While IE11 on Windows 8.1 is -- for obvious reasons given the newer OS's emphasis -- heavily reliant on touch and gestures, IE11 on Windows 7 is a keyboard-and-mouse application. It also places the address bar at the top of the window, unlike at the bottom as does IE11 on Windows 8.1's "Modern" nee "Metro" user interface (UI).
The Windows 7 browser also omitted support for SPDY -- the Google-designed page load acceleration protocol -- won't sync open tabs between machines, as does Google's Chrome, Mozilla's Firefox and IE11 on Windows 8.1; and cannot keep as many tabs open as 8.1's version.-http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9242486/Microsoft_ships_upgraded_preview_of_IE11_for_Windows_7_
What do Jimmy Fallon, a cat's paw and a severed finger have to do with the new iPhone? Read on!
Sept. 20 is the first day you can order the new iPhone 5S. The new phone comes with new colors, a better camera and a more advanced processor. Reviewers seem to agree that the new software works really well. But the feature that everyone's talking about – and goofing on -- is the fingerprint sensor, called Touch ID, which can be used to access your phone. Jimmy Fallon was one of the many comedians who joked about the futuristic technology, saying that phone thieves would now cut off a victim's finger in order to use the stolen phone.
Fortunately, a severed finger cannot grant access into someone's iPhone. At least according to Mashable. The news site talked to an expert who said the sensor technology requires a live finger to grant access.
Like this?-Arizona Hot (September 20, 2013, 07:05 PM)
2) Flip-flops actually flop when worn - they aren’t glued to the bottom of your foot.
3) When wading in water, your clothes get wet - but only up to the point you actually waded. The rest of you stays dry.
4) If you hail and hop into a taxi at the airport when someone was already waiting for one, they’ll get mad and shout at you, or try to pick a fight.
The tech industry can't be trusted on privacy. That's the message we're getting these days – the one we see in headlines about Google Glass and Prism, and in ad campaigns like Microsoft's "Scroogled." We experience it firsthand when targeted advertisements pop up in our news feed or our search results, and when our photos become the stuff of Web commercials. Browser cookies, webmail monitoring, and other intrusive practices may be perfectly defensible, but they don't poll well, and never have.
The tech industry can't be trusted on privacy. That's the message we're getting these days – the one we see in headlines about Google Glass ...-Arizona Hot (October 07, 2013, 10:59 PM)
An online short-episode sci-fi series
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2020 by Trend Micro (http://2020.trendmicro.com/)-Arizona Hot (October 07, 2013, 10:50 PM)
About beer & drinking in the US:
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/map-americas-favorite-beers-by-state-2013-10
A couple fun infographics there.-Renegade (October 15, 2013, 11:00 AM)
About beer & drinking in the US:
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/map-americas-favorite-beers-by-state-2013-10
A couple fun infographics there.-Renegade (October 15, 2013, 11:00 AM)
About beer & drinking in the US:
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/map-americas-favorite-beers-by-state-2013-10
A couple fun infographics there.-Renegade (October 15, 2013, 11:00 AM)
If Blue Moon is Americas favorite "beer" than it's only because they've been slamming placements for it in half the shows on TV ... Because it tastes like orange flavored Windex (e.g. shit).-Stoic Joker (October 15, 2013, 01:06 PM)
Samuel Adams I haven't tried-tomos (October 15, 2013, 01:13 PM)
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Texas Motor Speedway unveils bacon and beer milkshake (http://www.foxsportssouthwest.com/fox-sports-networks/story/Texas-Motor-Speedway-unveils-bacon-and-b?blockID=951289&feedID=3742)-Arizona Hot (October 18, 2013, 01:27 AM)
I do wonder what it tastes like though.-Renegade (October 18, 2013, 06:41 AM)
The infographic at Intoxication nation says that it is the favorite beer of Democrats, maybe that says something about them.-Arizona Hot (October 15, 2013, 01:31 PM)
I do wonder what it tastes like though.-Renegade (October 18, 2013, 06:41 AM)
On the way up, or down ... Because it can't possibly sit well.-Stoic Joker (October 18, 2013, 06:57 AM)
So I just moved into a new apartment, and made a big discovery.http://themetapicture.com/amazing-secret-dungeon-discovered-under-my-new-apartment/
This is pretty interesting:Wow, that is cool.So I just moved into a new apartment, and made a big discovery.http://themetapicture.com/amazing-secret-dungeon-discovered-under-my-new-apartment/
:o-Edvard (October 21, 2013, 11:40 PM)
This is pretty interesting:Wow, that is cool.So I just moved into a new apartment, and made a big discovery.http://themetapicture.com/amazing-secret-dungeon-discovered-under-my-new-apartment/
:o-Edvard (October 21, 2013, 11:40 PM)-Stoic Joker (October 22, 2013, 06:30 AM)
Home theatre? Nah ...-4wd (October 22, 2013, 07:03 AM)
Home theatre? Nah ...-4wd (October 22, 2013, 07:03 AM)
Hehe we need a staged pic of "Elm St Elementary School" with 40 children there!
;D-TaoPhoenix (October 22, 2013, 09:00 AM)
I've learned my lesson, I'm not going to attach the 2.69MB picture here. Use the link to get the bigger picture. These are geeky children's blocks.-Arizona Hot (October 22, 2013, 11:24 AM)
just as well cause it's actually 6.1mb @ 7500 x 6000-tomos (October 22, 2013, 01:54 PM)
This limited vision is unfortunate, because KDE includes many features that have no counterpart in any corner of the GNOME ecosystem. For example, you can:
7. Configure Virtual Desktops Separately
Virtual desktops are standard on the major Linux desktops. In most cases, a similar widget, configurable by rows and columns, is used to manage them. However, only KDE allows you to configure them separately.
This limited vision is unfortunate, because KDE includes many features that have no counterpart in any corner of the GNOME ecosystem. For example, you can:[end of quote]
non-quote, added by sword:
+1 and some great applications like Krita, very powerful for drawing, are based on KDE. I have posted a few times on the Krita forum under my username: sword. It has some of the best help of any digital drawing thing out there IMHO :)-Arizona Hot (October 22, 2013, 04:17 PM)
A Review of
Star Trek: Aurora
by Fred Dixon
Star Trek: Aurora is an animated movie set just after the original Star Trek series in "a lawless sector of space." The eponymous Aurora itself is a small merchanter cargo ship. The crew consists entirely of two people: her shapely captain, Kara Carpenter, and her taut Vulcan first mate, T'Ling. Tim Vining, the show’s producer/director/writer, was fascinated with the civilians that Captain Kirk and crew came across. He wondered where they came from and how they came to get there. That’s the inspiration for Aurora, and as a result, we have a fresh approach to Star Trek.
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Train eavesdropper tweets former spy chief's briefing (http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/train-eavesdropper-tweets-former-spy-chiefs-briefing-20131025-2w763.html)-Arizona Hot (October 25, 2013, 01:50 PM)
I've learned my lesson, I'm not going to attach the 2.69MB picture here. Use the link to get the bigger picture. (see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg340461#msg340461))
Up, not North - Alphabet blocks (http://upnotnorth.net/projects/alphabet-blocks/)-Arizona Hot (October 22, 2013, 11:24 AM)
Please read this. I swear it is 100% true and I have the proof (the ATM card right next to me at this very moment). I live a very normal life, married to a pretty girl, a young son and I own a small business. Until this incident nothing strange has ever happened to me. I couldn't find my wallet one morning but didn't think much of it. After a few days I started really looking for it, searched the house, my car, wife's car and the company truck, nothing. I kept checking for credit card and debit card usage but there was no activity on them. About a month goes by and I wake up Sunday morning to find my wallet on the seat of the chair of the desk on my side of the bed. I hear my wife cleaning downstairs so I shout down to her asking where she found the wallet. She says she didn't find it. There was no way it was there all along and my son was not born yet (so that rules him out). Everything in the wallet was as I left it EXCEPT the company's ATM debit card was missing. About a week goes by. I come home from work to find the ATM card on the dining room table all by itself. This is the weirdest part... the ATM card was almost identical to the one in my wallet, company name, bank logo, my signature on the back, etc. The only difference was the expiration date... 12/49. 12/49! I brought it to the bank but they couldn't explain it. I tried it in the ATM but the machine wouldn't recognize it. I cant explain it, can you? If someone would tell my how to upload a picture I'd gladly attach a photo of it. Thanks for taking the time to read this. Ricky50 This is the ATM card. http://imgur.com/aOgr0sK
When I worked at radioshack and we needed to enter a card date for a card that didn't have a date, we had to use 12/49. i have no idea why, but that's the only number that worked every time.
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Train eavesdropper tweets former spy chief's briefing (http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/train-eavesdropper-tweets-former-spy-chiefs-briefing-20131025-2w763.html)-Arizona Hot (October 25, 2013, 01:50 PM)
Why the death of the PC is a myth (http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/10/25/why-death-pc-is-myth/?intcmp=trending)-Arizona Hot (October 28, 2013, 02:23 AM)
An NSA Whiz Designs 4 Fonts to Foil Google's All-Seeing Eye (http://www.wired.com/design/2013/09/you-can-read-these-4-fonts-but-your-computer-cant/)-Arizona Hot (November 08, 2013, 03:36 PM)
An NSA Whiz Designs 4 Fonts to Foil Google's All-Seeing Eye (http://www.wired.com/design/2013/09/you-can-read-these-4-fonts-but-your-computer-cant/)-Arizona Hot (November 08, 2013, 03:36 PM)
You'd trust something designed by the NSA to foil Google ...
How about something designed by neither of them that foils both of them ?-4wd (November 08, 2013, 08:39 PM)
Adobe users' purloined passwords were PATHETIC
With more and more consumers having their passwords compromised on a daily basis, a pair of researchers are floating an idea that they contend will help foil digital credential crackers.
They propose salting a web-site’s password database with lots of false passwords called “honeywords.” Passwords in password databases are typically “hashed” or scrambled to protect their secrecy.
“An adversary who steals a file of hashed passwords and inverts the hash function cannot tell if he has found the password or a honeyword,” Ari Juels of RSA Labs and MIT Professor Ronald L. Rivest wrote in paper titled Honeywords: Making Password-cracking Detectable that was released last week.
“The attempted use of a honeyword for login sets off an alarm,” they added.
I've always said that the two biggest benefits of running a Linux distribution over a proprietary operating system are: freedom of choice and the Linux community. Despite these advantages, Linux on the desktop needs work in one key area: seizing great opportunities.
Two huge opportunities for the Linux desktop right now are the end of Windows XP support and the less than amazing reception of Windows 8 by casual users. In this article, I'll explore why I believe Windows XP and Windows 8 are fantastic opportunities for an increase in Linux adoption.
Anyone here planning to convert an existing XP machine to Linux after Microsoft pulls the plug on it?-Arizona Hot (November 23, 2013, 08:56 PM)
REDMOND: Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday that it has made its latest browser, Internet Explorer 11, available to users of Windows 7 machines.
The new browser had already been part of the Windows 8.1 upgrade the company released last month.
The browser, available as a free download, improves the performance of websites that use JavaScript. Microsoft says the browser is 9 percent faster than Internet Explorer 10.
Yesterday's update to Sandboxie 4.02 introduces a much requested feature: full 64-bit protection. Sandboxie previously offered protection on 64-bit systems through its Experimental Protection feature which used semi-official kernel interfaces for that. Since those interfaces were not fully documented the feature was tagged as experimental.
The release of Sandboxie 4.02 changes that as the program is now offered full protection for 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the Windows operating system. The developer has removed the Experimental Protection features as a consequence in the latest version of Sandboxie
using Sandboxie on a Win 7 machine-Arizona Hot (November 29, 2013, 09:39 PM)
In other words, it's a thumb of a nose to government eavesdroppers at the National Security Agency. Twitter didn't explicitly mention that bit in its Friday blog announcement, but it did link to an article from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) that called out the NSA by name for its "upstream," long-term data storage capabilities.
"Every Web server that uses HTTPS has its own secret key that it uses to encrypt data that it sends to users," wrote EFF activist Parker Higgins. "Specifically, it uses that secret key to generate a new 'session key' that only the server and the browser know. Without that secret key, the traffic traveling back and forth between the user and the server is incomprehensible, to the NSA and to any other eavesdroppers."
"But imagine that some of that incomprehensible data is being recorded anyway—as leaked NSA documents confirm the agency is doing," he continued. "An eavesdropper who gets the secret key at any time in the future—even years later—can use it to decrypt all of the stored data! That means that the encrypted data, once stored, is only as secure as the secret key, which may be vulnerable to compromised server security or disclosure by the service provider."
The fun of perfect forward secrecy is that the aforementioned session keys are generated individually for each Web session. Were someone to acquire said key, it would only really be useful to decrypt a single session of Twitter access. One could still decrypt a ton of past communications, but it would require access to the corresponding ton of keys, not just one SSL key.
I think I would have phrased the Amazon Delivery by Drone question in the FAQ as "is this for f***ing real?" versus just asking if it was science fiction... :P
http://www.amazon.com/b?ref_=tsm_1_tw_s_amzn_mx3eqp&node=8037720011 (http://www.amazon.com/b?ref_=tsm_1_tw_s_amzn_mx3eqp&node=8037720011)-vrgrrl (December 02, 2013, 12:53 PM)
I think I would have phrased the Amazon Delivery by Drone question in the FAQ as "is this for f***ing real?" versus just asking if it was science fiction... :P
http://www.amazon.com/b?ref_=tsm_1_tw_s_amzn_mx3eqp&node=8037720011 (http://www.amazon.com/b?ref_=tsm_1_tw_s_amzn_mx3eqp&node=8037720011)-vrgrrl (December 02, 2013, 12:53 PM)
Me too ... But I think they're just trying to get people used to having things buzzing overhead so that the ones with cameras don't stand out so much.-Stoic Joker (December 02, 2013, 03:58 PM)
I think I would have phrased the Amazon Delivery by Drone question in the FAQ as "is this for f***ing real?" versus just asking if it was science fiction... :P
http://www.amazon.com/b?ref_=tsm_1_tw_s_amzn_mx3eqp&node=8037720011 (http://www.amazon.com/b?ref_=tsm_1_tw_s_amzn_mx3eqp&node=8037720011)-vrgrrl (December 02, 2013, 12:53 PM)
Published on Dec 3, 2013
Forget Black Friday, this is video of an electronics store in Germany as they let buyers in to pick up the new playstation 4.
Despite NASA’s repeated instructions to the Hubble to look for evidence of water on distant planets, the telescope continued to produce more and more self-portraits, posting them to its Instagram and Twitter accounts along with the hashtag #pimpin.
Analysis Google no longer understands how its "deep learning" decision-making computer systems have made themselves so good at recognizing things in photos.
This means the internet giant may need fewer experts in future as it can instead rely on its semi-autonomous, semi-smart machines to solve problems all on their own.
Exclusive One of Google's most advanced data center systems behaves more like a living thing than a tightly controlled provisioning system. This has huge implications for how large clusters of IT resources are going to be managed in the future.
"Emergent" behaviors have been appearing in prototypes of Google's Omega cluster management and application scheduling technology since its inception, and similar behaviors are regularly glimpsed in its "Borg" predecessor, sources familiar with the
Considering you need around 3+ amps at 12V to drive them, exactly how much energy would you save by having everyone wear these instead of just having more efficient AC?-4wd (December 05, 2013, 08:54 PM)
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg344053#msg344053)) (see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg344053#msg344053)) (see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg344053#msg344053))
Rare Look Spectacular Photos Capture the Grand Canyon Filled With Fog (http://www.smithsonianmag.com/multimedia/Grand-Canyon-Filled-With-Fog-234332801.html?c=y&page=11&navigation=thumb#IMAGES)
This Awesome Atmospheric Anomaly Filled the Grand Canyon With Fog (http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2013/12/this-awesome-atmospheric-anomaly-filled-the-grand-canyon-with-fog/)-Arizona Hot (December 11, 2013, 01:09 PM)
WELCOME TO THE TAVERNA DIGITALIS
The Storm Crow Tavern is Planet Hollywood for geeks, or a sports bar for nerds: a place where gamers, sci-fi and fantasy fans can hang out, drink a tasty microbrew and nosh on tasty edibles.
Bring your own board or card game, or borrow one from our extensive library. We’ve got almost everything that you could want including several editions of Cards Against Humanity, and maybe even a few old boxes of Mastermind.
There’s no endless sports broadcasts here… we show only classic science fiction, fantasy and horror films on our bigscreen TV.
Located in Vancouver’s eclectic Commercial Drive neighbourhood, The Storm Crow is a meeting place for anyone who loves great food, excellent libations, and fun times in an unique and vibrant atmosphere.
While you’re here, be sure to peruse our extensive collection of memorabilia and curiousities, including signed photos from various SF legends and nerd luminaries, not to mention our giant Cthulhu wall shrine and unique mechanical Art-o-Mat. Just don’t mess with our armory of battle-axes, swords, crossbows, rayguns and lightsabers.
We’re licensed as a restaurant, so are family-friendly. We only take reservations for our “Big Table” in the back that seats up to 12
Heh all that reminds me of this song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD7ABpMk2lI
Epcot's 1982 Computer Song!
Ahh, the good ol' Pre-NSA days!-TaoPhoenix (December 15, 2013, 03:13 AM)
The Motion Picture Association’s “Piracy it’s a crime” video is without doubt the most iconic anti-piracy PSA ever made. The video includes the classic line “you wouldn’t download a car,” but within a decade Porsche is proving the movie industry wrong. The exclusive car manufacturer is offering freely downloadable blueprints of its Cayman S model, and evidence of the first printed cars is now surfacing left and right.
Porsche Proves MPAA Wrong, Wants You to Download a Car (http://torrentfreak.com/porsche-proves-mpaa-wrong-wants-you-to-download-a-car-131217/)The Motion Picture Association’s “Piracy it’s a crime” video is without doubt the most iconic anti-piracy PSA ever made. The video includes the classic line “you wouldn’t download a car,” but within a decade Porsche is proving the movie industry wrong. The exclusive car manufacturer is offering freely downloadable blueprints of its Cayman S model, and evidence of the first printed cars is now surfacing left and right.(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg344658#msg344658))-4wd (December 18, 2013, 05:58 AM)
Weird Al Yankovic Wiki - "Don't Download This Song" (http://weirdalyankovic.wikia.com/wiki/Weird_Al_Yankovic_Wiki)
"Don't Download This Song" is the first single from "Weird Al" Yankovic's 12th studio album Straight Outta Lynwood. The song was released exclusively on August 21, 2006 as a digital download. It is a style parody of "We Are the World", "Hands Across America", "Heal the World" and other similar charity songs. The song "describes the perils of online music file-sharing" in a tongue-in-cheek manner.[1] To further the sarcasm, the song is freely available for streaming and download (legally) in "DRM-free" MPEG fileformat at Weird Al's MySpace page, as well as his Youtube channel...
...On MTV's MTV Music site where this music video is available, they have censored the names of the file sharing programs in the song, such as Limewire or KaZaA.[6] Weird Al explained that MTV contacted him and told him they would not air his video if the references to the filesharing programs were not in some way removed, so he "made the creative decision to bleep them out as obnoxiously as possible, so that there would be no mistake I was being censored."[7]
Weird Al Yankovic Wiki - "Don't Download This Song"
Weird Al Yankovic Wiki - "Don't Download This Song"
funny, the video doesnt seem to be available on YT (I didnt waste too much time on it, but presumed the og version would be on first search page). Wonder if there's a story behind that...-tomos (December 19, 2013, 03:46 AM)
Actually it is...-Arizona Hot (December 19, 2013, 06:54 PM)
A piece of the famous Halley's comet likely slammed into Earth in A.D. 536, blasting so much dust into the atmosphere that the planet cooled considerably, a new study suggests. This dramatic climate shift is linked to drought and famine around the world, which may have made humanity more susceptible to "Justinian's plague" in A.D. 541-542 — the first recorded emergence of the Black Death in Europe.
How Halley's comet is linked to a famine 1,500 years ago (http://www.nbcnews.com/science/how-halleys-comet-linked-famine-1-500-years-ago-2D11776548)-Arizona Hot (December 19, 2013, 07:37 PM)
How Halley's comet is linked to a famine 1,500 years ago (http://www.nbcnews.com/science/how-halleys-comet-linked-famine-1-500-years-ago-2D11776548)-Arizona Hot (December 19, 2013, 07:37 PM)
Aka circa 520 AD?!-TaoPhoenix (December 19, 2013, 07:39 PM)
Ice core data record evidence of a volcanic eruption in 536, but it almost certainly wasn't big enough to change the climate so dramatically, Abbott said.
"There was, I think, a small volcanic effect," she said. "But I think the major thing is that something hit the ocean."
How Halley's comet is linked to a famine 1,500 years ago[/url]-TaoPhoenix (December 19, 2013, 07:39 PM)
Yes, but the clue is that it's from http://www.nbcnews.com/science/, where the pseudo-scientific dogma might not like to admit to the existence of "AD" (Anno Domini) and its implications...How Halley's comet is linked to a famine 1,500 years ago (http://www.nbcnews.com/science/how-halleys-comet-linked-famine-1-500-years-ago-2D11776548)Aka circa 520 AD?!-Arizona Hot (December 19, 2013, 07:37 PM)
______________________-TaoPhoenix (December 19, 2013, 07:39 PM)
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg345921#msg345921)) (see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg345921#msg345921))
HYDROFILL - Desktop Hydrogen Refueling Station (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E4WQ54U//ref=cm_sw_su_dp?tag=relprods-20)
Does anyone here have a device that uses more power than it's battery can supply in a day?-Arizona Hot (January 03, 2014, 05:53 PM)
... consumers can generate hydrogen and store it in a solid form automatically in HydroStik cartridges.
Netflix, Amazon and YouTube will all offer 4K streaming in the future. Vizio just unveiled a 50-inch 4K TV that will sell for the relatively low price of $999. All signs point to this technology jumping from the show room to the living room. The only problem? Americans might need to get rid of their VCRs first.
Yes, the majority of Americans still own a VCR, according to a Gallup poll released during CES. In fact, at 58 percent, more Americans own a VCR than own a desktop computer (57 percent) or tablet (38 percent).
It can be found on the Google Moon viewer at coordinates 22042'38.46N and 142034'44.52E.Is that Tycho by any chance? Any magnetic anomalies reported?-Arizona Hot (January 17, 2014, 08:21 PM)
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg347527#msg347527))
Do you see the arrow between the "E" and "x" ? I had never noticed it before.-kyrathaba (January 22, 2014, 07:10 AM)
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Do you see the arrow between the "E" and "x" ? I had never noticed it before.-kyrathaba (January 22, 2014, 07:10 AM)
Shape's co-founders came up with the notion of using polymorphism against the bad guys. Shape's technology doesn't bother trying to detect botnet activity. Instead, it continually scrambles the exchange of information taking place between a Web server and a Web site visitor, be it a legit user or a malicious bot.
Because of the FUD, expense and setup of transitioning to Windows 7(let alone Win Eight), many people will turn to Linux. But, which Linux? Will may people try the Linux below? Does anyone here know much about it first hand?
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg347585#msg347585))
Welcome to RoboLinux (http://www.robolinux.org/)-Arizona Hot (January 23, 2014, 03:31 AM)
This is the phrase that's bothering me:
"...what if you could also run all your Windows applications natively inside Linux?"
How is that even possible?-TaoPhoenix (January 23, 2014, 09:54 AM)
simply take a few minutes to download the Robolinux operating system by clicking on the "Download Now" button above. Then simply burn our image file you just downloaded to a disk and load it into your DVD player. Just use the EASY TO FOLLOW DVD burning instructions available from our "How to Install" menu button above.
Then Robolinux does something really amazing: It installs everything you need including your favorite software and thousands of current updates in less than 10 to 20 minutes. Now you have a modern looking PC with sparkling cool 3D eye candy graphics that boots up in seconds, uses 1/4 the memory Windows hogs up, runs at least 5 to 10 times faster, never slows down or freezes up!
Does anyone here know much about it first hand?-Arizona Hot (January 23, 2014, 03:31 AM)
Because of the FUD, expense and setup of transitioning to Windows 7(let alone Win Eight), many people will turn to Linux. But, which Linux? Will may people try the Linux below? Does anyone here know much about it first hand?
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg347585#msg347585))
Welcome to RoboLinux (http://www.robolinux.org/)-Arizona Hot (January 23, 2014, 03:31 AM)
This is the phrase that's bothering me:
"...what if you could also run all your Windows applications natively inside Linux?"
How is that even possible?-TaoPhoenix (January 23, 2014, 09:54 AM)
Never freezes? Also not true, although it seldom happens - and can almost always be unfrozen without the need to resort to a hard reboot.
...
I think he probably meant 'seamlessly' rather than 'natively.'
...
What I have trouble with is this part below......
Then Robolinux does something really amazing: It installs everything you need including your favorite software and thousands of current updates in less than 10 to 20 minutes. ...
...-40hz (January 23, 2014, 10:27 AM)
Anyone here interested in this version right now?-Arizona Hot (January 29, 2014, 03:56 AM)
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg348109#msg348109))
Untangling the Web.pdf (http://www.nsa.gov/public_info/_files/Untangling_the_Web.pdf)
Thank the NSA for this one. This is the first text file I haven't been able to upload here(38.4MB)-Arizona Hot (January 31, 2014, 11:56 AM)
We pay for the benefits of the Internet less in terms of money and more in terms of the currencies of our age: time, energy, and privacy.
I don't know why this is invalid. The address is the same as "Linux is free and full of love"-Arizona Hot (February 02, 2014, 11:04 PM)
Five reasons I'd rather run Windows 8 than Linux ZDNet
Five reasons I'd rather run Windows 8 than Linux ZDNet
That article is so chock-full of trollbait, it should have been sent trip-trapping over a bridge (https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Popular_Tales_from_the_Norse/The_Three_Billy-Goats_Gruff). The author even says as much ("Prove me right.").
Seems like it never fails that when the Windows vs. Linux rant fests begin, all manner of facts, lies, damn lies, generalities, opinions, assumptions, straw men, and ad hominems ALL get loaded in the troll-cannons at once and fired with complete impunity and disregard for public safety by both parties. I was sick of it years ago, and I'm sick of it now.-Edvard (February 04, 2014, 01:21 AM)
Hilarity Ensues
Jazmine: What's so funny?
Robert: Oh, nothing. Hilarity just ensued; that's all.
Jazmine: It did?!
— The Boondocks
Alleged consequence of any event in a Sitcom or cartoon which in the real world would result in hospitalization, a lawsuit, or dismissal from one's job, at the very least, up to and including possible imprisonment or death. Thankfully for our fictional friends, both the Rule of Cool and the Rule of Funny keep them safe (the latter more prominently).
Traditionally seen in the capsule descriptions of episodes found in programming guides: "Jimbo accidentally glues his boss to a golf cart and hilarity ensues." Outside of these descriptions, though, the phrase is usually used sarcastically, indicating that the consequences are anything but hilarious. The less charitable might say that hilarity is what happens for those hearing about it afterward.
Variants include "...with hilarious consequences" (more common in the UK), "wackiness ensues", and "hijinks ensue." In extreme cases "wacky hijinks ensue." Hijinks are often "aplenty." Compare Silliness Switch, when the hilarity is a choice in an otherwise serious medium.
Not to Be Confused with the webcomic Hijinks Ensue. Or with Humanity Ensues. When something serious happens and it's not played for laughs, you may end up with Reality Ensues. If the aforementioned hilarity is a lawsuit, it may be a case of Hilarity Sues.
Filmmaker Tatia Pilieva asked twenty people to kiss for the first time. The awkwardness, anticipation, and culmination... Just lovely.
Check this Stanford article (http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2014/03/10/stanford-bioengineer-develops-a-50-cent-paper-microscope/) (with link to the paper (http://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1403/1403.1211.pdf)) on how to build a microscope (2000x) for a total of 50 cents (USD) in material costs. Youtube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBjIYB5Yk2I).-Shades (March 11, 2014, 07:30 PM)
Next year's Pi Day will be even more exciting. On that day, math geeks will get one, shining moment in which they can write the date as: 3/14/15; 9:26:53. Which, everyone knows, are the first ten digits of Pi in perfect order.
Controversial mathematician Stephen Wolfram is about to release a programming language with the goal of being able to quickly do just about any calculation or visualization on just about any kind of data a person could want.
Major Star Wars Plot Holes You Probably Never Noticed[/url]-Arizona Hot (March 27, 2014, 06:05 PM)
Symantec Says Antivirus Is Dead, World Rolls Eyes-Arizona Hot (May 07, 2014, 10:02 PM)
AV's new roll in IT-Stoic Joker (May 08, 2014, 07:13 AM)
AV's new roll in IT-Stoic Joker (May 08, 2014, 07:13 AM)
roll or role? Don't take it hard. Be stoic.-Arizona Hot (May 09, 2014, 08:03 PM)
Australians, being a hardy people, deal with the presence of the world's most dangerous marine animal with warning signs and vinegar. The vinegar helps deactivate any tentacles clinging to your skin so you can remove them without doing yourself more damage. The warning sign shows a picture of a swimmer in briefs being attacked by something out of H.P. Lovecraft, and cautions that ‘marine stingers are present in these waters during the summer months’. The committee in charge of creating the signs presumably considered adding words like "danger" or "no swimming", but found them over the top. They try not to coddle you in Australia.③
Fascinating. I've been terrified of those box jellies since i was a kid. i saw a video of these guys on a boat catching one in a pool-cleaner net (with the long pole). The wind blew one tentacle that lightly brushed on his arm. In no time, the arm looked like there was a red, throbbing vein the whole length of the arm about 3-4 inches in diameter. crazy!Australians, being a hardy people, deal with the presence of the world's most dangerous marine animal with warning signs and vinegar. The vinegar helps deactivate any tentacles clinging to your skin so you can remove them without doing yourself more damage. The warning sign shows a picture of a swimmer in briefs being attacked by something out of H.P. Lovecraft, and cautions that ‘marine stingers are present in these waters during the summer months’. The committee in charge of creating the signs presumably considered adding words like "danger" or "no swimming", but found them over the top. They try not to coddle you in Australia.③
Really nicely done article. Read it here (http://idlewords.com/2012/12/cape_tribulation.htm). (The rest of the stories on the site are equally good. Check it out!)-40hz (May 27, 2014, 02:23 PM)
And for the most part the snakes and spiders aren't great beach goers :Thmbsup: :Thmbsup:-Target (May 27, 2014, 08:45 PM)
it's all relative - I don't know how people live in a place where carrying personal weapons is an accepted norm
you're referring to irukandji (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irukandji_jellyfish) which are pretty much confined to the tropical north, ie there's an awful lot of coastline where you don't have to worry about stingers. And for the most part the snakes and spiders aren't great beach goers :Thmbsup: :Thmbsup:omg. that little thing is frightening and impressive. damn!!
it's all relative - I don't know how people live in a place where carrying personal weapons is an accepted norm-Target (May 27, 2014, 08:45 PM)
The first of these jellyfish, Carukia barnesi, was identified in 1964 by Jack Barnes; in order to prove it was the cause of Irukandji syndrome, he captured the tiny jelly and allowed it to sting him while his son and a lifeguard observed the effects.Now that's a real scientist!! Reminds me of a sherlock holmes story crossed with the guy who discovered the ulcer bacteria (nobel prize!) by injesting it to prove it was caused by bacteria.
Anyone here related to Eugene?Yeah, I only fool people about 30% of the time too... nobody confuses me with Wintermute...-Arizona Hot (June 09, 2014, 05:04 PM)
Anyone here related to Eugene?Yeah, I only fool people about 30% of the time too... nobody confuses me with Wintermute...-Arizona Hot (June 09, 2014, 05:04 PM)-x16wda (June 09, 2014, 06:58 PM)
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg356950#msg356950))
Anyone here related to Eugene?
Computer may be first to pass Turing Test, successfully impersonating a human (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/computer-may-be-first-to-pass-turing-test-impersonating-a-human/)-Arizona Hot (June 09, 2014, 05:04 PM)
^That's come up with this 'test' in the past.
There's been some research and debate over whether letting the test subject know there's the possibility of a machine in the equation also affects people's judgement. And whether endowing the computer agent with some sort of persona is a positive or a negative addition to the mix.
In the end, I don't think it really matters. People will knowingly accept falsehood as truth if they're sufficiently motivated to do so. So the fact a certain percentage of people are fooled doesn't really say that much that you can take and run with as is. But that doesn't make it any less interesting or worthy of further study. Because each iteration seems to generate even more significant questions about human consciousness and perception. That's why I love things like the Turing Test. We often learn as much about ourselves as we do the thing we're trying to study.
That can only be a good thing. :Thmbsup:-40hz (June 10, 2014, 09:25 AM)
This is interesting. Not in a generate discussion type of way (anything like that would probably end up in the basement), but interesting enough that I thought a wider audience might be interesting in seeing it.i love things like this.
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg357209#msg357209))-wraith808 (June 13, 2014, 02:51 PM)
The world's luckiest unlucky man:-Edvard (June 15, 2014, 07:31 PM)
A hundred years ago they said that masturbating would make you go blind. We’ve progressed. Today, we’re told that watching moderate amounts of pornography will shrink your brain. The claim arrives courtesy of a brain imaging paper published last month in JAMA Psychiatry, a respected medical journal.
Among the global hyperbolic headlines that followed, my favourite was from a German site: “Pea brain: watching porn online will wear out your brain and make it shrivel.” Others included “Viewing porn shrinks the brain” (from the reliably untrustworthy Daily Mail) and Watching Porn Linked To Less Gray Matter In The Brain (from Huffington Post).
Ozymandias
I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed:
And on the pedestal these words appear:
'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!'
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away."
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg358267#msg358267))
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 2.0 Review & Rating PCMag.com (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2455505,00.asp)-Arizona Hot (June 27, 2014, 06:59 PM)
This is interesting. Not in a generate discussion type of way (anything like that would probably end up in the basement), but interesting enough that I thought a wider audience might be interesting in seeing it.Thanks for that. Being as ignorant as I am about US politics, I found it interesting - though somewhat alarming. It seems to engage in an awful lot of "labelling" (some of which seems pejorative), and the result looks like a simplistic view of a strongly polarised religio-political ideological dichotomy. Is that how it actually seems to be perceived by the majority of Americans? (I see @40hz thinks it is spot-on.)
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg357209#msg357209))-wraith808 (June 13, 2014, 02:51 PM)
@wraith - Thanks for that! I'm going to print it out for closer study. Although there may be a few things anybody could quibble over from either side of the spectrum, a quick look and skim seems to say it's spot on. :Thmbsup:-40hz (June 13, 2014, 05:30 PM)
3 very short clips in the vid at the link.
I'd never seen the first or the third before. The third is amazing and gets me every time.
I had seen the second one (or one similar to it) before and the first time I watched it I got the count right and passed the test, but I suspect that it's a matter of concentration and awareness as much as anything.
LiveLeak.com - Proof Your Senses Are Lying To You (http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bf1_1381767793)-IainB (June 29, 2014, 11:10 AM)
Airbus 340 and Boeing 767 nearly collide at Barcelona airport - video | World news | theguardian.com (http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2014/jul/07/airbus-340-boeing-767-nearly-collide-barcelona-airport-video)
A video filmed at Barcelona airport shows two planes almost crashing on the runway. An Airbus 340 is shown crossing the runway at El Prat Airport in Spain as a flight from Moscow is coming in to land. Seeing the Airbus in its path, the pilot of the Boeing 767 from Russia aborts the landing. The plane then lands safely on the runway shortly afterwards.
The iPhone's Fingerprint Sensor Has Already Been Hacked (http://www.buzzfeed.com/jwherrman/the-iphones-fingerprint-sensor-has-already-been-hacked)-Arizona Hot (September 23, 2013, 01:08 AM)
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg358789#msg358789))I always thought that physically disconnecting an electrical device from its power source was an effective and certain way of "switching it off". If that is true, then what's wrong with simply removing the battery from the iphone?
How the NSA Could Bug Your Powered-Off iPhone, and How to Stop Them Threat Level WIRED (http://www.wired.com/2014/06/nsa-bug-iphone/)
How many of you national security threats here need something like this?
_______________________________________-Arizona Hot (July 04, 2014, 11:30 PM)
what's wrong with simply removing the battery from the iphone?-IainB (July 08, 2014, 09:35 AM)
Ahaha! Not being particularly interested in iphones, I had not realised that they were effectively unserviceable.
Is that really true? :tellme-IainB (July 08, 2014, 11:34 AM)
Having gone through several iphones between myself, my wife, and my son... I haven't had a reason to replace the battery in any of them, unlike my other phones. So there is that...-wraith808 (July 08, 2014, 12:10 PM)
Probably. On my personal one right now, I leave it off for a couple of days unless I'm heavily using it, and by the end of the third day or so, it's about 30-40%. But then again, I don't make calls all that often.Having gone through several iphones between myself, my wife, and my son... I haven't had a reason to replace the battery in any of them, unlike my other phones. So there is that...-wraith808 (July 08, 2014, 12:10 PM)
My experience is you get about 3 years out of them under fairly heavy use (at least the 3 & 4s) before the battery starts to have trouble holding a charge. And though I can't speak for everyone, I have yet to get through a full and busy workday without needing to plug my iPhone in sometime in the course of the day. And that's even when it's brand new. But this is probably another one of those YMMV situations.-40hz (July 08, 2014, 12:28 PM)
My GF handles it with her usual "don't screw with me" approach. She refuses to service any of her consumer-level technology. The minute her iPhone starts acting up, she trades it in for a new one. Her feeling is a smartphone is too important a factor in her daily routine to bother fooling around with an unreliable unit.I'm not quite that bad, but I'm definitely at the I don't want to screw with my phone level- when I want to make a call, it needs to just work.-40hz (July 08, 2014, 12:28 PM)
(Note: as an iPhone user I land somewhere between The Hacker and the Whiner in the spectrum of iPhone owners (http://www.gadg.com/2011/02/07/which-of-the-seven-types-of-iphone-user-are-you/).)-40hz (July 08, 2014, 12:28 PM)
Having gone through several iphones between myself, my wife, and my son... I haven't had a reason to replace the battery in any of them, unlike my other phones. So there is that...-wraith808 (July 08, 2014, 12:10 PM)
My experience is you get about 3 years out of them under fairly heavy use (at least the 3 & 4s) before the battery starts to have trouble holding a charge. And though I can't speak for everyone, I have yet to get through a full and busy workday without needing to plug my iPhone in sometime in the course of the day. And that's even when it's brand new. But this is probably another one of those YMMV situations.
...
(Note: as an iPhone user I land somewhere between The Hacker and the Whiner in the spectrum of iPhone owners (http://www.gadg.com/2011/02/07/which-of-the-seven-types-of-iphone-user-are-you/).)-40hz (July 08, 2014, 12:28 PM)
Interesting article! I don't really fall in any of those areas, though.-wraith808 (July 08, 2014, 01:00 PM)
30 Disney Movies That Share A World
Posted on 25th August, 2013 by Joshubuh
Are all Disney movies connected?
Walt Disney’s films are littered with so many references and connections I was surprised I was the first to try mapping them in one unified Disney world.
I’ve stuck to major Disney movies and sequels, but I do appreciate the Disney Channel/XD/Junior cross-overs that many people have pointed out in the comments.
Also, because Jon Negroni did such a fantastic job with The Pixar Theory I’ve resist the urge to include connections between the Disney and Pixar worlds.
To see how Frozen fits in to the unified Disneyverse, read: The Frozen Theory.
I hope you enjoy my Disney experience…
Android Data Wipe Leaves Personal Data
Factory reset tool on Android smartphones does not remove all photos, emails, chats, and other personal data, says security firm.
Have We Been Interpreting Quantum Mechanics Wrong This Whole Time Science WIRED (http://www.wired.com/2014/06/the-new-quantum-reality/)-Arizona Hot (July 04, 2014, 08:01 PM)
Pet Cats to Get Food From Robots Using Facial Recognition Technology
I'm still waiting for "Tacky" to show up on Youtube.-Arizona Hot (July 16, 2014, 09:16 PM)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony#Irony_misused-Edvard (July 17, 2014, 11:13 PM)
Tim Conley cites the following: "Philip Howard assembled a list of seven implied meanings for the word "ironically", as it opens a sentence:
By a tragic coincidence
By an exceptional coincidence
By a coincidence of no importance
You and I know, of course, though other less intelligent mortals walk benighted under the midday sun
Oddly enough, or it's a rum thing that
Oh hell! I've run out of words to start a sentence with."[64]
You and I know, of course, though other less intelligent mortals walk benighted under the midday sun
Oddly enough, or it's a rum thing that
Oh hell! I've run out of words to start a sentence with."
As pointed out here (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=16974.msg360060#msg360060), my grammar in that sentence was atrocious.lol,-Edvard (July 30, 2014, 07:45 PM)
And we're not exactly somewhere formal that it might be considered necessary to write 'proper' like ;-)-tomos (July 31, 2014, 02:59 AM)
Hints of Life’s Start Found in a Giant Virus
At more than 1.5 micrometers long, pithovirus is the largest virus ever discovered — larger even than some bacteria. Many of its 500 genes are unrelated to any other genes on this planet.
By: Carrie Arnold
July 10, 2014
Chantal Abergel and Jean-Michel Claverie were used to finding strange viruses. The married virologists at Aix-Marseille University had made a career of it. But pithovirus, which they discovered in 2013 in a sample of Siberian dirt that had been frozen for more than 30,000 years, was more bizarre than the pair had ever imagined a virus could be.
In the world of microbes, viruses are small — notoriously small. Pithovirus is not. The largest virus ever discovered, pithovirus is more massive than even some bacteria. Most viruses copy themselves by hijacking their host’s molecular machinery. But pithovirus is much more independent, possessing some replication machinery of its own. Pithovirus’s relatively large number of genes also differentiated it from other viruses, which are often genetically simple — the smallest have a mere four genes. Pithovirus has around 500 genes, and some are used for complex tasks such as making proteins and repairing and replicating DNA. “It was so different from what we were taught about viruses,” Abergel said.
The stunning find, first revealed in March, isn’t just expanding scientists’ notions of what a virus can be. It is reframing the debate over the origins of life...
...Abergel and Claverie, however, believe that viruses emerged from cells. While Forterre and collaborators contend that the unique genes found in giant viruses are a sign that they evolved before modern cells, Abergel and Claverie have a different explanation: Giant viruses may have evolved from a line of cells that is now extinct. According to this theory, the ancestor of giant viruses lost its ability to replicate as an independent life form and was forced to rely on other cells to copy its DNA. Pieces of these ancient cells’ genes survive in modern mimivirus, pandoravirus, and pithovirus, which would explain the unique genes found in this group. “Life didn’t have one single ancestor,” Claverie said. “There were a lot of cell-like organisms that were all competing, and there was one winner, which formed the basis for life as we know it today.”
Hints of Life’s Start Found in a Giant Virus
At more than 1.5 micrometers long, pithovirus is the largest virus ever discovered — larger even than some bacteria. Many of its 500 genes are unrelated to any other genes on this planet.
By: Carrie Arnold
July 10, 2014
Chantal Abergel and Jean-Michel Claverie were used to finding strange viruses. The married virologists at Aix-Marseille University had made a career of it. But pithovirus, which they discovered in 2013 in a sample of Siberian dirt that had been frozen for more than 30,000 years, was more bizarre than the pair had ever imagined a virus could be.
In the world of microbes, viruses are small — notoriously small. Pithovirus is not. The largest virus ever discovered, pithovirus is more massive than even some bacteria. Most viruses copy themselves by hijacking their host’s molecular machinery. But pithovirus is much more independent, possessing some replication machinery of its own. Pithovirus’s relatively large number of genes also differentiated it from other viruses, which are often genetically simple — the smallest have a mere four genes. Pithovirus has around 500 genes, and some are used for complex tasks such as making proteins and repairing and replicating DNA. “It was so different from what we were taught about viruses,” Abergel said.
The stunning find, first revealed in March, isn’t just expanding scientists’ notions of what a virus can be. It is reframing the debate over the origins of life...
...Abergel and Claverie, however, believe that viruses emerged from cells. While Forterre and collaborators contend that the unique genes found in giant viruses are a sign that they evolved before modern cells, Abergel and Claverie have a different explanation: Giant viruses may have evolved from a line of cells that is now extinct. According to this theory, the ancestor of giant viruses lost its ability to replicate as an independent life form and was forced to rely on other cells to copy its DNA. Pieces of these ancient cells’ genes survive in modern mimivirus, pandoravirus, and pithovirus, which would explain the unique genes found in this group. “Life didn’t have one single ancestor,” Claverie said. “There were a lot of cell-like organisms that were all competing, and there was one winner, which formed the basis for life as we know it today.”
Fascinating!!
From this article (http://www.simonsfoundation.org/quanta/20140710-hints-of-lifes-start-found-in-a-giant-virus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20140710-hints-of-lifes-start-found-in-a-giant-virus) over at Quanta Magazine's website:Hints of Life’s Start Found in a Giant Virus
At more than 1.5 micrometers long, pithovirus is the largest virus ever discovered — larger even than some bacteria. Many of its 500 genes are unrelated to any other genes on this planet.
By: Carrie Arnold
July 10, 2014
Chantal Abergel and Jean-Michel Claverie were used to finding strange viruses. The married virologists at Aix-Marseille University had made a career of it. But pithovirus, which they discovered in 2013 in a sample of Siberian dirt that had been frozen for more than 30,000 years, was more bizarre than the pair had ever imagined a virus could be.
In the world of microbes, viruses are small — notoriously small. Pithovirus is not. The largest virus ever discovered, pithovirus is more massive than even some bacteria. Most viruses copy themselves by hijacking their host’s molecular machinery. But pithovirus is much more independent, possessing some replication machinery of its own. Pithovirus’s relatively large number of genes also differentiated it from other viruses, which are often genetically simple — the smallest have a mere four genes. Pithovirus has around 500 genes, and some are used for complex tasks such as making proteins and repairing and replicating DNA. “It was so different from what we were taught about viruses,” Abergel said.
The stunning find, first revealed in March, isn’t just expanding scientists’ notions of what a virus can be. It is reframing the debate over the origins of life...
What I found particularly fascinating was this paragraph:...Abergel and Claverie, however, believe that viruses emerged from cells. While Forterre and collaborators contend that the unique genes found in giant viruses are a sign that they evolved before modern cells, Abergel and Claverie have a different explanation: Giant viruses may have evolved from a line of cells that is now extinct. According to this theory, the ancestor of giant viruses lost its ability to replicate as an independent life form and was forced to rely on other cells to copy its DNA. Pieces of these ancient cells’ genes survive in modern mimivirus, pandoravirus, and pithovirus, which would explain the unique genes found in this group. “Life didn’t have one single ancestor,” Claverie said. “There were a lot of cell-like organisms that were all competing, and there was one winner, which formed the basis for life as we know it today.”
Read the full article (and see the photos) here (http://www.simonsfoundation.org/quanta/20140710-hints-of-lifes-start-found-in-a-giant-virus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20140710-hints-of-lifes-start-found-in-a-giant-virus).
8)-40hz (July 31, 2014, 04:06 PM)
A Cthulhu Ouija Board! Ftaghn! Ia!-40hz (August 18, 2014, 11:41 AM)
Sep 29, ’10 8:30 AM Author Horace Dediu
Unix's Revenge
With QNX now firmly roadmapped at RIM and Android spreading among vendors like a virus, I wanted to point out that these operating systems share one ancestor: Unix.
A technical triumph
Technically Linux, which underlies Android, among others, is walled off from Unix from an IP point of view, but the philosophical and architectural lineage goes back to 1969′s Unix. It was an amazingly well thought-out operating system which has stood the test of time mostly due to its modular architecture. It was not always clear that Unix would make it this far, and in many ways it was written off.
There is some poetic justice in its comeback. Unix could have become a default for desktop computers. When Windows emerged from the shadow of DOS, Microsoft had the option to base NT on a flavor of Unix. But Bill Gates, no doubt motivated by license fee considerations, hired a group of developers from Digital Equipment Corporation and many elements of the NT design reflect earlier DEC experience with VMS and RSX-11. Microsoft went with that new architecture rather than Unix and that code lives on even in the current Windows 7.
A Cthulhu Ouija Board! Ftaghn! Ia!-40hz (August 18, 2014, 11:41 AM)
Neat!
I'm not generally a superstitious type, but I think I'd be afraid to actually play with the thing.-mwb1100 (August 18, 2014, 12:52 PM)
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg362541#msg362541))
Oldest examples of everyday objects (http://news.msn.com/world/oldest-examples-of-things-we-still-use-today)-Arizona Hot (August 21, 2014, 09:36 PM)
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg362541#msg362541))
Oldest examples of everyday objects (http://news.msn.com/world/oldest-examples-of-things-we-still-use-today)-Arizona Hot (August 21, 2014, 09:36 PM)
very interesting :up: :D-tomos (August 22, 2014, 03:00 AM)
I took a year of commercial graphic arts at 'that' school. Using Lorem Ipsum felt too much like cheating, so I usually wrote my own body copy. I got a few raised eyebrows and one tilted head, so I figure I won. 8)-Edvard (August 27, 2014, 08:54 PM)
When a traveller in north central Massachusetts takes the wrong fork at the junction of the Aylesbury pike just beyond Dean’s Corners he comes upon a lonely and curious country. The ground gets higher, and the brier-bordered stone walls press closer and closer against the ruts of the dusty, curving road. The trees of the frequent forest belts seem too large, and the wild weeds, brambles, and grasses attain a luxuriance not often found in settled regions. At the same time the planted fields appear singularly few and barren; while the sparsely scattered houses wear a surprisingly uniform aspect of age, squalor, and dilapidation. Without knowing why, one hesitates to ask directions from the gnarled, solitary figures spied now and then on crumbling doorsteps or on the sloping, rock-strewn meadows. Those figures are so silent and furtive that one feels somehow confronted by forbidden things, with which it would be better to have nothing to do. When a rise in the road brings the mountains in view above the deep woods, the feeling of strange uneasiness is increased. The summits are too rounded and symmetrical to give a sense of comfort and naturalness, and sometimes the sky silhouettes with especial clearness the queer circles of tall stone pillars with which most of them are crowned.
Gorges and ravines of problematical depth intersect the way, and the crude wooden bridges always seem of dubious safety. When the road dips again there are stretches of marshland that one instinctively dislikes, and indeed almost fears at evening when unseen whippoorwills chatter and the fireflies come out in abnormal profusion to dance to the raucous, creepily insistent rhythms of stridently piping bull-frogs. The thin, shining line of the Miskatonic’s upper reaches has an oddly serpent-like suggestion as it winds close to the feet of the domed hills among which it rises.
As the hills draw nearer, one heeds their wooded sides more than their stone-crowned tops. Those sides loom up so darkly and precipitously that one wishes they would keep their distance, but there is no road by which to escape them. Across a covered bridge one sees a small village huddled between the stream and the vertical slope of Round Mountain, and wonders at the cluster of rotting gambrel roofs bespeaking an earlier architectural period than that of the neighbouring region. It is not reassuring to see, on a closer glance, that most of the houses are deserted and falling to ruin, and that the broken-steepled church now harbours the one slovenly mercantile establishment of the hamlet. One dreads to trust the tenebrous tunnel of the bridge, yet there is no way to avoid it. Once across, it is hard to prevent the impression of a faint, malign odour about the village street, as of the massed mould and decay of centuries. It is always a relief to get clear of the place, and to follow the narrow road around the base of the hills and across the level country beyond till it rejoins the Aylesbury pike.
Afterwards one sometimes learns that one has been through Dunwich.
hey I know that shoe! It's from Armenia, my homeland!(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg362541#msg362541))
Oldest examples of everyday objects (http://news.msn.com/world/oldest-examples-of-things-we-still-use-today)-Arizona Hot (August 21, 2014, 09:36 PM)
very interesting :up: :D-tomos (August 22, 2014, 03:00 AM)
Just the latest previous one or more than that?-Arizona Hot (August 25, 2014, 02:56 PM)
This is a placeholder for my next post. And if you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you.-Arizona Hot (September 02, 2014, 03:22 PM)
This is a placeholder for my next post. And if you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you.-Arizona Hot (September 02, 2014, 03:22 PM)
Must be this one:
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg363457#msg363457))-4wd (September 03, 2014, 06:28 AM)
Crossdressing on the Job Shorts-No, Skirts-Yes
...
Boy wears skirt to school in protest against school's uniform policy Metro News
...
4wd: Didn't believe me, did you? Do you think he(lower one) looks cute in that skirt?-Arizona Hot (September 02, 2014, 03:22 PM)
:huh:
(http://38.media.tumblr.com/ea5ad28788d75b33fdca215c4560b4e0/tumblr_nc6z4kiSGG1s2yegdo1_500.gif)-Renegade (September 20, 2014, 11:15 PM)
:huh:
(http://38.media.tumblr.com/ea5ad28788d75b33fdca215c4560b4e0/tumblr_nc6z4kiSGG1s2yegdo1_500.gif)-Renegade (September 20, 2014, 11:15 PM)
That guy should play the lottery...-Stephen66515 (September 21, 2014, 02:36 AM)
Oregon police deliver pizza after driver is injured in car crash (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/oregon-police-deliver-pizza-driver-injured-crash-article-1.1949865)
Officers Michael Filbert and Royce Curtiss of Portland's police force were snapped while hand-delivering the pie after the original delivery man was ensnared in a traffic accident. Customer Steve Huckins said he was initially worried when the officers came to his door, but then started laughing.
So as a short break from the steady drone about the Police State Nazis we have this:Oregon police deliver pizza after driver is injured in car crash (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/oregon-police-deliver-pizza-driver-injured-crash-article-1.1949865)
Officers Michael Filbert and Royce Curtiss of Portland's police force were snapped while hand-delivering the pie after the original delivery man was ensnared in a traffic accident. Customer Steve Huckins said he was initially worried when the officers came to his door, but then started laughing.-Stoic Joker (September 24, 2014, 11:51 AM)
God help us. Phablets are officially a thing.:-*
That cyclist incident is an incredible shot. He looks like he may have injured his right arm (or the sleeve cloth is just torn). He must have been impacted by some thing(s) - at least a bit - at some stage, but soo lucky. The front wheel of the bike seems to have copped a blow, probably spinning him around anti-clockwise by the look of it.
Is there any info about his condition afterwards?-IainB (September 21, 2014, 05:39 AM)
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg362929#msg362929))
Lorem Ipsum Of Good & Evil, Google & China (http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/08/lorem-ipsum-of-good-evil-google-china/)
How many here know what "lorem ipsum" is?-Arizona Hot (August 27, 2014, 01:59 PM)
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg364941#msg364941))
Some other interesting gifs and jpgs at the site below, beside the one in the post above this one.
Disclaimer i have yet to play LoL (http://kerokamina.tumblr.com/)-Arizona Hot (September 23, 2014, 12:37 PM)
Anyone know of a really crisp way to search Google in privacy?-TaoPhoenix (September 24, 2014, 08:23 PM)
...Wish granted! Look here. (http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/world/2014/09/24/16132563/)-Arizona Hot (September 24, 2014, 04:45 PM)
Anyone know of a really crisp way to search Google in privacy?-TaoPhoenix (September 24, 2014, 08:23 PM)
Anyone know of a really crisp way to search Google in privacy?-TaoPhoenix (September 24, 2014, 08:23 PM)
I always use DuckDuckGo (http://duckduckgo.com)-AzureToad (September 24, 2014, 11:08 PM)
^ https://startpage.com/ works better I find - but very occasionally, I do have to go back to google or bing.
With StartPage, this thread was #3 (!) and this was #6 when I searched mo lay tau:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo_lei_tau
EDIT// and ^that's^ better results than google :Thmbsup:-tomos (September 25, 2014, 09:08 AM)
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg365143#msg365143))
Windows 9 build 9841 screenshots and details leak (http://betanews.com/2014/09/19/windows-9-build-9841-screenshots-and-details-leak/)-Arizona Hot (September 26, 2014, 07:11 PM)
‘Cloaking’ device uses ordinary lenses to hide objects across range of angles
...
To build your own Rochester Cloak, follow these simple steps:
lens diagram
For their demonstration cloak, the researchers used 50mm achromatic doublets with focal lengths f1 = 200mm and f2 = 75mm
- Purchase 2 sets of 2 lenses with different focal lengths f1 and f2 (4 lenses total, 2 with f1 focal length, and 2 with f2 focal length)
- Separate the first 2 lenses by the sum of their focal lengths (So f1 lens is the first lens, f2 is the 2nd lens, and they are separated by t1= f1+ f2).
- Do the same in Step 2 for the other two lenses.
- Separate the two sets by t2=2 f2 (f1+ f2) / (f1— f2) apart, so that the two f2 lenses are t2 apart.
NOTES:
- Achromatic lenses provide best image quality.
- Fresnel lenses can be used to reduce the total length (2t1+t2)
- Smaller total length should reduce edge effects and increase the range of angles.
- For an easier, but less ideal, cloak, you can try the 3 lens cloak in the paper.
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(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg365642#msg365642))-Arizona Hot (October 02, 2014, 07:27 PM)
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg365642#msg365642))-Arizona Hot (October 02, 2014, 07:27 PM)
BWAHAHAHA! That was good! Post it in the humour thread! :up:-Renegade (October 03, 2014, 10:11 AM)
The 7 Most Dangerous Caffeinated Products-Arizona Hot (October 03, 2014, 06:04 PM)
The 7 Most Dangerous Caffeinated Products-Arizona Hot (October 03, 2014, 06:04 PM)
So why the hell would they powder caffeine if they didn't want you to snort it?-Stoic Joker (October 03, 2014, 10:56 PM)
The 7 Most Dangerous Caffeinated Products-Arizona Hot (October 03, 2014, 06:04 PM)
So why the hell would they powder caffeine if they didn't want you to snort it?-Stoic Joker (October 03, 2014, 10:56 PM)
Darwinism at work?-wraith808 (October 03, 2014, 11:25 PM)
Somebody should try this so that I can find out if this short-circuits your brain or if you go into a permanent coma once it wears off.The 7 Most Dangerous Caffeinated Products-Arizona Hot (October 03, 2014, 06:04 PM)
So why the hell would they powder caffeine if they didn't want you to snort it?-Stoic Joker (October 03, 2014, 10:56 PM)
This article should be best search assistant because that's all you talked about was using the search feature, phone assistant helps you do more than search, creating alarms, appointments/events, calling people, etc.-Haunter in the comments
Man I really wish I could save the life of an eccentric millionaire or something and have chunks of money to spread into a ton of "mad science" projects! Inspired by Byte and his "my scale has a HyperTerminal connection and stuff" thread elsewhere, I got to thinking - there's a level of "hacker minimax' where if I could give some bucks to 1000 people, you could do crazy things from computer enabled 2 foot diameter Moslem clocks to DayQuil bottles that can record your observations about your cough!
I'm blinded by science!
;D-TaoPhoenix (October 10, 2014, 07:33 PM)
@Renegade:
If you are into this stuff...and/or similar devices, you should check: http://www.free-energy-info.tuks.nl (http://www.free-energy-info.tuks.nl)
If you visit...you are transported back to the late nineties. The layout is from those times, even the hosting feels the same. Slightly better than the GeoCities era of the internet. Doesn't necessarily mean the quality of the content is bad.-Shades (October 12, 2014, 01:42 AM)
Reminded me of Perpetual Ocean (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/26/ocean-currents-time-lapse-nasa-video_n_1380778.html) -- may be y'all seen it already :)-ewemoa (October 15, 2014, 06:04 AM)
also brilliant - reminds me of Van Gogh's paintings :-)-tomos (October 15, 2014, 08:24 AM)
or are all the people interested in these things already here?-Arizona Hot (October 15, 2014, 04:11 PM)
Do you think I would get more traffic through here if I put a link to here in Silly Humor or are all the people interested in these things already here?-Arizona Hot (October 15, 2014, 04:11 PM)
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg366920#msg366920))
Listen to the 'Star Spangled Banner' with a rifle as the instrument (http://www.examiner.com/play-video/video-portal/playing-the-star-spangled-banner-with-a-gun?cid=PROG-NewsBlock1-Video-PlayingStarSpangledBanner)-Arizona Hot (October 18, 2014, 07:36 PM)
Cats are selfish, unfeeling, environmentally devastating creatures.
What research says about cats they're selfish, unfeeling, environmentally harmful creatures - Vox (http://www.vox.com/2014/10/16/6982177/the-case-against-owning-cats)-Arizona Hot (October 21, 2014, 02:42 AM)
Why are cats so different from dogs in this way [responsiveness to owner's voice]? The researchers speculate that the difference can be explained by evolutionary history: dogs were domesticated an estimated 15,000 years ago, compared to just 9,500 years for cats. Additionally, it's believed that dogs were actively selected by humans (to guard and herd animals), whereas cats likely selected themselves, spending time near people simply to eat the rats consuming grain stores. This difference — along with the extra evolutionary time — could explain why dogs are so much more interested in responding to the human voice.
they miss out on possibly the most relevant difference here:
cats are loners, dogs are pack animals.
Dogs respond to their 'owner' as the leader of the pack (then again, with some owners, this doesnt quite work as it should...).
Cat's dont see you as an owner, nor as a leader.-tomos (October 21, 2014, 07:58 AM)
Yes, but that sort of grounded practical information is to hard to sensationalize...which seemed to be a rather strong undertone in the article. IMO as an entry piece it did nothing for the sites credibility - Kinda gave it a two headed space baby feel.-Stoic Joker (October 21, 2014, 11:23 AM)
Yes, but that sort of grounded practical information is to hard to sensationalize...which seemed to be a rather strong undertone in the article. IMO as an entry piece it did nothing for the sites credibility - Kinda gave it a two headed space baby feel.-Stoic Joker (October 21, 2014, 11:23 AM)
I bet it appealed to some people. Do you think it's popular on Facebook or Reddit?-Arizona Hot (October 21, 2014, 11:53 AM)
Baton, which works through deep integration of the cloud into the operating system, allows someone to download a game, play the first level, and hand it off to a nearby tablet and continue playing the following level. Or load a website on one device and have that site pop up on the other device.
The Droid Turbo smart phone, a Motorola-made Verizon exclusive, offers an appealing all-star collection of today’s most advanced smart phone features, including a mammoth battery that will allow you to watch the entire six-film "Star Wars" saga with power to spare, the company claims. The phone is quick on the charge, as well. If you find yourself with a near-dead battery, you can resurrect it with up to 8 hours of talk time with just a 15-minute recharge using a USB 2.0 adapter.Droid Turbo speeds onto the scene with a near-immortal battery (http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2014/10/28/droid-turbo-speeds-onto-scene-with-near-immortal-battery/)
A victim of a domestic abuse attack managed to covertly alert the police to her appalling predicament by pretending to order a pizza.
The unidentified victim ordered a "large with half pepperoni, half mushroom and peppers" from a 911 operative who was at first baffled and believed it to be a prank call.
Thankfully they soon realised the severity of the situation and sent police to the house in question.
The full call went like this...
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg367949#msg367949))
Shoot 360-degree video with Ricoh's newest camera (http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/10/28/shoot-360-degree-video-with-ricohs-newest-camera/18049585/)-Arizona Hot (October 29, 2014, 02:36 PM)
Tricky and IQ Questions (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/quiz/tricky-and-iq-questions-1129276)-Arizona Hot (October 31, 2014, 02:08 PM)
Tricky and IQ Questions (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/quiz/tricky-and-iq-questions-1129276)-Arizona Hot (October 31, 2014, 02:08 PM)
without answers (see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg368066#msg368066))well, you're supposed to login (which I wouldnt do anyway, not being registered) but the login link doesnt work here anyway (see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg368066#msg368066))-tomos (October 31, 2014, 03:15 PM)
From: [email protected] (Temp12399)
Subject: Badge Names
Date: 23 Nov 1998 03:00:39 GMT
My company has exhibited in one of the largest trade shows in the
U.S. for many years. Every year we need some extra admittance badges for our
people who lose theirs or need one for a spouse. Since names John Doe and Mary
Smith would show a complete lack of intelligence, I always make up names that
sound like a real person, but really say something else. So that the show
people won't catch on too easily (and reject our badge requests) the first
names are usually real names and the last names are spelled strangely enough
that the real meaning is somewhat "hidden".
The list is below, and after that is the same list with the hidden meaning
spelled out. Don't cheat now. See how many you can get.
BADGE NAMES
RANDALL I. DRAWPED
LIONEL CAUSTRUBLS
MYRA MANES
CLAUDE ISBETERNATE
EATON PAWSUM
PHYLLIS UPWILLYA
Tricky and IQ Questions (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/quiz/tricky-and-iq-questions-1129276)-Arizona Hot (October 31, 2014, 02:08 PM)
without answers (see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg368066#msg368066))well, you're supposed to login (which I wouldnt do anyway, not being registered) but the login link doesnt work here anyway (see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg368066#msg368066))-tomos (October 31, 2014, 03:15 PM)
You have to "Sign Up" before you can login. I would have done it, but they wanted my birthdate. That is something I'm not going to give for something like this. I'm not that interested in reviewing or discussing movies.-Arizona Hot (October 31, 2014, 08:17 PM)
Infographic with timelines for what it took to create the iPhone. (Could be any modern smart phone, but, whatever.)
http://quartsoft.com/blog/201410/iphone-technology-history-infographic
Way too big to post here.-Renegade (November 05, 2014, 11:23 PM)
Around that same time, two researchers from Carnegie Mellon, Alexander Volynkin and Michael McCord, were preparing for a presentation at hacker conference Black Hat about work they’d done to easily “break Tor.” They were vague about the details but promised that their work wasn’t just theoretical: “Looking for an IP address for a Tor user? Not a problem. Trying to uncover the location of a Hidden Service? Done. We know because we tested it, in the wild.” In a summary of the talk on the conference website, the researchers claimed that it was possible to “de-anonymize hundreds of thousands of Tor clients and thousands of hidden services within a couple of months,” and that they would discuss examples of their own work identifying ”suspected child pornographers and drug dealers.”
Microsoft Fixes Bug in Windows - After 19 Years
Microsoft Corp issued patches on Tuesday to fix a bug in its Windows operating system that remained undiscovered for 19 years.
The bug, which is present in every version of Microsoft Windows from Windows 95 onward, allows an attacker to remotely take over and control a computer.
IBM Corp's cybersecurity research team discovered the bug in May, describing it as a "significant vulnerability" in the operating system.
"The buggy code is at least 19 years old and has been remotely exploitable for the past 18 years," IBM X-Force research team said in its blog on Tuesday.
http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/microsoft-fixes-bug-windows-after-19-years-n247191
^ Too bad Washington DC didn't have Alaska's problem... :P-Renegade (November 14, 2014, 05:37 AM)
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg369106#msg369106))
5-year-old passes Microsoft certification exam - UPI.com (http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2014/11/14/British-boy-passes-Microsoft-exam-at-5-years-old/5071415980717/?spt=rrs&or=5)
Are you sure you would want this kid here?-Arizona Hot (November 15, 2014, 12:40 AM)
Prob a good article on the web dying, but it seems paywalled out.-TaoPhoenix (November 16, 2014, 11:51 PM)
Prob a good article on the web dying, but it seems paywalled out.-TaoPhoenix (November 16, 2014, 11:51 PM)
So now you know what's killing it.. :D-Stoic Joker (November 17, 2014, 06:50 AM)
A History of Pre-Cupcake Android Codenames (http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/09/17/a-history-of-pre-cupcake-android-codenames/)-Arizona Hot (November 18, 2014, 09:03 PM)
Me make booboo in previous post try, forgot to read fine print about file types allowed.
So here's the link (http://www.mediafire.com/view/9zsauc2beh2xkc5/46_Incredible_Photos_You_May_Not_Have_Seen_Before.pdf) to a .pdf file of 46 pictures you've probably never seen before.-dantheman (November 19, 2014, 07:50 AM)
Seals are mysteriously sexually assaulting penguins — and eating them (http://qz.com/298507/seals-are-mysteriously-sexually-assaulting-penuins-and-eating-them/) (warning: graphical and NSFW). Interesting read.-Attronarch (November 19, 2014, 10:35 AM)
While all of these attacks resulted in penguin injury, in perhaps the most horrific case, the seal gave up copulating with the penguin after 826 anguishing minutes in order to kill and eat the poor creature.
Me make booboo in previous post try, forgot to read fine print about file types allowed.
So here's the link (http://www.mediafire.com/view/9zsauc2beh2xkc5/46_Incredible_Photos_You_May_Not_Have_Seen_Before.pdf) to a .pdf file of 46 pictures you've probably never seen before.-dantheman (November 19, 2014, 07:50 AM)
I'm confused -
there's no problem adding PDF files to posts - or is it too big?
Is there a link to a site with the photos?-tomos (November 19, 2014, 08:36 AM)
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg369668#msg369668))
Artist Reimagines Superheroes in 17th-Century Flemish Portrait-Style (http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/popculture/artist-reimagines-superheroes-in-17th-century-flemish-portrait-style/vi-BBeTDSA)
super flemish series sets heroes + villains in the 17th century (http://www.designboom.com/art/super-flemish-heroes-villains-17th-century-11-19-2014/)-Arizona Hot (November 21, 2014, 03:34 PM)
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg369668#msg369668)):D ;D...I'm dying here at the superhero ones.
Adolf Hitler Watercolor Set to Be Auctioned in Germany (http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/adolf-hitler-watercolor-set-be-auctioned-germanyn251551)
Just think! You could hang a piece of Hitler on the wall.
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg369668#msg369668))
Artist Reimagines Superheroes in 17th-Century Flemish Portrait-Style (http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/popculture/artist-reimagines-superheroes-in-17th-century-flemish-portrait-style/vi-BBeTDSA)
super flemish series sets heroes + villains in the 17th century (http://www.designboom.com/art/super-flemish-heroes-villains-17th-century-11-19-2014/)-Arizona Hot (November 21, 2014, 03:34 PM)
...and the Joker in a more jester-like costume.-40hz (November 21, 2014, 04:04 PM)
Speaking for the darkly humored and criminally insane ...
:D-Stoic Joker (November 21, 2014, 05:19 PM)
I thought The Post’s use of a “Star Wars” movie creation, an Imperial Star Destroyer, to show the relational size of the comet on which the Rosetta mission’s lander, Philae, set down was hilarious [“On comet, space explorers aim to break new ground,”http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/national/for-rosetta-a-comet-up-close/1450/ ]. Fortunately for the European Space Agency and the Rebel Alliance, no Imperial Star Destroyer showed up during the landing to thwart their plan to use the comet as a secret hideout for the rebels.
Obviously, the Force is with the mission.
Google Tests Subscription Service Allowing Web Access Without Ads - Video (http://www.thestreet.com/video/12963754/google-tests-subscription-service-allowing-web-access-without-ads.html)-Arizona Hot (November 23, 2014, 09:55 PM)
Google Tests Subscription Service Allowing Web Access Without Ads - Video (http://www.thestreet.com/video/12963754/google-tests-subscription-service-allowing-web-access-without-ads.html)-Arizona Hot (November 23, 2014, 09:55 PM)
Hmm. I don't know how I feel about this "pay for an ad free web" thing.-TaoPhoenix (November 23, 2014, 11:02 PM)
How to Organize Your Fridge - Reviewed.com Refrigerators (http://refrigerators.reviewed.com/features/how-to-organize-your-fridge?utm_source=usat&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=collab)-Arizona Hot (December 02, 2014, 04:15 PM)
How to Organize Your Fridge - Reviewed.com Refrigerators (http://refrigerators.reviewed.com/features/how-to-organize-your-fridge?utm_source=usat&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=collab)-Arizona Hot (December 02, 2014, 04:15 PM)
No point organising the fridge, cupboard, suitcase, or any form of storage here - as soon as the wife gets into it any form of organisation goes out the window.-4wd (December 02, 2014, 07:29 PM)
No point organising the fridge, cupboard, suitcase, or any form of storage here - as soon as the wife gets into it any form of organisation goes out the window.-4wd (December 02, 2014, 07:29 PM)
No, 'Gangnam Style' Didn't Break YouTube. We Did the Math WIRED (http://www.wired.com/2014/12/gangnam-style-youtube-math/)-Arizona Hot (December 06, 2014, 03:34 PM)
No, 'Gangnam Style' Didn't Break YouTube. We Did the Math WIRED (http://www.wired.com/2014/12/gangnam-style-youtube-math/)-Arizona Hot (December 06, 2014, 03:34 PM)
Apparently Wired has a loose screw. The title isn't remotely related to the article and isn't remotely accurate. I really expected better from Wired.-Renegade (December 07, 2014, 07:36 AM)
No, 'Gangnam Style' Didn't Break YouTube. We Did the Math WIRED (http://www.wired.com/2014/12/gangnam-style-youtube-math/)-Arizona Hot (December 06, 2014, 03:34 PM)
Apparently Wired has a loose screw. The title isn't remotely related to the article and isn't remotely accurate. I really expected better from Wired.-Renegade (December 07, 2014, 07:36 AM)
I disagree. The story was about the problem YouTube had with the number of viewers of that video. It was a problem in the same way that Y2K was a problem.-Arizona Hot (December 08, 2014, 09:21 AM)
And by "we did the math" you mean "we pointed out a technical grammatical error in the pouplarly buzzed headline, then spun it around for our own 'controversial' headline, to give a false sense of 'truth' to our article in order to bait more clicks."
And then you proceeded to recite the same figures as every other article that had already gotten to this bit of news, in an effort to drag people in for more.
And you succeeded. Well done. You baited the fish. And most of us stuck around to complain about how we got baited to boot. Double whammy.
Now please don't ever do it again.
This is really nifty:
http://weedingtech.com/fo...eed-control/how-it-works/
It's a new kind of weed control that is non-toxic. For anyone that follows any of the news on herbicides, this is a pretty big deal.-Renegade (December 10, 2014, 03:06 AM)
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg371186#msg371186))
Iowa to launch smartphone driver's license (http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2014/12/08/iowa-digital-smartphone-drivers-license/20114979/)-Arizona Hot (December 10, 2014, 11:02 PM)
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg371186#msg371186))That is totally going to end well! 100% guaranteed! NOBODY will hack that. Not at all! I'm predicting a WINNER~! :D :Thmbsup:
Iowa to launch smartphone driver's license (http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2014/12/08/iowa-digital-smartphone-drivers-license/20114979/)-Arizona Hot (December 10, 2014, 11:02 PM)-Renegade (December 10, 2014, 11:24 PM)
A serial killer in Brazil has confessed to killing 42 people for fun over the past decade, making him one of the country’s most prolific murderers.
Laserhacker.com (http://laserhacker.com) - one of the better alternative power project websites I've ever visited. I'm in the process of gathering materials to try out the crystal power cell project detailed here (http://laserhacker.com/?p=326) - and thinking of adapting the supercapacitor boost pack project for a friend's powerboat.You just sounded like "Doc" there!
Check it out. It's time well spent.-40hz (December 17, 2014, 11:05 AM)
Laserhacker.com (http://laserhacker.com) - one of the better alternative power project websites I've ever visited. I'm in the process of gathering materials to try out the crystal power cell project detailed here (http://laserhacker.com/?p=326) - and thinking of adapting the supercapacitor boost pack project for a friend's powerboat.
Check it out. It's time well spent.-40hz (December 17, 2014, 11:05 AM)
Laserhacker.com (http://laserhacker.com) - one of the better alternative power project websites I've ever visited. I'm in the process of gathering materials to try out the crystal power cell project detailed here (http://laserhacker.com/?p=326) - and thinking of adapting the supercapacitor boost pack project for a friend's powerboat.You just sounded like "Doc" there!
Check it out. It's time well spent.-40hz (December 17, 2014, 11:05 AM)-superboyac (December 17, 2014, 08:19 PM)
;DLaserhacker.com (http://laserhacker.com) - one of the better alternative power project websites I've ever visited. I'm in the process of gathering materials to try out the crystal power cell project detailed here (http://laserhacker.com/?p=326) - and thinking of adapting the supercapacitor boost pack project for a friend's powerboat.You just sounded like "Doc" there!
Check it out. It's time well spent.-40hz (December 17, 2014, 11:05 AM)-superboyac (December 17, 2014, 08:19 PM)-40hz (December 18, 2014, 09:59 AM)
I know for a fact that equipment that allows off grid power is a very sensitive issue with building and safety, and other code related agencies.-superboyac (December 18, 2014, 03:44 PM)
Look and play: http://sharejs.org/ --> A live editable wiki. (http://sharejs.org/wiki/Main)-IainB (December 19, 2014, 06:28 AM)
20 Gifs That Teach You Science Concepts Better Than Your Teacher Probably Can - StumbleUpon (http://file:///C:/Workdata.004/LIBRARY/Private/ScrapBook/data/20141223192447/index.html)
I'd not seen all these collected together in one place before.-IainB (December 23, 2014, 12:39 AM)
20 Gifs That Teach You Science Concepts Better Than Your Teacher Probably Can - StumbleUpon (http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/8A6IlB)-IainB (December 23, 2014, 12:39 AM)
The Smelliest Food in the World (http://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/the-smelliest-food-in-the-world/ss-BBgCFhh)-Arizona Hot (December 23, 2014, 07:39 AM)
10 things that aren't illegal but should be (http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/insurance/10-things-that-arent-illegal-but-should-be/ss-BBgQCsv)-Arizona Hot (December 23, 2014, 07:43 AM)
Unless I hear it's an unusually well done picture, worth watching for that alone, I probably won't.-40hz (December 25, 2014, 09:09 AM)
This whole fiasco is looking more like a publicity stunt to me.-Stoic Joker (December 25, 2014, 01:36 PM)
Because any halfassed intelligent (truly independent) hacking group would have known better than to risk triggering a Streisand effect stampede to the ticket booth.-Stoic Joker (December 25, 2014, 01:36 PM)
This whole fiasco is looking more like a publicity stunt to me.-Stoic Joker (December 25, 2014, 01:36 PM)
It's a distinct possibility.-40hz (December 25, 2014, 09:11 PM)
^I probably should have made myself clearer.
I don't think the entire thing was planned as a publicity stunt for precisely the reasons you've given.
I was talking about what I suspect was an attempt to garner sympathy from the public by pulling the movie from theaters.
Unfortunately for Sony Entertainment, most people thought that was fairly gutless. And it was only when Mr. Obama chided them for "caving" that Sony suddenly saw fit to tell us "it was the theaters" (and not very many as it turned out) whose "concerns" they were attempting to accommodate.
The original announcement they were pulling the movie was what I thought was the publicity stunt. Especially since they had no assurances they could trust that not showing the picture would stop further disclosures. They would have been crazy to think that alone would be enough to make them stop.
And now the mothership from Tokyo is taking a more active role in overseeing their semi-autonomous American subsidiary. Knowing a bit about how Japan conducts business, that seems to indicate a major management decision went wrong, and the big boys saw the need to get directly involved. That's not something they do lightly.
If heads in marketing start to gently roll at Sony Entertainment within 6 months after the dust settles, I'll be firmly convinced this is precisely what went down.-40hz (December 26, 2014, 07:14 AM)
Because those IT guys are toast. And deservedly so IMHO.-40hz (December 26, 2014, 01:17 PM)
Ah! Here's the link (http://money.cnn.com/2014/12/25/media/the-interview-box-office/index.html).-40hz (December 26, 2014, 01:17 PM)
"This film represents our commitment to our filmmakers and free speech,"
Then it ain't IT's ass that should be on the line.-Stoic Joker (December 26, 2014, 10:17 PM)
I say this because I'm sure we've both been in situations where someone was throwing their weight around to get something really stupid (like a 3 character password) put in place.-Stoic Joker (December 26, 2014, 10:17 PM)
I just like to watch shit run up hill on the odd occasion it happens.-Stoic Joker (December 27, 2014, 11:01 AM)
I say this because I'm sure we've both been in situations where someone was throwing their weight around to get something really stupid (like a 3 character password) put in place.-Stoic Joker (December 26, 2014, 10:17 PM)
I say this because I'm sure we've both been in situations where someone was throwing their weight around to get something really stupid (like a 3 character password) put in place.-Stoic Joker (December 26, 2014, 10:17 PM)
Um, don't tell me. They wanted to put "God" like in the movie Hackers?
(http://yoursmiles.org/bsmile/fun/b0201.gif)-MilesAhead (December 27, 2014, 01:30 PM)
I say this because I'm sure we've both been in situations where someone was throwing their weight around to get something really stupid (like a 3 character password) put in place.-Stoic Joker (December 26, 2014, 10:17 PM)
Um, don't tell me. They wanted to put "God" like in the movie Hackers?
(http://yoursmiles.org/bsmile/fun/b0201.gif)-MilesAhead (December 27, 2014, 01:30 PM)
How about Sony keeping a list of important passwords in a file protected with the word "password" if the reports I saw were correct?-40hz (December 27, 2014, 01:41 PM)
^Very nice dancer there. Too bad it's so hard to tell.I enjoyed and approve of this rant!
40hz rant time! :tellme: :tellme: :tellme:
What is it about these morons who film dancers? Why must they always do those dumb-ass tight closeups, quick cuts, and camera shifts? This is not an action film. It's dance.
The entire point of a dance is its continuity and line. And the movement through space. You need to step back and get the entire performance area in the visual frame in order for the viewer to adequately see and appreciate that. Shooting dance like it's some movie 'action' sequence - or like they also seem to be doing with sports lately - completely destroys that.
It's true that dance can be very dramatic. But that doesn't make it a drama - which most people who make movies and videos simply can't seem to grasp.
***end rant***-40hz (December 29, 2014, 02:00 PM)
^Very nice dancer there. Too bad it's so hard to tell.
40hz rant time! :tellme: :tellme: :tellme:
...
It's true that dance can be very dramatic. But that doesn't make it a drama - which most people who make movies and videos simply can't seem to grasp.
***end rant***-40hz (December 29, 2014, 02:00 PM)
the ultimate abuser: epic battle scenes and transformers. just once, I wish they would zoom waaaay out and let us watch an enormous battle unfold for a SOLID 30 seconds. And no more one guy mowing down hundreds of enemies. And in the transformer's case, let's have fewer pipes and metal parts for the robots so we can actually see facial features and other things that help us figure out what is going on, what body parts are involved, etc. I don't want to see a bunch of pipes crammed together and spend a few seconds "is that the eye? is that the arm? am i looking at a home depot shopping cart?"^Very nice dancer there. Too bad it's so hard to tell.
40hz rant time! :tellme: :tellme: :tellme:
...
It's true that dance can be very dramatic. But that doesn't make it a drama - which most people who make movies and videos simply can't seem to grasp.
***end rant***-40hz (December 29, 2014, 02:00 PM)
I think they trained at the MTV school of film production. More important than content is shifting the shot every couple of seconds to force the observer to refocus. Supposedly this keeps people watching even though nothing good is shown. The trick is old now. I wish they'd think up a new gimmick. :)
Edit: Fortunately it's not 2015 yet as I've pointed this out at least a dozen times on DC. New Years res. is to let it and similar rest. :)-MilesAhead (December 29, 2014, 05:54 PM)
also...if gandalf can blast hundreds of orcs away with his ball of light from his staff, why doesn't he just do it in the beginning of every major battle...or just repeatedly?-40hz
also...if gandalf can blast hundreds of orcs away with his ball of light from his staff, why doesn't he just do it in the beginning of every major battle...or just repeatedly?-40hz
That would be cheating. Too easy. :)-MilesAhead (December 30, 2014, 10:08 AM)
Along that line, what drives me nuts about Vampire films or TV shows is after all the bragging they do about "I'm 800 years old" and "I'm 2000 years old" etc.. Somebody pokes 'em with a sharp stick and they pop. If it's that easy to kill 'em they must have lived for 2000 years by hiding in a cave.
The other thing is the bursting into flames in sunlight. Bram Stoker's Dracula didn't have that problem. At least in the movie The Breed (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265104/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_34) they walked around in the day time, but wore sunglasses. :)
In today’s world of agile software development and fast release cycles, developers increasingly rely on third-party libraries and components to get the job done. Since many of those libraries come from long-running, open-source projects, developers often assume they’re getting well-written, bug-free code. They’re wrong.
The major patching efforts triggered by the Heartbleed, Shellshock and POODLE flaws this year serve as examples of the effect of critical vulnerabilities in third-party code. The flaws affected software that runs on servers, desktop computers, mobile devices and hardware appliances, affecting millions of consumers and businesses.
However, these highly publicized vulnerabilities were not isolated incidents. Similar flaws have been found in libraries such as OpenSSL, LibTIFF, libpng, OpenJPEG, FFmpeg, Libav and countless others, and these have made their way into thousands of products over the years.
Right up there with the "shields" in the StarTrek universe. Hit 'em once - or at most twice - and Sulu or Scotty are announcing: "Shields are down, Captain!"
That and the snazzy "body armor" all those Imperial Storm Troopers wore in StarWars. Shoot those guys once and down they go! You have to wonder why they bothered for all the good it seemed to do them. Even ewok arrows seemed to penetrate it pretty well. Maybe the old US Pentagon originally contracted that project out for them?-40hz (December 30, 2014, 02:14 PM)
Clues In Sony Hack Point To Insiders The Security Ledger-Arizona Hot (December 31, 2014, 12:46 AM)
Clues In Sony Hack Point To Insiders The Security Ledger-Arizona Hot (December 31, 2014, 12:46 AM)
Way more believable than the official version.-Stoic Joker (December 31, 2014, 07:45 AM)
Clues In Sony Hack Point To Insiders The Security Ledger-Arizona Hot (December 31, 2014, 12:46 AM)
Way more believable than the official version.-Stoic Joker (December 31, 2014, 07:45 AM)
Clues In Sony Hack Point To Insiders The Security Ledger-Arizona Hot (December 31, 2014, 12:46 AM)
Way more believable than the official version.-Stoic Joker (December 31, 2014, 07:45 AM)
I think it's a combination, truth be told.-wraith808 (December 31, 2014, 11:57 AM)
Clues In Sony Hack Point To Insiders The Security Ledger-Arizona Hot (December 31, 2014, 12:46 AM)
Way more believable than the official version.-Stoic Joker (December 31, 2014, 07:45 AM)
I think it's a combination, truth be told.-wraith808 (December 31, 2014, 11:57 AM)
Meh, disgruntled ex employee spun into publicity stunt makes way more sense than North Korea giving a shit about some silly assed movie..
...Just saying man ... Walks like a duck... ;)-Stoic Joker (December 31, 2014, 11:31 PM)
But the leadership of NK isn't exactly rational right now.-wraith808 (January 01, 2015, 11:58 AM)
But the leadership of NK isn't exactly rational right now.-wraith808 (January 01, 2015, 11:58 AM)
I always wonder about this. They seem to get what they want quite often, so there appears to be a method in their madness.-Renegade (January 01, 2015, 07:02 PM)
Clues In Sony Hack Point To Insiders The Security Ledger-Arizona Hot (December 31, 2014, 12:46 AM)
Way more believable than the official version.-Stoic Joker (December 31, 2014, 07:45 AM)
I think it's a combination, truth be told.-wraith808 (December 31, 2014, 11:57 AM)
Meh, disgruntled ex employee spun into publicity stunt makes way more sense than North Korea giving a shit about some silly assed movie..
...Just saying man ... Walks like a duck... ;)-Stoic Joker (December 31, 2014, 11:31 PM)
North Korea has already said they cared about the movie... and considered it an act of war.-wraith808 (January 01, 2015, 11:58 AM)
Any rational person would agree with you. But the leadership of NK isn't exactly rational right now.-wraith808 (January 01, 2015, 11:58 AM)
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg372895#msg372895))
Intel’s Diminutive ‘Compute Stick’ Runs Windows 8.1, Costs $150 (http://hothardware.com/News/intels-diminutive-compute-stick-runs-windows-81-costs-150?google_editors_picks=true)-Arizona Hot (January 07, 2015, 02:52 PM)
Society doesn't have expectations of people. That feeling you get about what society wants is your brain trying to predict what people will like. So when you complain about society's expectations, you are either complaining that people like the wrong things or that your warped brain is misinterpreting the desires of other people. Good luck solving either problem.
Comment of the day.-wraith808 (January 08, 2015, 07:52 PM)
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg373135#msg373135)) (see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg373135#msg373135))
Hello The '90s are calling and your flip phone is ready (http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/01/09/tech-flip-phone-comeback/21493395/)-Arizona Hot (January 10, 2015, 03:11 PM)
(Disdain voice) "Eauh. Flip phones are SO 2014 faux-hip revival. Well, THAT wave is over!"-TaoPhoenix (January 11, 2015, 03:48 PM)
An Internet of Treacherous Things
A zombie network of home routers highlights the importance of prioritizing smart appliance security.
By Glenn Fleishman on January 13, 2015
Why It Matters
Within five years there may be 50 billion smart devices in homes and offices.
Plenty of science-fiction stories feature ordinary household appliances staging a revolt. In an episode of Futurama, toasters and home robots rise up against their human oppressors. Two trends are now starting to make such scenarios seem less far-fetched.
One is the wave of Internet of things devices being developed for homes—on full display at the CES trade show last week. The other is the increased hacking of home networking gear—as demonstrated by a zombie horde of home network routers discovered recently.
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg373481#msg373481))
The Evolution of Auto Show ‘Booth Babes’ - WSJ (http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-evolution-of-auto-show-booth-babes-1421257095)-Arizona Hot (January 14, 2015, 05:12 PM)
Meanwhile, the Aquos K is a pretty stylish flip phone with some impressive specs. It sports a 3.4-inch LCD display, a 1410mAh battery, a quad-core 1.2GHz processor, a 13-megapixel rear camera and a waterproof design. It comes in black, white and red variants.
Sharp hasn’t revealed pricing or availability for the new phones, though for now it looks like both devices could be limited to Japan. We’d love to see the Aquos mini arrive in the U.S., where it could be a real mid-range contender depending on how much Sharp plans to charge.
If anyone tries this and it can be done, let us know what you thought of it.-Arizona Hot (January 20, 2015, 03:22 PM)
20 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About The Moon Landing (http://www.rantplaces.com/2014/10/29/20-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-the-moon-landing/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=Outbrain&utm_term=Title4)-Arizona Hot (January 20, 2015, 03:18 PM)
Because we have a 50 50 chance of ending up in a dystopia like the classics but with better tech (than some of them, but not others!)-TaoPhoenix (January 20, 2015, 03:32 PM)
2015:
Listened to chess lecture. Dad calls. Sound card burns out.-TaoPhoenix (January 20, 2015, 03:43 PM)
Because we have a 50 50 chance of ending up in a dystopia like the classics but with better tech (than some of them, but not others!)-TaoPhoenix (January 20, 2015, 03:32 PM)
Then I suggest you start studying classic dystopias, so you can have a response prepared. Do you expect Big Brother to be watching you?-Arizona Hot (January 20, 2015, 03:49 PM)
2015:
Listened to chess lecture. Dad calls. Sound card burns out.-TaoPhoenix (January 20, 2015, 03:43 PM)
Would Buzz(Lightyear?) be proud of your solution to that?-Arizona Hot (January 20, 2015, 03:53 PM)
Here's a broken link (http://mike-ward.net/blog/post/00631/how-to-configure-iis-7-to-allow-downloading-exe-files) that lead me to a very interesting and informative 404 page.-Stoic Joker (January 24, 2015, 11:01 AM)
As a keen cyclist with children, I had always been in favour of the New Zealand law making it compulsory to wear a bicycle helmet. However, the outcome of that law is apparently not what one might have intuitively expected - according to a 2012 report from the NZ Medical Journal. I'd not seen it before. Very interesting statistical analysis.
Evaluation of New Zealand’s bicycle helmet law - New Zealand Medical Journal (https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/read-the-journal/all-issues/2010-2019/2012/vol-125-no-1349/article-clarke)-IainB (January 25, 2015, 10:35 AM)
Survey data from Australia indicated legislation was a poor approach as it discouraged cycling—e.g. child cycle use fell 44% by the second year of the helmet law in New South Wales, Australia-The Article
I've found that if I cycle well, i.e. keep a very straight line, some drivers will pass dangerously close to me. So I tend to weave slightly to try and keep them more aware, and wary, of me. Not ideal, but I'm still here :-/-tomos (January 25, 2015, 11:04 AM)
Artist develops 31 rolls of lost film shot by a soldier in WWII
including the Mars lander crashMissing Beagle 2 Lander Spotted By NASA Orbiter Video (http://www.space.com/28294-missing-beagle-2-lander-spotted-by-nasa-orbiter-video.html)-IainB (February 01, 2015, 03:30 PM)
including the Mars lander crashMissing Beagle 2 Lander Spotted By NASA Orbiter Video (http://www.space.com/28294-missing-beagle-2-lander-spotted-by-nasa-orbiter-video.html)-IainB (February 01, 2015, 03:30 PM)
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg374836#msg374836))-Arizona Hot (February 02, 2015, 06:50 PM)
didn't I see it in Cranioscopical's car thread?-Target (February 02, 2015, 06:52 PM)
...didn't I see it in Cranioscopical's car thread?-Target (February 02, 2015, 06:52 PM)
Have you ever pranked someone by turning their wireless mouse 180 degrees around.-Arizona Hot (February 05, 2015, 02:58 PM)
Have you ever pranked someone by turning their wireless mouse 180 degrees around.-Arizona Hot (February 05, 2015, 02:58 PM)
Have you ever pranked someone by turning their wireless mouse 180 degrees around.-Arizona Hot (February 05, 2015, 02:58 PM)
No, but I have been known to flip the screen upside down on occasion.-Stoic Joker (February 05, 2015, 05:12 PM)
Have you ever pranked someone by turning their wireless mouse 180 degrees around.-Arizona Hot (February 05, 2015, 02:58 PM)
I messed with someone's video driver at work so it reduced the viewport by 1 pixel every day. Long term pranks are the best.-wraith808 (February 05, 2015, 05:45 PM)
-Saw 1/4 inch off the bottom of someone's cane every couple days or so. <-- Yep, evil.-Edvard (February 05, 2015, 08:41 PM)
With eVoice, you can have tons of big business phone features for next to nothing. And it's all completely customizable to fit your needs. Here are just some of the features you get for less than $13 per month:
6 different incoming numbers
2 "extensions," for example, different departments like "sales" and "customer support"
300 minutes talk time
Number-porting: eVoice can usually use an existing number you already have
Toll-free numbers
Faxes
Call screening: handle calls differently based on who is calling
Many voice mail options
Plus dozens of more features and options
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg374840#msg374840))
Panasonic Lumix CM1 First Impressions Review (http://cameras.reviewed.com/content/panasonic-lumix-cm1-first-impressions-review?utm_source=usat&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=collab)-Arizona Hot (February 02, 2015, 06:55 PM)
lol at the pope :)-tomos (February 07, 2015, 03:54 AM)
1. Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Say what? You want me to let this weed in my garden??? Surprisingly, dandelions – like many weeds – benefit our garden in many ways, the most important of which is fertilizer. Dandelions reach deep into the subsoil with those long taproots, dredge up important nutrients, and store them in their leaves.
Dandelions excel at accumulating potassium, phosphorus, calcium, and a handful of other nutrients in its leaves, which are important for healthy plant growth. When those leaves die back or are cut back and left to decompose, they fertilize the soil.
I let dandelions grow in my vegetable garden and it is common to encourage dandelions to grow in orchards under fruit trees. Dandelions increase earthworm populations, which is good for healthy soil.
About once a month I snip the leaves off and compost them in place, which also discourages the plant from flowering and going to seed. Dandelions are good, but I don’t need a dandelion garden!
Those nutrient-rich leaves aren’t only good for my garden and my soil, but they’re also good for me. Yep, dandelion greens are edible. I add the young, bright green spring leaves to salad mix.
Some market gardeners even cultivate a specific variety of dandelion with giant leaves as a crop. On purpose! Local chefs go nuts over it. Also, apparently, so do chickens. Consider adding dandelion seed to your foraging seed mix.
As if that weren’t enough, dandelion also has medicinal uses. The dried root is an excellent liver and kidney tonic. If dandelions are left to flower, they will attract pollinators and beneficial insects. For all of these reasons and more, dandelion is one of my top 5 weeds to keep in the garden.
([dandelion cartooon] (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg375251#msg375251))-Stoic Joker (February 07, 2015, 01:13 PM)
Being a casual sport archer, I found the following video by Anna Maltese (archery instructor, bow-maker, tournament competitor, fire archery practitioner) rebutting some of Lars ("fastest archer on the planet") Andersen's recent postulations rather interesting:-40hz (February 09, 2015, 08:50 AM)
Being a casual sport archer, I found the following video by Anna Maltese (archery instructor, bow-maker, tournament competitor, fire archery practitioner) rebutting some of Lars ("fastest archer on the planet") Andersen's recent postulations rather interesting:-40hz (February 09, 2015, 08:50 AM)
Being a casual sport archer, I found the following video by Anna Maltese (archery instructor, bow-maker, tournament competitor, fire archery practitioner) rebutting some of Lars ("fastest archer on the planet") Andersen's recent postulations rather interesting:-40hz (February 09, 2015, 08:50 AM)
The original video was pretty fun! (I watched that first.)
The rebuttal, not so much -- she's basically just heckling a magician (did you really believe that the magician's wand was exhumed from an ancient tomb in 1837 after...). Perhaps she should have read the original video's description. Buddy mentions some of the things she takes issue with in her rebuttal. Reading all of it, and applying the principle of charity (a lost art today that I have recently rediscovered from my extensive historical readings!!! :P ), it seems that Lars is aiming at producing entertainment much like street entertainers and magicians have been doing for ages (complete with lots of embellishments), and not a historical documentary. But, that was just my read on it Lars -- perhaps I should have taken him much more seriously? :P ;D-Renegade (February 10, 2015, 05:32 AM)
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg375441#msg375441))
Today I Am Releasing Ten Million Passwords (https://xato.net/passwords/ten-million-passwords/#.VNqHyo0tH_U)-Arizona Hot (February 10, 2015, 06:13 PM)
* Only one person used correcthorsebatterystaple.
From a comment:* Only one person used correcthorsebatterystaple.
HAHAHA! :Thmbsup-Renegade (February 11, 2015, 06:37 AM)
Being a casual sport archer, I found the following video by Anna Maltese (archery instructor, bow-maker, tournament competitor, fire archery practitioner) rebutting some of Lars ("fastest archer on the planet") Andersen's recent postulations rather interesting:-40hz (February 09, 2015, 08:50 AM)
You probably didn’t know it, but you’ve been buying garbage Ethernet cables your entire life. Fortunately, there’s finally a better option and it only costs as much as a used car.
and what is it with that snarky characterization? seriously?-Gwen7 (February 11, 2015, 11:53 PM)
i know society expects its girls to show diffidence when criticizing boys. but come on!-Gwen7 (February 11, 2015, 11:53 PM)
i know society expects its girls to show diffidence when criticizing boys. but come on!-Gwen7 (February 11, 2015, 11:53 PM)
i know society expects its girls to show diffidence when criticizing boys. but come on!-Gwen7 (February 11, 2015, 11:53 PM)
Please don't make this a gender issue. I was over that in high school.
I took issue with Ms. Maltese's critique because she's obviously personally offended about some guy getting attention for his unconventional archery skills, so much so that she had to make a "snarky" video rebuttal. When I say "snarky" I mean pretty much what 40Hz said. There's really no reason to say much of what she said without thinking that she was taking the whole thing a little too personally. Air quotes? Seriously? Friend pulling faces to illustrate her frustration? Really?-Edvard (February 12, 2015, 12:46 AM)
And since its been made a 'gender' issue, let's show another with just as much snark-wraith808 (February 12, 2015, 09:00 AM)
And since its been made a 'gender' issue, let's show another with just as much snark-wraith808 (February 12, 2015, 09:00 AM)
I'd like to think it was a simple misunderstanding and not go there at all if that's ok. :) 8)-40hz (February 12, 2015, 10:39 AM)
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg375583#msg375583))
HERE maps for Android updated, leaves Beta - SlashGear (http://www.slashgear.com/here-maps-for-android-updated-leaves-beta-12368815/)-Arizona Hot (February 12, 2015, 04:46 PM)
As far as armour piercing capabilities, a 10-30 lb. draw will most definitely not pierce plate armour - and probably not chainmail either unless the arrow is extremely heavy and hits a weak link. FWIW plate armour is heavy.-40hz (February 12, 2015, 12:13 AM)
While Ms. Maltese's snarky 'rebuttal' may be based on stuff she knows a thing or two about, her attitude kinda grated on me.-Edvard (February 11, 2015, 10:27 PM)
maps of the solar system drawn to scalePretty amazing.-Renegade (February 16, 2015, 04:31 AM)
@Renegade: Thanks for the to-scale pic of our solar system. Just what I had been looking for.-IainB (February 16, 2015, 07:13 AM)
Ever wonder why you never see any maps of the solar system drawn to scale?-Renegade (February 16, 2015, 04:31 AM)
Ever wonder why you never see any maps of the solar system drawn to scale?-Renegade (February 16, 2015, 04:31 AM)
Nice.
How about something similar for atoms and molecules with their electron clouds? ;)-ewemoa (February 17, 2015, 07:08 AM)
Next-generation http/2 protocol is done, promises faster, safer browsing.
Next-generation http/2 protocol is done, promises faster, safer browsing. (http://www.pcworld.com/article/2885657/prepare-for-faster-safer-web-browsing-the-next-gen-http2-protocol-is-done.html) (see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg376015#msg376015))-Edvard (February 19, 2015, 09:21 PM)
HTTP/2 also uses fewer connections between server and client, and allows servers to push content straight to a browser.
Beamer (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/beamlabsinc/beam-the-smart-projector-that-fits-in-any-light-so/description) for everyday use. Price is a bit steep, but it is a novel idea.-Shades (February 21, 2015, 06:52 AM)
Aliens invade Canada! (http://humansarefree.com/2015/02/ufo-crash-lands-in-canada-government.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HumansAreFree+%28Humans+Are+Free%29) 8)-Renegade (February 23, 2015, 03:22 AM)
Aliens invade Canada! (http://humansarefree.com/2015/02/ufo-crash-lands-in-canada-government.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HumansAreFree+%28Humans+Are+Free%29) 8)-Renegade (February 23, 2015, 03:22 AM)
That image just looks like a Mountie hat thrown in the air :P-4wd (February 23, 2015, 06:06 AM)
Aliens invade Canada! (http://humansarefree.com/2015/02/ufo-crash-lands-in-canada-government.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HumansAreFree+%28Humans+Are+Free%29) 8)-Renegade (February 23, 2015, 03:22 AM)
That image just looks like a Mountie hat thrown in the air :P-4wd (February 23, 2015, 06:06 AM)
Aliens invade Canada! (http://humansarefree.com/2015/02/ufo-crash-lands-in-canada-government.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HumansAreFree+%28Humans+Are+Free%29) 8)-Renegade (February 23, 2015, 03:22 AM)
That image just looks like a Mountie hat thrown in the air :P-4wd (February 23, 2015, 06:06 AM)
It's a low budget hoax - times are tough all over.-Stoic Joker (February 23, 2015, 06:40 AM)
...February 22, 2015 Albuquerque, New Mexico - Today retired USAF Tech Sgt. John Burroughs and his attorney, Pat Frascogna, from Jackson, Mississippi, announced in a press release the "U. S. Government's De Facto Acknowledgement of the Existence of UFOs." This breakthrough comes with the Veterans Administration finally granting John Burroughs in January 2015 full medical disability for bodily injury in the line of duty when John twice encountered mysterious aerial lights in the U. K.'s Rendlesham Forest on December 26 and 28, 1980, a dense, tall forest growing along RAF Bentwaters/Woodbridge. ...
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg377067#msg377067))
People Explore Abandoned Buildings All The Time. But What This Guy Found... OMG. (http://www.viralnova.com/explored-office-building-gallery/?mb=lmgout)
Anyone here interested in abandoned buildings?-Arizona Hot (March 06, 2015, 10:08 PM)
@Renegade: Very interesting and factual history video. Thanks. Some more interesting and factual history videos there too.-IainB (March 07, 2015, 10:14 AM)
It may be Pi Day, but what does the hypotenuse say?-Arizona Hot (March 11, 2015, 02:07 PM)
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg377510#msg377510))
Neil Gaiman's 'The Books of Magic' and Harry Potter's Forgotten Predecessor (http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/03/the-other-harry-potter-that-never-was/387364/)-Arizona Hot (March 12, 2015, 11:50 AM)
Ultimately, the only way to truly stay anonymous online is to never go online in the first place. If you’ve already used the internet, delete any and all accounts you’ve ever created, turn your computer off and smash it to pieces. You will still leave a digital footprint of some sort in your wake, but hopefully it’s not particularly significant. If you’re using this extreme method, you should also smash up your smart phone, your tablet and your smart TV (they’re listening to us now). Now that you have purged all connected technology from your life, you may wish to live in self-imposed exile, perhaps in a cave, so that you are not tempted to re-enter the online world. Don’t tell anyone about this and you will successfully have acquired complete anonymity. Probably.
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Big Bang theory could be debunked by Large Hadron Collider
Scientists at Cern could prove the controversial theory of ‘rainbow gravity’ which suggests that the universe stretches back into time infinitely, with no Big Bang
The theory of Rainbow Gravity may prove that the Big Bang could not have happened
The detection of miniature black holes by the Large Hadron Collider could prove the existence of parallel universes and show that the Big Bang did not happen, scientists believe.
The particle accelerator, which will be restarted this week, has already found the Higgs boson – the God Particle – which is thought to give mass to other particles.
Now scientists at Cern in Switzerland believe they might find miniature black holes which would reveal the existence of a parallel universe.
And if the holes are found at a certain energy, it could prove the controversial theory of ‘rainbow gravity’ which suggests that the universe stretches back into time infinitely with no singular point where it started, and no Big Bang.
think one of the things that I truly love about science, is that it constantly changes our understanding of the universe, and disproves past theories, and illustrates a new reality, and I really love being a smug ****ing skeptic and laughing while I see the religio-political science worshippers' beliefs destroyed in a flash. I do get enormous joy out of that. (I'm kind of conflicted that I'm such a sadist at times. :P ) The pisser is that it takes people a very long time to catch up with the evidence and what new bits of reality science has actually shown to us. But, that just drags out my laughter as well, so - take the good with the bad.-Renegade (March 23, 2015, 08:52 AM)
Precision, depth, and flexibility - the ultimate difference between PC software and apps (http://www.zdnet.com/article/precision-depth-and-flexibility-the-ultimate-difference-between-pc-software-and-apps/)-Arizona Hot (March 27, 2015, 01:15 PM)
World beer consumption by country. (http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/img/news/2009/Map_of_world_by_beer_consumption.png)-Renegade (April 09, 2015, 08:14 AM)
Based on the angle of the walls at what appears to be the entrance to the stairs, I'd say the cat is going up.-Stoic Joker (April 12, 2015, 04:37 PM)
Based on the angle of the walls at what appears to be the entrance to the stairs, I'd say the cat is going up.-Stoic Joker (April 12, 2015, 04:37 PM)
Based on the angle of the walls at what appears to be the entrance to the stairs, I'd say the cat is going up.-Stoic Joker (April 12, 2015, 04:37 PM)
If it weren't for the cat, I could see this as a "flip illusion" like the cup/faces, but as is, I can only see the cat going up most of the time, and I certainly can't see the cat *backing up* the stairs the other way!
THAT would be viral Youtube gold!-TaoPhoenix (April 12, 2015, 06:11 PM)
Based on the angle of the walls at what appears to be the entrance to the stairs, I'd say the cat is going up.-Stoic Joker (April 12, 2015, 04:37 PM)
You say up, I say down.-wraith808 (April 12, 2015, 05:00 PM)
...Not From Aliens Parkes Observatory Clarifies Radio Signal Bursts Come From Kitchen Microwave-Arizona Hot (April 16, 2015, 01:14 AM)
...Not From Aliens Parkes Observatory Clarifies Radio Signal Bursts Come From Kitchen Microwave-Arizona Hot (April 16, 2015, 01:14 AM)
"Oops!"
:D-TaoPhoenix (April 16, 2015, 01:25 AM)
The tiny country sits on about seven square kilometers (less than 3 square miles) of land along the Danube River, between the official borders of Croatia and Serbia. According to Liberland’s President Vit Jedlicka, the land was considered “terra nullis” or nobody’s land.
Despite being just under three square miles in area, Liberland is not the smallest country on the planet. In fact, it is larger than the Vatican and Monaco.
According to a news release posted on the Liberland site, the founders are Czech citizens who formed something called a “Preparatory Committee,” elected a president (Jedlicka) and decided to declare their new state and planted a flag.
Image source: Liberland.org
President Jedlicka (second from right) and other Liberland founders at flag raising. Image source: Liberland.org
Those interested in becoming a citizen of the fledgling nation need to file an application. However, there is no official time frame attached to the process. According to the site, applications will be dealt with “in due time.”
What does it take to qualify to be a Liberland-ian? According the web site, potential citizens must:
- have respect for other people and respect the opinions of others, regardless of their race, ethnicity, orientation, or religion
- have respect for private ownership which is untouchable
- do not have communist, nazi or other extremist past
- were not punished for past criminal offenses
British media about Liberland:
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/czech-declares-new-nation-republic-liberland-no-mans-land-between-croatia-serbia-1496715
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-32332473
Czech media about Liberland:
http://www.novinky.cz/domaci/367000-clen-svobodnych-vyhlasil-na-uzemi-byvale-jugoslavie-vlastni-stat.html
http://www.parlamentnilisty.cz/zpravy/kauzy/Cesky-politik-zalozil-v-Evrope-vlastni-stat-Nejedna-se-o-vtip-370737
http://zpravy.e15.cz/domaci/udalosti/cesi-v-uzemi-nikoho-u-dunaje-zalozili-novy-stat-liberland-kvuli-byrokracii-1180861
http://tn.nova.cz/clanek/cech-zalozil-v-evrope-novy-stat-chcete-byt-obcany-liberlandu.html
Slovak media about Liberland:
http://www.sme.sk/c/7751515/cech-si-medzi-srbskom-a-chorvatskom-zalozil-vlastny-stat.html
http://www.tvnoviny.sk/zahranicne/1790739_cech-si-zalozil-v-europe-vlastny-stat.-mozete-uz-ziadat-o-obcianstvo
http://www.pluska.sk/krimi/domace-krimi/to-je-blazon-cech-vyhlasil-vlastny-stat-dovody-vas-pobavia.html
Polish media about Liberland:
http://wiadomosci.onet.pl/ciekawostki/liberland-nowe-panstwo-na-balkanach/kjl6ln
http://pikio.pl/na-balkanach-powstal-liberland-panstwo-marzen-korwinistow/
Hungarian media about Liberland:
http://index.hu/kulfold/2015/04/15/mikroallam_liberland_vajdasag_cseh/
http://444.hu/2015/04/15/uj-orszag-jott-letre-a-vajdasag-mellett-liberland/
Austrian media about Liberland:
http://wirtschaftsblatt.at/home/nachrichten/europa_cee/4708803/Tscheche-proklamiert-eigenen-Staat-zwischen-Serbien-und-Kroatien
http://www.krone.at/Welt/Tscheche_proklamierte_eigenen_Staat_an_der_Donau-Liberland-Story-448505
http://www.kleinezeitung.at/k/politik/aussenpolitik/4708809/Neue-Grenzen_Kurios_Tscheche-proklamiert-eigenen-Staat-an-der-Donau
Turkish media about Liberland:
http://www.ahaber.com.tr/dunya/2015/04/15/yeni-bir-devlet-kuruldu-liberland
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/dunya/28745773.asp
http://www.sabah.com.tr/dunya/2015/04/15/yeni-bir-devlet-kuruldu-liberland
Serbian media about Liberland:
http://inserbia.info/today/2015/04/czech-proclaims-new-sovereign-state-between-serbia-and-croatia-liberland/
http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Drustvo/550905/Ceh-proglasio-nezavisnu-drzavu-Liberland-izmedju-Srbije-i-Hrvatske
http://www.tanjug.rs/novosti/174087/ceh-osnovao-liberland---novu-drzavu-izmedju-srbije-i-hrvatske.htm
http://www.kurir.rs/planeta/imamo-nove-komsije-ceh-proglasio-drzavu-izmedu-srbije-i-hrvatske-i-dao-joj-ime-liberland-clanak-1741441
Croatian media about Liberland:
http://www.croatiaweek.com/croatia-gets-a-new-neighbour-as-liberland-declares-independence/
http://www.jutarnji.hr/hrvatska-dobila-novog-susjeda-ceh-na-granici-sa-srbijom-proglasio-nezavisnu-drzavu-liberland-/1331520/
http://www.dnevno.hr/vijesti/regija/jeste-li-culi-za-liberland-ceh-osnovao-drzavu-izmedu-hrvatske-srbije-8526/
Video reports:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrRccMnuiEA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp9Blx7B-Po
A new country just started in Europe
A new country just started in Europe
Starting is easier than staying, it would seem. :)-MilesAhead (April 18, 2015, 09:33 AM)
Google Handwriting Input Writes Text in Android the Old Fashioned Way (http://lifehacker.com/google-handwriting-input-writes-text-in-android-the-old-1698429408)-IainB (April 18, 2015, 01:01 PM)
Google Handwriting Input Writes Text in Android the Old Fashioned Way (http://lifehacker.com/google-handwriting-input-writes-text-in-android-the-old-1698429408)-IainB (April 18, 2015, 01:01 PM)
Thanks for this, it looks good at first try. I tried MyScript Stylus (Beta) (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.visionobjects.stylusmobile.v3_2_store) for a while, and even Swype, but some issues always forced me back to the default keyboard, even though I'm an old (Palm) Graffiti fan and would like to use handwriting, if it's faster than typing.-dr_andus (April 18, 2015, 06:27 PM)
A Defense of Comic Sans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUCcObwIsOs-Renegade (April 22, 2015, 11:30 PM)
...
You think I’m a malformed, pathetic excuse for a font. Well think again, nerdhole, because I’m Comic Sans, and I’m the best thing to happen to typography since Johannes f***ing Gutenberg.http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-comic-sans-asshole-Edvard (April 17, 2012, 08:04 PM)
Why C is the Default Hard Drive Letter in Many Computers-Arizona Hot (April 24, 2015, 01:38 PM)
A drink with a severed human toe. In Canada. In the Yukon.-Renegade (April 25, 2015, 08:08 AM)
A drink with a severed human toe. In Canada. In the Yukon.
Cabin fever at its finest!-Renegade (April 25, 2015, 08:08 AM)
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg380477#msg380477))
Apple Watch teardown reveals deactivated blood oxygen sensors (http://venturebeat.com/2015/04/25/apple-watch-teardown-reveals-deactivated-blood-oxygen-sensors/)-Arizona Hot (April 25, 2015, 06:33 PM)
According to posts on the NASA Space Flight forum, when lasers were fired into the EmDrive resonance chamber, it was found that some of the beams were travelling faster than the speed of light.
If this is true, then it would mean that the EmDrive is producing a warp field or bubble. A forum post says that "this signature (the interference pattern) on the EmDrive looks just like what a warp bubble looks like. And the math behind the warp bubble apparently matches the interference pattern found in the EmDrive."
Digital Life - Time to put down that smartphone-Arizona Hot (May 03, 2015, 04:54 PM)
Digital Life - Time to put down that smartphone-Arizona Hot (May 03, 2015, 04:54 PM)
A lot of people in Miami do phone no matter what else they are doing. Biking down the street. Skateboarding. Driving their cars. Walking. On trains and elevators. I see people using it as a mechanism to avoid dealing with people. I see many people scolling the same text up and down. Perhaps if it is class notes it is useful for studying. But I think mostly it is used to be alone in a crowd.
When not reading or looking at photos they are talking to someone. I don't know who it is on the other end of the line at 4:00 AM. Maybe they are pretending thinking if they are in contact wih someone they cannot be mugged. Like the News Cameraman who thinks because he has the violence in the frame it cannot reach through to him due to nebulous magic.
When I hear people speak I don't look to see who is talking. I just assume they are talking into the phone. I often wonder who listens to the drab play by play.. "I'm crossing 8th street. I'm almost to the other side. I'm stepping up on the curb..." Is anyone really listening to that drivel? Or maybe they pick up the hand set every few minutes and say "Uh huh." Perhaps it is Cortana. :)
I thought it would be a great thing when cell went flat rate. Way wrong on that one! :)-MilesAhead (May 04, 2015, 07:46 AM)
... I see people using it as a mechanism to avoid dealing with people. ......-MilesAhead (May 04, 2015, 07:46 AM)
I think most people just want to tune out from the entire world around them. I don't know why.-Renegade (May 04, 2015, 11:31 AM)
I'd say it'd be pretty easy to get lost in there...-tomos (May 04, 2015, 03:11 PM)
Yes, I think it's escapism - which is harmless in small doses - but the trouble with escapism is that, if it is prolonged, then it can become too much of a good thing, whereupon such a putatively relaxing "mindless escape" can become a real time bandit where one can spend a great deal of one's cognitive surplus (and experience of life) in playing with (say) a smartphone, or watching TV, or something.I'd say it'd be pretty easy to get lost in there...Sometimes a mindless escape into a gadget is the only sanity break we can get. Scroll around, load a new app, check the weather next week -- then once more unto the breach.
________________________-tomos (May 04, 2015, 03:11 PM)
________________________-x16wda (May 04, 2015, 08:22 PM)
There's a literalist in every crowd. When another drinker challenged the guy to go toe to toe he put his foot in his mouth I'd say.What a heel!-MilesAhead (April 25, 2015, 02:26 PM)
There's a literalist in every crowd. When another drinker challenged the guy to go toe to toe he put his foot in his mouth I'd say.What a heel!-MilesAhead (April 25, 2015, 02:26 PM)
-cranioscopical (May 05, 2015, 07:17 AM)
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg374840#msg374840))
Panasonic Lumix CM1 First Impressions Review (http://cameras.reviewed.com/content/panasonic-lumix-cm1-first-impressions-review?utm_source=usat&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=collab)-Arizona Hot (February 02, 2015, 06:55 PM)
cant see this doing that well - high-end point & shoot's have been getting very fancy of late (with prices heading towards the 1000$ mark).
They have zoom (usually not that much, but still a big factor) - but then I guess this has a phone....-tomos (February 07, 2015, 03:54 AM)
This might be considered humor if it wasn't so sad...
Texas School Suspends 9-Year-Old For Terrorism Because He Brought Imaginary Hobbit Ring To Class (http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/02/01/texas-school-suspends-9-year-old-for-terrorism-because-he-brought-imaginary-hobbit-ring-to-class/)-wraith808 (May 05, 2015, 08:08 AM)
this version has come to the US - first look (http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/panasonic-cm1/panasonic-cm1A.HTM) via imaging-resource.com-tomos (May 05, 2015, 08:47 AM)
Possibly of more long term interest (?) - a multi-lens camera is in development for smartphones:
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg381180#msg381180))
Startup Light “reimagines photography” - Will phones finally compete with cameras for image quality? (http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2015/04/18/photo-startup-light-reimagines-compact-cameras-via-multi-module-camera-tech)
(imaging-resource.com again)
and an interview (http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2015/04/27/light-interview-no-more-full-frame-dslrs-by-2025) which gets fairly technical at times (I didnt read it all)-tomos (May 05, 2015, 08:47 AM)
...And people wonder why I think that the education system as it is should be entirely scrapped. Viscously. Without mercy. Without remorse. With fury and fire. ...
________________________-Renegade (May 05, 2015, 10:59 AM)
This might be considered humor if it wasn't so sad...
Texas School Suspends 9-Year-Old For Terrorism Because He Brought Imaginary Hobbit Ring To Class (http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/02/01/texas-school-suspends-9-year-old-for-terrorism-because-he-brought-imaginary-hobbit-ring-to-class/)
____________________-wraith808 (May 05, 2015, 08:08 AM)
...And people wonder why I think that the education system as it is should be entirely scrapped. Viscously. Without mercy. Without remorse. With fury and fire. ...
________________________-Renegade (May 05, 2015, 10:59 AM)
Either @Renegade has been chatting with our friend Mrs Malaprop again, or there may be reason to suspect that he is not a real person per se, but an AI connected to the Internet. Hard to explain that away as "just a typo" methinks.-IainB (May 06, 2015, 02:01 AM)
I believe they mean cookie "batter" not "butter"-Arizona Hot (May 11, 2015, 02:32 PM)
I don't even know where to begin... words cannot describe the evil.
It was November of last year when I purchased my first jar of drug butter.
...
Sabina Altynbekova (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLOOqsNa8xw)-bit (May 16, 2015, 03:05 PM)
What computer is she using?-Arizona Hot (May 20, 2015, 04:11 PM)
How to wipe your phone or tablet before you sell it - CNET (http://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-wipe-your-phone-or-tablet-before-selling/)-Arizona Hot (May 23, 2015, 06:58 PM)
If you’re planning to sell your old Android smartphone then you need to think again because there is a weakness in the Android Factory Reset option that could be exploited to recover your login credentials, text messages, emails and pictures even if you have wiped its memory clean.
How to wipe your phone or tablet before you sell it - CNET (http://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-wipe-your-phone-or-tablet-before-selling/)-Arizona Hot (May 23, 2015, 06:58 PM)
On a related note...
http://thehackernews.com/2015/05/android-factory-reset.htmlIf you’re planning to sell your old Android smartphone then you need to think again because there is a weakness in the Android Factory Reset option that could be exploited to recover your login credentials, text messages, emails and pictures even if you have wiped its memory clean.
On a related note...
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Free Ransomware Decryption and Malware Removal ToolKit (http://thehackernews.com/2015/05/ransomware-decryption-software.html)-ewemoa (May 24, 2015, 09:18 AM)
Free Ransomware Decryption and Malware Removal ToolKit (http://thehackernews.com/2015/05/ransomware-decryption-software.html)-Arizona Hot (May 25, 2015, 02:32 PM)
If you're a woman!?-Arizona Hot (May 26, 2015, 03:38 PM)
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg382622#msg382622))
Charge Your Phone With Fire (http://www.ozy.com/good-sht/charge-your-phone-with-fire/41792?utm_source=B1&utm_medium=pp&utm_campaign=pp)-Arizona Hot (June 01, 2015, 06:25 PM)
I just started using chrome x64. I found it is honoring the command line switch I used in chromium years ago.
--renderer-process-limit=n I have been playing around with the setting. On my Laptop n=6 seems like the sweet spot. But I found setting Fast Dial to never refresh the dial thumbnails seems to eliminate the lag I noticed. With a setting of 6 as max renderers and 6 or 7 tabs open it seems to hover around 8 or 9 exe instances running. With no switch it was around 11 or 12.-MilesAhead (June 06, 2015, 01:56 PM)
I just started using chrome x64. I found it is honoring the command line switch I used in chromium years ago.
--renderer-process-limit=n I have been playing around with the setting. On my Laptop n=6 seems like the sweet spot. But I found setting Fast Dial to never refresh the dial thumbnails seems to eliminate the lag I noticed. With a setting of 6 as max renderers and 6 or 7 tabs open it seems to hover around 8 or 9 exe instances running. With no switch it was around 11 or 12.-MilesAhead (June 06, 2015, 01:56 PM)
hmm. I have 18 tabs open in Iron portable, and there are 24 instances shown in the taskmanager. Maybe I should give your suggestion a go and see what happens if I limit it *and* open lots of tabs :-)-tomos (June 06, 2015, 02:41 PM)
True History - Wikipedia, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_History)-Arizona Hot (June 08, 2015, 10:24 PM)
John Grafelman bleeds Ford blue. He says he is "always looking for old Fords." He remembers reading as far back as the early '80s about the long-lost 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302 prototype once owned by car designer Larry Shinoda. Now, wouldn't that be a Mustang to find?
Incredibly, this hardworking farmer from Peoria, Illinois, already owned that very Mustang. Unbeknownst to him, the '69 Cobra Jet fastback he bought through an ad in the local newspaper was that very car.
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg383600#msg383600))
Is Asus’ New $199 Jumbo Smartphone Any Good? (http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/is-asus%e2%80%99-new-dollar199-jumbo-smartphone-any-good/ar-AAbLYAx)-Arizona Hot (June 19, 2015, 08:01 PM)
I like the first trick here best, but others are cool as well.-Renegade (June 23, 2015, 01:16 AM)
Colorado woman finds 8.52 carat diamond at Arkansas park-Arizona Hot (June 27, 2015, 04:29 PM)
Is the park a Mecca for careless rich tourists who just happen to drop multi-caret gems or is it a diamond field with this particular specimen larger than most?-MilesAhead (June 27, 2015, 06:21 PM)
N.C. company rolls out new Bubble Wrap that won't pop (http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/nc-company-rolls-out-new-bubble-wrap-that-wont-pop/ar-AActPdC)-Arizona Hot (July 03, 2015, 04:52 AM)
Google Made a Chatbot That Debates the Meaning of Life (http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/google-made-a-chatbot-that-debates-the-meaning-of-life/ar-AAci12e)-Arizona Hot (June 29, 2015, 11:47 AM)
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg384297#msg384297))
N.C. company rolls out new Bubble Wrap that won't pop (http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/nc-company-rolls-out-new-bubble-wrap-that-wont-pop/ar-AActPdC)-Arizona Hot (July 03, 2015, 04:52 AM)
... recently developed a new type of its protective wrap called iBubble Wrap that is flat and airless ...
... If you press one the bubbles the air will just shift to another sector of the column ...
N.C. company rolls out new Bubble Wrap that won't pop (http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/nc-company-rolls-out-new-bubble-wrap-that-wont-pop/ar-AActPdC)-Arizona Hot (July 03, 2015, 04:52 AM)-TaoPhoenix (July 03, 2015, 01:54 PM)
WHAT!!! Bubble Wrap without Bubbles?!? Travesty! Heresy! Sacrilege - Burn the Witch!!! ... Society is doomed!N.C. company rolls out new Bubble Wrap that won't pop (http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/nc-company-rolls-out-new-bubble-wrap-that-wont-pop/ar-AActPdC)-Arizona Hot (July 03, 2015, 04:52 AM)-TaoPhoenix (July 03, 2015, 01:54 PM)-Stoic Joker (July 04, 2015, 08:58 AM)
Actually, little kids already have a time-honored AI response to everything they wish to mock (or truly lack adult understanding of).Google Made a Chatbot That Debates the Meaning of Life (http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/google-made-a-chatbot-that-debates-the-meaning-of-life/ar-AAci12e)-Arizona Hot (June 29, 2015, 11:47 AM)
This is more important of a discovery/result than you might think. It's a huge new step in "artificial intelligence" because unlike the typical need in early-generation scientific studies to keep muddying factors out of study parameters, there's nothing stopping a mix of iterative machine-learn/hand-code/machine-learn/hand-code.
You can build an "AI" out of modules. You might catch it twice-per-module-shift but then you would with real people too. Then once it knows "what it is talking about", that local expertise module comes into use.
And the "meaning of life" module is important because that's one of the famous categories in "Loebner 1.0" style contests to bust up the machine. But if it can almost sound like a burnt out college student, then when the questioner gets bored of his/her/(its?) "little joke", the convo goes back to the "meaty topic" and the comp just keeps right on going shifting modules again.
To me this is one of the raw fundamental fears we expressed in early scifi about machines/robots, because you just keep loading these convo engines aka "brains" at high speed en masse, and suddenly humans feel threatened because it takes us exhaustively long to gain our own experience and the comp just gets pushed a new module in minutes.
Notice how anti-AI folks keep using versions of "No True Scotsman" to hold back recognition that AI is coming. Once you have a comp mind engine that can do seventy things moderately well, what is left for a person of personhood?-TaoPhoenix (July 03, 2015, 02:51 PM)
Incidentally, speaking of AI, if you don't want your child's RI (real intelligence) and intellectual growth stunted, here are some vid exposees on sources of mercury and how it is toxic to brain cells;
smoking teeth poison gas (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ylnQ-T7oiA)
Mercury-silver amalgam dental fillings should be replaced with white resin or tooth caps.
What's In A Flu Shot (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWfCnjnShnM)
I'm not against vaccines, just the toxic and totally unnecessary mercury (thimerosol) additive and a few other toxins, which could easily be replaced with safer preservatives for a slight cost increase.-bit (July 09, 2015, 12:14 AM)
Any time-travelers here want to comment on this article?-Arizona Hot (July 08, 2015, 05:39 PM)
Any time-travelers here want to comment on this article?-Arizona Hot (July 08, 2015, 05:39 PM)
I already did, next Thursday.-AzureToad (July 13, 2015, 09:42 AM)
^ ;DAny time-travelers here want to comment on this article?-Arizona Hot (July 08, 2015, 05:39 PM)
I already did, next Thursday.-AzureToad (July 13, 2015, 09:42 AM)
Have you seen my reply to that?-Arizona Hot (July 13, 2015, 11:25 AM)
You Probably Can’t Jailbreak This Tablet Made For America’s Prisoners-Arizona Hot (July 15, 2015, 01:46 PM)
You Probably Can’t Jailbreak This Tablet Made For America’s Prisoners-Arizona Hot (July 15, 2015, 01:46 PM)
If people find out there is free WiFi they may be breaking into jail. :)-MilesAhead (July 17, 2015, 07:53 AM)
You Probably Can’t Jailbreak This Tablet Made For America’s Prisoners-Arizona Hot (July 15, 2015, 01:46 PM)
If people find out there is free WiFi they may be breaking into jail. :)-MilesAhead (July 17, 2015, 07:53 AM)
The tablet has a Calendar!?-TaoPhoenix (July 17, 2015, 11:15 AM)
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How to bid farewell to Flash (http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2015/07/19/how-bid-farewell-flash/30378095/)-Arizona Hot (July 20, 2015, 11:14 PM)
If you don’t want to give up Flash-required sites on your desktop or laptop, good news: You probably can’t uninstall Flash completely anyway. Google’s Chrome and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer both include their own versions of Flash that update automatically.
In IE, you have to go deeper. Click the gear-shaped Settings icon and select “Manage add-ons,” right-click “Shockwave Flash Object” in that dialog, select “More information” and then click the “Remove all sites” button.
I didn't succeed in locating "Shockwave Flash Object" in IE's "Manage add-ons" dialog.
What am I missing?-ewemoa (July 21, 2015, 09:39 AM)
On the 32-bit system, IE 11 doesn't show YouTube videos here. Is this a Flash thing, a Windows thing, or an IE 11 thing?-Arizona Hot (July 22, 2015, 07:30 PM)
The first time I checked Add-ons it wasn't there, so I went to YouTube.com to see what would happen...and IE froze on me (I guess the "transparent" install is a bit clumsy..). Second try the page loaded and the video played ... And the MS/Shockwave Flash Player Object now appeared in the Currently loaded add-ons list.
In retrospect...perhaps the 'Currently loaded' bit was/is key..-Stoic Joker (July 23, 2015, 07:24 AM)
Re: Epson and ink
I kept going back to my old reliable dot matrix printer after trying several ink hogs. Our latest was a pair of Epson Stylus NX415s. Now one is idle and my wife uses the other. I use one of two old Panasonic KX-P1150 printers bought second-hand at a very low price. I got ten replacement ink ribbons when they were being discontinued for $1.88 each and I'm working my way about a quarter the way through two boxes of paper. At current consumption rates I might run out by about 2035 but I doubt if there will be any OS to run it on then. That is one bandwagon I'm not getting back on. Ha.-sword (August 06, 2015, 02:25 PM)
Right now it's like I can't even get 200 pages out of my Brother printer even with a 500 page Black cartridge because it rips through the color ones like the first part of the Epson article.-TaoPhoenix (August 15, 2015, 06:13 AM)
Laser printers have their own caveats, namely that the toner cartridges can be quite spendy, and you have to worry about the photoreceptor drum as well.-Edvard (August 16, 2015, 11:50 PM)
I would definitely recommend laser printers if you do mostly black and white printing, but do your research and choose your poison...-Edvard (August 16, 2015, 11:50 PM)
Jolla now taking tablet pre-orders (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/technology/jolla-now-taking-tablet-pre-orders/story-e6frgakx-1227492847677)
5 reasons why Sailfish OS 2.0 should worry Apple, Google and Microsoft (http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/131808-5-reasons-why-sailfish-os-2-0-should-worry-apple-google-and-microsoft)-Arizona Hot (August 21, 2015, 02:59 AM)
now a new phone from them - or simply with that OS, would be a good option - a nice move away from all this lack of security and privacy.-tomos (August 21, 2015, 04:53 AM)
now a new phone from them - or simply with that OS, would be a good option - a nice move away from all this lack of security and privacy.-tomos (August 21, 2015, 04:53 AM)
Because it's open-source, malware producers don't have to empirically hack it. They can study the source code instead.-Arizona Hot (August 21, 2015, 12:46 PM)
We previously explored Play Service's update implications, but it is a huge weapon in the fight against Android forks. Play Services is a closed source app owned by Google and licensed as part of the Google Apps package. Any feature you see move from "normal" Android to Google Play Services is also moving from open source to closed source. This app pulls off the neat trick of not only enticing users with exclusive, closed source features, but locking in third-party developers with Google's proprietary APIs as well.
Taking the Android app ecosystem from Google seems easy: just get your own app store up and running, convince developers to upload their apps to it, and you're on your way. But the Google APIs that ship with Play Services are out to stop this by convincing developers to weave dependence on Google into their apps. Google's strategy with Google Play Services is to turn the "Android App Ecosystem" into the "Google Play Ecosystem" by making a developer's life as easy as possible on a Google-approved device—and as difficult as possible on a non-Google-approved device.
If you use any Google APIs and try to run your app on a Kindle, or any other non-Google version of AOSP: surprise! Your app is broken. Google's Android is a very high percentage of the Android market, and developers only really care about making their app easily, making it work well, and reaching a wide audience. Google APIs accomplish all that, with the side effect that your app is now dependent on the device having a Google Apps license.
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg387228#msg387228)) (see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg387228#msg387228)) (see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=35862.msg387228#msg387228))Just what I daydream about sometimes, a compact all-in-one affordable mini-pc. :-*
Amazon.com Good Quality Windows 7 Ultimate Operating System Desktop Computer with 4g Ram, 128g Ssd Support Linux Mini Computer Dual Display Office Computer (http://www.amazon.com/Quality-Windows-Ultimate-Operating-Computer/dp/B00WJI47Y6/ref=sr_1_107?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1440140885&sr=1-107&refinements=p_n_operating_system_browse-bin%3A562222011)
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Anyone here interested in a mini-PC?-Arizona Hot (August 21, 2015, 03:01 AM)
Fanless Mini PC HTPC Intel Pentium J2850 Quad Core 2.41GHz Micro PC Barebone (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fanless-Mini-PC-HTPC-Intel-Pentium-J2850-Quad-Core-2-41GHz-Micro-PC-Barebone-/131504270577?hash=item1e9e43ecf1) - ebay $150 USD w/$50 s&h
My comment: It's a Pentium, quad-core, 2.41GHz.
One (empty) ram slot (probably doubles the total cost including a separately purchased 4GB ram stick).
Spec sheet beneath picture gives more details:
-supports Win 7 & 8, up to 256GB SSD HD, & etc.
I wonder if this means it will not accept my external 200GB EIDE HD, or 500GB & 750GB SATA HDs?
edit: 'Compatible with Win 7 & 8' implies 'incompatible w/Win 10 & etc'.-bit (August 26, 2015, 11:25 PM)
Do you know if the mini-pc would support an external DVD burner?Fanless Mini PC HTPC Intel Pentium J2850 Quad Core 2.41GHz Micro PC Barebone (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fanless-Mini-PC-HTPC-Intel-Pentium-J2850-Quad-Core-2-41GHz-Micro-PC-Barebone-/131504270577?hash=item1e9e43ecf1) - ebay $150 USD w/$50 s&h
My comment: It's a Pentium, quad-core, 2.41GHz.
One (empty) ram slot (probably doubles the total cost including a separately purchased 4GB ram stick).
Spec sheet beneath picture gives more details:
-supports Win 7 & 8, up to 256GB SSD HD, & etc.
I wonder if this means it will not accept my external 200GB EIDE HD, or 500GB & 750GB SATA HDs?
edit: 'Compatible with Win 7 & 8' implies 'incompatible w/Win 10 & etc'.-bit (August 26, 2015, 11:25 PM)
Even though it is a "small" PC, put in as much RAM as you can afford (8GByte or 16GByte) as that will extend its useful product life significantly. The problem is that your EIDE hard disk cannot be connected to this main board at all. Actually, EIDE isn't supported on any new mother boards for several years now.
Your SATA hard disks could be connected and would work if these didn't have too much storage capacity for the onboard SATA controller. Also, it is highly likely your SATA hard disks are 3,5" models. This model requires a lot more power to operate than the 2.5" model. In other words, your hard disks are too big in size (both physically and in capacity) and too power consuming. The power supply that comes with this device isn't able to cope with those power requirements.
Low power devices always sacrifice (a lot of) capability to get those low power numbers.
You should buy the biggest SSD hard disk this board supports, again to extend the product's life.
If you do all of this, you will be very pleasantly surprised about this device for a long time to come. However, it won't be cheap to buy. It will be quite cheap to run.
Or buy a cheap PC case with power supply, transfer your old main board into this case, including your EIDE hard disk. Sell it / donate it / use it as a NAS server (you should get decent power supply if you do this).
Add new main board with new processor and DDR3/DDR4 RAM to your old PC case. A decent Asus main board with decent Intel i5 processor and 8GByte of DDR3 RAM will set you back around 300 USD here in Paraguay. And in the U.S. hardware is cheaper anyway. You can still use your SATA hard disks on this new main board, the onboard SATA controller can slow down to SATA 1 speeds if your SATA hard disks are SATA 1 models (which is very likely in an old PC as yours is).
If you can do the labor and hunting for deals on computer parts yourself, building is usually the cheapest option to buy, but not necessarily cheapest to run. And if not, you'll pay for the labor someone else did in getting parts and assembling them for you.
While I do understand why someone buys an off-the-shelf PC for home use, you won't see me do that. I (still) like to build my own machines from scratch. Mainly because I don't want to be stuck with a sub-par PC that someone else deemed good enough. And that is even more true for laptops, if you talk about sub-par computing (but that is a rant for another day).-Shades (August 28, 2015, 08:59 AM)
^I like my DVDs; they're not electronic and have no moving parts and are not likely to suddenly go DOA and lose all my backup data.
But I also like the mini-pc; unitized & modular, little to go wrong, portable, relatively inexpensive (not counting peripherals) and easy to replace with a functional up-to-date unit (unless it no longer handles an older OS).-bit (September 01, 2015, 03:49 AM)
How oldschool graphics worked Part 1 - Commodore and Nintendo - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfh0ytz8S0k)-Arizona Hot (September 12, 2015, 02:16 PM)
Grand Canyon from the Stratosphere! A Space Balloon Story - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EABQ5psUz70)
Lost GoPro found two years later, incredible footage of Earth finally retrieved (http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/attach-a-gopro-to-a-weather-balloon-find-it-two-years-later-retrieve-incredible-footage/)-Arizona Hot (September 12, 2015, 03:50 PM)
Grand Canyon from the Stratosphere! A Space Balloon Story - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EABQ5psUz70)
Lost GoPro found two years later, incredible footage of Earth finally retrieved (http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/attach-a-gopro-to-a-weather-balloon-find-it-two-years-later-retrieve-incredible-footage/)-Arizona Hot (September 12, 2015, 03:50 PM)
Echo the first comment at digital trends :)-ewemoa (September 13, 2015, 01:27 AM)
(I cant find any comments there) can you quote?-tomos (September 13, 2015, 03:15 AM)
Feel a bit silly doing so (but see spoiler).thanks ;D-ewemoa (September 13, 2015, 05:38 PM)
Deep Learning Machine Teaches Itself Chess in 72 Hours, Plays at International Master Level MIT Technology Review-Arizona Hot (September 15, 2015, 02:11 PM)
Deep Learning Machine Teaches Itself Chess in 72 Hours, Plays at International Master Level MIT Technology Review-Arizona Hot (September 15, 2015, 02:11 PM)
Original paper (masters dissertation) here: http://arxiv.org/abs/1509.01549-mouser (September 15, 2015, 04:56 PM)
Deep Learning Machine Teaches Itself Chess in 72 Hours, Plays at International Master Level MIT Technology Review-Arizona Hot (September 15, 2015, 02:11 PM)
Original paper (masters dissertation) here: http://arxiv.org/abs/1509.01549-mouser (September 15, 2015, 04:56 PM)
I remember when I was a kid I could beat the chess computer. At the time I never had any fear of AI. Both of those things have changed.-Renegade (September 17, 2015, 09:11 PM)
Interesting "stuff"Soul and Inspiration: The Surprising Stories Behind 15 Classic Songs-Arizona Hot (September 18, 2015, 09:09 PM)
“Mother and Child Reunion,” Paul Simon
The song came to him in the early '70s. Paul Simon explains: "I was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called Mother and Child Reunion. It's chicken and eggs. And I said, I gotta use that one."
A Color You Can't See - YouTube-Arizona Hot (September 21, 2015, 09:36 PM)
Also, this:
Red-Green & Blue-Yellow: The Stunning Colors You Can't See (http://www.livescience.com/17948-red-green-blue-yellow-stunning-colors.html)-Edvard (September 22, 2015, 08:55 PM)
Geothermal energy use in New Zealand is strongly tied to Wairakei, where the first geothermal plant was opened in 1958. At that time, it was only the second large-scale plant existing worldwide (the first being the Valle del Diavolo 'Devil's Valley' plant in Larderello, Italy opened in 1911).[5]As a keen environmentalist, what I find so great about this is the environmental aspect - geothermal energy has a near-zero marginal production cost and is not land-intensive (does not use a lot of land) and is one of New Zealand's most reliable renewable energy resources, currently contributing about 17% of the national grid supply.
- Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geothermal_power_in_New_Zealand)
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Timelapse of Insane Storm at the Grand Canyon - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBc8X4OPeKE)-Arizona Hot (October 07, 2015, 07:04 PM)
Skarp Laser Razor Has Raised $4M on Kickstarter (http://www.newser.com/story/214284/kickstarters-new-4m-darling-the-laser-razor.html?utm_source=part&utm_medium=usatoday&utm_campaign=syn)-Arizona Hot (October 14, 2015, 09:50 PM)
A lot better than IndieGoGo, where there have been instances of people funding devices that are not even possible.
By Andrew Hard — October 17, 2015
In the car world, it turns out you can teach an old dog new tricks.
San Francisco-based firm Voyomotive has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund its new VOYO connected car device. Using the OBDII port on cars of vintage 1996 and newer, the small plug allows owners of older vehicles to enjoy a variety of modern tech features like fuel-saving Start/Stop, advanced diagnostics for engine codes, and vehicle immobilization.
Through the Voyomotive Cloud and companion phone applications, users can also lock and unlock their doors automatically just by having their phone on them, track vehicles and traffic in the network a la Waze, and log individual trips to analyze mileage, driving time, gas used, and even CO2 produced.
“If a consumer wanted to add all of the functionalities provided by the VOYO to their car individually on their own, it would cost well over $2,000,” said Peter Yorke, CEO of Voyomotive. “The VOYO provides all of these functionalities at approximately one-tenth of the cost, and will continue to expand on these capabilities.”
VOYO’s Start/Stop feature — called EcoStart — is definitely one of the highlights of the device, as it allows the driver to turn off their engine at a stop simply by adding additional pressure to the brake pedal. When they wish to set off again, just relax the brake and the vehicle will start by itself, all while staying in drive. VOYO also crowd-sources stoplight information through the companion app, so motorists will know exactly how much wait time they have left. However, EcoStart, as well as some other features, requires the purchase of additional relays.
Related: Movimento’s ‘On-The-Air’ software: a vision of the truly connected car
The VOYO controller will initially go on sale for $100, with extra relays available for $50 each. If its goals are met, Voyomotive will ship the first 2,000 units out by the end of 2015, with a full U.S. product launch planned for the first quarter of 2016.
According to the company, setting up VOYO takes just two minutes.
Notice from the Receiver of Wreck, Falkland Islands. Section 520 Merchant Shipping Act 1894. (http://www.falklands.gov.fk/notice-from-the-receiver-of-wreck-falkland-islands-section-520-merchant-shipping-act-1894/)
On Friday 9th October 2015 the Receiver of Wreck, Falkland Islands reports that he has taken possession of the sailing yacht detailed below in accordance with the Merchant Shipping Act 1894.
On Wednesday 7th October 2015 the Falkland Islands Government Fisheries Patrol vessel ‘Protegat’ found sailing yacht ‘FIPCA-LA SANMARTINIANA’, a white painted steel built two mast Ketch rigged sailing yacht, drifting afloat and abandoned within the Falkland Islands Outer Conservation Zone (FOCZ) at position 53° 55.2’S 056° 34.5’W.
The yacht is now safely moored in Stanley Harbour, Falkland Islands and is in the custody of the Receiver of Wreck.
Details of the vessel are as follows:
Registered name: FIPCA-LA SANMARTINIANA
Marks on vessel: LA SANMARTINIANA
Registration number: REY-014788
Length: 17 metres
Type: Steel two mast ketch rigged yacht
Any person who wishes to claim ownership of the above detailed vessel may do so by writing to:
Receiver of Wreck,
Byron House, 3 ‘H’ Jones Road,
Stanley, Falkland Islands,
FIQQ 1ZZ
E-mail: [email protected]
providing full details of their claim within one year from the date of this notice, 16th October 2015.
A notice containing this information has been displayed at Byron House, 3 ‘H’ Jones Road, Stanley, Falkland Islands, since 11th October 2015.
Phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range.-The Terminator
3D printing used to make first real handheld railgun, which fires plasma projectiles at 560 mph
^Dafuq?!?
They're going to have fun trying to regulate that.-Stoic Joker (October 20, 2015, 03:47 PM)
Applying for a concealed weapon license...(I have no clue and.or interest how applying for weapon licenses works in real life, but it sounded funny in my head) :P-Shades (October 20, 2015, 07:33 PM)
Quote from: Shades on October 20, 2015, 07:33:12 PMApplying for a concealed weapon license...(I have no clue and.or interest how applying for weapon licenses works in real life, but it sounded funny in my head) Hahaha! Yeah... you've got to have those really baggy pants I suppose.-Renegade (October 20, 2015, 09:57 PM)
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This Student Bought Google.com For $12 (http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/wonder/this-student-bought-googlecom-for-dollar12/vp-AAfpuiQ)-Arizona Hot (October 23, 2015, 05:02 PM)
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12 Things You Should Never Do on Airplanes (http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/12-things-you-should-never-do-on-airplanes/ar-CC8mo?li=AA51YJ)-Arizona Hot (October 22, 2015, 10:45 PM)
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50 pounds of pot mailed to wrong address (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/10/24/50-pounds-pot-mailed-wrong-address/74531416/)
What would YOU do if you got 50 pounds of pot in the mail? Make brownies?-Arizona Hot (October 25, 2015, 06:40 AM)
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A newly discovered router virus actually fights off malware The Verge (http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/1/9434521/router-virus-fights-off-malware-security)-Arizona Hot (October 01, 2015, 09:43 PM)
Two days ago, the hackers behind Linux.Wifatch open sourced the malware's source code on GitLab, and posted some clarifications about their intentions inside the project's README file.
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50 pounds of pot mailed to wrong address (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/10/24/50-pounds-pot-mailed-wrong-address/74531416/)
What would YOU do if you got 50 pounds of pot in the mail? Make brownies?-Arizona Hot (October 25, 2015, 06:40 AM)
Good question... I don't partake, but I have friends that do... then again... I'd be paranoid having had that much arrive.
That's pretty scary, because whoever it belongs to will certainly want it back. Give it away and hope they don't find out that it arrived at your home? You pretty much can't give it to the police as they'd stick a flashlight & swab so far up your butt that the cotton would clean your ear wax while the flashlight would help your dentist...-Renegade (October 28, 2015, 09:48 PM)
That's pretty scary, because whoever it belongs to will certainly want it back. Give it away and hope they don't find out that it arrived at your home? You pretty much can't give it to the police as they'd stick a flashlight & swab so far up your butt that the cotton would clean your ear wax while the flashlight would help your dentist...-Renegade (October 28, 2015, 09:48 PM)
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What would YOU do if you got 50 pounds of pot in the mail? Make brownies?-Arizona Hot (October 25, 2015, 06:40 AM)
Good question... I don't partake, but I have friends that do... then again... I'd be paranoid having had that much arrive.
That's pretty scary, because whoever it belongs to will certainly want it back. Give it away and hope they don't find out that it arrived at your home? You pretty much can't give it to the police as they'd stick a flashlight & swab so far up your butt that the cotton would clean your ear wax while the flashlight would help your dentist...-Renegade (October 28, 2015, 09:48 PM)
why would you even accept a delivery for someone that doesnt live at your address?
Maybe, unless it was really for you -- but then you notice that the package was tampered with and give it to the cops before they pay you a visit and charge you...-tomos (October 29, 2015, 05:20 AM)
That's pretty scary, because whoever it belongs to will certainly want it back. Give it away and hope they don't find out that it arrived at your home? You pretty much can't give it to the police as they'd stick a flashlight & swab so far up your butt that the cotton would clean your ear wax while the flashlight would help your dentist...-Renegade (October 28, 2015, 09:48 PM)
The original people did and that didn't seem to happen to them.-Arizona Hot (October 29, 2015, 06:32 AM)
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First look Rufus Cuff is like a tablet on your wrist (http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/personal/2015/11/02/first-look-rufus-cuff-like-tablet-your-wrist/75039706/)-Arizona Hot (November 04, 2015, 01:24 PM)
looks like something out of the 80's/90's-tomos (November 04, 2015, 02:41 PM)
looks like something out of the 80's/90's :D-tomos (November 04, 2015, 02:41 PM)
"I love the Rufus Cuff. It's so bad."-Deozaan (November 06, 2015, 03:49 PM)
They're not me. I get busted for everything. Even stuff that isn't wrong. The maximum level of "evil" I can realistically pull off is farting in an elevator.-Renegade (October 30, 2015, 11:10 PM)
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goTenna Text & GPS on your phone, even without service. (http://www.gotenna.com/)
Anyone here interested in getting these?-Arizona Hot (November 10, 2015, 01:47 AM)
A Relativity teaching tool: Gravity Visualized - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTY1Kje0yLg)-IainB (November 10, 2015, 08:46 PM)
As a keen cyclist with children, I had always been in favour of the New Zealand law making it compulsory to wear a bicycle helmet. However, the outcome of that law is apparently not what one might have intuitively expected - according to a 2012 report from the NZ Medical Journal. I'd not seen it before. Very interesting statistical analysis.
Evaluation of New Zealand’s bicycle helmet law - New Zealand Medical Journal (https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/read-the-journal/all-issues/2010-2019/2012/vol-125-no-1349/article-clarke)-IainB (January 25, 2015, 10:35 AM)
Public health might be better off if cities focused on building better bike lanes instead.
Eric Jaffe @e_jaffe Nov 10, 2015 Comments
It goes against all common sense, even as it’s become increasingly clear to anyone swayed by the science: bike helmet laws don’t seem to improve rider safety.
The latest evidence comes via a new study, published in BMJ Open, conducted by a group of Canada-based public health scholars. Kay Teschke of the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, and collaborators gathered Canadian data on bicycle use, cycle-related hospitalization, and a number of other variables including helmet legislation in 11 jurisdictions between 2006 and 2011. Some areas had helmet laws over this period, while others did not.
Teschke and company found two factors to be statistically linked with bike hospitalizations. One was gender. For all types of injuries, women experienced “substantially lower” hospitalization rates than men did. This finding—in line with previous reports—could be the result of women being less likely to ride on major city streets that don’t have separated bike lanes. Another possible explanation offered in the past is that women tend to ride slower than men do.
The second main variable related to bike hospitalizations was local cycling mode share. For traffic-related injuries in particular, areas with higher shares of bike riders among all travelers had lower hospitalization rates than other regions, a finding that held for all bodily injuries as well as those to the head or brain. In other words, when more people ride bikes, fewer riders get injured—a clear sign that cyclists experience safety in numbers.
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What the researchers failed to find was any connection between helmet laws and bike-related hospitalization rates. That held true whether they looked at all cycling injuries or just traffic-specific injuries. Surprisingly, it also held true when they narrowed in on body parts protected by a helmet: the brain, head, scalp, skull, face, even neck. Since helmet laws don’t necessarily mean compliance, they looked at helmet usage, too, and once again found nothing.
The point is not that helmets do nothing or that you shouldn’t wear them. If you fall off your bike and hit your head, it’s obviously much better to have a helmet on. At a personal level, if that’s what it takes to get you riding, by all means, helmet up. But at the local government level, it’s time to recognize that other safety measures have far greater public health benefits—in particular, well-designed infrastructure that separates riders from general traffic.
Here’s Teschke, writing to CityLab via email, on how there’s sufficient evidence out there by now “to shift our focus” from bike laws to bike lanes:
It has dual advantages, both reducing injuries and encouraging cycling, an important public health goal of its own given the physical activity and environmental benefits. Comparisons between North America and the Netherlands or Denmark have long suggested that their route design focus is better at welcoming cycling and achieving lower injury rates. Many were concerned that Dutch and Danish infrastructure wouldn't have the same impact here, but there is more and more research in North America showing that it does.
Death metal cannot compete with real death. It will continue in the shadow of the terrorism in Paris at the performance of the Eagles of Death Metal band.-Arizona Hot (November 14, 2015, 01:52 PM)
^ Seemed Appropriate-wraith808 (November 15, 2015, 06:24 AM)
Maybe its in your country. Shows up for me still.
How about this version - is it blocked?-wraith808 (November 15, 2015, 11:57 AM)
A Google employee lives in a truck in the parking lot to save money-wraith808 (November 19, 2015, 11:05 AM)
Your Phone Is Listening—Literally Listening—to Your TV (http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/your-phone-is-listening%e2%80%94literally-listening%e2%80%94to-your-tv/ar-BBncPaN)-Arizona Hot (November 20, 2015, 07:25 PM)
(Bhatt said that the smartphone apps that listen for SilverPush audio beacons present the user with a screen asking for detailed permission before using the device’s microphone for the first time.)-The Article
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Apparently, Gelatin Can Cure A Hangover (http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/apparently-gelatin-can-cure-a-hangover/vi-BBmVLmC)
Something to counter the woes of the holiday party season.-Arizona Hot (November 20, 2015, 07:21 PM)
Dell installs self-signed root certificate on laptops, endangers users' privacy Computerworld (http://www.computerworld.com/article/3008113/security/dell-installs-self-signed-root-certificate-on-laptops-endangers-users-privacy.html)-Arizona Hot (November 23, 2015, 10:31 PM)
7 Amazing Things That Happen to Your Body When You Eat Peanut Butter (http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/7-amazing-things-that-happen-to-your-body-when-you-eat-peanut-butter/vi-BBnqME6)-Arizona Hot (November 28, 2015, 06:59 PM)
3. Gives you more potassium.
I love salty foods, don’t you? The only problem is, sodium isn’t that good for us. We have to eat it in moderation, but it’s hard because it’s so present in every food! Sodium can be bad for your cardiovascular system, but potassium can counteract the dangers of sodium. And, guess what? Peanut butter is an excellent source of sodium! Pair it with your salty snacks (in moderation!) and feel better about what you eat.
About beer & drinking in the US:
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/map-americas-favorite-beers-by-state-2013-10
A couple fun infographics there.-Renegade (October 15, 2013, 11:00 AM)
If Blue Moon is Americas favorite "beer" than it's only because they've been slamming placements for it in half the shows on TV ... Because it tastes like orange flavored Windex (e.g. shit).
I call BS on this one.-Stoic Joker (October 15, 2013, 01:06 PM)
About beer & drinking in the US:
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/map-americas-favorite-beers-by-state-2013-10
A couple fun infographics there.-Renegade (October 15, 2013, 11:00 AM)
If Blue Moon is Americas favorite "beer" than it's only because they've been slamming placements for it in half the shows on TV ... Because it tastes like orange flavored Windex (e.g. shit).
I call BS on this one.-Stoic Joker (October 15, 2013, 01:06 PM)
When I see ads for any kind of light beer and remember that any I ever tried tasted like fluid a panther is better off eliminating,, I have to figure the lousier the stuff tastes the more they have to push it. Why? Because people try it once and drop it except for a few brainwashed individuals who think being thin is worth any sacrifice. A similar requirement must apply to low quality fast food restaurants. A new sucker has to be created to take the place of the person who tries it and never goes back.-MilesAhead (December 01, 2015, 04:37 PM)
Doctor Who Shows Just How Much Hard Work Goes Into The Doctor’s Easy Victories (http://io9.com/doctor-who-shows-just-how-much-hard-work-goes-into-the-1745018488?google_editors_picks=true)-Arizona Hot (December 02, 2015, 09:39 PM)
A question for the Who fans.
Giving the Doctor twelve transformations / or in total (or something) was a brilliant concept when it started because it "In story" built in when an actor had to / chose to leave the role, as well as the adjustment period of each switch.
But now we're on the 12th incarnation, is the series hitting "franchise fatigue" like Star Trek did and need a rest, or should they make an "explosion of exposition" and find a way to just add more? How will the core fans deal with the break in mythos?-TaoPhoenix (December 07, 2015, 05:45 PM)
But now we're on the 12th incarnation, is the series hitting "franchise fatigue" like Star Trek did and need a rest, or should they make an "explosion of exposition" and find a way to just add more? How will the core fans deal with the break in mythos?-TaoPhoenix (December 07, 2015, 05:45 PM)
the older guy whose name I don't know because I haven't seen any episodes with him as the Doctor, not counting the one where he's the new regeneration at the end of the episode.-Deozaan (December 07, 2015, 06:37 PM)
the older guy whose name I don't know because I haven't seen any episodes with him as the Doctor, not counting the one where he's the new regeneration at the end of the episode.-Deozaan (December 07, 2015, 06:37 PM)
Peter Capaldi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Capaldi). I hear he's had quite the career as a distinguished thespian.-wraith808 (December 08, 2015, 07:23 AM)
And you also have Peter Cushing-4wd (December 08, 2015, 01:30 AM)
the older guy whose name I don't know because I haven't seen any episodes with him as the Doctor, not counting the one where he's the new regeneration at the end of the episode.-Deozaan (December 07, 2015, 06:37 PM)
Peter Capaldi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Capaldi). I hear he's had quite the career as a distinguished thespian.-wraith808 (December 08, 2015, 07:23 AM)
Thanks!
More trivia: Peter Capaldi (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0134922/) currently plays Doctor Who, but he also played a WHO Doctor in World War Z (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0816711/). ;D-Deozaan (December 08, 2015, 01:24 PM)
the older guy whose name I don't know because I haven't seen any episodes with him as the Doctor, not counting the one where he's the new regeneration at the end of the episode.-Deozaan (December 07, 2015, 06:37 PM)
Peter Capaldi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Capaldi). I hear he's had quite the career as a distinguished thespian.-wraith808 (December 08, 2015, 07:23 AM)
Thanks!
More trivia: Peter Capaldi (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0134922/) currently plays Doctor Who, but he also played a WHO Doctor in World War Z (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0816711/). ;D-Deozaan (December 08, 2015, 01:24 PM)
Not sure if that identifies him as a distinguished thespian. ;D-wraith808 (December 09, 2015, 04:46 PM)
The best way to prove somebody incompetent is to make up stuff and then point out that it’s idiotic (https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20100623-00/?p=13633)-Arizona Hot (December 18, 2015, 02:02 PM)
10 Times TV Shows Predicted The Future - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2oGvv4p7Ug)-Arizona Hot (December 18, 2015, 05:42 PM)
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The social skills of a thermonuclear device (https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/tag/the-social-skills-of-a-thermonuclear-device)-Arizona Hot (December 18, 2015, 02:02 PM)
The social skills of a thermonuclear device (https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/tag/the-social-skills-of-a-thermonuclear-device)-Arizona Hot (December 18, 2015, 02:02 PM)
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Woman stuffed $1.9 million in purse over 15 years (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/12/31/credit-union-embezzlement/78124794/)-Arizona Hot (December 31, 2015, 01:00 PM)
Real Burning Lightsaber - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-xHso660tA)-Arizona Hot (December 30, 2015, 02:11 PM)
Tesla introduces ticket-avoidance-mode for Model S. - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn1uzAJk-6o)-Arizona Hot (January 12, 2016, 03:18 PM)
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You'd say 'no' to your Android phone, if only you could, study finds (http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/youd-say-no-to-your-android-phone-if-only-you-could-study-finds/ar-BBodzdI)-Arizona Hot (January 15, 2016, 04:20 PM)
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The Promise and Confusion of USB Type-C (http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/the-promise-and-confusion-of-usb-type-c/ar-BBoum9L)-Arizona Hot (January 21, 2016, 03:23 PM)
XF 100MP Camera System Phase One-Arizona Hot (January 05, 2016, 12:43 PM)
Basketball team booted for being too good (https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Basketball+team+booted+for+being+too+good&t=seamonkey&ia=news) 'Are we supposed to play worse to make them happy?' + Kurt Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Bergeron)-holt (January 25, 2016, 03:59 PM)
Basketball team booted for being too good (https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Basketball+team+booted+for+being+too+good&t=seamonkey&ia=news) 'Are we supposed to play worse to make them happy?' + Kurt Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Bergeron)-holt (January 25, 2016, 03:59 PM)
You knew this was coming. :-\ It's not about excellence or achievement anymore. It's about "being 'fair' to all the kids" and "taking turns" and "feeling good about yourself"
And we're supposed to be surprised when somebody like Palin is complaining about her son being "singled out" by the police just because he committed a violent crime.
No wonder we're doomed in the long run. :(-40hz (January 25, 2016, 07:50 PM)
2081 - coming soon-4wd (January 26, 2016, 12:01 AM)
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Web link causes Safari crashes, device reboots on iOS and Mac (http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/01/25/web-link-causes-safari-crashes-device-reboots-on-ios-and-mac)-Arizona Hot (January 27, 2016, 10:33 AM)
While the exploit also crashes FireFox and Google Chrome, it has Absolutely No Effect on either IE or the new MS Edge Browsers..-Stoic Joker (January 27, 2016, 01:42 PM)
While the exploit also crashes FireFox and Google Chrome, it has Absolutely No Effect on either IE or the new MS Edge Browsers..-Stoic Joker (January 27, 2016, 01:42 PM)
Have any users lost time when this happens to their computer.-Arizona Hot (January 28, 2016, 12:52 AM)
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Web link causes Safari crashes, device reboots on iOS and Mac (http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/01/25/web-link-causes-safari-crashes-device-reboots-on-ios-and-mac)-Arizona Hot (January 27, 2016, 10:33 AM)
While the exploit also crashes FireFox and Google Chrome, it has Absolutely No Effect on either IE or the new MS Edge Browsers..-Stoic Joker (January 27, 2016, 01:42 PM)
No it's a completely OS agnostic browser based attack that can/will take out the browser on any OS. It's just - hysterical IMO - that the (untouchable...) Apple crowd gets to enjoy a complete OS crash...instead of just a browser crash.[ You are not allowed to view attachments ]
Web link causes Safari crashes, device reboots on iOS and Mac (http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/01/25/web-link-causes-safari-crashes-device-reboots-on-ios-and-mac)-Arizona Hot (January 27, 2016, 10:33 AM)
While the exploit also crashes FireFox and Google Chrome, it has Absolutely No Effect on either IE or the new MS Edge Browsers..-Stoic Joker (January 27, 2016, 01:42 PM)
I thought this was a joke because the article says it happens on iOS and Mac, and I assumed IE and Edge were not on those OSes. :)-Deozaan (January 28, 2016, 04:49 PM)
Why Procrastinators ProcrastinateLooks interesting - I'll look at it later.-Arizona Hot (January 31, 2016, 08:45 PM)
Why Procrastinators Procrastinate
Looks interesting - I'll look at it later.-x16wda (February 01, 2016, 05:18 AM)
Grease was a raunchy, raw, aggressive, vulgar show. Subsequent productions sanitized it and tamed it down. The show mentions social issues such as teenage pregnancy, peer pressure and gang violence; its themes include love, friendship, teenage rebellion, sexual exploration during adolescence, and to some extent, class consciousness/class conflict.
Grease was a raunchy, raw, aggressive, vulgar show. Subsequent productions sanitized it and tamed it down. The show mentions social issues such as teenage pregnancy, peer pressure and gang violence; its themes include love, friendship, teenage rebellion, sexual exploration during adolescence, and to some extent, class consciousness/class conflict.
Grease (musical) - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grease_(musical))-Arizona Hot (February 03, 2016, 03:53 PM)
I predict outcomes of fraud, incompetence and disaster for the teachers and the luckless students who are to be compulsorily afflicted with this experiment. The quality of educational output will necessarily suffer in all of this. One probably only needs to look at India's educational system for a comparison.-IainB (February 11, 2016, 01:28 PM)
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iOS bug warning Setting this date on your iPhone or iPad will kill your device permanently (http://www.komando.com/happening-now/347426/ios-date-bug-kills-iphone-and-ipad/all)-Arizona Hot (February 13, 2016, 07:04 PM)
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iOS bug warning Setting this date on your iPhone or iPad will kill your device permanently (http://www.komando.com/happening-now/347426/ios-date-bug-kills-iphone-and-ipad/all)-Arizona Hot (February 13, 2016, 07:04 PM)
According to Ars Technica, this happens because January 1st, 1970 is the first day of the Unix epoch, and that allowing the phone’s battery to go completely dead (or disconnecting the battery) will reset the date.-wraith808 (February 13, 2016, 10:20 PM)
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iOS bug warning Setting this date on your iPhone or iPad will kill your device permanently (http://www.komando.com/happening-now/347426/ios-date-bug-kills-iphone-and-ipad/all)-Arizona Hot (February 13, 2016, 07:04 PM)
According to Ars Technica, this happens because January 1st, 1970 is the first day of the Unix epoch, and that allowing the phone’s battery to go completely dead (or disconnecting the battery) will reset the date.-wraith808 (February 13, 2016, 10:20 PM)
Aren't the batteries non removable in those things? The rogue time server option sounds quite doable ... But IIRC there is - generally - a max adjustment limit built into the NTP protocol which Apple could/might/damn-well-better-start using.-Stoic Joker (February 15, 2016, 06:52 AM)
Presidential Elections Rule #1: The one with more charisma will win.
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H.G.Wells: Prisoned From The Cradle To The Grave
- Author: H.G. Wells (from "The History of Mr.Polly")
from Chapter 9 - The Potwell Inn
But when a man has once broken through the paper walls of everyday circumstance, those unsubstantial walls that hold so many of us securely prisoned from the cradle to the grave, he has made a discovery. If the world does not please you, you can change it. Determine to alter it at any price, and you can change it altogether. You may change it to something sinister and angry, to something appalling, but it may be you will change it to something brighter, something more agreeable, and at the worst something much more interesting. There is only one sort of man who is absolutely to blame for his own misery, and that is the man who finds life dull and dreary. There are no circumstances in the world that determined action cannot alter, unless, perhaps, they are the walls of a prison cell, and even those will dissolve and change, I am told, into the infirmary compartment, at any rate, for the man who can fast with resolution.
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Software Piracy Hurts Linux Adoption, Research Finds
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New findings published by Norwegian economics researcher Arne Rogde Gramstad show that software piracy significantly decreases the adoption of desktop Linux distributions.
And now we know why robot overlords hate us so much. And about their destructive attention to hockey sticks.;D-wraith808 (February 24, 2016, 08:24 AM)
A Google researcher has been reporting severe vulnerabilities in security suites from Kaspersky, Trend Micro, MalwareBytes, FireEye, AVG, ESET and now Comodo.
For increased security, some banks, such as Bank of America and Chase even offer dual factor authentication by which when you enter your user name and password to access your account, a random password is sent to your smartphone that must be used to gain access your account. This seems like it would be foolproof, but never underestimate the power of a fool.
Scammers are now calling their victim’s mobile service providers posing as their victim and telling the provider that their victim’s phone has been damaged, lost or replaced and that they need to reactivate their mobile number to a new SIM card in a phone controlled by the criminal.
A SIM card is an integrated circuit that stores information used to authenticate subscribers on smartphones. Once the SIM cards have been swapped, when the criminal uses the already stolen user name and password to begin the access to the victim’s account, when the bank sends the one time password to access the account, it is sent to the new SIM card in the phone of the criminal. Better use of security questions before service providers will change SIM cards can help to reduce this risk.
Online banking on your computer or smartphone can be safe if you take the right precautions. As with so many things, the best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm.
Zombie Repellent! 4-6 oz bottle. A must have for you Walking Dead lovers, a gag gift perhaps but the properties in this spray are not a joke - Rosemary has been discovered to be quite useful in dementia patients during studies done the last few years...juniper berry is a great hangover helper and helps to ward off nightmares, and green chai tea protects against malevolent spirits. This spray can be used as a "no more monster" spray for your child's bad dreams by just spraying around and under the bed to assist in easy sleep. (Lavender also can be used in this way).
...E-banking tip: Mom's maiden name? Say 'grapefruit' (http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2016/02/27/e-banking-tip-moms-maiden-name-say-grapefruit/80756330/)Interesting link, thanks.-Arizona Hot (February 27, 2016, 12:54 PM)
Interesting "stuff"3 other hacks FBI could use on killer's iPhone besides an Apple key-Arizona Hot (February 25, 2016, 11:37 PM)
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BYTE # 1 cover (http://www.oldcomputers.net/byte-magazine-number-1.html)
Computers: The worlds greatest toy!-Arizona Hot (March 03, 2016, 03:58 PM)
Amazing news from the UK: The UK just struck oil (http://www.bishop-hill.net/blog/2016/2/16/the-uk-just-struck-oil.html)-IainB (March 16, 2016, 11:03 AM)
Would anyone here want a $79 computer?-Arizona Hot (March 19, 2016, 10:06 PM)
Quote from: Arizona Hot on March 19, 2016, 10:06:27 PM
Would anyone here want a $79 computer?
Sure! But not that one. I'd much prefer a $74 computer with 8 cores, 2GB RAM, gigabit ethernet.-Deozaan (March 21, 2016, 12:01 AM)
In September, the UK research network for SETI (the search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence) voted in favour of trying to reach out to alien life forms. But they are still undecided what exactly to send and are worried that they could inadvertently send viruses into space which could infect the technology of other civilisations.
Humans 'may accidentally send aliens a computer virus' (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/space/11856221/Humans-may-accidentally-send-aliens-a-computer-virus.html)In September, the UK research network for SETI (the search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence) voted in favour of trying to reach out to alien life forms. But they are still undecided what exactly to send and are worried that they could inadvertently send viruses into space which could infect the technology of other civilisations.
:huh:-Edvard (April 25, 2016, 09:27 PM)
Humans 'may accidentally send aliens a computer virus' (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/space/11856221/Humans-may-accidentally-send-aliens-a-computer-virus.html)In September, the UK research network for SETI (the search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence) voted in favour of trying to reach out to alien life forms. But they are still undecided what exactly to send and are worried that they could inadvertently send viruses into space which could infect the technology of other civilisations.
:huh:-Edvard (April 25, 2016, 09:27 PM)
surely, that story originates from the 1'st of April? (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/esmileys/gen3/3Smileys/rolleyes.gif)-Curt (April 26, 2016, 08:53 AM)
In 1993, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence Project receives a transmission detailing an alien DNA structure, along with instructions on how to splice it with human DNA. The result is Sil, a sensual but deadly creature who can change from a beautiful woman to an armour-plated killing machine in the blink of an eye.-http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114508/plotsummary?ref_=tt_stry_pl
In 1993, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence Project receives a transmission detailing an alien DNA structure, along with instructions on how to splice it with human DNA. The result is Sil, a sensual but deadly creature who can change from a beautiful woman to an armour-plated killing machine in the blink of an eye.-mwb1100 (April 26, 2016, 01:10 PM)
In 1993, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence Project receives a transmission detailing an alien DNA structure, along with instructions on how to splice it with human DNA. The result is Sil, a sensual but deadly creature who can change from a beautiful woman to an armour-plated killing machine in the blink of an eye.What happened to her?-mwb1100 (April 26, 2016, 01:10 PM)-Arizona Hot (April 27, 2016, 12:08 PM)
The most popular song in the English language undoubtedly was sung to you on your first birthday - and probably thereafter by you to many family members and friends dozens of times a year.
On this episode of Breaking Trail, Coyote Peterson gets playfully attacked by a WILD Ocelot!
In what is sure to be one of our most unlikely and unbelievable animal encounters ever THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED!
Luckily for Coyote and the crew this juvenile jungle cat was more interested in playfully romping around rather than attacking with a full out aggressive strike!
Ocelot’s have a wide range stretching from Argentina to Texas and while they have fairly healthy populations in the topics they are extremely elusive and rarely seen by humans. There has never been another video like this and we feel so extremely fortunate to have had this incredible experience…it’s one we’ll certainly never forget.
Get ready to get up close with an Ocelot!
I got a score of 93% and was considered a PHD. I got a BA, the test is too easy.My 87% ranked as a PhD too. I think I got half of the literature questions wrong. ;D-Arizona Hot (May 23, 2016, 02:17 PM)
I got a score of 93% and was considered a PHD. I got a BA, the test is too easy.My 87% ranked as a PhD too. I think I got half of the literature questions wrong. ;D-Arizona Hot (May 23, 2016, 02:17 PM)-x16wda (May 23, 2016, 06:58 PM)
^ you have a PHD in the school of life !There's a counter at the bottom that says x questions left. I didn't notice it until at the very end when I was about to step off on the damn thing (time...). I'm thinking it was 50 questions total.
I found it tiresome: I gave up at question #40 (no idea how long it goes on for).
Maybe it thinks if it tells everyone they have phd's, they might click on a few ads and buy stuff ;-)-tomos (May 25, 2016, 10:26 AM)
In the more interesting than practical category:
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Fully Programmable Binary Keyboard. Supports Dvorak too.
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In the more interesting than practical category:
https://imgur.com/a/icKnR
Fully Programmable Binary Keyboard. Supports Dvorak too.
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With that keyboard you really don't want to get distracted... :P-Shades (June 27, 2016, 08:17 PM)
In the more interesting than practical category:
https://imgur.com/a/icKnR
Fully Programmable Binary Keyboard. Supports Dvorak too.
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With that keyboard you really don't want to get distracted... :P-Shades (June 27, 2016, 08:17 PM)
01011001 01100101 01100001 01101000 00101100 00100000 01001110 01101111 00100000 01010011 01101000 01101001 01101011 00100001-Stoic Joker (June 28, 2016, 06:05 AM)
I'm not interested enough to decode it.-wraith808 (June 28, 2016, 12:53 PM)
I'm not interested enough to decode it.-wraith808 (June 28, 2016, 12:53 PM)
Really? It took only a quick Google to find this binary to text converter. You must like to do things the hard way.
Binary to Ascii Text Converter (http://www.binaryhexconverter.com/binary-to-ascii-text-converter)-Arizona Hot (June 29, 2016, 01:16 PM)
The code that took the US to the moon is on github... and it's more interesting than you might think!
Maybe there’s hope for humans, after all. Inspired (or challenged) by AlphaGo’s recent crushing victory over flesh-and-blood board game champs, a group of filmmakers and a technologist created “Benjamin” to see if machine supremacy extends to the arts, too. In the group’s own words, Benjamin is “a system-on-chip (SOC) computer with a graphics processing unit (GPU), running a ‘long short term memory’ (LSTM) recurrent neural network (RNN).” That is, an A.I. similar to your smartphone’s auto-correct.
I took this picture. It has no digital magic, except some cropping.-Arizona Hot (July 13, 2016, 06:33 PM)
Dear Hustler, I never thought it would happen to me...but one day in the park while borrowing a cellphone...-Stoic Joker (July 29, 2016, 03:37 PM)
The first webcam watched a coffee pot. It allowed researchers at Cambridge to monitor the coffee situation without leaving their desks.
The actor who was inside R2-D2 hated the guy who played C-3PO, calling him "the rudest man I've ever met."
When Disneyland opened in 1955, "Tomorrowland" was designed to look like a year in the distant future: 1986.
The German word kummerspeck means excess weight gained from emotional overeating. Literally, grief bacon.
The collective noun for a group of pugs is a grumble.
In 1939, Hitler's nephew wrote an article called "Why I Hate My Uncle." He came to the U.S., served in the Navy, and settled on Long Island.
In the 1980s, Pablo Escobar's Medellin Cartel was spending $2,500 a month on rubber bands just to hold all their cash.
The Vatican Bank is the world's only bank that allows ATM users to perform transactions in Latin.
At Fatburger, you can order a "Hypocrite"—a veggie burger topped with crispy strips of bacon.
Obsessive nose picking is called rhinotillexomania.
In the early stage version of The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy’s faithful companion Toto was replaced by a cow named Imogene.
Sorry, parents. According to NASA's FAQ page, "There are no plans at this time to send children into space."
God and Jesus are the only characters on The Simpsons with a full set of fingers and toes.
Only one McDonald's in the world has turquoise arches. Government officials in Sedona, Arizona, thought the yellow would look bad with the natural red rock of the city.
Dolly Parton once entered a Dolly Parton look-a-like contest—and lost.
Before settling on the Seven Dwarfs we know today, Disney also considered Chesty, Tubby, Burpy, Deafy, Hickey, Wheezy, and Awful.
Before Stephen Hillenburg created SpongeBob SquarePants, he taught marine biology.
In a study by the Smell & Taste Research Foundation, the scent women found most arousing was Good & Plenty candy mixed with cucumber.
In 1958, Larry King smashed into John F. Kennedy's car. JFK said he’d forget the whole thing if King promised to vote for him when he ran for president.
Until 1954, stop signs were yellow.
Furbies were banned from the National Security Agency's Maryland headquarters in 1999. It was feared the toys might repeat national security secrets.
When the mummy of Ramses II was sent to France in the mid-1970s, it was issued a passport. Ramses' occupation? "King (deceased)."
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/newsinenglish/116-amazing-facts-for-people-who-like-amazing-facts/ss-BBv2YNg#image=116
Interesting "stuff"There’s a new way to make strong passwords, and it’s way easier-Arizona Hot (August 12, 2016, 08:44 PM)
Interesting "stuff"There’s a new way to make strong passwords, and it’s way easier-Arizona Hot (August 12, 2016, 08:44 PM)
Excellent timing! It's just what I needed to drive a nail through a "discussion" that's been plaguing me for weeks.
Thank you!-Stoic Joker (August 16, 2016, 06:42 AM)
Why Ramen's Now Currency In Prison (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAh85FFDFZo)-Arizona Hot (August 23, 2016, 12:11 PM)
I foresee the return of the 'luggables (http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/l/luggable.htm)' again... :P-Shades (August 31, 2016, 07:54 PM)
Carolina Reapers measure a minimum of 1.57 million Scoville units, a measure of hotness; jalapeños, in comparison, measure about 10,000.
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This simple horse algebra question has left the internet baffled – but can YOU solve it? (http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/offbeat/this-simple-horse-algebra-question-has-left-the-internet-baffled-%E2%80%93-but-can-you-solve-it/ar-AAiAD9P)
They say the answer is 21. I say it is 42(with MDAS order of operations). Who has the problem with their math?-Arizona Hot (September 07, 2016, 01:25 PM)
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This simple horse algebra question has left the internet baffled – but can YOU solve it? (http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/offbeat/this-simple-horse-algebra-question-has-left-the-internet-baffled-%E2%80%93-but-can-you-solve-it/ar-AAiAD9P)
They say the answer is 21. I say it is 42(with MDAS order of operations). Who has the problem with their math?-Arizona Hot (September 07, 2016, 01:25 PM)
are you making the mistake of thinking that there is a pair of boots and a pair of horseshoes in the last line?
Or am I missing something :-\-tomos (September 09, 2016, 03:24 AM)
are you making the mistake of thinking that there is a pair of boots and a pair of horseshoes in the last line?
Or am I missing something-tomos (September 09, 2016, 03:24 AM)
What's happening here?
Musician Patrick Metzger noticed this trend and called it the "Millenial Whoop".
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Music, especially pop music, is based on patterns. It makes new songs seem familiar, because you've basically heard them before.
Oh man, nailed it.What's happening here?
Musician Patrick Metzger noticed this trend and called it the "Millenial Whoop".
...
Music, especially pop music, is based on patterns. It makes new songs seem familiar, because you've basically heard them before.-Edvard (September 11, 2016, 06:42 PM)
CHANGING BULB
In Victoria, one of the most populous states in Australia, changing a light bulb is illegal unless you are a licensed electrician.
No source links, these are email.-Arizona Hot (September 27, 2016, 01:07 PM)
No source links, these are email.-Arizona Hot (September 27, 2016, 01:07 PM)
Pinterest (https://au.pinterest.com/pin/107945722292924246/)-4wd (October 06, 2016, 05:54 PM)
No source links, these are email.-Arizona Hot (September 27, 2016, 01:07 PM)
Pinterest (https://au.pinterest.com/pin/107945722292924246/)-4wd (October 06, 2016, 05:54 PM)
One picture is in that pin, did you download the archive and see if the others were there? I got these in an email with no source link, so I had no idea where they came from.-Arizona Hot (October 06, 2016, 08:41 PM)
How to tell if your new Galaxy Note 7 is safe-Arizona Hot (September 15, 2016, 02:06 PM)
This tablet is perfect for paper lovers (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x54gspn_this-tablet-is-perfect-for-paper-lovers_tech)-Arizona Hot (December 05, 2016, 09:59 PM)
...This tablet is perfect for paper lovers (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x54gspn_this-tablet-is-perfect-for-paper-lovers_tech)-Arizona Hot (December 05, 2016, 09:59 PM)
Published on 13 Dec 2016
After my phone got stolen, I quickly realized just how much of my personal information and data the thief had instantly obtained. So, I let another phone get stolen. This time my phone was pre-programmed with spyware so I could keep tabs on the thief in order to get to know him. However, to what extent is it possible to truly get to know someone by going through the content of their phone?
In the Netherlands, 300 police reports a week are filed for smartphone-theft. Besides losing your expensive device, a stranger has access to all of your photos, videos, e-mails, messages and contacts.
Yet, what kind of person steals a phone? And where do stolen phones eventually end up?
The short documentary ‘Find My Phone’ follows a stolen phone’s second life by means of using spyware.
Although you’ll meet the person behind the theft up close and personal, the question remains: how well can you actually get to know someone when you base yourself on the information retrieved from their phone?
Do you want the full story behind the film? You can contact me in order to answer all of your questions by means of an interview (I’m proficient in Dutch and English), or to invite me to a film festival.
[email protected]
anthonyvdmeer.nl
#FMP
Dutch version can be found here: https://vimeo.com/191763814
COMPUTERS AND EXTERNAL HARD DRIVES
You might be surprised by how often TSA agents find items concealed in the guts of a computer or external hard drive. In 2012, TSA agents in Jacksonville discovered a knife in a computer; the traveler, who had rented the device, taken it apart, and put it back together, didn't realize he'd left it there. The situation, Bob Burns wrote on the TSA blog, was "similar to when a surgeon stitches a scalpel inside a patient."
That was an accident, but many other incidents can't be explained away, like a 2-inch knife concealed in a laptop between the keyboard and the screen; a 3-inch knife found in a laptop's hard drive at Dayton International Airport; a knife hidden in an external hard drive; or a loaded 9mm handgun held in place inside a computer with duct tape and modeling clay.
...Whatever happened to mucilage, anyway?Well, I don't know whether it is still used in glues, but, since it is organic and edible and it has medicinal applications, I gather that it still has uses in some dairy products and in medicines - refer Mucilage - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucilage). Mmm, mucilage, nom, nom, nom...-x16wda (December 26, 2016, 08:53 PM)
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Opera made a new web browser called Neon to try out weird ideas (http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/12/14251546/opera-neon-concept-web-browser-released)-Arizona Hot (January 12, 2017, 09:53 PM)
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Opera made a new web browser called Neon to try out weird ideas (http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/12/14251546/opera-neon-concept-web-browser-released)-Arizona Hot (January 12, 2017, 09:53 PM)
^ reply #368 -- wrong thread I think :-)-tomos (January 22, 2017, 04:22 PM)
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Skara Brae - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skara_Brae)-Arizona Hot (January 24, 2017, 04:16 PM)
...(this one at least should have been called History of Ancient Britain *and* Ireland)
Tom-tomos (January 25, 2017, 08:37 AM)
Source: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Killed Berkeley Couple (http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/01/27/source-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-killed-berkeley-couple/)
BERKELEY (CBS SF) – A couple found dead in their Berkeley home under mysterious circumstances earlier this week was killed by carbon monoxide poisoning, a law enforcement source told KPIX 5 Friday.
35-year-old Roger Morash and 32-year-old Valerie Morash were found dead Monday afternoon in a fourplex on Deakin Street in Berkeley where they had lived for several years.
The source said that the couple was using a laser 3-D printer that was venting into their residence. Symptoms and signs consistent with carbon monoxide poisoning were found in their bodies.
Police evacuated the apartment building and called in PG&E and the fire department’s hazardous materials team to look for a gas leak or some other hazard but no contaminant was found.
Their two cats were also found dead. The couple was identified by authorities Tuesday.
Roger was a game developer working on an adventure game called Shard. Valerie was a postdoctoral research fellow at the Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute in San Francisco.
They both attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
A memorial service is planned for 6 p.m. night at the Ed Roberts Campus on Adeline Street in Berkeley.
© Copyright 2017 by CBS San Francisco and Bay City News Service. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
...(this one at least should have been called History of Ancient Britain *and* Ireland)
Tom-tomos (January 25, 2017, 08:37 AM)
Heh, very droll. Was there such a political or regional differentiation in ancient times? One suspects that it were all Anglo-Saxon or Celtic like, mate, or som'at. They probably hadn't learned of political correctness then.
Long live Queen Boudica (Boadicea) of the Iceni.
'Scuse me whilst I paint my face with woad, as is my cusrtom.-IainB (January 29, 2017, 05:17 AM)
...PS yeah, I guess it is literally politically correct to call an autonomous country by it's own name, as opposed to by the name of its neighbour.Thanks for the interesting historical interpretation, and sorry Tomos, I didn't mean to step on your ancestral toes, but the point that I was trying to politely make (as an Anglo-Saxon Islamic-Christian Yorkshire-Welsh Jewish Republican Democrat Llap Goch human being) was that the term "ancient Britain" would have collectively included Ireland by default - which is why the historians at the BBC presumably (i.e., based on historical record) would have referred to it as that, rather than as you might seem to have preferred it to be described. That is, Ireland would not have been at that time "...an autonomous country [known] by it's own name" in the current geopolitical sense.-tomos (January 29, 2017, 11:01 AM)
sorry Tomos, I didn't mean to step on your ancestral toes, but the point that I was trying to politely make (as an Anglo-Saxon Islamic-Christian Yorkshire-Welsh Jewish Republican Democrat Llap Goch human being) was that the term "ancient Britain" would have collectively included Ireland by default - which is why the historians at the BBC presumably (i.e., based on historical record) would have referred to it as that, rather than as you might seem to have preferred it to be described.-IainB (January 30, 2017, 02:47 AM)
@tomos: Glad you caught on to the Welsh bit. To save offence, I would usually translate it for my English mates as meaning "Bless all Englishmen". I used to speak/write Welsh fluently, but am a bit rusty now, though it all starts coming back whenever I read some document like (say) a police charge-sheet written in Welsh. I studied Welsh in Llanrwst International School and later studied the ancient art of Llap Goch self-defence (according to the Python school) in Langefni, with the rest of the inmates at the prison there. It helped to pass the time and kept one fit and provided besides a good career training/preparation for increased thuggery effectiveness on release/parole, if one was a hardened recidivist. Highly recommended.-IainB (January 31, 2017, 01:58 AM)
Anonymous hackers have breached Freedom Hosting II, a popular Dark Web hosting provider, and have taken down 10,613 .onion sites.
Onion/Hidden service
You are trying to reach an onion/hidden service. To access 3pdusanecay3uhs6.onion via web you will have to use the Tor Browser.
I had just started posting this a few hours previously, when the donationcoder.com website apparently went down for a couple of hours. I wondered if I had somehow done it by invoking the wrath of Anonymous, or something. :o-IainB (February 06, 2017, 08:16 AM)
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What do you think when you see this picture?-Arizona Hot (April 29, 2017, 06:02 PM)
Wondering why the PDF...-tomos (April 30, 2017, 05:53 AM)
Some more pictures of the cliffs of Moher, O'Brien's tower and the wall of his bet can be found here (http://triggerpit.com/2011/05/17/magnificent-cliffs-moher-one-slip-and-you-are-dead/)-Arizona Hot (May 01, 2017, 12:38 PM)
[Picture #]18ouch :-/
Cliffs of Moher: Doolin Coast Guard Searching for fallen body
no,Wondering why the PDF...-tomos (April 30, 2017, 05:53 AM)
If the question is why I named it that [..]-Arizona Hot (May 01, 2017, 12:00 PM)
I was wondering why upload a PDF file to the forum when you gave a link to same-tomos (May 01, 2017, 02:12 PM)
53X = sneaky way to type "sex"
KMS = kill myself
LH6 = let’s have sex
KYS = kill yourself
MOS = mom over the shoulder
POS = parent over shoulder
CD9 = code 9, parents around
GNOC = get naked on camera.
99 = parents are gone
WTTP = want to trade photos?
LMIRL = let’s meet in real life
1174 = meet at a party spot
IWSN = I want sex now
CU46 = see you for sex
FWB = friends with benefits
ADR = what’s your address
MPFB = my personal f*** buddy
PAL= parents are listening
TWD = texting while driving
GYPO = get your pants off
Posted by Llewtrah on 04 November, 2006 04:31 PM:
In the genre of grindcore (and its subgenres e.g. goregrind) you can have a field day.
They've raided medical dictionaries and most songs in that genre will contain unique
words. They may even have covered "adrenoleukodystrophy"!
Posted by Cervus on 04 November, 2006 04:33 PM:
Hapax legomenon-a-chow (http://msgboard.snopes.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?/ubb/get_topic/f/46/t/000512/p/1.html)
"I believe Warren Zevon is the only man in the history of human communication to
use the word ‘brucellosis’ in a song.” —David Letterman
Posted by Faith on 04 November, 2006 05:14 PM:
Drat. I was all excited by what I thought was my cool idea and everything.
Thanks for the link, Cervus - I missed the other thread first time round so it was fun
to see how the idea panned out.
Posted by Horse Chestnut on 04 November, 2006 07:47 PM:
How you get so rude and reckless
Don't you be so crude and feckless
You've been drinking brew for breakfast
Rudy Can't Fail
Bet you can't find "feckless" in any other song. And that a shame, really, 'cause it
rhymes with so many words.
Posted by James G. on 04 November, 2006 09:07 PM:
90% of Bohemian Rhapsody
This Android smartphone has 132GB of storage - and it’s under $150 right now (http://smartphones.reviewed.com/news/this-android-smartphone-has-132gb-of-storage-and-its-under-150-right-now?utm_source=usat&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=collab)-Arizona Hot (June 17, 2017, 01:50 AM)
100GB is online backup, which makes the title misleading I find (I know: technically... still misleading).
Any chance you could correct your post? Thanks-tomos (June 18, 2017, 02:16 PM)
100GB is online backup, which makes the title misleading I find (I know: technically... still misleading).
Any chance you could correct your post? Thanks-tomos (June 18, 2017, 02:16 PM)
I think everyone here knows that there is no way you could get 132 MB of storage in a phone(especially not one of that price). So I didn't worry about the issue when posting it. Besides, they would find out soon enough anyway if they checked it out.-Arizona Hot (June 19, 2017, 03:58 PM)
I have 192 GB on mine currently.-wraith808 (June 19, 2017, 04:01 PM)
[..] So I didn't worry about the issue when posting it. [..]-Arizona Hot (June 19, 2017, 03:58 PM)
I have 192 GB on mine currently.-wraith808 (June 19, 2017, 04:01 PM)
How big is it?-Arizona Hot (June 19, 2017, 04:03 PM)
Quote from: wraith808 on June 19, 2017, 04:01:46 PM
I have 192 GB on mine currently.
How big is it?
It's a Samsung S8. Why does that matter?-wraith808 (June 19, 2017, 05:13 PM)
https://www.amazon.c...GA-AM/dp/B06XWZWYVP/-wraith808 (June 21, 2017, 09:42 PM)
What things sound like in different languages: The art of James Chapman.
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More here -> http://chapmangamo.tumblr.com/-Edvard (September 25, 2014, 01:22 AM)
ExPetr-Petya-NotPetya is a Wiper, Not Ransomware (https://securelist.com/expetrpetyanotpetya-is-a-wiper-not-ransomware/78902/)-Arizona Hot (June 30, 2017, 02:23 PM)
Thycotic's cyber security and digital forensics expert, Joseph Carson, has an alternative theory: the motive behind Wannacry was effectively insider trading following currency manipulation. Bitcoin was the real target.
If he is right, it explains the efficiency of the attack (the primary motive) and the inefficiency of the ransom collection (which was neither part of nor important to the plan).
Talking to SecurityWeek, Carson explained that one common theory on the value of Bitcoin is an application of Metcalfe's Law. Metcalfe's law states that the value of a telecommunications network is proportional to the square of the number of connected users of the system (n2) (Wikipedia). Giovanni Santostasi, chief scientific officer at DeepWave and Fountain Health Technologies, has applied this to Bitcoin: "The exponential growth is driven by one factor only, not millions. The rate of adoption. Period. In fact there is a strong correlation (R2 = 0.82) between number of users and price."
This is Carson's starting point. If you want to manipulate Bitcoin value, he told SecurityWeek, you cause a sudden increase in the number of users. This is most easily measured by the number of Bitcoin wallets in existence. A global ransomware outbreak, demanding payment by Bitcoin, would certainly have such an effect: both direct victims and judicious organizations are likely to obtain wallets.
Nifty idea: Simple Wi-Fi Yagi-IainB (June 30, 2017, 06:24 PM)
This is Carson's starting point. If you want to manipulate Bitcoin value, he told SecurityWeek, you cause a sudden increase in the number of users. This is most easily measured by the number of Bitcoin wallets in existence. A global ransomware outbreak, demanding payment by Bitcoin, would certainly have such an effect: both direct victims and judicious organizations are likely to obtain wallets.-tomos (June 30, 2017, 02:39 PM)
In previous versions of “similar” ransomware like Petya/Mischa/GoldenEye, this installation ID contains crucial information for the key recovery. After sending this information to the attacker they can extract the decryption key using their private key
Mystery of 2,000-year-old Roman concrete solved by scientists:up:-Arizona Hot (July 05, 2017, 07:23 PM)
I don't think I'll bother with that electric-powered bike idea now...
PIMP my ride please! Kooky Russian inventor combines jet engine with bicycle.-IainB (August 02, 2017, 01:24 AM)
‘Sharknado’ team announces a TV movie about Elvis that answers the question ‘What if he didn’t die’ (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/04/14/sharknado-team-announces-a-tv-movie-about-elvis-that-answers-the-question-what-if-he-didnt-die/?tid=a_inl&utm_term=.7186c5006ba9)-Arizona Hot (August 03, 2017, 05:41 PM)
Quote from: Arizona Hot on August 03, 2017, 05:41 PM
‘Sharknado’ team announces a TV movie about Elvis that answers the question ‘What if he didn’t die’
I already know he didn't die.-4wd (August 04, 2017, 01:56 AM)
Ok, this is pretty cool...agreed :up:-wraith808 (August 07, 2017, 04:13 PM)
I am gonna have to guess vodka wouldn't work. You'd need something that can burn by itself, 40% alcohol doesn't ignite unless heated up.-p3lb0x (August 07, 2017, 08:58 PM)
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No that wasn't a driverless car driving around Washington (https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2017/08/08/no-wasnt-driverless-car-driving-around-washington/548325001/)
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Hilarious Car Tips and Tricks (http://autooverload.com/hilarious-car-hacks-and-tricks/?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=taboola&utm_campaign=tbcartips5)-Arizona Hot (August 08, 2017, 11:36 PM)
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No that wasn't a driverless car driving around Washington (https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2017/08/08/no-wasnt-driverless-car-driving-around-washington/548325001/)
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Hilarious Car Tips and Tricks (http://autooverload.com/hilarious-car-hacks-and-tricks/?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=taboola&utm_campaign=tbcartips5)-Arizona Hot (August 08, 2017, 11:36 PM)
That is really one cheap fix. A wooden door for an SUV.-colder69 (August 09, 2017, 10:41 PM)
20 Present - Day Facts No One Could Have Predicted Five Years AgoNo-one can predict the future. Well, except maybe a neighbour of mine, though her ability seems to extend to the future of those around her and in her family. Very strange, but spot-on.
_____________________-Arizona Hot (August 14, 2017, 01:36 AM)
Eyes Eclipse 2017 Web Application-Arizona Hot (August 18, 2017, 09:53 PM)
TSA explains inconvenient airport security rules (http://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/tsa-explains-inconvenient-airport-security-rules/ar-AAqfHDj)-Arizona Hot (August 18, 2017, 10:06 PM)
Flyers at some US airports are already being asked to remove their laptops and tablets from their baggage for a separate trip through the scanners.
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Bluetooth attack ---can take over phones and computers through the air (https://www.usatoday.com/videos/tech/2017/09/12/bluetooth-attack-can-take-over-phones-and-computers-through-air/105540144/)
It seems we now have malware with teeth(blue teeth, yes, but teeth).-Arizona Hot (September 13, 2017, 09:24 PM)
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The $5 million Billy the Kid photo bought for $2 ..-Arizona Hot (September 12, 2017, 11:06 PM)
'Death Wish' coffee recalled because it can literally kill you (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/09/22/death-wish-coffee-recalled-because-can-literally-kill-you/692417001/)-Arizona Hot (September 22, 2017, 12:38 PM)
Slurred speech, drooping eyelids, double vision, dry mouth and muscle weakness are among botulism's symptoms.
...The importance of governments in driving a nation’s scientific and technological achievements were outlined most clearly in the 2013 book The Entrepreneurial State by Mariana Mazzucato of Sussex university. In it, Prof Mazzucato traced the role the US government had played in creating Apple’s iPhone.
Without undermining the creative genius of Steve Jobs or the supply chain mastery of his successor Tim Cook, Prof Mazzucato found that almost every piece of technology in the ubiquitous smartphone had its origin in a government programme, dispelling the myth that the success of Silicon Valley was largely the work of eccentric entrepreneurs tinkering in their garages and savvy investments made by venture capitalists.
Apple’s voice-activated personal assistant software Siri, the microprocessor and the micro hard-drive all had their origins in research by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa), run by the Department of Defense; the multi-touch screen was developed by the CIA and Darpa; GPS, found on most smartphones, was a technology originally created by Darpa and the US Navy. It was the patient investment of government that made today’s digital revolution reality. Prof Mazzucato says: “In almost every sector from IT to biotech, nano tech and clean tech, it has been the US government that has led the way investing in key areas across the innovation chain.” ...
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Copied from: UK steps in to plug science funding gap - <https://www.ft.com/content/740f5f8c-f24c-11e6-95ee-f14e55513608>
I hadn't known this - though I guess it could be a logical continuation of the US Govt's. savvy WW2 "Operation Paperclip" philosophy: (emphasis mine)Without undermining the creative genius of Steve Jobs or the supply chain mastery of his successor Tim Cook, Prof Mazzucato found that almost every piece of technology in the ubiquitous smartphone had its origin in a government programme, dispelling the myth that the success of Silicon Valley was largely the work of eccentric entrepreneurs tinkering in their garages and savvy investments made by venture capitalists.-IainB (October 02, 2017, 10:37 AM)
If you look at “gaming” keyboards, a lot of them sell for $100 or more on the promise that they’re fast.
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Despite all of these claims, I can only find one person who’s publicly benchmarked keyboard latency and they only tested two keyboards. In general, my belief is that if someone makes performance claims without benchmarks, the claims probably aren’t true, just like how code that isn’t tested (or otherwise verified) should be assumed broken.
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A year ago, if you’d asked me if I was going to build a custom setup to measure keyboard latency, I would have said that’s silly, and yet here I am, measuring keyboard latency with a logic analyzer.
...The iPhone now has a built-in document scanner — here's how to use it ...Eh? Is that supposedly a new feature? Surely not. :tellme:
____________________________-Arizona Hot (October 08, 2017, 09:59 PM)
The Apple "document scanner" in the video seems relatively very clunky, by comparison with what I have been doing for (seems like) ages with OfficeLens on the Nokia Lumia 830 Windows phone. I didn't know that Apple were that backward. They always seemed to me to be ahead of the curve.Yes, when I started to realise its potential, it blew me away. And it's been improved. And now there's Office Lens on Win10 smartphones (I've been using a Nokia Lumia 830). Select document, or photo, or whiteboard [,or business card], and then apply it to your image, and watch what happens. Seriously smart and useful technology. I'm in lurve. :-*Damn, today OneNote's capability to copy text from pictures saved me hours of typing. Really neat function.totally agree. i had no idea it was that good.-Attronarch (March 08, 2016, 04:04 PM)
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Worlds Smallest Smartphone! - Posh Micro X (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGvFp24fONU)-Arizona Hot (November 11, 2017, 10:13 PM)
Rare 17th-century map of Australia resurfaces after 350 years (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6PBCjdAw2w)-Arizona Hot (November 15, 2017, 05:49 PM)
Small sub meets some big sharks:-mouser (November 21, 2017, 11:04 PM)
yeah. do not want.But nevertheless found in corporate board-rooms and executive suites around the globe, and not always underwater... :o-mouser (November 22, 2017, 10:07 AM)
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Facing New York (http://www.brucegilden.com/book/facing-new-york/)-Arizona Hot (November 25, 2017, 05:15 PM)
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Facing New York (http://www.brucegilden.com/book/facing-new-york/)-Arizona Hot (November 25, 2017, 05:15 PM)
looks interesting -- where did you come across him?-tomos (November 25, 2017, 05:48 PM)
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Facing New York (http://www.brucegilden.com/book/facing-new-york/)-Arizona Hot (November 25, 2017, 05:15 PM)
looks interesting -- where did you come across him?-tomos (November 25, 2017, 05:48 PM)
New Scientist...but you can't see the whole article there(I can, I have a subscription.)-Arizona Hot (November 26, 2017, 08:29 AM)
Mother: "Well, she may be educated with a BA in history, but only ignorant people sneer at others or are bigoted towards them. Congratulations. You've just met your first bigot. You'll meet more in time."
Me: "What's a bigot?"
Mother: "Go and look it up in the dictionary dear."
"Yet is it far better to light the candle than to curse the darkness."...because, as he put it: (my emphasis)
- The English Wesleyan minister William Lonsdale Watkinson is recorded as first having used this oft-quoted expression in The Supreme Conquest, and other sermons preached in America, 1907.
"We are at the very beginning of time for the human race. It is not unreasonable that we grapple with problems. But there are tens of thousands of years in the future. Our responsibility is to do what we can, learn what we can, improve the solutions, and pass them on."
--- Richard Feynman (1918-1988)
...prove that the use of true facts...
in medieval years, an hour was divided into 4 puncta (quarter-hours), 10 minuta, or 40 momenta. So if you asked someone to "wait a moment", turns out that you really asked them to wait for about 90 seconds.
Amazon wants a key to your house. I did it. I regretted it (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/amazon-wants-a-key-to-your-house-i-did-it-i-regretted-it/ar-BBGl9yh)-Arizona Hot (December 10, 2017, 12:58 AM)
Ashish Sharma, IT Engineer, AmbiDextrous, Geek
Updated Jul 17, 2015 · Upvoted by Bart Loews, Been administering windows since 3.11, 3 time MCSE
Originally Answered: Why did Microsoft call its new OS Windows 10?
Windows 2000, which was called NT 5.0 during development, was actually version 5.0. Windows XP was version 5.1. Windows Vista was 6.0, Windows 7 was 6.1, Windows 8 was 6.2, and Windows 8.1 is version 6.3.
Technically, modern versions of Windows are still based on the Vista kernel and code base — including Windows 10, which is actually Windows 6.4.
Windows 7 = Ver. 6.1= 6+1
Windows 8 = Ver. 6.2= 6+2
Windows 10= Ver. 6.4= 6+4
ISN'T IT OBVIOUS AND VISIBLE THROUGH NAKED EYES.
Source: I derived my answer from Why is it called Windows 10. Although they have not pointed out what I am doing here.
Also 7 ate 9 is my best answer
https://www.quora.com/If-there-is-a-Windows-7-Windows-8-even-Windows-8-1-and-now-Windows-10-why-there-is-not-a-Windows-9
[url=https://www.snopes.com/baron-trumps-marvelous-underground-journey/]Is 'Baron Trump's Marvelous Underground Journey' a Real Book from the 1890s[/url]-Arizona Hot (January 01, 2018, 06:14 PM)
I've got to be honest, I rarely if ever follow any of the msn or usatoday links you post, they're mostly stuff badly ripped off from somewhere else.You've got to start somewhere. It may be a starting point if it's new to you.-tomos (January 02, 2018, 03:29 PM)
I've got to be honest, I rarely if ever follow any of the msn or usatoday links you post, they're mostly stuff badly ripped off from somewhere else.You've got to start somewhere. It may be a starting point if it's new to you.-tomos (January 02, 2018, 03:29 PM)-Arizona Hot (January 02, 2018, 04:34 PM)
where I'm *very* interested in a topic (as you say, it's a starting point then) or if I know something about the topic (and want to see how badly they've mauled it) but the exceptions are seldom.-tomos (January 03, 2018, 04:40 AM)
Forget Self-Driving Cars, Here Comes Self-Driving Luggage-Arizona Hot (January 11, 2018, 11:19 PM)
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Check out this phone-laptop hybrid (http://fortune.com/video/2018/01/09/check-out-this-phone-laptop-hybrid/)-Arizona Hot (January 11, 2018, 11:19 PM)
This Storm Chaser Captures Monsoon Footage Like You've Never Seen Before-Arizona Hot (January 17, 2018, 06:17 PM)
Submarine in Trouble Soviet missile sub Fubar-ed probably one with a hot engine room that had to be abandoned and scuttled. Soviet subs were notorious for radiation exposure of the crew, in the best of times and on several occasions accidents led the crews to abandon them shortly before they sank.
CHILI WITH NOODLES (OHIO)
“Cincinnati chili” is different from what most other Americans would picture when thinking of chili. First off, this “five way” chili is served over spaghetti noodles then topped when a mound of cheddar cheese as well as onions and kidney beans. What also sets the chili apart is its flavor. This comes from its unexpected ingredients, which include cinnamon, chocolate or cocoa, allspice and Worcestershire sauce.
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Someone Peeled Off 30 Years Of Graffiti, And Here’s What They Found Underneath-Arizona Hot (February 22, 2018, 07:58 PM)
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Israeli Gardener Born on Christmas Day Finds 700-year-old Ring With Image of St. Nicholas (https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium-israeli-gardener-finds-700-year-old-ring-with-image-of-st-nicholas-1.5849056)-Arizona Hot (February 27, 2018, 11:47 PM)
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Israeli Gardener Born on Christmas Day Finds 700-year-old Ring With Image of St. Nicholas (https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium-israeli-gardener-finds-700-year-old-ring-with-image-of-st-nicholas-1.5849056)-Arizona Hot (February 27, 2018, 11:47 PM)
wondering where did you get the picture - there's no picture at the link you give (or maybe there is but behind a paywall)-tomos (February 28, 2018, 04:02 AM)
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Wild horses cross highway in Arizona (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/wild-horses-cross-highway-in-arizona/vi-AAvpPq1)-Arizona Hot (April 03, 2018, 02:37 PM)
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Wild horses cross highway in Arizona (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/wild-horses-cross-highway-in-arizona/vi-AAvpPq1)-Arizona Hot (April 03, 2018, 02:37 PM)
? are they related to these ones:Salt River Wild Horses - Stop the roundup campaign 2015
via https://www.animalrecoverymission.org/operations/wild-horses-burros/the-salt-river-wild-horses/-tomos (April 03, 2018, 04:06 PM)
This Museum Will Let you Look at Nude Art While Nude (https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6h1ih7)-Arizona Hot (March 29, 2018, 04:17 PM)
Was There a Civilization On Earth Before Humans? (https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/04/are-we-earths-only-civilization/557180/)good find :up:-Arizona Hot (April 30, 2018, 09:50 PM)
our work also opened up the speculative possibility that some planets might have fossil-fuel-driven cycles of civilization building and collapse. If a civilization uses fossil fuels, the climate change they trigger can lead to a large decrease in ocean oxygen levels. These low oxygen levels (called ocean anoxia) help trigger the conditions needed for making fossil fuels like oil and coal in the first place. In this way, a civilization and its demise might sow the seed for new civilizations in the future.
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Meanwhile in Australia (http://indulgy.com/do/from/121788898739)-Arizona Hot (April 28, 2018, 07:24 PM)
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Artificial Intelligence Is Unlocking the Vatican's Secret Archives (https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/04/vatican-secret-archives-artificial-intelligence/559205/)-Arizona Hot (May 03, 2018, 09:38 PM)
20 Unusual Toothpaste FlavorsSome very amusing ones there (pork! holy mother...)
Has anyone here wanted something other than mint-flavored toothpaste?-Arizona Hot (May 09, 2018, 07:03 PM)
20 Unusual Toothpaste FlavorsMyself, I was expecting more interest in chocolate or bacon flavor toothpaste.
Has anyone here wanted something other than mint-flavored toothpaste?-Arizona Hot (May 09, 2018, 07:03 PM)
25 Phrases Americans Say That Other Countries Don't UnderstandI wonder if all of these originated in the States:
True?-Arizona Hot (June 25, 2018, 05:48 PM)
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Blueberry Earth (https://arxiv.org/pdf/1807.10553.pdf)-Arizona Hot (August 01, 2018, 12:47 PM)
prompted me to read it too -- for a scientific paper, it's very accessible actually :)Blueberry Earth (https://arxiv.org/pdf/1807.10553.pdf)-Arizona Hot (August 01, 2018, 12:47 PM)
I can't believe I actually sat here and read that.-AzureToad (August 01, 2018, 06:00 PM)
THEN AND NOW: What 12 candy bars looked like when they were first releasedVery fun seeing photos of the old candy bars :up:
Raspberry Pi is now famous. What next?...Grape Pi,Banana Pi....Apple Pi?-Arizona Hot (November 27, 2018, 06:08 PM)
Cheap Photoshop alternative Paint.NET 50% off for a limited time (https://mspoweruser.com/cheap-photoshop-alternative-paint-net-50-off-for-a-limited-time/)-Arizona Hot (December 27, 2018, 02:58 AM)
Heads Up Driving (https://prime8.com/stocking18/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7f6s38vX3wIVBAF9Ch2DUAOUEAEYASAAEgJWKvD_BwE)
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Heads Up Driving (https://prime8.com/stocking18/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7f6s38vX3wIVBAF9Ch2DUAOUEAEYASAAEgJWKvD_BwE)
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These things have been around for years, save some money:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Car-HUD-Reflective-Film-Head-Up-Display-Protective-Reflective-Screen-Consumption-Overspeed-Display-Auto-Accessories-Car/32857395000.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Qi-Wireless-Charger-Car-HUD-GPS-For-Samsung-S9-Plus-10W-7-5W-Head-Up-Display/32956414277.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-Car-Charger-Holder-For-HUD-Head-Up-Display-Mobile-Phone-Navigation-Frame-Windscreen-Projector-Phone/32930732684.html
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Heads Up Driving (https://prime8.com/stocking18/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7f6s38vX3wIVBAF9Ch2DUAOUEAEYASAAEgJWKvD_BwE)
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These things have been around for years, save some money:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Car-HUD-Reflective-Film-Head-Up-Display-Protective-Reflective-Screen-Consumption-Overspeed-Display-Auto-Accessories-Car/32857395000.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Qi-Wireless-Charger-Car-HUD-GPS-For-Samsung-S9-Plus-10W-7-5W-Head-Up-Display/32956414277.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-Car-Charger-Holder-For-HUD-Head-Up-Display-Mobile-Phone-Navigation-Frame-Windscreen-Projector-Phone/32930732684.html
etc-4wd (January 13, 2019, 03:18 AM)
A lot of them don't do well (a) in the heat, or (b) in continued sunlight. Be wary and look for long-term use reviews.-wraith808 (January 13, 2019, 12:06 PM)
@Arizona Hot: I dunno. "Heads-up driving" would seem to be a bit passé if not a contradiction in terms, in this day and age of txting-whilst-U-drive. :tellme:-IainB (January 14, 2019, 02:29 AM)
Is your dollar bill worth thousands The bizarre trend for collecting cash with ‘interesting’ serial codes (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2423315/Dollar-Serial-numbers-make-banknotes-worth-thousands-online-trend.html)-Arizona Hot (January 31, 2019, 01:24 AM)
Is your dollar bill worth thousands The bizarre trend for collecting cash with ‘interesting’ serial codes (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2423315/Dollar-Serial-numbers-make-banknotes-worth-thousands-online-trend.html)-Arizona Hot (January 31, 2019, 01:24 AM)
I can't for the life of me figure out if that is the stupidest thing I've ever heard, or my new hobby … Or both. :-\
Either way, I am definitely going to be checking it out this weekend. :D-Stoic Joker (February 01, 2019, 07:57 AM)
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Canada’s Magical Polka-Dotted Lake is an Otherworldly Sight to See (https://www.firstcoastnews.com/video/tech/science/amaze-lab/canadas-magical-polka-dotted-lake-is-an-otherworldly-sight-to-see/609-87b4e4de-95cc-4fa3-b7e3-dd6b21e64cb1)-Arizona Hot (March 02, 2019, 10:59 PM)
While having the most up-to-date software on your computer is usually an excellent idea, the LifeHacker article doesn't say anything about the reason why. Just that you should do this, because they say so. Call me a rebellious fool or whatever, but when I read such garbage, I am inclined to do just the opposite.
Then again, I don't use Chrome on my PC's...where 99.9% of my internet surfing takes place anyway. My systems are really a 'No Chrome'-zone. As I have Android with Google Play, Chrome comes with that like the unwanted stepchild and gets treated as such, because I am not allowed to remove it from my phone.-Shades (March 06, 2019, 08:47 PM)
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How Kids Are Using Google Docs to Bully Each Other (https://offspring.lifehacker.com/how-kids-are-using-google-docs-to-bully-each-other-1833151374)-Arizona Hot (March 11, 2019, 02:07 PM)
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UC Berkeley gene therapy helps blind mice gain sight, could be used to cure blindness (https://www.sfgate.com/science/article/UC-Berkeley-gene-therapy-blind-mice-gain-sight-13695180.php)-Arizona Hot (March 19, 2019, 07:17 PM)
While having the most up-to-date software on your computer is usually an excellent idea, the LifeHacker article doesn't say anything about the reason why. Just that you should do this, because they say so. Call me a rebellious fool or whatever, but when I read such garbage, I am inclined to do just the opposite.
Then again, I don't use Chrome on my PC's...where 99.9% of my internet surfing takes place anyway. My systems are really a 'No Chrome'-zone. As I have Android with Google Play, Chrome comes with that like the unwanted stepchild and gets treated as such, because I am not allowed to remove it from my phone.-Shades (March 06, 2019, 08:47 PM)
Deborah Elizabeth Stone Saretthere's no images at that link...-Arizona Hot (April 27, 2019, 12:32 PM)
Deborah Elizabeth Stone Saretthere's no images at that link...-Arizona Hot (April 27, 2019, 12:32 PM)
do you have another link for her images? (or what's your source for that image?)-tomos (April 27, 2019, 01:28 PM)
was interested to see other images by the same person, but not up to much (imo)Try again. You can always download the image and then do a Google Images search for a source link or you can right-click it and do the search that way. The first way gives you the original highest-res image.Deborah Elizabeth Stone Saretthere's no images at that link...-Arizona Hot (April 27, 2019, 12:32 PM)
do you have another link for her images? (or what's your source for that image?)-tomos (April 27, 2019, 01:28 PM)-Arizona Hot (April 27, 2019, 07:55 PM)
Today's XKCD is an exploration game in the comicHoly time vampire Batman! Return to game playing area... Ha!
https://xkcd.com/1608/-wraith808 (May 03, 2019, 08:47 AM)
May 9, 2019Podcast: Listen at the link above or download MP3 file here (https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/radiolab_podcast/radiolab_podcast19bitflipfix.mp3).
Back in 2003, Belgium was holding a national election. One of their first where the votes would be cast and counted on computers. Thousands of hours of preparation went into making it unhackable. And when the day of the vote came, everything seemed to have gone well. That was, until a cosmic chain of events caused a single bit to flip and called the outcome into question.
Today on Radiolab, we travel from a voting booth in Brussels to the driver's seat of a runaway car in the Carolinas, exploring the massive effects tiny bits of stardust can have on us unwitting humans.
This episode was reported and produced by Simon Adler and Annie McEwen.
Kano unveils its first build-it-yourself Windows 10 computer (https://www.engadget.com/2019/06/19/kano-pc-windows-10-coding-computer/)Looks great.-Arizona Hot
The Kano PC, meanwhile, runs Windows 10 in "S Mode," a streamlined version that leans on Microsoft Edge and only allows apps from the Microsoft Store.
Life should be lived, not documented.-Stoic Joker (July 03, 2019, 08:10 AM)
...don't forget the food pics, too. Because we're all on the edge of our seats waiting to see if you'll go for stuffed avocado or fish n chips today. That's just part of a really close relationship.Well, I can empathise with the food pics, because food is a timeless and natural source of sustenance and pleasure, and people ("foodies") who enjoy preparing and eating yummy foods could enjoy swapping food pix and especially recipes - and that's the motivation (sharing useful information amongst a diverse interest group). For example, I'm married to such a person, and I periodically have to clear out the cache in her smartphone, because it's chock-a-block with food pix and recipes shared/swapped instantly (thanks to modern IT&T) with enthusiastic like-minded folk all over the world. The pics serve a valuable short-term purpose and have a potentially short, but useful life and most of the recipes are usually consigned to memory (if they weren't already in the cook's hippocampus) and can be deleted - i.e., they are not necessarily being systematically catalogued. However, the discussion threads containing these pix and recipes provide a treasure-trove of useful reference information on cooking.-x16wda (July 03, 2019, 05:43 AM)
Can this grill-cleaning robot save you stress this summer?-Arizona Hot (August 29, 2019, 07:11 PM)
First picture will help you to get rid of hickups!
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/gallery/wilshire-grand-topping-out/collection_14e8c49a-751e-11e6-bbff-83790cea4c80.html#1-dantheman (September 21, 2019, 08:04 AM)
UK police deny responsibility for poster urging parents to report kids for using Kali Linux (https://www.zdnet.com/article/uk-police-distance-themselves-from-poster-warning-parents-to-report-kids-for-using-kali-linux/)-Arizona Hot (February 15, 2020, 09:21 AM)
UK police deny responsibility for poster urging parents to report kids for using Kali Linux (https://www.zdnet.com/article/uk-police-distance-themselves-from-poster-warning-parents-to-report-kids-for-using-kali-linux/)-Arizona Hot (February 15, 2020, 09:21 AM)
Even worse is that Discord is on there. Discord is very popular amongst the gaming community for chat, voice chat, and similar gaming related activities.-Deozaan (February 15, 2020, 03:38 PM)
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Finally, here’s a secret weapon to use against all those despicable robocallers (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/finally-heres-a-secret-weapon-to-use-against-all-those-despicable-robocallers/ar-BB106ngy)-Arizona Hot (February 18, 2020, 02:54 AM)
Only real way to deal with it is to just block unknown numbers and hope real people leave a message.-nickodemos (February 18, 2020, 08:43 AM)
WebARX researchers discovered the vulnerability and reported it to ThemeGrill developers on February 2. The plugin developer didn't issue a fix until Sunday. Websites that use ThemeGrill should update immediately. Better yet, as Böck recommended, they should uninstall the plugin altogether.
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TIL there is a mutation that causes bones to become 8 times denser than normal that allow people to walk away from car accidents without a single fracture but with a trade off of being unable to swim (https://unbelievablefactsblog.com/post/176192269458/there-is-a-mutation-that-causes-bones-to-become-8-times)
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Multilingual People Share the Time a Stranger Rudely Gossiped About Them in a Language They Actually Knew (https://thebrainypenny.com/multilingual-people-share-the-time-a-stranger-rudely-gossiped-about-them-in-a-language-they-actually-knew/47/)-Arizona Hot (February 24, 2020, 10:38 PM)
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Astronomers and various professionals have seemingly always maintained that Outer Space vacuum is a virtual 'null void' with absolutely 'nothing' in it. This always bothered me for some reason, although I could never say exactly why. It was just a nagging suspicion in the corner of my mind that there must be 'something' there, to give it dimension. Otherwise, how would the planets and stars 'know' where they are and where they're going (not to mention where they've been ((i.e. with delayed, lightspeed progression of gravity waves)) )? Now, we're being told there really are different invisible 'fields', one kind of field for each kind of subatomic particle. Momentum seems to me to be another mystery, in which these fields flawlessly endow moving objects with the energy of motion, and pass it along from 'here to there'. I feel this most intensely whenever I see something like a speeding test vehicle video that has been frozen split-seconds before impact, then moved forward in ultra slow motion. As if magically, the vehicle exhibits giving up the 'stored energy' of all that mysterious, invisible, magical 'momentum' as it smashes into the barrier.^Lightspeed gravity waves virtually guarantee that stars and galaxies will always be drawn to where their neighboring counterparts were before in the more immediate past, not where they actually are at any given moment, resulting in trail-chasing and swirls, as with Grand Design spiral galaxies, instead of direct head-on collisions.
As for 'empty Space', then there's also the fact that if you can look in any direction and see stars and galaxies, it means the photons are interpenetrating every supposedly 'empty' patch of Space. Also, I have a suspicion that FTL travel still awaits pending the discoveries of future super science breakthroughs.-holt (March 08, 2020, 04:24 AM)
This is what the Andromeda Galaxy would look like in the night sky if it was bright enough to be seen with the naked eye.There is a higher-res version(2059 x 1371) at 3 billion years from the cosmic event, the earth ’s night sky will be beautiful (https://www.sohu.com/a/74820760_393028).
https://io9.gizmodo.com/new-map-reveals-the-milky-ways-location-among-the-cou-1541242112 (https://io9.gizmodo.com/new-map-reveals-the-milky-ways-location-among-the-cou-1541242112)
https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/fz7bnjojgct5s1plp7x2.jpg (https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/fz7bnjojgct5s1plp7x2.jpg)
Compare with the Moon just to the lower left. I had read enough times of descriptions explaining how 'big' Andromeda would appear to be, if only it were bright enough to be easily seen and identified, and I could never make any sense out of it (and quite naturally, I was always virtually dying of curiosity to find out, every time I happened to dwell on the subject).
Now, someone has gone to the trouble to create a lifelike picture of our twilight sky with a beautiful reproduction of a proper-sized Andromeda superimposed. My immediate reaction was, 'I never realized it would appear that big.'-holt (March 18, 2020, 10:41 AM)
Tnx! Now all I need is some kind of freeware to tell me where and when to find it in the night sky at my location. My EZ Cosmos stopped working with Windows 10.This is what the Andromeda Galaxy would look like in the night sky if it was bright enough to be seen with the naked eye.There is a higher-res version(2059 x 1371) at 3 billion years from the cosmic event, the earth ’s night sky will be beautiful (https://www.sohu.com/a/74820760_393028).
https://io9.gizmodo.com/new-map-reveals-the-milky-ways-location-among-the-cou-1541242112 (https://io9.gizmodo.com/new-map-reveals-the-milky-ways-location-among-the-cou-1541242112)
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Compare with the Moon just to the lower left. I had read enough times of descriptions explaining how 'big' Andromeda would appear to be, if only it were bright enough to be easily seen and identified, and I could never make any sense out of it (and quite naturally, I was always virtually dying of curiosity to find out, every time I happened to dwell on the subject).
Now, someone has gone to the trouble to create a lifelike picture of our twilight sky with a beautiful reproduction of a proper-sized Andromeda superimposed. My immediate reaction was, 'I never realized it would appear that big.'-holt (March 18, 2020, 10:41 AM)
There is a discussion of the original image at Yes, That Picture of the Moon and the Andromeda Galaxy Is About Right (https://slate.com/technology/2014/01/moon-and-andromeda-relative-size-in-the-sky.html)-Arizona Hot (March 19, 2020, 12:17 PM)
3 billion years from the cosmic event, the earth ’s night sky will be beautifulThis is what the Andromeda Galaxy would look like in the night sky if it was bright enough to be seen with the naked eye.There is a higher-res version(2059 x 1371) at 3 billion years from the cosmic event, the earth ’s night sky will be beautiful (https://www.sohu.com/a/74820760_393028).
https://io9.gizmodo.com/new-map-reveals-the-milky-ways-location-among-the-cou-1541242112 (https://io9.gizmodo.com/new-map-reveals-the-milky-ways-location-among-the-cou-1541242112)
https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/fz7bnjojgct5s1plp7x2.jpg (https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/fz7bnjojgct5s1plp7x2.jpg)
Compare with the Moon just to the lower left. I had read enough times of descriptions explaining how 'big' Andromeda would appear to be, if only it were bright enough to be easily seen and identified, and I could never make any sense out of it (and quite naturally, I was always virtually dying of curiosity to find out, every time I happened to dwell on the subject).
Now, someone has gone to the trouble to create a lifelike picture of our twilight sky with a beautiful reproduction of a proper-sized Andromeda superimposed. My immediate reaction was, 'I never realized it would appear that big.'-holt (March 18, 2020, 10:41 AM)
There is a discussion of the original image at Yes, That Picture of the Moon and the Andromeda Galaxy Is About Right (https://slate.com/technology/2014/01/moon-and-andromeda-relative-size-in-the-sky.html)-Arizona Hot (March 19, 2020, 12:17 PM)
Persistent malware reinstalls itself on Android devices even after factory reset (https://www.phonearena.com/news/xHelper-malware-reinstalls-itself-on-Android-after-factory-reset_id122264)-Arizona Hot (February 15, 2020, 09:21 AM)
Tnx! Now all I need is some kind of freeware to tell me where and when to find it in the night sky at my location. My EZ Cosmos stopped working with Windows 10.-holt (March 22, 2020, 08:57 AM)
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In one entry, he writes: “the [French] government had given orders for the repairing of the Cathedral of Notre Dame, and it was now in progress … I applied at the Government studios, where they were executing the large figures [for Notre Dame] and here I met with a Mons. Trajan, a most worthy, fatherly and amiable man as ever existed – he was the carver under the Government sculptor whose name I forget as I had no intercourse with him, all that I know is that he was humpbacked and he did not like to mix with carvers.”
- Real, removable antenna with an SMA connector. Receptions is excellent, and if I really want to I could always attach a directional antenna.
- When I want a phone I don't have to navigate through menus to get to the phone "application". That's bullshit.
- If I want to call my husband, I can do so by pressing a single dedicated physical key which is dedicated to him. No menus. The point isn't to use the rotary dial every single time I want
to make a call, which would get tiresome for daily use. The people I call most often are stored, and if I have to dial a new number or do something like set the volume, then I can use
the fun and satisfying-to-use rotary dial.- Nearly instantaneous, high resolution display of signal strength and battery level. No signal metering lag, and my LED bargraph gives 10 increments of resolution instead of just 4.
- The ePaper display is bistatic, meaning it doesn't take any energy to display a fixed message.
- When I want to change something about the phone's behavior, I just do it.
- The power switch is an actual slide switch. No holding down a stupid button to make it turn off and not being sure it really is turning off or what.
How do you press 1 for English?-wraith808 (June 10, 2020, 08:13 AM)
Would you eat the mac & cheese from an 80-year-old box?
See What You've Been BitTorrenting With This Site (https://lifehacker.com/see-what-youve-been-bittorrenting-with-this-site-1844392465)-Arizona Hot (July 17, 2020, 11:22 PM)
I've posted 'Riddle', here;That's in the wrong board to post in if you want responses -- it probably had about two views before you posted this link.
https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=50099.msg439664#top-ich thys (July 22, 2020, 11:18 PM)
I've posted 'Riddle', here;That's in the wrong board to post in if you want responses -- it probably had about two views before you posted this link.
https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=50099.msg439664#top-ich thys (July 22, 2020, 11:18 PM)
@moderators, would you consider moving the thread to the living room board?-tomos (July 23, 2020, 02:47 AM)
Tired of the real world's shabby tirade of false 'virtue signalling'?
Looking at the contents of the 'riddle', I think it was in the right place.Sorry, I should have looked closer...Tired of the real world's shabby tirade of false 'virtue signalling'?Any time that phrase is used unironically it's a red flag to me.-wraith808 (July 23, 2020, 08:14 AM)
Thank you. You're right, the Basement wasn't giving 'Riddle' enough exposure. Now that I've 'surfaced', I would like very much to try returning there again, at least, for the time being.Looking at the contents of the 'riddle', I think it was in the right place.Sorry, I should have looked closer...Tired of the real world's shabby tirade of false 'virtue signalling'?Any time that phrase is used unironically it's a red flag to me.-wraith808 (July 23, 2020, 08:14 AM)-tomos (July 23, 2020, 09:56 AM)
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Huge BootHole flaw in GRUB2 bootloader leaves millions of Windows and Linux systems at risk from hackers (https://betanews.com/2020/07/30/boothole-grub2-bootloder-vulnerability-windows-linux/)-Arizona Hot (July 31, 2020, 10:16 PM)
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Rusty maze (https://www.deviantart.com/xportebois/art/Rusty-maze-124358000)-Arizona Hot (April 10, 2020, 12:09 AM)
The ASUS ZenFone 7 Pro Review - The Triple Flip-Camera-Arizona Hot (September 01, 2020, 11:40 AM)
The ASUS ZenFone 7 Pro Review - The Triple Flip-Camera-Arizona Hot (September 01, 2020, 11:40 AM)
What does this have to do with Windows 10?-Deozaan (September 01, 2020, 11:38 PM)
The key selling point and differentiating factor of the ZenFone 7 as opposed to other phones in the market right now is the fact that it employs a full-screen display without any notch or camera cut-out, enabling a seamless screen experience without distractions.
The first house I lived in was located in a small village (just below 10.000 people).-Shades (October 22, 2020, 10:10 AM)
Try This One Weird Trick Russian Hackers Hate (https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/05/try-this-one-weird-trick-russian-hackers-hate/)-Arizona Hot (May 21, 2021, 08:06 PM)
A sample of the text of the article. When Your In-Laws Are Outlaws (https://www.huffpost.com/entry/when-your-inlaws-are-outl_b_9737544) |