone, because it certainly isn’t to me. If you haven’t heard the news by now, I would like to inform you that Best Buy really must think that their customers are not that smart. Best Buy’s Geek Squad has started charging customers for PS3 firmware updates."

Why Geeks Hate Hipsters

Why Geeks Hate Hipsters: "Today, Joel Johnson of Gizmodo wrote an article. Maybe you've seen it. Probably you haven't. But he's clearly going through an identity crisis, trying to reconcile his self-described geekdom with his so very clear love of himself, and in doing so decides that geeks should be nicer to hipsters, which is to say, geeks should be nicer to Joel Johnson. I can sympathize with that. Yet I cannot allow him to pass off Hipster as some blameless enitity, hated simply for being, as that is not the case. Joel offers some advice: 'attack their arguments!'"

25 Best Startup Failure Post-Mortems of All Time

25 Best Startup Failure Post-Mortems of All Time: "Luckily, the startup community often courageously shares their stories – even when things don’t end well. And so below is our list of the 25 “best” startup failure post-mortems of all time."

Sleeping Giants: 12 Sky-High Abandoned Buildings

Sleeping Giants: 12 Sky-High Abandoned Buildings: "Bangkok’s skeletal ghosts of prosperity past aren’t the only super-tall structures left vacant for decades on end to deteriorate until they’re either heroically saved or razed to the ground. These 12 abandonments are among the tallest in the world and many bear historical significance for their respective cities, from San Francisco to Rio de Janeiro. Some are incomplete, others are in bankruptcy-induced limbo and a lucky few will soon get a new lease on life, but all of these dormant developments currently stand silent, empty and dripping with decay."

Beyond The Template Engine

Beyond The Template Engine: "This article discusses template theory. We’ll see why most 'template engines' are overkill, and finally, we’ll review a lightweight, lightning fast alternative."

15 More Amazing Vehicles

15 More Amazing Vehicles: "Topher Welsh is back with another image collection! Here’s what he has to say : “Time for another vehicles roundup! We got some amazing looking vehicle renders for you to check out… mostly cars, but some others are thrown in the mix."

5 Productivity Myths That Need to Be Busted

5 Productivity Myths That Need to Be Busted: "This article talks about five productivity myths which the sooner you come to know about and understand, the better. I'm sure most these tips are something you could actually relate to. Check them out."

6 Useful Linux One Liners

6 Useful Linux One Liners: "This article provides 6 linux one liners that will help you accomplish few useful tasks."

'Harry Potter' nears 'Star Wars' box-office total

'Harry Potter' nears 'Star Wars' box-office total: "Luke Skywalker has Harry Potter breathing down his neck."

Stop the Internet Blacklist

Stop the Internet Blacklist: "When it really matters to them, Congressmembers can come together -- with a panache and wry wit you didn't know they had. As banned books week gets underway, and President Obama admonishes oppressive regimes for their censorship of the Internet, a group of powerful Senators -- Republicans and Democrats alike -- have signed onto a bill that would vastly expand the government's power to censor the Internet."

Pics from North Korea

Pics from North Korea: "The world finally gets a look at Kim Jong-un, the heir apparent to North Korea’s ailing leader. But the official photographs can also be read for other information, even if decoding them is something of an art."

Donald Duck Discovers Glenn Beck in "Right Wing Radio Duck"