Wikileaks: The game

Help Assange pull the pile of dirt belows Obama's rug.

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Awesome New York City fly-by

This is a view of New York you have never seen!

How not to test your startup idea; how to test your startup idea

How not to test your startup idea; how to test your startup idea: "# If you spend your time building something instead of conning in coffee shops, you can put a minimum viable product in front of someone and they’ll tell you very quickly what’s wrong with it/whether they like it or not.
# If no one in your social or business circles will be honest with you on a professional level, you may have bigger problems than whether or not your startup idea is good or bad."

Why-I-dont-want-an-ipad-for-christmas

Why-I-dont-want-an-ipad-for-christmas: "Apple's (NasdaqGS: AAPL - News) tablet computer is this year's hottest adult toy. Sales are booming. James Cordwell, an analyst at Atlantic Securities, expects the company to sell six million this quarter, half of them here in the U.S. It's driving the company toward what will probably be yet another blowout Christmas period."

Street Legal Tron bike just $55,000

Street Legal Tron bike just $55,000: "Computer programs try to smoosh each other in exciting Light Cycle battles in Legacy, riding futuristic motorcycles that travel at incredible speeds. You can get a street-legal version of the Light Cycle, like the one pictured above, if you've got an extra $55,000 or so lying around."

Wii pirated more than PlayStation, 360

Wii pirated more than PlayStation, 360: "A new report has been released detailing the most popular gaming platforms for pirated games."

Bangladesh probes porn film show at airport screen

Bangladesh probes porn film show at airport screen: "Travellers at Bangladesh's main airport were taken in by shock when a huge display screen meant to air programmes about the country showed a porn video, prompting the civil aviation authority to launch a probe into the incident."

Tron à la française

Tron à la française: "The light cycles sequence in pure amateur form."

Happy birthday Steven Spielberg; we forgive you for ‘Hook’

Happy birthday Steven Spielberg; we forgive you for ‘Hook’: "If there was a Mt. Rushmore for contemporary Hollywood, the Cincinnati native’s face would be right up there ,smiling in stone, next to the visages of Clint Eastwood, Jack Nicholson and maybe, um, Tom Hanks or Will Smith. Or George Lucas or James Cameron? OK, so I’m a little foggy on the best fourth face but Spielberg’s granite presence is absolutely assured."

Light cycles from “Tron” race in new stop-motion animation project

Light cycles from “Tron” race in new stop-motion animation project: "For his latest stop-motion animation project, NewsOK videographer Kyle Roberts tackled shooting photographs in the dark. Then he used light-painting to make his subjects — the light cycles from “Tron” — race."

Beware the wrath of Reddit (Digg, StumbleUpon, etc)

Beware the wrath of Reddit (Digg, StumbleUpon, etc): "Is paying for placement on social media sites evil? Absolutely. Just ask the people who live there."

10 Last-Minute Gift Ideas For Linux Geeks

10 Last-Minute Gift Ideas For Linux Geeks: "if it's a Linux geek you're trying to please, no i-gadget or Thing 7 is likely to do the trick. Fans of free and open-source software (FOSS) are a breed apart, so you'll have to choose carefully to win their hearts."

IBM wins a spot on Jeopardy!

IBM wins a spot on Jeopardy!: "TV quiz show will pit computer 'Watson' against two human champions"

The Decline Of Web 2.0

The Decline Of Web 2.0: "It’s amazing what a couple of years do though because as we can see below, some of the biggest sites from the “Web 2.0 generation” are either on a massive decline, facing huge competition or about to be closed down. There’s a good lesson here to highlight; how the hype cycle around websites and services can come and go and what was once lauded and destined for great things can within a couple of years shut down and be abandoned…"

Christmas concert performed entirely on iOS devices

Christmas concert performed entirely on iOS devices: "It's nothing out of the ordinary for a band to play Christmas songs during the holiday season, but when those songs are performed entirely on iPads and iPhones, well, that gets our attention."

Video: Robot George: early humanoid revived after 45 years

Video: Robot George: early humanoid revived after 45 years: "One of Britain's first humanoid robots has been resurrected after being found in a garage where it had been stored for the last 45 years."

Amiga emulator for iPhone set to wow retro fans

Amiga emulator for iPhone set to wow retro fans: "While I'll always have a very big space in my heart for my first gaming love - the C64 - it was its successor the Amiga that really delivered games that still stand up today. Think Speedball 2, Lemmings, Sensible Soccer and many many more. So the announcement of a fantastic looking Amiga emulator (iAmiga) for the iPhone (and soon iPad) is great news for both retro heads and younger gamers who may have missed out on the Amiga first time round."

Seneca students work with Mozilla to build a 3D Web

Seneca students work with Mozilla to build a 3D Web: "A group of students at Seneca College spent two semesters working with Mozilla Corp. on a real-world project to build three-dimensional capabilities into the Processing programming language for Web developers."

Feeling Lucky by Default

Feeling Lucky by Default: "A41202813 asked the Answer Line forum if there's any way to make Google default to its 'I'm Feeling Lucky' option. Google, itself--no. But if you browse with either Firefox or Chrome, you can make it your browser's default."

Does lunch in front of a computer make us eat more?

Does lunch in front of a computer make us eat more?: "Many of us eat lunch parked in front of a computer, but that habit might be boosting our appetite for dessert, a small study suggests."

Kinect sex is here, game company says

Kinect sex is here, game company says: "The demo (a NSFW YouTube video) comes from ThriXXX software, a maker of 3D role-playing sex simulation games, which said in a statement today that 'the open-sourcing of device drivers for Kinect have enabled the...device to be used directly from connected PCs operating on Windows 7...The Kinect interface provides another exciting interface option for users of the sex simulation software to control the experience in extraordinary new ways. Controller-free is the next generation of game user interfaces, allowing users to use gestures, spoken commands, or objects to control in-game action that creates a completely new sex game activity and magical experience.'"

Are You Prepared To Thrive Despite What Life Throws At You?

Are You Prepared To Thrive Despite What Life Throws At You?: "Being able to quickly change direction, refocus, and get back on track are key qualities to establishing agility in your life. By being agile you're better able to act on ideas, opportunities, and you can quickly start taking these ideas forward. But this is easier said than done, right? How can we become more agile? What if what it takes to become agile isn't immediately obvious to us?"

Introduction to Facebook APIs

Introduction to Facebook APIs: "You can incorporate Facebook functionality into your own applications. From the mobile perspective, the Facebook Platform supports APIs for mobile web applications, and mobile SDKs for native mobile applications for the iPhone, iPad, and Android platforms. In this article, explore the Facebook Platform APIs and the Facebook SDK for Android, the SDK released by the Facebook mobile team."

Head and Tail Linux Commands : The Silent Power

Head and Tail Linux Commands : The Silent Power: "There are some linux commands that are underestimated by nature. Two such commands are head and, even more importantly, tail. In short, head and tail are used to provide output of the first and last lines of a file."

Natural Tooth Decay Prevention +Toothache Cure: Oil of Ore

Oil of oregano cures tooth aches and seems to prevent cavities. It has saved the teeth of many people throughout time. I love how fresh and clean it makes my mouth feel and it is all natural.

Five strategies to mastering 'LEGO Universe'

Five strategies to mastering 'LEGO Universe': "To help arm you with some game-changing LEGO Universe strategies, we 'blocked' off some time to chat with Jordan Itkowitz, design director on the PC/Mac game."

Karl Lagerfeld Takes His Genius to Volkswagen

Karl Lagerfeld Takes His Genius to Volkswagen: "When news broke that Karl Lagerfeld would star in a car commercial, we assumed Karl would promote the type of luxury car he prefers—like Bentley or Aston Martin. Volkswagen was definitely not on our list. Yet it seems the Kaiser is lowering his personal standards and will star in a series of 30-second commercials for the car company."

The Ten Most Powerful Tweets of 2010, According to Twitter

The Ten Most Powerful Tweets of 2010, According to Twitter: "It’s the end of another long year, which means the coming of a few inevitabilities – ugly sweaters on little kids, the stench of eggnog lattes (yuck) being steamed at your nearest corporate coffee chain, and of course, lists lists lists."

Yogi Bear Parody: "Booboo Kills Yogi" ending

A friendship ends when the Benjamins are on the line.

Dolphin Parasail Photo Bomb

Dolphin Parasail Photo Bomb: "So I guess the dolphin invasion has begun. If Zeus and Roxanne has taught me anything it is to keep a dog around that is willing to fall into a common law marriage with a dolphin. And to also hang out with Steve Guttenberg more."

Use Lego For Making High Speed Photography Pictures

Use Lego For Making High Speed Photography Pictures: "Ok, I'll be the first to admit, Lego makes some awesome stuff, and I spent countless hours as a kid, Playing with those bricks. My favorite birthday gift for my 8th birthday was the legendary 497 Galaxy Explorer system. With passage of time Lego systems became more complex and involve electronics, special plastics and even programmable pats. Complex to the point where you can turn a Lego Mindstorm NXT set to a device for taking high speed images. This is by no means a cheap solution (unless you already have all the parts), it is a fun project for the engineeringly capable. So photographer and strip light master Silver Paul did just that - converted a Mindstorm set to high speed photography trigger.."

19 Beautiful Examples of HDR Done Right

19 Beautiful Examples of HDR Done Right: "Brilliant examples of the way HDR can be used for an image, from some of the most talented HDR enthusiasts around the globe."

Most Popular Photography Tips, Tricks, and Hacks of 2010

Most Popular Photography Tips, Tricks, and Hacks of 2010: "Whether it's before, during, or after you shoot, we've posted some awesome photography tips, tricks, and hacks this year. Here are the most popular for 2010."

what-car-mechanics-wont-tell-you

what-car-mechanics-wont-tell-you: "Here's a secret that mechanics don't want you to know: You really don't need to have your oil changed every 3,000 miles."

Maybe There is Hope for Silicon Valley (and the World) After All

Maybe There is Hope for Silicon Valley (and the World) After All: "To say that I was blown away with what I learned and saw in just a few hours would be an understatement. I left Singularity’s campus with the same excitement that I used to feel as a child about how engineering and science will, one day, save the world. The experience recalled childhood fantasies of technologies that connect the human brain to a central computer to share knowledge; bionic organs that give people superhuman strength; and nano-organisms that monitor and repair the body and cure disease. And I was reminded of my childhood fears of cyborgs becoming smarter than humans and taking over the world. All the great stuff from sci-fi movies."

5 Ways Porn Created the Modern World

5 Ways Porn Created the Modern World: "Looking back at all the progress humanity has made through the last century, it's perfectly natural to feel a little bit moved by the power of human ingenuity and our thrive for constant improvement. It's natural, but also totally wrong. Because if you really look into the history of our technological development, you'll notice that the force driving us forward all this time wasn't our need to better ourselves or seek out truth in all its forms, but rather our desire to see naked people touch each other's junk."

The dark side of open source conferences

The dark side of open source conferences: "In the past two decades, the open source community has evolved from an obscure grass-roots movement of wild-eyed crusaders, indigent grad students, and spare-time hobbyists to an unprecedented worldwide collaboration of full-time professionals and extraordinarily committed volunteers. We pride ourselves on our openness to new contributors, from any country or social background, and most often describe the power structure of open source projects as a meritocracy. Many of us believe that open source is inherently progressive - a way to level the playing field that operates across all social categories and class boundaries."

12 programming mistakes to avoid

12 programming mistakes to avoid: "But certain programming practices send the majority of developers reaching for their hair upon opening a file that has been exhibiting too much 'character.' Spend some time in a bar near any tech company, and you'll hear the howls: Why did the programmer use that antiquated structure? Where was the mechanism for defending against attacks from the Web? Wasn't any thought given to what a noob would do with the program?"

Death by Open Source

Death by Open Source: "The article reveals Scott McNeally’s, founder of Sun, thoughts on open source and how it caused the collapse of Sun Microsystems. Besides Scott’s comments that Oracle needs to ensure that the business comes first and not the community; I believe Oracle is already following that model; the main focus is on how Solaris could have been the Linux solution everyone was looking for."

Things Nokia should be getting more credit for

Things Nokia should be getting more credit for: "Nokia is the world’s largest manufacturer of mobile phones. Lately the company has had its thunder stolen by Apple’s iPhone and the plethora of Android devices flooding the market, especially in the fast-growing smartphone market."

Tied Up in Knots? The Minimalist’s Guide to Inner Peace

Tied Up in Knots? The Minimalist’s Guide to Inner Peace: "Are you ready to be a warrior for inner peace? Doing less and organizing more simplifies for sure. But until you deal with the ways you get knotted up inside, your life will be complicated, and the glory of inner peace will elude you."

Are Your Systems Letting You Down?

Are Your Systems Letting You Down?: "You always lose your keys. You rarely get any exercise. There never seem to be any clean mugs. You keep forgetting to put that letter in the mailbox. You have great intentions about putting some money into your savings account each month – but you never actually do."

How to Move from MySQL to CouchDB: Part 1

How to Move from MySQL to CouchDB: Part 1: "If you have a database built using MySQL, you might be wondering if, and more importantly how, that database (and your application) can be moved to CouchDB. The biggest stumbling block is not the technical aspects of creating the CouchDB or storing your information (although they are important), instead it’s about looking at your data in a different way, and then knowing how that changes how your application works."

Back To The Future: 29 Thrilling Concept Cars

Back To The Future: 29 Thrilling Concept Cars: "Concept cars are some of the coolest and popular manifestations of futurism today. Much like the clothing in fashion shows, these designs are meant to be inspirational thought experiments of what features and designs might be just around the bend. Some are actually built, but most don’t make it off the computer screen."

Star Wars Paper Snowflakes Instructions

Star Wars Paper Snowflakes Instructions: "Start by making a square piece of paper. The six intersecting lines show where there will be folds."

Robots Can Pick Ripest Strawberries Now

Robots Can Pick Ripest Strawberries Now: "Apparently, Japan's gone completely crazy once again. Instead of creating something that could actually help society or even something that could scare society straight, they've decided that world needed a robot that could pick the ripest strawberries available. The robot picks the strawberries to harvest based on how red they are. Japanese people may have lost their mind it seems. But it turns out there's an actual reason for this..."

Warren Spector on Disney’s Archives, Rejections and Advice from Pixar

Warren Spector on Disney’s Archives, Rejections and Advice from Pixar: "When legendary role-playing video game designer Warren Spector pitched an idea for a new game to Disney Interactive, little did he know that their disinterest would be his keyblade to Disney’s most hallowed archives. The company asked if, instead, he was interested in hearing their pitch for a Mickey game."

Beware Pixar characters brandishing weapons

Beware Pixar characters brandishing weapons: "A group of artists had a speed-painting contest based on the notion of Pixar characters wielding implements of warfare. Witness a Mad Max-style Wall-E, a space wizard Buzz Lightyear, and Up with a side of Joust."

Air Force Still Using PS3 as 33rd Largest Computer

Air Force Still Using PS3 as 33rd Largest Computer: "We've talked multiple times about the PlayStation 3 cluster that the U.S. Air Force has working for it, doing intense and fast analysis of high-resolution images, and a new story from Cleveland.com brings a few new details."

Visited porn? Web browser flaw secretly bares all

Visited porn? Web browser flaw secretly bares all: "Dozens of websites have been secretly harvesting lists of places that their users previously visited online, everything from news articles to bank sites to pornography, a team of computer scientists found."

A tour of SF Bay's hidden military fortifications

A tour of SF Bay's hidden military fortifications: "If you've ever taken Lincoln Boulevard through the Presidio here, you almost certainly didn't know that you passed within feet of one of the best-preserved World War II-era anti-aircraft machine gun nests in the country."

Why work doesn't happen at work

Jason Fried has a radical theory of working: that the office isn't a good place to do it. At TEDxMidwest, he lays out the main problems (call them the M&Ms) and offers three suggestions to make work work.

Cavs vs. Heat: LeBron James signs and shirts

Cavs vs. Heat: LeBron James signs and shirts: "Here's a slideshow of LeBron James signs and shirts worn and held by Cavs fans at The Q during Thursday night's game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Miami Heat. What should you do? Don't be an asshole to those who put you where you are."

Kinect Hack Makes You Invisible, No Metamaterials Required

Kinect Hack Makes You Invisible, No Metamaterials Required: "You didn't think the enthusiasm for hacking the Kinect to make it do variously useful and silly things was going to end after two weeks, did you? It's just going to get better, so let's recap with two of the coolest new hacks. One makes you invisible, and one gives you the power of a certain mustachioed plumber."

The Fall and Rise of ‘X’

The Fall and Rise of ‘X’ : "They are at the very edge of current U.S. technological capabilities; one is a supposedly mothballed technology test-bed, the other a super-secret space plane that is currently on orbit – but set to land soon. They are the X-planes, experimental spacecraft that are proving out concepts and capabilities whose beginnings can be traced to the dawn of the space age."

Aetuts+ Hollywood Movie Title Series – Prince of Persia

Aetuts+ Hollywood Movie Title Series – Prince of Persia : "After reviewing your votes, Prince of Persia was the victor so here you go! This tutorial explains how to make a “Prince of Persia” flying logo style, using Cinema 4D and After Effects. In Cinema 4D, we will model and animate of the logo, then will follow in After Effects, creating the realization of the clouds scene and final composition with effects. Enjoy!"

DRAWING: Carlo Vinci’s Student Sketches

DRAWING: Carlo Vinci’s Student Sketches: "All of us at ASIFA-Hollywood are deeply grateful to the family of legendary animator Carlo Vinci for the material they have shared with us over the past couple of years. Around 1929, Vinci attended the prestigious National Academy of Design in New York, receiving the silver medal from the Tiffany Foundation Fellowship upon graduation. By stroke of luck, his student drawings have survived in an old portfolio tucked at the back of a closet. They provide an invaluable peek into the artistic development of a golden age animator."

4 More Linux Games to Distract You From Work

4 More Linux Games to Distract You From Work: "As Linux gains more popularity, the number of major commercial game vendors supporting Linux has not increased, but independent developers are certainly taking notice. Here are four more Linux games that are sure to distract you from real work. Be sure to play them only when your boss is not looking. Enjoy!"