Building a $36.5 million business with open source software

Building a $36.5 million business with open source software: StudioNow proved that it is possible to build a successful technology business using open source software. In fact, StudioNow was so successful that AOL bought the company for US$36.5 million. Discover the decisions the company made for technology adoption and the value of involvement in open source communities.

Collectible toys and games top 2011 toy list

#Collectible #toys and games top 2011 toy list: Taking a cue from last year's hits, many holiday offerings are sets or figures that kids can collect. But unlike last year, when Squinkies or Zhu Zhu pets attracted mostly girls, this year's collectible toys are targeting boys.

Star Wars Floppy music DUO - Imperial march

#Starwars #imperial #march Floppy drive style!

Compact Cameras Move Closer to Perfection

Compact #Cameras Move Closer to Perfection: The photos are remarkably good for such a tiny sensor. They’re far better than a compact camera could produce, but nowhere close to what a #Micro #Four #Thirds or Sony NEX can take.

More locks for your SSH door

More locks for your SSH door: Security isn't an exact science, so the more difficulties you can put in a hacker's way, the better. This article considers how to enhance Secure Shell (SSH) access by eliminating passwords and using public/private key pairs instead. The article also explores how to recognize and block possible attacks, including brute-force and dictionary attacks, by denying server access to origins that are identified as unsafe.

Taking the Bull By The Horns, "Occupy Wall Street" Posters Motivate Campers

Taking the Bull By The Horns, "#OccupyWallStreet" Posters Motivate Campers: On September 17th, a protest organized by several activist group will take Wall Street by storm to protest opposition to the use of corporate money in politics. Groups such as Anonymous, Adbusters, US Day of Rage are collaborating their efforts to promote a peaceful protest to attract on upwards of 20,000 to turn downtown Manhattan into a campground.

Using AutoCAD file formats with open source libraries

Using #AutoCAD file formats with #open #source libraries: Many experts use AutoCAD and its formats in engineering, design, architecture, geography, and related fields. It's often useful to combine the data that AutoCAD produces with GIS data such as shapefiles for placement on maps or for use inside Google Earth or Google Maps. Learn about two open source libraries—LibreDWG and dxflib—that make the AutoCAD DXF and DWG file formats more accessible. You also create a translator tool that will write to KML and shapefile formats and use the GDAL library to facilitate working with GML and shapefile formats.

Loud car stereo stops result in DUI, drug charges

Loud car stereo stops result in DUI, drug charges: #themoreyouknow #DUI #DRIVING

SAT Cheating Ring Brings Organized Nerd Crime Back to the American Consciousness

SAT Cheating Ring Brings Organized #Nerd #Crime Back to the American Consciousness: ​#mafia #boss Sam Eshaghoff, a 19-year-old student at Emory University, has been busted as the alleged kingpin in an SAT cheating ring after apparently taking the text for at least six students from Great Neck North High School in Mineola, Long Island, making between $1,500 and $2,500 a pop. Which sounds sort of...smart? No, this is awful!

The Brains Behind the Image Fulgurator, hacking real time photography

The Brains Behind the #Image Fulgurator, #hacking #real #time #photography: Julius von Bismarck’s ‘Image Fulgurator’ projects stealth images into the photographs of strangers, while keeping those images invisible to human eyes. Depending on whom you ask, it’s either a clever hack or an obnoxious intrusion. Naturally, we had to find out more.

There can be only one political Boob, no room for competitors

There can be only one political #Boob, no room for competitors: #BS #Canada’s conservative #politicos apparently decided that the photo was inappropriate for a workplace as formal as Parliament.

Prices slashed on RIM's PlayBook

Prices slashed on #RIM's #PlayBook: #deal #bargain Retailers in Canada and the United States have begun slashing the price of Research In Motion Ltd.'s first touchscreen tablet and at least one of RIM's major telecom partners, Rogers Communications Inc., has begun offering its employees hefty discounts on the PlayBook.

Turn a Photo into a Stencil!

Turn a Photo into a #Stencil!: Using just #Photoshop, we're going to turn an ordinary photograph into a stencil worthy image in just a few minutes!

Looney Tunes CGI Rig

#Looney #Tunes #CGI Rig: This was our submission to the VES awards for Best Overall Achievement in an Animated Short. I was responsible for supervising all rigging on the project as well as doing several of the rigs, tools, and workflows needed to achieve the crazy looney rigs.

HTML5 Audio and Video: What you Must Know

HTML5 Audio and Video: What you Must Know: A LONG TIME AGO, in a galaxy that feels a very long way away, multimedia on the Web was limited to tinkling MIDI tunes and animated GIFs. As bandwidth got faster and compression technologies improved, MP3 music supplanted MIDI and real video began to gain ground. All sorts of proprietary players battled it out—Real Player, Windows Media, and so on—until one emerged as the victor in 2005: Adobe Flash, largely because of the ubiquity of its plugin and the fact that it was the delivery mechanism of choice for YouTube.

Learn Linux, 101: Boot the system

Learn #Linux, 101: Boot the system: #hacker Some aspects of the boot process are common to most systems, but some hardware-related aspects are specific to a particular architecture. The material in this article is directed specifically at x86 and x86_64 architecture systems using BIOS to boot the system. A newer system using Extensible Firmware Interface (or EFI) and the GUID Partition Table (GPT) is gaining popularity for drives larger than 2TB in size. This is not currently part of the LPI objectives and is not covered in this article.

Easy Method for Custom T-Shirts

Easy Method for #Custom #T-Shirts: #DIY Luckily, over the years, I have developed a simple technique to one-off a great looking t-shirt whenever inspiration strikes. I now share my method with the fine instructables community…

Catwoman has landed

#Catwoman has landed: #Batman #Anne #Hathaway dons her complete Catwoman costume while on the set of The Dark Knight Rises on Saturday (September 24) in Los Angeles.

Atari's Founder Hopes to Hack Three Years Off High School

Atari's Founder Hopes to #Hack Three Years Off #High #School: Nolan Bushnell believes cloud computing can fix the "nightmare" that is modern education.

Toyota launches Pixis

#Toyota launches #Pixis: The Pixis Space, the first minivehicle under the Toyota brand, went on sale Monday at Corolla and Netz dealerships across the country

Naval firm designing massive floating island

Naval firm designing massive #floating #island: #tech #architecture Decked out like the finest cruise liner, it would feature 11 decks, helicopter pads and a retractable roof. Thrusters at the legs would keep it stable in rough seas.

Microsoft Programmer Axed Over Confidential Tweets

Microsoft Programmer Axed Over Confidential Tweets: #Twitter #Irony A senior #Microsoft programmer for Windows Phone 7 has been fired for tweeting confidential information. Joe Marini, who had been employed by Microsoft since 2003 as principal program manager for the Windows Phone web platform, has been let go due to irresponsible posts on Twitter.

The Ultimate Travel Hacking Guide

The Ultimate #Travel #Hacking Guide: #frequent #flier It's never been easier to compare travel and accommodation prices using sites like Hipmunk, Kayak, or Google Flights, but a little extra legwork can save hundreds on airfare, hotels, and attractions. Career traveler Matt Kepnes explains his best travel hacking tips just in time for your upcoming travels.

Danger-to-Go: Mobile Devices in the Workplace

Danger-to-Go: Mobile Devices in the Workplace: #hacker #smartphone As mobile devices invade the workplace, they offer all sorts of advantages to both companies and employees. But they come with one huge challenge: How do you make sure all that valuable information is secure?

A Look at the Future of Perl 5.16 and Beyond

A Look at the Future of #Perl 5.16 and Beyond: #Jesse #Vincent is taking a hard look at where Perl 5 is headed. Vincent, who's at the forefront of maintaining Perl 5 these days, says that the Perl Porters are doing "a stellar job" of getting Perl 5 "back into a reasonable groove." But Vincent says there's more to do and that Perl 5 will continue to evolve.

Astronomers Launch a Hunt For "Snoopy"

Astronomers Launch a Hunt For "#Snoopy": #astronomy An amateur astronomer from the U.K. has put together a team dedicated to tracking down "Snoopy," the lunar ascent module left behind by the Apollo 10 mission.

Message For FedEx

#Funny Message For FedEx

How to process a million songs in 20 minutes

How to process a million songs in 20 minutes : #python #music #programmer The recently released Million Song Dataset (MSD), a collaborative project between The Echo Nest and Columbia’s LabROSA is a fantastic resource for music researchers. It contains detailed acoustic and contextual data for a million songs. However, getting started with the dataset can be a bit daunting.

Are You Teaching People to Treat You Badly?

Are You Teaching People to Treat You Badly?: #asshole #pussy & #dick The meek shall inherit the earth because the aggressive people of the world will trample their face into it!

First Class: Cartoon Network Animation Academy

First Class: Cartoon Network Animation Academy: #Cartoon #Network #Animation Academy's most intriguing draw, since being founded roughly a year ago, is its twelve-month full-time training program. Although there are other, shorter courses offered in digital editing or stereoscopic video production, the twelve-month program aims to provide talented applicants with the knowledge and sharpened skill to function in the international animation community. This week marks the graduation of the first class of artists to complete the CN Animation Academy's yearlong course on animation production.

Easy Facebook Scripting in Python

Easy Facebook Scripting in Python: #python #facebook Sometimes you just want to write a little script using Facebook’s api that updates your status, or downloads all your photos, or deletes all those empty albums you accidentally created. In order to streamline my writing of one-off facebook scripts, I created a micro api client that implements the client-side authentication flow and has a few utility functions for accessing the graph api and fql.

LulzSec Hacker Exposed by the Service He Thought Would Hide Him

#LulzSec #Hacker Exposed by #Hidemyass the Service He Thought Would Hide Him: On Thursday, the #FBI arrested two suspected hackers who allegedly participated in Anonymous and LulzSec attacks. One of them, Cody Kretsinger, faces 15 years in prison for allegedly helping break into the Sony Pictures website with an SQL injection and publishing user data. As we described on Thursday, the indictment against Kretsinger says he used what's called a proxy server to hide his identity while carrying out the attack. But on Friday it emerged that the site he allegedly used to disguise his identity cooperated with police working to track him down. That's got some in the online privacy community very nervous.

5 ways to protect against vendor lock-in in the cloud

5 ways to protect against vendor lock-in in the #cloud: #computing Two weeks ago, Google announced a significant price increase for use of its App Engine Platform-as-a-Service. The increase itself was not a huge surprise. Google had been making noises that something like this was in the offing for a number of months. But the size of the increase shocked the Web development and cloud applications community. For most users, the cost of using the Google runtime environment effectively increased by 100% or more.

How Steve Jobs Ruined Comics

How Steve Jobs Ruined Comics : #Steve #Jobs Before the #iPhone, "This image would clearly be understood without the voice balloon, or the character's open mouth," says cartoonist Tom Pappalardo, who jokes that Steve Jobs ruined comics.

20 Highly Effective Broken Link Checker Websites

20 Highly Effective Broken Link Checker Websites : #html #web #cool A broken link is a link that leads you to empty or error pages of which the most common is error 404. It is the result when a web page has been deleted, no longer exist or when a site moved to a different domain. Having a lot of broken links to your website would mean low ranks in search engine as they are capable of stopping the search engine bots from tracking all of your pages. Therefore, it is very important for you to ensure that your website is free from broken links so that your visitors will also keep on coming back to your site.

Steven Paul Jobs Career Infographics

Steven Paul Jobs Career Infographics: #Apple #Steven Paul #Jobs career infographics shows about the lifestyle and career he has lived through the years at Apple Inc.

The end of #TV as we know it

The end of #TV as we know it: #cool #new The first wave of commercialization on the Internet had a tremendous impact on our lives and has disrupted most — if not all — industry value chains. The print industry was in the eye of the storm, with decline in readers and advertising budgets forcing many major magazines and newspapers to shut down, while the survivors continue to scramble to deal with the disruption.

Is William Shatner Senile?

Is #William #Shatner Senile?: #starwars #startrek William #Shatner has risked incurring the wrath of Star Wars fans by claiming the legendary sci-fi franchise is simply "special effects" In a video posted on his YouTube page, Shatner suggested George Lucas' creation was derivative of Star Trek, of which he starred in the original series and six feature films.

What #Steve #Jobs said about #Apple in the summer of '96

What #Steve #Jobs said about #Apple in the summer of '96: A rare glimpse at what he had in mind for the company a few months before his return

Reddit And The Return Of Jailbait

Reddit And The Return Of Jailbait: #Reddit's "#jailbait" section, on which users posted pictures of (clothed) young girls, was shut down last month after a moderator dispute. Pervs can rejoice, though, because now it's back.

Check the Reddit pervs here: http://www.reddit.com/r/jailbait

Beware of The Raping Clowns!

Beware of The Raping Clowns!: #rape #clown #notfunny Two Santas and a clown have now been arrested on child porn charges in Ontario in just over the last two years.

Feds: Homeless hacker 'Commander X' arrested

Feds: Homeless hacker 'Commander X' arrested: #hacker @anonymous Christopher Doyon, a 47-year-old homeless man, was one of two men arrested Thursday for carrying out cyber attacks on Santa Cruz County computers.

This has to be... SATAN?

#satan #pic #photo #odd

Free Watch HD TV On ipad Download

Free Watch HD TV On ipad Download: #Apple #Tablet #iPad allows all your computing needs with you, everywhere where you can go. It comes with Wi – Fi and options of 3 G which allows you to connect to send email and search the Internet cafes, bookstores and even on the road. Using the iPad for productivity, such as the composition of the working documents, it is also a device mobile entertainment. You can share photos, play games, and even watch television. Comcast offers a free application which allows to watch your favourite TV shows through your iPad.

The unappreciated benefits of dyslexia

The unappreciated benefits of dyslexia: Normally #ADD #ADHD #dyslexia is considered a handicap: a mental deficiency that makes reading, long-division and remembering whether letters and numbers face left or right difficult. Challenging this view, learning disabilities experts Brock and Fernette Eide argue that dyslexia is an alternative way brains can be wired - one with many advantages.

Offbeat Uses for Common Household Objects

Offbeat Uses for Common Household Objects: #mcgyver #hack #diy Venture into any apartment, and you're likely to find an object used for something other than its intended purpose. We've seen ground coffee used to repel ants, curtain fabric used as wallpaper, cardboard boxes used as coffee tables, and to the delight of DIY enthusiasts everywhere, a La-Z-Boy converted into a motorized easy chair. While most of us don't possess the expertise needed to turn chairs into moving vehicles, we've all struggled with the question of whether to dispose of an old household item, or to save it in case it came in handy later. Care to guess what PopSci would tell you to do?

How Should We Make Hard Decisions?

How Should We Make Hard Decisions? :#smart #thrifty #buy #decision We live in a world filled with difficult decisions. In fact, we’ve managed to turn even trivial choices – say, picking a toothpaste – into a tortured mental task, as the typical supermarket has more than 200 different dental cleaning options. Should I choose a toothpaste based on fluoride content? Do I need a whitener in my toothpaste? Is Crest different than Colgate? The end result is that the banal selection becomes cognitively demanding, as I have to assess dozens of alternatives and take an array of variables into account. And it’s not just toothpaste: The same thing has happened to nearly every consumption decision, from bottled water to blue jeans to stocks. There are no simple choices left – capitalism makes everything complicated.

Lady Gaga designs mobile printer for Polaroid

Lady Gaga designs mobile printer for Polaroid: #Lady #Gaga has designed a portable printer in her role of 'creative director' for Polaroid.

How too snap better smart phone pictures

How too snap better smart phone pictures: #iphone #camera #blackberry #Photos taken on #smart #phones aren’t known for their quality, but much of that is because amateur shutterbugs tend to abandon all principals of photography when snapping on their cell. True, a bad pic is better than no pic, but it is possible to take frame-worthy shots on the one camera you never leave home without. Here’s how

Sick Gulf residents continue to blame BP

Sick Gulf residents continue to blame BP :#bp #oil #spill #energy Many people living near the site of the BP oil spill have reported a long list of similar health problems.

NOVA | An Obsession With Robots

NOVA | An Obsession With Robots: In this interview, roboticist James McLurkin talks about why he loves robots, what applications he sees for the swarms of robots that he develops, and why he pores over his pet ants—among other topics near and dear to this award-winning engineer's heart.

10 Ways to Update Twitter via Email

10 Ways to Update Twitter via Email: Among those ways, updating Twitter via email is also interesting and easy, since it is workable whether you are using a computer, a notebook, or a mobile phone. Below are 10 popular and free ways for you to update your Twitter profile with text, photos, videos or some other multiple files.

Why 3D doesn't work and never will. Case closed

Why 3D doesn't work and never will. Case closed.: #3d #movies #reald I received a letter that ends, as far as I am concerned, the discussion about 3D. It doesn't work with our brains and it never will.

Hack Your Way to the Top

Hack Your Way to the Top: #hacker #hack Agility. Speed. Endurance. These qualities -- not to mention the ability to work effectively under pressure -- aren't only prized in Navy Seals. The best programmers must have them, too, and there's no better place to show off those skills than at a hackathon.

20 Tools To Help You Schedule Tweets on Twitter

20 Tools To Help You Schedule Tweets on Twitter: We’ve made this post for those who are very active on twitter because we are featuring some third party applications for you to keep up with the real time nature of tweeting. To get connected to a number of people, you must send tweets regularly but sometimes it is so inconvenient to come back so often to repost tweet announcements or share some links. To make twitter easier to use, developers created online tools for everyone to schedule tweets or send a tweet at a specific time.

In Soviet Russia thrill rides you!

In Soviet Russia thrill rides you! #russia #ghetto #thrill #ride

Mark Zuckerberg Sucks at Coding Now

Mark Zuckerberg Sucks at Coding Now: #phony #facebook Mark Zuckerberg isn't the coding wiz he used to be. When he was young and not rich, he would put himself through coding marathon sessions, banging out lines like Lohan. It's true! I saw it in The Social Network. No more though. He doesn't code much nowadays and when he does, he sucks.

25 Best Cosplay Babe Photos Of Dragon*Con 2011

25 Best Cosplay Babe Photos Of Dragon*Con 2011: Geeks of Doom photographer Derek Deweese and writer Tom Cheredar were down at Dragon*Con this past weekend, bringing us lots of news from the Con, as well as photos of some very cool cosplay from the floor, like these 15 Awesome Doctor Who Cosplay Photos and a first look at Quite Possibly The Best TARDIS Dress We’ve Ever Seen.

But what would Dragon*Con be without a slew of sexy babes in the geekiest of costumes?

Do games engines like Unity with paid extensions stunt the educational growth of would-be programmers?

Do games engines like Unity with paid extensions stunt the educational growth of would-be programmers?: I have been designing my game, working on the art assets, and learning programming for the last year (or has it been two years? So much work in a video game...haha...) but honestly it's mainly been a hard focus on creating graphics and very very little in learning to code. Over 6 months ago decided on Unity. While creating the purely 2D art assets (which are almost completely finished and ready to be in the game, which I've been told takes the majority of development time in video game creation), I've dabbled to learn in Unity3D, created a simple 2D game, and although my major project is ambitious, I am still only working to release smaller games first. Specifically, I want to see if my designs and graphics sell well in the mobile market, as if they were successful enough I could use the money to fund a more talented artist to transform my design from a 2D world into a 3D one, and perhaps eventually even use something like the Hero Engine if it became that successful to warrant a lot of multiplayer users.

What the Front Pages of the Web Looked Like on 9/11/2001

What the Front Pages of the Web Looked Like on 9/11/2001: Everyone has a 9/11 story, so here’s mine: I was riding the NJ Transit train across the Meadowlands on the way to my job in Manhattan when a woman stood up and broke the morning silence. “A plane just hit the World Trade Center,” she said. Someone had called and told her that over her cellphone. We looked out across the clear skyline and saw smoke billowing from one of the towers.

And you had to say it... Hmmm :/

And you had to say this about #9/11

The Amazing John K movie no one wants to produce... yet!

The Amazing John K movie no one wants to produce... yet!: #animation #cartoon Here is my totally mainstream family oriented kid's movie idea. G rated. I just pitched it again and everyone laughed like crazy but then worried that it's too edgy, which it's not. We live in a strange world where no one in business seems to want to make money.

8 Best Battery Saver Apps For Your Smartphone

8 Best Battery Saver Apps For Your Smartphone: #smartphone #blackberry #iphone If you are smartphone user then you should readout this article for saving your battery life. Battery, one of the most important part of every phone. So today we going to share some useful stuff for your smartphone. This article has best battery saver apps for smartphone users.

Become a Good Programmer in Six Really Hard Steps

Become a Good Programmer in Six Really Hard Steps: #programming #coder #hacker First of all, understand that Peter Norvig nailed this on the head a long time ago: it takes ten years to learn to be a programmer. There's a glut of "learn X in some small number of days" type books out there; there are hordes of blog posts about "how to improve your programming-fu in a few easy ways"; and in general a lot of people come around looking for advice on how to become a whiz with minimal effort.

I'm going to change up the pitch a bit. Instead of Five Easy Ways to Make Your Code Amazing in 21 Days, I'm going to tell it like it is. Welcome to How to become a good programmer in six Really Hard steps.

Unlocking Big Data with R

Unlocking Big Data with R: #R #statistics #visualization The explosion of big data has caused far-reaching ripples in the enterprise. Organizations today are faced with unprecedented challenges in sorting, processing and analyzing their data, which has in turn given rise to a new generation of technologies.

One such example is the R statistics language, which was originally developed by noted statisticians Robert Gentleman and Ross Ihaka at the University of New Zealand in 1997. In recent years, R has emerged as a popular language for advanced analytics, and is also central to the emerging data science movement.

Somebody call the mad house on George Lucas

#starwars #bluray #fiasco George Lucas had gone mad with power! Somebody get a restriction on Lucas to keep him from spoiling the classics.

Adding a Touchscreen Interface to a DIY Project

Adding a Touchscreen Interface to a DIY Project: #diy #electronics @make “Resistive” touchscreens are the type you’re most likely to use in a DIY microcontroller project. These consist of two screen layers coated with a resistive material and separated by a small gap. When touched, the layers make contact, creating a voltage divider circuit. The resulting voltage is easily measured and correlated to position. The top layer of the touchscreen is just a clear overlay, though; what really makes it work is the layer underneath. Approaches to implementing a screen range from putting a printed sheet behind a touchscreen for a static touch interface—actually a fairly simple method to pull off—to something as full-featured as an LCD smartphone display. Here are the three main options.

21 Ways You Can Relax and Recharge on Your Day Off

21 Ways You Can Relax and Recharge on Your Day Off: We're celebrating Labor Day here in the states (or "Labour Day" in Canada), which means the government's celebrating your hard work by giving you the day off. While long weekends are great, if you don't take a moment to unwind they don't do you much good. Make your day off count and check out some of our favorite ways to relax and recharge.

Jennifer Hom explains Freddie Mercury doodle

#queen #freddiemercury #design Jennifer Hom, the cutie behind the marvelous Google Doodle! explains the creative process behind her masterpiece.

'Father of Java' leaves Android maker Google for a true robotics company

'Father of Java' leaves Android maker Google for a true robotics company: James Gosling -- the so-called "father of Java" -- left Google (GOOG) on Tuesday to join a company that is looking to scatter thousands of robots around the Earth's oceans.

12 Fastest Image Optimization Tools For Your Desktop !

12 Fastest Image Optimization Tools For Your Desktop !: There are numerous online image optimization tools which are available and capable of resizing and converting image files into different formats such as JPG, PNG and Gif.
But for certain users who must endure bad and slow internet connections, online image optimization may not be a good alternative nor the solution to their online plight; since it is really difficult to upload over a 4 mb image file and resize or scale it to larger parameters without losing the overall quality of the image or photographs.

Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach

Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach: #free #ai #robot The leading textbook in Artificial Intelligence

What Will School Look Like in 10 Years?

What Will School Look Like in 10 Years?: Computers, electronic whiteboards and other interactive technologies are fundamentally changing American education . That is the view of the experts whom The Times spoke with about what the classroom will look like 10 years from now. Listen to excerpts from their predictions below, and share your own thoughts in the comments section.

Thai citizen accused of insulting king on Facebook

Thai citizen accused of insulting king on Facebook: Police have arrested a Thai computer programmer on charges of insulting the nation's revered king on a Facebook page, his lawyer said Monday. The charges carry a penalty of up to 15 years in prison.

Free Online Course Introduction to Artificial Intelligence - Fall 2011

FREE Online Course Introduction to Artificial Intelligence - Fall 2011: #standford #free #ai A bold experiment in distributed education, "Introduction to Artificial Intelligence" will be offered free and online to students worldwide during the fall of 2011. The course will include feedback on progress and a statement of accomplishment. Taught by Sebastian Thrun and Peter Norvig, the curriculum draws from that used in Stanford's introductory Artificial Intelligence course. The instructors will offer similar materials, assignments, and exams.

Getting Started With The PayPal API

Getting Started With The PayPal API: PayPal is the most popular platform for receiving online payments today. The ease of opening a PayPal account and receiving payments compared to opening a merchant account with a traditional payment gateway is probably the number one reason for its popularity, with a close second being the comprehensive API that PayPal provides for its payment services. In this post, I will break down some of the techniques and approaches to working with the PayPal API, in order to make integration and troubleshooting simpler and easier.

Freddie Mercury Google Doodle

#FreddieMercury #queen #forever Best Google Doodle Ever!

Six Thrilling New Theme-Park Rides for 2012

Six Thrilling New Theme-Park Rides for 2012: #rollercoaster #themepark #sixflags Even though there are still technically a few weeks left in summer, Labor Day marks its unofficial end as the last few states send their children back to school. It’s never too early to start looking forward to next summer, though, and Six Flags is providing theme park fans with news that will get them through the year.

WikiSummaries, free book summaries

WikiSummaries, free book summaries: #coolness WikiSummaries provides free book summaries that anyone can contribute to, currently there are over 3,000 summaries.

Java 7: The Top 8 Features

Java 7: The Top 8 Features: #java #programming It’s been a while since the last major Java release and expectations were naturally high for the upcoming release. The Java 7 release initially included many JSRs with exciting features, like support for closures, which were later deferred to Java 8 in order to release JSRs that are already done. This effectively diluted what is now offered in Java 7 and has left some disappointed.

Boba Fett & The Star Wars Holiday Special!

Boba Fett & The Star Wars Holiday Special!: #starwars In mid-1978, the animation staff at Nelvana finished up on "The Devil and Daniel Mouse", and was put on George Lucas' "Secret Project". Remember, Star Wars had just come out the previous summer and was THE mega hit! So, it was exciting to see the initial designs for the sequel.

New York Institute of Technology + Popeye and Mighty Mouse Animators = Start of Computer Animation

New York Institute of Technology + Popeye and Mighty Mouse Animators = Start of Computer Animation: From the 1920s through to the early 1960s the New York area was home to two major animation studios: The Fleischer Studios (which later became Paramount Pictures' Famous Studios) and Terrytoons.

The Fleischer Studios produced the Betty Boop, Popeye, and Superman cartoons; while Terrytoons had Mighty Mouse, Heckle & Jeckle, and Tom Terrific.


These studios were no longer in existence when I started my career in animation in the mid-1970s. However, my first job at New York Institute of Technology landed me right in the middle of the most talented group of animators who had worked at Fleischer/Famous and Terrytoons. It was from these animators (Johnny Gentilella, Marty Taras, Dante Barbetta and Earl James) that I received my on-the-job training in the basics and mechanics of animation.

6 Web Enhancing JavaScript Libraries for Developers

6 Web Enhancing JavaScript Libraries for Developers: The primary use of JavaScript is to write functions that are embedded in or included from HTML pages and interact with the Document Object Model (DOM) of the page. Because JavaScript code can run locally in a user’s browser (rather than on a remote server), the browser can respond to user actions quickly, making an application more responsive.

How to Take Your First Coding Project from Start to Finish

How to Take Your First Coding Project from Start to Finish: You've learned to code, but now what? You may have some basic skills, but you're not sure what to do with them. Here's how to choose and get started on your first real project.

Polish the EPUB

Polish the EPUB: In EPUB documents, you cannot detect some problems with normal validation methods. As long as the document validates as well-formed XML and follows the EPUB standard, it can appear to be correct but might not read correctly in an e-Reader. Examples include broken paragraphs, bad page numbering, and spelling errors caused by OCR scanning. But you can view and correct errors using two methods: with the EPUB editor Sigil and with PHP in combination with SimpleXML and the Enchant libraries. Regular expressions provide the key to efficient processing.

Using AutoCAD file formats with open source libraries

Using AutoCAD file formats with open source libraries: Many experts use AutoCAD and its formats in engineering, design, architecture, geography, and related fields. It's often useful to combine the data that AutoCAD produces with GIS data such as shapefiles for placement on maps or for use inside Google Earth or Google Maps. Learn about two open source libraries—LibreDWG and dxflib—that make the AutoCAD DXF and DWG file formats more accessible. You also create a translator tool that will write to KML and shapefile formats and use the GDAL library to facilitate working with GML and shapefile formats.

Improve Every Moment

Improve Every Moment: I’m going to share with you a very simple tool that might just transform your life. It’s something I’ve been trying in the last few months, and I can attest that it works brilliantly.

Frugal Guide to Better Living on a Limited Budget

Frugal Guide to Better Living on a Limited Budget: During the tough times, when the economy is not very bright and there is slowdown, it becomes quite difficult to manage the budget. There have been cuts in the salaries and in some cases; a few have even lost their jobs. Compromising on budget has led them to cutting back on luxury items. However, it is quite easy to have a good living even on a limited budget.

10 Incredible Facts About the Criminal Brain

10 Incredible Facts About the Criminal Brain: Whenever a crime happens, the community is left wondering how someone could do such a thing. For most of us, it’s hard to comprehend the urge to harm someone else or steal something, especially when we consider the consequences to the victim, their family, and ourselves. But many criminal brains work differently than the average human’s. Of course, there are people who turn to crime after a tough childhood, but some criminals, especially psychopaths and those with personality disorders, have minds that are wired for crime. Here are 10 unbelievable facts about the criminal brain.