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Living Room / Re: Interesting "stuff"

« Last post by Arizona Hot on September 20, 2013, 07:05 PM »

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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.

Giving the new iPhone more than the finger

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Living Room / Re: Raspberry Pi's $35 Linux PC

« Last post by Arizona Hot on September 20, 2013, 06:59 PM »

$199, 4.2” computer is Intel’s first Raspberry Pi competitor  Ars Technica

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by Arizona Hot on September 20, 2013, 06:55 PM »

101 Frightening Ice Cream Flavors From Around The World

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Living Room / Re: Interesting "stuff"

« Last post by Arizona Hot on September 18, 2013, 03:09 PM »

Is anyone here interested inMicrosoft's latest  IE browser for Win 7?



Microsoft ships upgraded preview of IE11 for Windows 7

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Living Room / Re: Interesting "stuff"

« Last post by Arizona Hot on September 18, 2013, 01:00 PM »

Researchers debunk myth of 'right-brain' and 'left-brain' personality traits

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by Arizona Hot on September 18, 2013, 12:55 PM »

Dark Roasted Blend - Huge Semi-Submersible Ships

How would you like one of these in your bathtub?

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by Arizona Hot on September 18, 2013, 12:40 PM »

Ultra Reality:  What would you do in this situation?

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by Arizona Hot on September 18, 2013, 12:31 PM »

We Dare You to Play These Scores!

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by Arizona Hot on September 13, 2013, 09:59 PM »

Did you hear about the Microsoft Windows programmer who died?
He found himself in front of a committee that decides whether you go to Heaven or Hell.

The committee told the programmer he had some say in the matter and asked him if he wanted to see Heaven and Hell before stating his preference.

"Sure," he said, so an angel took him to a place with a sunny beach, volleyball, and rock and roll, where everyone was having a great time.

"Wow!" he exclaimed. "Heaven is great!"

"Wrong," said the angel. "That was Hell. Want to see Heaven?"

"Sure!" So the angel took him to another place. Here a bunch of people were sitting in a park playing bingo and feeding dead pigeons.

"This is Heaven?" asked the Windows programmer.

"Yup," said the angel.

"Then I'll take Hell." Instantly he found himself plunged up to his neck in red-hot lava, with the hosts of the damned in torment around him. "Where's the beach? The music? The volleyball?" he screamed frantically to the angel.

"That was the demo," she replied as she vanished.

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by Arizona Hot on September 13, 2013, 09:37 PM »

I wonder if the pilot was tempted to announce it as Flight 666 to HELL-sinki? Would you have boarded if you found out that all the other passengers were charter members of Atheists International?

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by Arizona Hot on September 13, 2013, 05:23 PM »

Nobody has done a  Friday the 13th post yet, even though it's 2013, so I will.  Who knows, someone may get sucked into their monitor a la "Poltergeist" yet today.  
                                                 



Friday the 13th

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by Arizona Hot on September 12, 2013, 10:38 PM »

When NASA launched their LADEE probe to the moon they also launched a frog, but don't know where it went.



LADEE frog launch

That's one small launch for NASA, one giant leap for a frog.

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Living Room / Re: Interesting "stuff"

« Last post by Arizona Hot on September 12, 2013, 04:48 PM »

Why biometrics don't work

I presume nobody here would be interested in a "10 surprising Alzheimer’s predictors" article.

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Living Room / Re: Does anyone here use Bitcoins?

« Last post by Arizona Hot on September 10, 2013, 03:39 PM »

Another article for the bitcoin fans.



Let's Cut Through the Bitcoin Hype A Hacker-Entrepreneur's Take

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Living Room / Re: Does anyone here use Bitcoins?

« Last post by Arizona Hot on September 07, 2013, 11:20 PM »

Tracing Bitcoins May be Easier Than Criminals Think  MIT Technology Review

Takes some of the shine off bitcoins doesn't it?

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Living Room / Re: Interesting "stuff"

« Last post by Arizona Hot on September 06, 2013, 01:31 PM »

The Ricoh Theta Can See (Almost) Everything



Why Do Skyscrapers Melt Things?

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by Arizona Hot on September 04, 2013, 01:39 AM »

40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense of the World «TwistedSifter

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by Arizona Hot on September 02, 2013, 10:09 PM »

Here is a gif of the fake punt play in the Villanova vs. Boston College game for the gif lovers here.



Villanova fake punt confuses cameraman, entire BC defense

Villanova vs. Boston College final score Wildcats tire against Eagles, fall 24-14

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by Arizona Hot on September 02, 2013, 11:31 AM »

Dark Roasted Blend sign pictures:







Dark Roasted Blend Category Signs & Charts

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Living Room / Re: Interesting "stuff"

« Last post by Arizona Hot on August 31, 2013, 11:07 PM »

Lee Beaumont, Englishman, sets up hotline to charge telemarketers

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Living Room / Re: Interesting "stuff"

« Last post by Arizona Hot on August 31, 2013, 10:53 PM »

Whales tan too, basking in the big blue

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by Arizona Hot on August 30, 2013, 10:30 AM »

Canada & The United States: Bizarre Borders

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Living Room / Re: Interesting "stuff"

« Last post by Arizona Hot on August 27, 2013, 02:01 AM »

We will know the future has happened when people call in sick because they have a computer virus. A new defense in criminal court would be "The computer virus made me do it". If you think this is far off, think about the progress in thought-controlled prosthetics. I doubt anyone will ever call their voice-controlled automated home system "HAL 9000" not only because of the image problems, but because of the irresistible temptation it would cause for computer hackers.

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Living Room / Re: 23 Signs You're Secretly An Introvert

« Last post by Arizona Hot on August 27, 2013, 01:49 AM »

But they do post on DonationCoder. That is what is important.

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by Arizona Hot on August 26, 2013, 10:37 PM »

Which martial art to use?