Preparing for the zombie apocalypse

Preparing for the #zombie #apocalypse #Halloween: One must always take time to prepare for the future and the unexpected whether that means planning for retirement, purchasing insurance for possible future issues, or structuring a will for the inevitable. It’s is important to plan to ensure that we maintain our standard of living despite what life may through at us. In the case of a friend of mine he is in the planning phase of preparing for a zombie apocalypse. It’s something that weighs heavy on his mind and he decided it was time to make a proactive movement towards making sure he can get them before they can get him.

Cold Fusion: Future of physics or phoney?

#Cold #Fusion: #Future of #physics or phoney?: #cheap #power #electricity Rossi's "energy catalyser" or E-Cat is based on a Low Energy Nuclear Reaction which produces vast quantities of energy from a few grams of hydrogen. Otherwise known as Cold Fusion, it's a field largely shunned by mainstream physicists. Rossi's work may have a significant number of followers, but it's still extremely controversial and some critics accuse him of outright fraud.

Awkward Breast Squeeze Caught On Police Camera

aAwkward Breast Squeeze Caught On Police Camera: #busted #funny A motorist is threatening legal action after a cop camera apparently caught him speeding while cupping his female passenger's breast.

Occupy Movement Turns Geek

#Occupy Movement Turns Geek: The #OccupyWallStreet movement is spreading across the galaxy and we’re on the lookout for who’ll be joining the movement next. Send in your favorite Occupy images for a chance to be featured on Geeks Are Sexy!

25 Awesome Horror Films You Probably Haven’t Seen (But Really Should)

25 Awesome Horror Films You Probably Haven’t Seen (But Really Should): This Halloween season, we asked the experts at Fangoria, a magazine that's been at the forefront of horror since 1979, to guide us through some of the best obscure fright films of all time. For this list, the magazine's Editor in Chief Chris Alexander, Marketing Director Bekah McKendry and Contributing Editor Justin Beahm dug deep into their personal memory banks of favorite flicks to dredge up 25 great, underrated horror films that you probably haven't seen but definitely should.

How Google's Self-Driving Car Works

How Google's #Self-Driving Car Works: #Google's fleet of #robotic Toyota Priuses has now logged more than 190,000 miles (about 300,000 kilometers), driving in city traffic, busy highways, and mountainous roads with only occasional human intervention. The project is still far from becoming commercially viable, but Google has set up a demonstration system on its campus, using driverless golf carts, which points to how the technology could change transportation even in the near future.

26 Parenting Instructions: For Future Parents To…

26 Parenting Instructions: For Future Parents To…: #baby #funny Becoming a parent can be a scary experience, and the waiting doesn’t exactly add to your confidence. However, once you understand that it’s all about logic, you will start to settle in with the thought of soon being a mom or dad. The task itself is nothing less than awesome, and every day will show you new wonders of life. Don’t expect it to be a cake walk because there will be things that you haven’t foreseen which will happen, and those are always the things that will give you further experience and understanding about what it means to be a parent. I can definitely assure you though that it’s nothing but fun.

Interactive Periodic Table of Swearing Extends Your Rude Vocabulary

Interactive Periodic Table of Swearing Extends Your Rude Vocabulary: #F**K #SH*T #SouthPark Modern Toss teamed up with design studio Clay to build the device, which wouldn’t look entirely out of place in a 1970s power station. That is, if the power station was designed by a Tourettes sufferer — possibly Mr. Tourettes, one of Modern Toss’ popular characters.

Why George Romero rejected The Walking Dead to make The Zombie Autopsies

Why #GeorgeRomero rejected #TheWalkingDead to make The #Zombie Autopsies: We scored a few minutes with the Zombiefather George A. Romero at the kick-off to AMC's Fear Fest celebration. He shared his thoughts on undead sensation Walking Dead — and his plans for his next project, adapting The Zombie Autopsies.

Copying 3D movies in 3D

Copying #3D movies in 3D: #hack #video Clever solution to some intricate problem.

The Secret to Living Well on $11,000 a Year

The Secret to Living Well on $11,000 a Year: #OWS #OccupyWallStreet #Frugality #Happiness Glenn Morrissette, 42, wrote in to say that he lives on just $11,000 a year, and he does it by living full-time in an RV. As a result, he pays no rent, needs no car, and can live wherever he wants. Unlike Joseph Fonseca, the writer we profiled in our "Living Well on $20,000 a Year" article, Morrissette has health insurance. A professional musician, he can work by computer from any location. He might not have a family support, as the teacher living on $40,000 a year does, but we thought Morrissette's story was interesting enough to share. We spoke with Morrissette, who is currently in New Jersey, about his lifestyle, which he also describes on his blog, To Simplify.

GeekGirlCon 2011: The Most Important Con This Year

GeekGirlCon 2011: The Most Important Con This Year: There’s lots of New York Comic Con coverage around here, but just a week prior to NYCC, there was a shift not only in the way conventions are done, but in their intended audience. The first ever GeekGirlCon was held in Seattle on October 8th and 9th, and it was a huge success!

Four Ways Women Stunt Their Careers Unintentionally

Four Ways #Women Stunt Their #Careers Unintentionally: Having combed through more than a thousand 360-degree performance assessments conducted in recent years, we've found, by a wide margin, that the primary criticism men have about their female colleagues is that the women they work with seem to exhibit low self-confidence.

The 147 companies that rule the world

The 147 companies that rule the world: #OWS #occupywallstreet #occupycalgary The idea that a few bankers control a large chunk of the global economy might not seem like news to New York's Occupy Wall Street movement and protesters elsewhere (see photo). But the study, by a trio of complex systems theorists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, is the first to go beyond ideology to empirically identify such a network of power. It combines the mathematics long used to model natural systems with comprehensive corporate data to map ownership among the world's transnational corporations (TNCs).

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA NOSES

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA NOSES: #TMNT God is the artist. I just find the ninja turtle in his work.

Fixing America's Economy: Nine Ideas from Around the World

Fixing America's Economy: Nine Ideas from Around the World: #OccupyWallStreet #USA There's no guarantee that all of these ideas would work in an American context. But it's clear that some fresh, non-ideological thinking is needed. Says Dow Chemical (DOW) Chief Executive Officer Andrew N. Liveris, a Greek-Australian-American and author of the book Make It in America: The Case for Re-Inventing the Economy: "People in the U.S. confuse big government and small government as the only two models. What we need is smart government." By that he means government that puts business objectives ahead of politics. "Countries are competing like companies more and more," says Liveris, "In the U.S., we haven't caught up." Here are nine ideas from the rest of the world to get America back in the race.

How Black People See White Culture

How "Black #People See #White @Culture: best #2011 video.

Unleashing a Dinosaur in school

Unleashing a Dinosaur in school: #video #funny mayhem guaranteed

Thirteen Observations made by Lemony Snicket while watching Occupy Wall Street from a Discreet Distance

Thirteen Observations made by #LemonySnicket while watching #OccupyWallStreet from a Discreet Distance: A series of unfortunate events for corporate America.

13 Halloween Costumes You'll See At Every Party

13 #Halloween #Costumes You'll See At Every #Party

Bill Maher Explains Why Occupy Wall Street Is Going To Win

Bill Maher Explains Why #OccupyWallStreet Is Going To Win: On Real Time host Bill Maher accused the right of living in the past when it comes to Occupy Wall Street, but most importantly, he explained to them why Occupy Wall Street is going to win.

A guide to Python packaging

A guide to #Python packaging: The best open source Python applications have great packaging. Learn more about what packaging is and its basic implementation. Then, go a step farther and discover versioning and distribution as they relate to packaging.

Dark Lord Conquers Earth in Star Wars: The Complete Vader

Dark Lord Conquers Earth in #StarWars: The Complete Vader: How strong is #Darth #Vader’s grip on humanity? The new book Star Wars: The Complete Vader charts the Dark Lord’s utter domination of Earth’s imagination, showing off rarely seen variations on George Lucas’ antihero, from international movie posters to an Oklahoma butter sculpture.

Will Nolan's 'Dark Knight Rises' occupy Wall Street?

Will Nolan's '#DarkKnightRises' occupy Wall Street? #OccupyGotham #QWS #occupywallstreet #occupycalgary "The Dark Knight Rises," Christopher Nolan's third film in the Batman trilogy, has been shooting in Los Angeles in recent weeks. But the Christian Bale-led production is now set to make a trip to New York and could be heading to a fraught locale: the Occupy Wall Street protests.

Butcher Kings Slaughter Pop Icons

Butcher Kings Slaughter Pop Icons: Artists Alex Pardee and “Skinner” holed up for three weeks in a California studio recently, then came out the other end of their creative confab with a series of graphic demolition jobs that make brightly colored mincemeat of pop-culture icons.

U.S. Copyright Czar Cozied Up to Content Industry, E-Mails Show

U.S. Copyright Czar Cozied Up to Content Industry, E-Mails Show: Top-ranking Obama administration officials, including the U.S. copyright czar, played an active role in secret negotiations between Hollywood, the recording industry and ISPs to disrupt internet access for users suspected of violating copyright law, according to internal White House e-mails.

Revolutionary Oil Skimmer Nets $1 Million X Prize

Revolutionary #Oil #Skimmer Nets $1 Million X Prize: #spill #BP A breakthrough in oil cleanup technology allows crews to skim spilled oil off the water's surface at a much faster rate. The new device wasn't developed by Exxon, BP or any of the major oil companies — it's the work of Elastec/American Marine, based in Illinois. And the design won the company a rich award from the X Prize Foundation.

Underwater Nude Series NSFW

Underwater Nude Series #NSFW: #canon #nikon Impressive examples of underwater #photography.

Real Life Angry birds

Real Life Angry birds: #angrybirds Uncanny!!!

The Fantasy World Map #12

The #Fantasy #World #Map #12 : Finally! I’ve charted the very first accurate map of the entire fantasy world.
Nerds will rejoice! …Or become enraged!

Amazing Opera Stage Designs

#Amazing Opera #Stage #Designs: #wow #cool The world’s most incredible floating stage is located on the shore of Lake Constance in Bregenz, Austria.

If you think #occupywallstreet is wrong, WATCH THIS...

If you think #OCCUPYWALLSTREET is wrong, WATCH THIS... #OCCUPYCALGARY #OCCUPYTHEPLANET

Conspiracy Theory Rock by fruittreeofwisdom

Make a $24 Ring Light From Christmas Lights

Make a $24 #Ring #Light From Christmas Lights: #photography One of the things we are trying to deal here on DIYP is making ring lights without going into all the mess and (possible) danger that goes into wiring and sawing. Till now, we've were only half there with some IKEA based rigs that provided some nice bulb support, but we never made it all the way through to a really each hack.

Jobs's Wife Backs Education Causes

#Jobs's Wife Backs Education Causes: Now the spotlight turns to how the #Apple Inc. co-founder's wife, Laurene Powell Jobs, will manage the fortune she is likely to inherit. Some large donors in Silicon Valley say they don't know if the couple made major donations behind the scenes. Through a spokeswoman, Ms. Powell Jobs, 47 years old, declined to be interviewed.

How satellites can make wine taste better

How satellites can make #wine taste better: #Satellite #technology is doing more than just delivering TV channels and pinpointing where we are with our smartphones.

New Zealand oil spill – in pictures

New Zealand #oil #spill – in pictures: #environment The 47,230-tonne Liberian-flagged Rena has been stranded on a reef 12 nautical miles off Tauranga on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island since running aground a week ago. Oil leaking into the sea has increased by as much as ten-fold, with the government calling it New Zealand's worst ever maritime environmental disaster

Top 50 Best CSS Articles and Resources

Top 50 Best CSS Articles and Resources: Modern web design is not possible without Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). The flexibility of CSS allows web developers to create websites that load faster and are easier to update.

Five New-Maker Pitfalls (and How to Manage Them)

Five New-Maker Pitfalls (and How to Manage Them): #DIY He went on to list five common issues that new makers and those of us without professional degrees tend to overlook. Matt was kind enough to summarize each of the issues into new-maker speak. By no means are these issues all inclusive or exclusive. In fact, I’m sure every maker, professional or not, runs into these issues in some form or another – the learning by doing (or mistaking) process.

How to Tell Someone You Don't Like Them (Without Being an Asshole)

How to Tell Someone You Don't Like Them (Without Being an #Asshole): #douche It would be fantastic if we could all just get along, but if you've met a handful of people in your life you know that's not a very realistic expectation. Sometimes, despite your best efforts, you simply have to tell someone that it's not working out. Whether you're breaking up with a lover, letting go of a friend, or just trying to shake someone annoying, here's how to get the awkward job done.

Nasa charters three suborbital flights on Virgin Galactic for space science

Nasa charters three suborbital flights on Virgin Galactic for space science: Space tourism pioneer Virgin Galactic has inked a contract worth upwards of $4.5 million (£2.9 million) with Nasa, so the space agency can take charter flights on its privately-built spacecraft SpaceShipTwo for experiments in suborbital space.

The Best Way to Learn JavaScript

The Best Way to #Learn #JavaScript: Learning something new is scary. For me, the biggest issue with picking up a new skill is that I don’t know what I don’t know. Given that, it’s often useful to find a plan for learning whatever you’re interested in. That’s what this post is: your blueprint, your roadmap, your plan of action for learning JavaScript! You don’t have to worry about finding the best resources, sorting out the bad ones, and figuring out what to learn next. It’s all here. Just follow it, step by step.

The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Design and Converting it to HTML and CSS

The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Design and Converting it to #HTML and #CSS: This screencast will serve as the final entry in a multi-part series across the TUTS sites which demonstrates how to build a beautiful home page for a fictional business. We learned how to create the wireframe on Vectortuts+; we added color, textures, and effects on Psdtuts+; now, we’ll take our completed PSD and convert it into a nicely coded HTML and CSS website.

Women and technology an untapped part of economy

#Women and #technology an untapped part of economy: Ada Lovelace is often referred to as the first #computer #programmer. More than 150 years after she wrote the world's first computer program, Dr Patrice Braun is working on the international stage to close the gap between women, technology and the economy.

BATTLESTAR BERZERK: A LEGO® creation by Garry King

BATTLESTAR BERZERK: A LEGO® creation by Garry King: #LEGO #BSG I have to say this was the hardest built I have done. taking 2 months and having to wait for parts to arrive. I was inspired by the small 1:3700 scale model that is available and I have sitting on my shelf with the rest of the collection of BSG merchandise scale models. Yes I am just as obsessed with BSG MODELS as I am with lego and building these ships in lego..

Dennis Ritchie: The Shoulders Steve Jobs Stood On

#Dennis #Ritchie: The Shoulders #Steve #Jobs Stood On: #C #UNIX #RIP The tributes to Dennis Ritchie won’t match the river of praise that spilled out over the web after the death of Steve Jobs. But they should.

Chrome extension enables remote computer control

#Chrome extension enables #remote #computer control : Months of work on "chromoting" have reached fruition with Google's release on Friday of a new Chrome extension to let a person on one computer remotely control another across the network.

India Unveils $35 Tablet Computer “Aakash”

India Unveils $35 #Tablet #Computer “Aakash” : With the intent of spreading knowledge and awareness of information technology all across the nation, India is all in readiness to roll out the world's cheapest, government-subsidized tablets computer, pegged at around $35, to myriad needy villagers, especially students, in the countryside.

Java creator remembers Steve Jobs

#Java creator remembers #Steve #Jobs: Former Calgary techie recalls job interviews, interactions with Apple co-founder

From 'Warthog' to 'Pangolin': Up Close With Ubuntu Linux Mascots

From 'Warthog' to 'Pangolin': Up Close With #Ubuntu #Linux Mascots: If you're a fan of Ubuntu Linux, there's a good chance you're among the many who have been wondering in the last day or so what, precisely, a pangolin is.

How to become a hacker

How to become a #hacker: You’ve read about the exploits of groups such as LulzSec, Anonymous and AntiSec. You’ve read my Kevin Mitnick interview with great interest. You’ve followed such famous programmers as Richard Stallman, Linus Torvalds, Marc Andreesen and Dennis Ritchie. And, now you want to become a hacker. But, how does one become a hacker? Is there some secret society with blood rites that tests your willingness to exploit and deliver malicious payloads to unsuspecting computer users? Or, do you have to sell your soul and pledge allegiance to an organized crime boss to break into this mysterious field?

Seven things you should know if you're starting out programming

Seven things you should know if you're starting out #programming: This post is not a coding tutorial. There's thousands of those. Nor is it a 'which programming language should I learn?' post. If you're wondering whether you might want to explore the world of code, I'd say there are more important questions to ask first up, namely: what is programming? What does programming look like on the inside? Are programming and me going to 'get on'?

Stallman on Jobs: "I'm not glad he's dead, but I'm glad he's gone"

#Stallman on #Jobs: "I'm not glad he's dead, but I'm glad he's gone" #apple Ask Stallman what he thinks, and he’ll tell you. Try to use his words or his creations, and he’ll impose some conditions. He can’t, and he won’t, make your choices for you, however, even if he thinks your choice is dumb.

Why Be a Pirate? Use Open Source Software Instead

Why Be a #Pirate? Use Open Source Software Instead: It's easy to keep repeating past mistakes out of sheer habit--'Microsoft Trained Brain Syndrome' is one perfect illustration--but once you start looking around, it's just as easy to break free.

Idyllic Landscapes Recreated from Junk

Idyllic #Landscapes Recreated from #Junk: Born in Boston and now living in Bristol, Rhode Island, artist Tom Deininger uses thousands of pieces various junk materials to create incredible works of art. The pieces themselves are massive, reaching heights of 10 feet (3 meters) and widths of 20 feet (6 meters). They are also highly intricate with amazing depth and detail. ‘Littered’ throughout Tom’s work are countless action figures, dolls and toys acting out various roles and depicting narratives.

Hackers hit Japan's biggest defense contractor

#Hackers hit Japan's biggest defense contractor: Japan's largest defense contractor, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, today acknowledged that scores of its servers and PCs had been infected with malware, but denied that any confidential information had been stolen.

Most Disruptive Companies in Tech

Most Disruptive Companies in Tech: #apple #google Focus has pulled together an infographic on the most disruptive companies in tech. It should come as little surprise that many of the innovations are cloud-powered, or cloud-dependent.

21 Weird Family Photographs

21 Weird #Family #Photographs: Worst, strangest, weirdest photos selected from your family photo albums selected and published in a single article for your entertainment (or embarrassment). I bet you pray to God that none of your family photos are here. If they are not, enjoy this funny collection.

Panic of the Plutocrats

Panic of the Plutocrats: It remains to be seen whether the Occupy Wall Street protests will change America’s direction. Yet the protests have already elicited a remarkably hysterical reaction from Wall Street, the super-rich in general, and politicians and pundits who reliably serve the interests of the wealthiest hundredth of a percent.

The Story Of Occupy Wall Street Told Through Online Videos

The Story Of Occupy Wall Street Told Through Online Videos: #occupywallstreet The Occupy Wall Street movement, also known as #OccupyWallStreet, is in full effect. Demonstrators have taken to the streets of NYC, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Miami and more to protest against social and economic inequality, greed, unemployment and other financially related issues, and there’s no better way to see what’s going on first-hand than heading to YouTube. We’ve put together a list of online videos to sum up the story of Occupy Wall Street thus far.

Computer Virus Hits U.S. Drone Fleet

Computer Virus Hits U.S. Drone Fleet: A #computer #virus has infected the cockpits of America’s Predator and Reaper drones, logging pilots’ every keystroke as they remotely fly missions over Afghanistan and other warzones.

Massive turnout @ WashingtonSqPark NYC.

Massive turnout @ WashingtonSqPark NYC.: Massive turnout. Massive. WashingtonSqPark NYC. #OccupyWallStreet Growing so fast, NYPD overwhelmed

Everything Is A Remix: The Matrix

Everything Is A Remix: THE #MATRIX #movie #WTF

Everything Is A Remix: THE MATRIX from robgwilson.com on Vimeo.

The Upside of Quitting

The Upside of Quitting: #winning I’d like you to stop whatever you’re doing right now. No no, I don’t mean like stop so you can give your full attention to this radio show. I mean, honestly, radio is the perfect medium for multitasking — unless maybe you’re using a chainsaw or something. What I mean is Stop. Whatever. You’re. Doing. As in, doing with your life. Maybe it’s your job. Maybe it’s a relationship that’s curdled. Maybe there’s some dream project you’ve been working on so long that you can’t even remember what got you all heated up about it in the first place. I want to encourage you to just quit.

Great Depression Photos in Color 1939-1943

Great #Depression #Photos in #Color 1939-1943: These images, by photographers of the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information, are some of the only color photographs taken of the effects of the Depression on America’s rural and small town populations.

World mood biorhythm through Twitter-mining

World #mood #biorhythm through #Twitter-mining: An analysis of mood patterns distilled from half a billion tweets has produced a civilisation-scale picture of how moods rise and fall in tandem, over time and across the world.

The transcendence of the #Pokeball, a Tsunami survival pod

The transcendence of the #Pokeball, a #Tsunami survival pod: #pokemon #invention #new “Noah” spherical earthquake and tsunami shelter, I choose you! At least you will, when the tsunami alarm sounds and water quickly begins to rise - until then, let the kids use it as a playhouse. The 1.2 meter (4 feet) diameter tsunami survival capsules were designed by Japan's Cosmo Power as floating emergency shelters capable of holding up to four adults.

Topless Protesters at Occupy Wall Street

Topless Protesters at Occupy Wall Street #breast #tits #feed #nurture #occupywallstreet

Harry Potter vs. Star Wars

Harry Potter vs. Star Wars: #starwars #harrypotter I wonder if Harry Potter will hold the same significance to my kids’ generation as Star Wars does for mine?

Woody Allen - standup - '65 - RARE!

#Woody #Allen - standup - '65 - RARE!: He is still #funny you know.

Sure, they look blue, but are the Smurfs closet Reds?

Sure, they look blue, but are the #Smurfs closet #Reds?: #communism You remember the Smurfs: Blue skin, white caps and three apples high. Wanton berry junkies. A 1980s pop phenomenon. The adorable masters of the Saturday morning cartooniverse are back, the computer-generated titular attraction in a new movie opening nationwide Friday. As Papa Smurf and friends re-enter the cultural atmosphere, there’s no dodging the question: Are the Smurfs now, or they have ever been … communist?

10 Movies That Famous People Don't Want You to See

10 Movies That Famous People Don't Want You to See: #movies Hey, remember The Star Wars Holiday Special, which George Lucas has basically begged you to never watch? It turns out there are a whole bunch of movies that the stars have been trying to hide from everyone, mainly because they're afraid someone will make fun of them.

That's all right, though. That's what we're here for.

Drunk John Lasseter

Drunk #John #Lasseter: #PIXAR C'mon you bum, sober up and work harder after the #cars 2 flop!

The Coolest Elevator in New York

The Coolest Elevator in New York: #NY #WOW. It’s like Willy Wonka built an elevator to the land of Oz! Easily the coolest elevator I’ve ever been on in New York:

New York Times Flip Flops on Occupy Wall Street

New York Times Flip Flops on Occupy Wall Street: #oocuppywallstreet #hope

7 Surprising Ways to Boost Your Brain

7 Surprising Ways to #Boost Your #Brain: Follow these tips to get the cognitive power of someone decades younger.

X-Wing Fighter Soapbox Derby Car

#X-Wing Fighter Soapbox Derby Car: #starwars For the 2011 Nazareth Adult Soapbox Derb y I wanted to design a car that people would like and made me feel heroic. So I decided I would model it after one of the most important vehicles of our nation's history: the T-65 X-wing fighter.

The Goal and Message of Occupy Wall Street

The Goal and Message of Occupy Wall Street: #occupywallstreet The nearly two week occupation of a New York park near Wall Street known as Occupy Wall Street, initially undertaken by a few, has grown into a significant mobilization of people. The action should not have to be anything more than what it is at face value. The presence of hundreds if not thousands of Americans confronting a beast, whose greed, recklessness and illegal acts resulted in the collapse of the US economy, should not be something Americans show cynicism toward. Yet, some of the most politically engaged individuals are timid when it comes to the opening hundreds of young Americans have created.

The planet is occupied in part of the income gorge sized gaps

The planet is occupied in part of the income gorge sized gaps: Posted on September 30, 2011 by Angie