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:D:D:Dthe big brother state is an educational film about what politicians claim to be
protection of our freedom, but what we refer to as repressive legislation.
since terrorism has become a global threat, especially after 9/11,
governments all over the world have started enforcing laws which,
so the government say, should increase national security.
these laws obviously aim at another goal:
the states gaining more and more control
of their citizens at the cost of our privacy and freedom.
If you become a linux software developer does your body learn to convert air to food?-Grorgy (May 23, 2007, 06:09 AM)
Solid freeform fabrication: DIY, on the cheap, and made of pure sugar
In February we gave a sneak preview of our project to construct a home-built three dimensional fabricator. Our design goals were (1) a low cost design leveraging recycled components (2) large printable volume emphasized over high resolution, and (3) ability to use low-cost printing media including granulated sugar. We are extremely pleased to be able to report that it has been a success: Our three dimensional fabricator is now fully operational and we have used it to print several large, low-resolution, objects out of pure sugar.
Seeing as the Zune was such a hit, Microsoft decided to repeat the success and tackle the iPhone before it even gets out the gate;
friends, we give you the Microsoft oFone.
Not to be outdone by Apple's multi-touch keyless interface, the oFone features not one or two,
but three keyboards that can all pivot about the small central screen. Need to bag some wild game for dinner?
No worries, oFone can do that too, simply extend the three arms (like in the pic above) and it apparently makes a decent boomerang.
We're loving where they're going with this idea -- cool and unusable, just how we like our fake phones.
Check the vid after the break.
As of 11:35 CST (US), the website is apparently down.
DNS converted to IP (64.111.105.191) also does not work.-cemole (May 08, 2007, 11:37 AM)
After avoiding the 7 deadly sins of résumé design,
you may be asking, “If I can’t use crazy colors, clip art, and other types of decoration, how do I make my résumé stand out from the crowd?”
Like many things, the answer lies in the details.
Even if you can’t hire a fancy designer and are stuck with Microsoft Word,
a few tweaks can turn your blasé résumé into an elegant and functional showpiece.
Keep that hard drive cool. Make sure you have adequate cooling in your machine.-Nighted (May 08, 2007, 03:13 AM)
Remember last week’s kerfuffle over whether the movie industry could own random 128-bit numbers? [...]
Now, thanks to our newly developed VirtualLandGrab technology, you can own a 128-bit integer of your very own.
Here’s how we do it. First, we generate a fresh pseudorandom integer, just for you. Then we use your integer to encrypt a copyrighted haiku, thereby transforming your integer into a circumvention device capable of decrypting the haiku without your permission. We then give you all of our rights to decrypt the haiku using your integer. The DMCA does the rest. [...]
- Dummies Book Cover Maker (4 styles, change the cover on the DIY learning book covers)
- Graffiti It (BETA testing new more realistic text effects, several graffiti art styles)
- Comic Strip Generators (1,500+ cartoon characters, from babes to political figures like Bush)
- Tarot Card Name Generator (32 tarot astrology cards, from death to the devil)
- "Post-It" Note Generator (6 creative reminder notes for your site/blog, post your message)
- Smiley Generator (350+ happy face messages to personalize, smilies sized 100X200)
- Wallpaper Generator (100+ backgrounds, post notes to desktop or tag public computer)
- Blog Header Image Maker (500 headers to change, create title bars for your blogs)
- Confucius Says Generator (5+, make the Chinese wisdom prophet say your whimsical quotes)
- Nigerian Scam Placard Generator (5+ Nigerian scammers, they are known to pose for signs)
- License Plate Maker (1,000+ plates, put caption on your state/province plates Canada/USA)
- Presidential Seal Maker (text around the US president's "official" seal, controversial fun)
- Support Ribbon Generators (25+ causes, support a cause from American troops to gay pride)
- Garden Label Generator (make pretty/cute inspirational graphics, flowers to golfing)
- Famous People Message Generators (shoot the celebs game or make captions, 500+ faces)
xkcd is,
but I often forget to read it for a while because I can never recall the correct sequence of letters >_<-f0dder (May 02, 2007, 04:16 PM)