TechPosters
All those crib sheets with quick command references for shell programming, using Linux or vim, etc. have been collected here for your printing pleasure! TechPosters: Technical Posters and Cheats for IT Guys.
Turning birds into music
Looking at birds on a powerline and turning that into a musical score is one thing. The fact that it’s quite attractive music is fairly amazing! Birds on the Wires from Jarbas Agnelli on Vimeo. This Clip is Proof That Birds Are Secretly Composers – Musical birds – Gizmodo.
German power plant swarm
The Germans want to create a swarm power plant by putting gas fired fridge sized units in people’s basements. They should release less CO2 than other power methods and they want to roll out 100,000 in the coming year, which will create the same amount of power as 2 nuclear plants. They’re calling it SchwarmStrom Read more about German power plant swarm[…]
Unu on a rampage
Using SQL injection and the recent IIS faults, a grey hat hacker called Unu from Romania has hacked 4 large banks and a UK government website. He’s on a roll, and MS has no fix for their IIS holes… Hacker ‘Unu’ valt Europese banken aan | Webwereld.
The world’s first cocaine bar
Well… not technically the first: they used to sell cocaine in Harrods, but the only one open now! It’s called Route 36 and it moves from location to location in La Paz, Bolivia The world’s first cocaine bar | World news | The Guardian.
13 things that don’t make sense
There are certain things that just don’t fit into our current theories about how things work. Others that are just beyond what we have workable theories about. This is an interesting list of a few of those things… 13 more things that don’t make sense – New Scientist.
Talking to hot women makes men stupid
Thankfully the effect is only temporary! Men lose their minds speaking to pretty women – Telegraph.
Estimate Distances with Your Arm Your Thumb
A neat little trick! Basically, all you need to do to estimate a distance using this classic method is hold your arm out and stare at your thumb with an eye closed. Silly, yes, but it makes sense, because you’ll switch which eye you look through and sort out how far the object appears to Read more about Estimate Distances with Your Arm Your Thumb[…]
Women lie better than men
That’s nothing new, but it turns out they’re especially good a lying about affairs. And they’re having a lot of them. Especially now that they have more opportunities to have affairs. Think men are the unfaithful sex? A study shows WOMEN are the biggest cheats – they’re just better at lying about it | Mail Read more about Women lie better than men[…]
Mugasha DJ Sets
Mugasha collects sets world famous DJs have played and streams them online for you. The best way to listen to electronic music online | Mugasha.
WinLayout Moves and Sizes Windows with Your Numpad – window manager – Lifehacker
Using ctrl, win and / or alt you can move and shift your windows around. The utility is small and doesn’t require installation. WinLayout Moves and Sizes Windows with Your Numpad – window manager – Lifehacker.
Back up your iPhone’s SMS Message Database
The instructions are here – a good plan to do this before you update. Anyway, it turns out that they’re kept in a sqlite3 file in /var/mobile/Library/SMS/sms.db if you want to do this on the iphone itself through terminal you need to apt-get install sqlite3 Then you need to convert to CSV: sqlite3 -csv -separator Read more about Back up your iPhone’s SMS Message Database[…]
Scottish gov gets centralised databases right!
They’re curbing them! They don’t want people, corporations or the government itself to collect too much data on individuals and they certainly don’t want that linked up. An individual’s privacy is important, they think. Well done Scotland! Scottish gov to curb personal data collection • The Register.
UK Gov loses MORE data!
Yet again the UK has managed to fluff it, losing a USB stick with all the logon data (yes, and passwords) to the UK Government Gateway. This holds all kinds of data about UK Citisens. With the plan to link National ID cards to crime databases, they UK will not only give anyone who can Read more about UK Gov loses MORE data![…]
112 meldingen / P2000 alarmeringen
This site has a list of all emergencies in Holland called n to police, fire department and ambulances and links the locations to Google Maps. WWW.112MELDINGEN.NL Online 112 meldingen / P2000 alarmeringen van de hulpdiensten volgen..
Stay invisible
This is a list of proxy server lists. Proxy Lists.
JVC Nederland » Producten › Car Audio › Multimedia › KD-AVX77
KD-AVX77 – this is the dog’s bollox head unit with touchscreen, ipod / iphone in, CD, DVD, radio, fully customiseable interface and you can put your own buttons and background on it. Must. Have. via JVC Nederland » Producten › Car Audio › Multimedia › KD-AVX77.
Computer Repair with Diagnostic Flowcharts
These flowcharts are very very good indeed, with a “Boot Failure Troubleshooting Poster” which encompasses all of the flowcharts in one huge poster. Computer Repair with Diagnostic Flowcharts – Troubleshooting Dell, HP, Sony, eMachines, IBM, Compaq and Gateway PC’s.
d30 iBand Cases For The iPhone
These cases are amazing – the rubber becomes hard on impact and is soft at rest. This means that you can throw your iphone against the wall without being afraid of it breaking. iBand Cases For The iPhone Made With Shock-Absorbent Flubber – iBand – Gizmodo.
Skype trojan
Pretty soon there will be released into the wild a Skype trojan that, once installed, logs calls as mp3’s and mails the conversations to a remote server. Megapanzer » Blog Archive » Interview on gulli.com about the Skype trojan and trojans in general (english)..
How to choose a den
Choosting a dentist is more difficult than you think – there is a huge list of things that indicate whether or not he’ll be any good and is up to snuff. Secrets your dentist doesn’t want you to know — DailyFinance
Pot May Protect Brain From Booze
Marijuana smokers who binge drink seem to have less brain damage than binge drinkers who don’t smoke the grass. Pot May Protect Brain From Booze – Health News Story – KTVU San Francisco.
Iphone screen protectors
The really good thing about these screen protectors is that they come in two versions: one which disallows people to see what you’re doing on your iphone from the sides and one which turns the face of your iphone into a mirror finish. PhoneDevil.com – Magic Screen iPhone 3G/3GS Screen Protector – Factory Unlocked iPhone Read more about Iphone screen protectors[…]
Steam Car Breaks World Speed Record at 140mph
That’s 225 kph – and a ridiculous speed for something that’s basically an uprated tea kettle on wheels! Steam Car Breaks World Speed Record at 140mph – World’s Fastest Kettle – Gizmodo.
Mininova Ordered to Remove All ‘Infringing’ Torrents
Dutch courts have smacked Mininova in the face and told them to clean up their site as there is illegal software on it. For the nazi’s of Brein it’s quite a victory. Will Google be next? It also publishes links to illegal material and profits from it… Mininova Ordered to Remove All ‘Infringing’ Torrents | Read more about Mininova Ordered to Remove All ‘Infringing’ Torrents[…]