Notational Velocity

Notational Velocity: "NOTATIONAL VELOCITY is an application that stores and retrieves notes.
It is an attempt to loosen the mental blockages to recording information and to scrape away the tartar of convention that handicaps its retrieval. The solution is by nature nonconformist."

Map Envelope

Map Envelope

Print an envelope with a map inside

B-Ryhmes - The Near Rhyming Dictionary

B-Ryhmes - The Near Rhyming Dictionary: "B-Rhymes is a dictionary for finding near-rhymes -- words that almost, but don't quite rhyme -- which are also known as 'false rhymes' or 'off rhymes'. If close enough is ok with you, then you'll love B-Rhymes."

Moment of Inertia

Moment of Inertia:
"Rotational-Linear Parallels"

9pin to 9pin FireWire 800 - FireWire 800 Cable - 9pin to 9pin - Right Angle

9pin to 9pin FireWire 800 - FireWire 800 Cable - 9pin to 9pin - Right Angle: "Plug in a hard drive, plug in a camera, or any FireWire 800 device. These especially work great with a Mac laptop, such as the Macbook Pro. To get an idea, this cable would direct to the back of a Macbook Pro, if connecting it to the FW800 port on the right side."

Rob Pike: Notes on Programming in C

Rob Pike: Notes on Programming in C:
"The following data structures are a complete list for almost all practical programs:

array
linked list
hash table
binary tree"

Yet Another Oracle DBA Blog: Export and Import using Unix Pipe And Compress

Yet Another Oracle DBA Blog: Export and Import using Unix Pipe And Compress:
"ex :

mknod ram_pipe -p
exp system/pass@prod file=ram_pipe owner=erpds statistics=none log=/u01/exp.log &
imp system/pass@test file=ram_pipe fromuser=erpds touser=testds log=/u01/imp.log &

Heated Floor Mats, Snow Melting Mats and Radiant Heat Panels: Foot Warmer, Foot Warmers, Footwarmer, Footwarmers to Warm Feet; Headed Foot Rest.

Heated Floor Mats, Snow Melting Mats and Radiant Heat Panels: Foot Warmer, Foot Warmers, Footwarmer, Footwarmers to Warm Feet; Headed Foot Rest.:

"Heated Floor Mats, Snow Melting Mats & Cozy Radiant Heaters

Heating solutions for the office, shop, home or warehouse that really work and are safe and cost effective to operate."

Arcana Research - Software & Download

Arcana Research - Software & Download: "This software enables you to control the volume of the startup sound of your Macintosh computer from Mac OS X."

Pleasing Wall Street is a Poor Excuse for Bad Decisions - Is the U.S. Killing Its Innovation Machine? - Harvard Business Review

Pleasing Wall Street is a Poor Excuse for Bad Decisions - Is the U.S. Killing Its Innovation Machine? - Harvard Business Review: "In such situations, you either have to replace a huge proportion of the managers, or, if the company is in terrible shape, just let it go under. I'm skeptical of bailing out failing companies largely because the people entrenched in those companies missed obvious signs of impending failure, and it is unlikely that those same people have any idea why they failed."

RenderMan@20: Ed Catmull and Dana Batali Reflect On Pixar's Killer App | AWN | Animation World Network

RenderMan@20: Ed Catmull and Dana Batali Reflect On Pixar's Killer App | AWN | Animation World Network: "'In some sense, tweakability means that you can program the local laws of physics to your own requirements. That's always been the basis of a RenderMan-centric pipeline. We have to be able to program everything. You don't want to program everything, but you have to have that option, and that's really why I think we're on pretty firm ground. We have to provide 'back doors.' The art of illusion is the art of programmability.'"

My Computer Repair Shop Numbers - pcrepairs's posterous

My Computer Repair Shop Numbers - pcrepairs's posterous: "I've been doing quite a few (mostly) pro bono computer repairs for friends, friends of friends, and family for the past few years. That, obviously, ate up a lot of my time and I saw little benefit from it. So, I decided to start a computer repair shop this past fall. It's not your typical tech-based startup, but a startup nonetheless.

I've been seeing consistent growth month to month. Most of my revenue has been been from virus and malware removal. I coupled the virus/malware removal with an antivirus installation service for $19 and most people gladly paid it."

The Transom Review: Ira Glass

The Transom Review: Ira Glass: "Ira Glass's Manifesto, Part One

Rather than talk about radio in a Big Picture way, I'm going to start with some simple things that might be useful to the radio beginners who come to Transom. I'm going to try to avoid repeating things I've said elsewhere about making radio stories, but I'm guessing some repetition is going to be inevitable. Elsewhere on the web you can find an old (and deeply edited) speech about making radio more fun here. There are some pages from the This American Life 'How to Make Radio' comic book here."

Current.org | Ira Glass on making radio, page 1

Current.org | Ira Glass on making radio, page 1: "This is a complete edited transcript from Glass's talk. A large excerpt was published in Current, May 25, 1998. Thanks to Minnesota Public Radio for the photos by Dan Monick and the tape.

By Ira Glass

I want to talk a little bit about making radio stories and how we do it on the show that's different from what is perhaps traditionally done on public radio.
No. 1: Seeking pleasure
No. 2: What we're all used to
No. 3: How we structure a story
No. 4: What people want
No. 5: Stroke of luck
No. 6: Surprises
No. 7: The 45-second rule
No. 8: Reading
No. 9: Another way to tell a story
No. 10: More dish
No. 11: Alex Chadwick
No. 12: How do you find these stories
No. 13: Mission"

Presentation Zen: Ira Glass:Tips on storytelling

Presentation Zen: Ira Glass:Tips on storytelling:

"In storytelling there are two basic building blocks, says Ira Glass:

(1) The anecdote, a sequence of actions, a story in its purest form, one thing following from another.

(2) The moment of reflection. What is the key point? What does this all mean?"

Hacker News | If it worked for Leonardo da Vinci, maybe it could work for me. The next time I...

Hacker News | If it worked for Leonardo da Vinci, maybe it could work for me. The next time I...: "If it worked for Leonardo da Vinci, maybe it could work for me. The next time I'm looking for a job, I'll try this:

'Most Illustrious Proprietor, Having now sufficiently considered the specimens of all those who proclaim themselves skilled developers of applications of business, and that the invention and operation of the said programs are nothing different from those in common use: I shall endeavor, without prejudice to any one else, to explain myself to your Company, showing your Management my secret, and then offering them to your best pleasure and approbation to work with effect at opportune moments on all those things which, in part, shall be briefly noted below."

stone: Leonardo da Vinci's Resume

stone: Leonardo da Vinci's Resume: "Most Illustrious Lord, Having now sufficiently considered the specimens of all those who proclaim themselves skilled contrivers of instruments of war, and that the invention and operation of the said instruments are nothing different from those in common use: I shall endeavor, without prejudice to any one else, to explain myself to your Excellency, showing your Lordship my secret, and then offering them to your best pleasure and approbation to work with effect at opportune moments on all those things which, in part, shall be briefly noted below."

A Collection of Alphabetical Lists

A Collection of Alphabetical Lists:
"File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
A Collection of Alphabetical Lists. ART TERMS: Abstract, Brush, Color, Drawing board, Easel, Figure,. Golden section, Hue, Ink, Japan, Kiln, Landscape, ..."

Sailor Twain Or The Mermaid In The Hudson - Sailor Twain 001

Sailor Twain Or The Mermaid In The Hudson - Sailor Twain 001: "New York, 1887. Put on your finest attire and join me onboard the steamboat “Lorelei.” Welcome to Sailor Twain, or The Mermaid in the Hudson. I’ll be updating with a new page every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, starting February 1st. Various extras will be appearing as we go. Starting now with a 10-page OVERTURE"

Read Houdini's books via Google Books and Library of Congress Boing Boing

Read Houdini's books via Google Books and Library of Congress Boing Boing:
"The Harry Houdini Collection from the Library of Congress is available (at least 30 or 40 full texts of published materials) through Google Books.

Read titles such as The right way to do wrong: an expos�of successful criminals and Ventriloquism explained: and juggler's tricks, or legerdemain exposed: with remarks on vulgar superstitions. Also at the Library of Congress: Houdini a Biographical Chronology and the Variety Stage: Harry Houdini collection."

my unicorn links

http://unicorn.ü-wie-geek.de/0.2/128/f79b395a801bf291b74e8bccea8e03f8.png
http://unicorn.ü-wie-geek.de/0.2/32/f79b395a801bf291b74e8bccea8e03f8.png
http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/37328/my-godits-full-of-unicorns

Obama is a sociopath — Cynthia Yockey, A Conservative Lesbian

Obama is a sociopath — Cynthia Yockey, A Conservative Lesbian: "I remember when I was in high school (1967 to 1971) my father’s great enthusiasm for the books of Eric Hoffer, the longshoreman philosopher and author of The True Believer."

How to catch an iPhone thief

How to catch an iPhone thief: "My tools are, Google, AT&T, MobileMe, White Pages and ussearch.com."

Oracle PHP Cookbook: Working with Dates and Times in Oracle and PHP

Oracle PHP Cookbook: Working with Dates and Times in Oracle and PHP:

To convert a UNIX timestamp into an Oracle DATE type:

CREATE OR REPLACE
   FUNCTION unixts_to_date(unixts IN PLS_INTEGER) RETURN DATE IS
       /**
        * Converts a UNIX timestamp into an Oracle DATE
        */
       unix_epoch DATE := TO_DATE('19700101000000','YYYYMMDDHH24MISS');
       max_ts PLS_INTEGER := 2145916799; -- 2938-12-31 23:59:59
       min_ts PLS_INTEGER := -2114380800; -- 1903-01-01 00:00:00
       oracle_date DATE;
      
       BEGIN
          
           IF unixts > max_ts THEN
               RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR(
                   -20901,
                   'UNIX timestamp too large for 32 bit limit'
               );
           ELSIF unixts < min_ts THEN
               RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR(
                   -20901,
                   'UNIX timestamp too small for 32 bit limit' );
           ELSE
               oracle_date := unix_epoch + NUMTODSINTERVAL(unixts, 'SECOND');
           END IF;
          
           RETURN (oracle_date);
      
   END;

In the Pipeline:

In the Pipeline:: "It has also been established that tight or loose packing of books; the amount of alkaline reserve; reactions of DEZ with degradation products, unknown paper chemicals and adhesives; phases of the moon and the positions of various planets and constellations do not have any influence on the observed adverse effects of DEZ treatment."

JSUR | Journal of Serendipitous and Unexpected Results

JSUR | Journal of Serendipitous and Unexpected Results: "The Journal of Serendipitous and Unexpected Results (JSUR) is an open-access forum for researchers seeking to further scientific discovery by sharing surprising or unexpected results. These results should provide guidance toward the verification (or negation) of extant hypotheses. JSUR has two branches, one focusing on computational sciences and the other on the life sciences. JSUR submissions include, but are not limited to, short communications of recent research results, full-length papers, review articles or opinion pieces. Submit your work!"

The Chess Master and the Computer - The New York Review of Books

The Chess Master and the Computer - The New York Review of Books: "Having a computer partner also meant never having to worry about making a tactical blunder. The computer could project the consequences of each move we considered, pointing out possible outcomes and countermoves we might otherwise have missed. With that taken care of for us, we could concentrate on strategic planning instead of spending so much time on calculations. Human creativity was even more paramount under these conditions. Despite access to the 'best of both worlds,' my games with Topalov were far from perfect. We were playing on the clock and had little time to consult with our silicon assistants. Still, the results were notable. A month earlier I had defeated the Bulgarian in a match of 'regular' rapid chess 4–0. Our advanced chess match ended in a 3–3 draw. My advantage in calculating tactics had been nullified by the machine."

Dynamic Dummy Image Generator - DummyImage.com

Dynamic Dummy Image Generator - DummyImage.com: "What is this?
This is a simple tool for generating dummy/filler images on the fly at whatever size you want.
How do I use it?
Simply add the width, an 'x', and the height (example) of the image you want and my script will spit out a gray box to the size you want with the image dimensions in black Arial text centered in the middle of the box."

Google Blogger - Print Your Blog, Sell Your Blog Book!

Google Blogger - Print Your Blog, Sell Your Blog Book!: "Next time someone asks 'How can I print my blog?' send them to Blog2Print. With a couple of clicks, you choose a cover, the posts you'd like to include, and you're on your way to creating your own Blog Book!"

United States Patent Application: 0050256881

United States Patent Application: 0050256881:

Harrison, Mark ; et al. November 17, 2005
Method and system for distributed serverless file management

Abstract

A method for serverless data management includes receiving an asset identifier in a first system, receiving data associated with the asset identifier in the first system, determining a resource in a storage network for storage of the asset data, in response to a path algorithm and the asset identifier, wherein the determination is made substantially free of interaction with the storage network, storing the asset data on the resource, creating a link between the asset identifier and the resource in the first system, receiving the asset identifier in a second system, determining the storage resource where the asset data is stored, in response to the path algorithm and the asset identifier, wherein the determination is made substantially free of interaction with the storage network and the first system, and creating a link between the asset identifier and the resource in the second computer system.

United States Patent Application: 0090144402

United States Patent Application: 0090144402:
"Harrison; Mark June 4, 2009
Storage Management for Renderfarm

Abstract

Systems and methods for storing assets in storage systems external to asset management systems while still allowing the asset management systems to track the stored assets are disclosed. One method begins by first receiving an asset to be stored in an asset management system. Next, a first location on a storage managed by the asset management system is determined. A second location on a storage system external to the asset management system is then determined. The external storage system has been configured to store the asset. The asset is then stored at the second location. A logical link is then determined to the second location. Finally, the logical link is stored at the first location. The disclosed systems and methods allow for an administrator to separate the storage methods used by asset management systems from the asset tracking and logging capabilities of asset management systems."

Why I Believe Printers Were Sent From Hell To Make Us Miserable - The Oatmeal

Why I Believe Printers Were Sent From Hell To Make Us Miserable - The Oatmeal

Movie Masher: Free Open Source Online Video Editor

Movie Masher: Free Open Source Online Video Editor:

"What is Movie Masher?

A set of Adobe Flash™ applets that provide front-end tools for common video editing tasks:

* Trim, composite and timeshift video
* Mix and fade multiple audio tracks
* Add effects, transitions and titling

An XML API is used to customize both the appearance and behavior of the tools:

* Colorize and reposition panels
* Reskin and bind interface controls
* Build preconfigured effects
* Integrate with CGI scripts"

WebShell

WebShell: "WebShell is a web-based ssh shell.

It runs on any browser capable of JavaScript and AJAX. You can use it from any computer or iPhone/smartphone.

The server is written in Python and is very easy to set up on Linux, Mac OS X, *BSD, Solaris, and any Unix that runs python 2.3."

timeline.swf (application/x-shockwave-flash Object)

timeline.swf (application/x-shockwave-flash Object)

Interesting clock

Debunking the Erlang and Haskell hype for servers – Codexon

Debunking the Erlang and Haskell hype for servers – Codexon: "Using a single process/thread epoll sustained the most connections per second before hitting a cpu bottleneck."

TrustLeap G-WAN Apache Rock IIS Web server software Linux and Windows benchmarks

TrustLeap G-WAN Apache Rock IIS Web server software Linux and Windows benchmarks: "G-WAN is a FREE Web (application) server with ANSI C scripts."

Carbon cap: Be careful what you wish for | Stand-Up Economist

Carbon cap: Be careful what you wish for | Stand-Up Economist: "One hundred years ago G.K. Chesterton warned against “the persistent and insane attempt to obtain pleasure without paying for it,” so it is worth stating the obvious: We cannot have price signals without raising the price of fossil fuels. Claims to accomplish one without the other bring to mind Chesterton’s mocking words: “Let us have the pleasure of conquerors without the pains of soldiers: let us sit on sofas and be a hardy race.”"

README.rst at master from coordt's ADCtheme - GitHub

README.rst at master from coordt's ADCtheme - GitHub:

"Install Directly in Your Documentation

If you want to include the files directly in the documentation, so another person can build your documentation, it is easy.

1. Copy over everything in the static directory into the _static directory of your documentation's source folder.
2. Copy the layout.html file into the _templates directory of your documentation's source folder.
3. Alter your conf.py html_theme = 'basic' instead of 'ADCtheme'.

Making Sphinx Use the Theme

If you aren't installing the files directly into your documentation, edit the conf.py file and make the following setting:

html_theme = 'ADCtheme'"

How an Economy Grows and Why It Doesn't - Irwin Schiff

How an Economy Grows and Why It Doesn't - Irwin Schiff:

"Tags: Business, economics austrian schiff comic inflation deflation intervention, Business-Economics"

rst2a - reStructuredText to Anything

rst2a - reStructuredText to Anything: "Style your work in a way that flows naturally from the organization of your ideas. You've composed naturally without the distraction of styling, now let the styling follow naturally from your composition."

Stanford on iTunes U

Stanford on iTunes U:
"Download courses, faculty lectures, interviews, music and sports. Play on your iPod, Mac or PC, or burn a CD. Stay Connected anytime anywhere. Experience a wealth of learning from Stanford."

Casual Encounters--22 Flash Games Worth Getting Addicted To | Maximum PC

Casual Encounters--22 Flash Games Worth Getting Addicted To | Maximum PC: "When you don't have the time or resources to commit to a full-fledged FPS, strategy game, or RPG adventure, a fun, fast, browser-based game is sure to satisfy. We reveal our favorites—both current and classic"

ScanCafe - Photo Restoration, Photo Scanning, Negative Scanning, Slide Scanning

ScanCafe - Photo Restoration, Photo Scanning, Negative Scanning, Slide Scanning: "The Leader in negative scanning, slide scanning, and photo scanning. We scan by hand."

quietube | Video without the distractions | Youtube, iPlayer, Viddler, Vimeo and more

quietube | Video without the distractions | Youtube, iPlayer, Viddler, Vimeo and more: "To watch web videos without the comments and crap, just drag the button below to your browser's bookmarks bar. On any of the supported video pages, click the bookmark button to watch in peace."

Ghost Towns | michael john grist

Ghost Towns | michael john grist: "Ghost Towns are the ultimate haikyo experience. If you long to be Indiana Jones, this is where you need to go. This is where the mystery is, whole towns that died. In the doctor’s office the scalpels are laid out for surgery. Battered wooden apartments are still filled with the weathered remnants of their old occupants. Doors hang open, plates sit with rotten food, left as they were."

HINT.FM: Web Seer

HINT.FM: Web Seer:

"Web Seer
Compare Google Suggest results."

Laurent Schneider � How to tune WHERE NAME LIKE ‘%ABC%’

Laurent Schneider � How to tune WHERE NAME LIKE ‘%ABC%’:

CREATE INDEX lsc_i ON lsc_t(NAME);
SELECT /*+INDEX(LSC_T,LSC_I)*/  ID, NAME, birthdate
  FROM lsc_t WHERE NAME LIKE '%ABC%';

A Peek Into Netflix Queues - NYTimes.com

A Peek Into Netflix Queues - NYTimes.com: "Examine Netflix rental patterns, neighborhood by neighborhood, in a dozen cities."

Eventlet Networking Library

Eventlet Networking Library: "Eventlet is a networking library written in Python. It achieves high scalability by using non-blocking io while at the same time retaining high programmer usability by using coroutines to make the non-blocking io operations appear blocking at the source code level."

About BULBEZ

About BULBEZ: "BULB EZ is a lightweight, non-toxic lubricant that helps prevent light bulbs and lamps from freezing, sticking or breaking in their sockets."

The Second Act: Boost your productivity with Hemingway’s hack

The Second Act: Boost your productivity with Hemingway’s hack: "The best way is always to stop when you are going good and when you know what will happen next. If you do that every day … you will never be stuck. Always stop while you are going good and don’t think about it or worry about it until you start to write the next day. That way your subconscious will work on it all the time. But if you think about it consciously or worry about it you will kill it and your brain will be tired before you start."

Images from the History of Medicine (NLM)

Images from the History of Medicine (NLM)

Lots o' pics!

Sleep Cycle alarm clock

Sleep Cycle alarm clock: "The Sleep Cycle alarm clock, developed by Swedish developer LexWare Labs AB, is a bio-alarm clock that analyzes your sleep patterns and wakes you when you are in the lightest sleep phase.

Waking up in the lightest sleep phase feels like waking without an alarm clock - it is a natural way to wake up where you feel rested and relaxed.

Sleep Cycle has become a huge success with a #1 paid app position in many countries, including Germany, Japan and Russia."

Newgeography.com | Economic, demographic, and political commentary about places

Newgeography.com | Economic, demographic, and political commentary about places:
"# Economics
# Politics
# Urban Issues
# Small Cities
# Demographics
# Suburbs
# Housing"

Men Who Plan Beyond Tomorrow!

Men Who Plan Beyond Tomorrow!: "Back in the mid-1940s, Seagram’s advertised its VO Canadian whiskey with a series of extremely manly magazine ads about “Men Who Plan Beyond Tomorrow”–unspecified futuristic thinkers who liked the fact that Seagram’s was patient enough to age VO for six years."

The greatest program ever written || kuro5hin.org

The greatest program ever written || kuro5hin.org: "I'm a programmer. I write games. Games programmers get a lot of respect, but none of them, not me, not Carmak, and not Abrash. None of them deserve the honour which I want to bestow on David Horne. This is because David Horne wrote the greatest program ever written: 1k chess on the ZX81."

Full ZX-81 Chess in 1K

Full ZX-81 Chess in 1K: "One further point should be explained. It is
not possible to give a good opening or finish to
the game because that would require slightly
more code than we have available in the 1K
game. We actually have only 672 bytes.
The game, therefore, starts off with the
computer playing white and either the King's
pawn or the Queen's pawn moved forward one
position. The following describes the machine

[illustration]
code and techniques used in the creation of my
1K ZX-81 chess program."

Recipes | Ciao Italia, Italian Cooking on PBS

Recipes | Ciao Italia, Italian Cooking on PBS:

mixer version

1 package active dry yeast (0.25 ounces)
1 3/4 cups warm (110-115 degrees F) water
1 tablespoon Olive Oil
4 to 4 1/2 cups Unbleached, All-Purpose Flour
2 teaspoons salt

mix yeast and 1/2 cup water in mixer bowl; proof 5 min till bubbles form.
add remaining water and oil.
add flour 1 cup at a time at low speed.
add salt on third cup of flour.
blend on medium high till dough clings to dough hook.

knead 5 minutes.
put in oiled bowl, cover, let rise 1 hour till doubled.
makes 1 lb, 14 oz dough.

Recipes | Ciao Italia, Italian Cooking on PBS

Recipes | Ciao Italia, Italian Cooking on PBS:

"Fried Stuffed Calzone

INGREDIENTS FOR DOUGH
1 lb.1 oz. Caputo Flour
10 oz Water
10 gr Yeast
20 gr Salt
INGREDIENTS FOR STUFFING
8 oz. Sheep Ricotta
8 oz Buffalo Mozzarella, cut in small cubes
Salt, to taste
Pepper, to taste
Extra Virgin Olive Oil for frying"

Burt Rutan on Climate Change

Burt Rutan on Climate Change: "Climate Change Presentations. Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW). Study the data and reach your own conclusions!"

How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic: Responses to the most common skeptical arguments on global warming | A Grist Special Series | Grist

How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic: Responses to the most common skeptical arguments on global warming | A Grist Special Series | Grist: "Below is a complete listing of the articles in 'How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic,' a series by Coby Beck containing responses to the most common skeptical arguments on global warming. There are four separate taxonomies; arguments are divided by:

* Stages of Denial,
* Scientific Topics,
* Types of Argument, and
* Levels of Sophistication."

Aviation pioneer and master engineer Burt Rutan on Global Warming � Watts Up With That?

Aviation pioneer and master engineer Burt Rutan on Global Warming � Watts Up With That?: "Jeff Id of the Air Vent reminds me with a video recently made available that that Burt Rutan has been giving active lectures on his view of global warming. WUWT covered Rutan’s Oshkosh EAA presentation last summer, but we didn’t have video then, only his powerpoint presentation."

10 things you need to stop tweeting about - The Oatmeal

10 things you need to stop tweeting about - The Oatmeal

In Which We Teach James Cameron A Thing Or�Two - Home - This Recording

In Which We Teach James Cameron A Thing Or�Two - Home - This Recording:

"But the more blatant lesson of Avatar is not that American imperialism is bad, but that in fact it’s necessary. Sure there are some bad Americans—the ones with tanks ready to mercilessly kill the Na’vi population, but Jake is set up as the real embodiment of the American spirit. He learns Na’vi fighting tactics better than the Na’vi themselves, he takes the King’s daughter for his own, he becomes the only Na’vi warrior in centuries to tame this wild dragon bird thing. Even in someone else’s society the American is the chosen one. He’s going to come in, lead your army, fuck your princesses, and just generally save the day for you. Got it? This is how we do it."

Readability - An Arc90 Lab Experiment

Readability - An Arc90 Lab Experiment: "Clean up text."

Charity: Who Cares? | MintLife Blog | Personal Finance News & Advice

Charity: Who Cares? | MintLife Blog | Personal Finance News & Advice: "Americans lead the world in charitable contributions, giving $300 billion a year to charities. Sounds like a lot right? But this is just a drop in the bucket compared to the over One Trillion Dollars needed to keep US charities in operation, more than the US government collects in taxes. The rest comes from their own assets, government support, and foreign investment. Our visual guide to giving shows who’s paying and offers some tips on how to pick a charity of your own."

FretCalc

FretCalc: "FretCalc is used to find fret placement for fretted stringed instruments. Any combination of scale length and number for frets can be chosen. The fret placement from the nut to each fret and the distance between adjacent frets is shown in a chart that can be printed out."

Concurring Opinions � A Guide to Grading Exams

Concurring Opinions � A Guide to Grading Exams: "It’s that time of year again. Students have taken their finals, and now it is time to grade them. It is something professors have been looking forward to all semester. Exactness in grading is a well-honed skill, taking considerable expertise and years of practice to master. The purpose of this post is to serve as a guide to young professors about how to perfect their grading skills and as a way for students to learn the mysterious science of how their grades are determined.

Grading begins with the stack of exams, shown in Figure 1 below."

Mellow Motif

Mellow Motif is a collaboration of Natasha (vox), Eugene (piano), and friends. We arrange and perform Jazz standards repertoire and selected Brazilian music :) Mellow Motif's album was launched in Thailand in February 2009 under Warner Music and we are currently in the process of making our second album to be released in January 2010.

Life's trade-offs in 10 easy principles

Life's trade-offs in 10 easy principles: "The first four of Mankiw's 10 principles concern the way people make decisions, and the first is: people face trade-offs. That is, to get one thing we like we usually have to give up another thing we like.

Economics is about the trade-offs people - and societies - have to make, and about helping people improve the trade-offs they're making."

cigar box guitar refs

boing boing
songs inside the box

Use rsync to deploy your website

Use rsync to deploy your website:

"rsync -arvuz /home/user/brecksblog breck32@breckyunits.com:/var/www/html/ --exclude '.git' --exclude 'deploy' --exclude 'README' --exclude 'posts.php'"

Walking Randomly � The rise and rise of Python in computational science

Walking Randomly � The rise and rise of Python in computational science: "One of my plans for next year is to start giving short talks and tutorials about scientific Python to various groups around the University of Manchester. Ever since I attended EuroSciPy in Leipzig earlier this year I have been excited about the possibilities offered by Python for students, researchers and teachers. I genuinely believe that Python and SAGE will do for MATLAB and Mathematica users what R has done for users of SPSS and Stata. It’s the future…I’ve tasted it! Here are a few links to others who agree with me.

* Scientific Python tools use rising in education – a blog post from Fernando Perez
* A hands-on 2-day workshop at UC Berkeley – includes videotaped lectures
* Python for High Performance Computing (HPC)
* Should I switch to Python – Are you a MATLAB user considering the switch?
* Python in the Scientific World – From Guido van Rossum – Pythons benevolent dictator"

C Craft - Chapter�1.�Introduction

C Craft - Chapter�1.�Introduction: "C is the desert island language.

This is my favourite statement from a talk Rob Pike gave in 2001. Despite its age, despite many flaws, C is still the de facto standard, the lingua franca. Why? As with other older languages, inertia is partly to blame, but this cannot be the only reason. C must possess a near-perfect balance of vital language features."

Science Friday Newsbriefs: Dr. Rebecca Lancefield's Eggnog Recipe

Science Friday Newsbriefs: Dr. Rebecca Lancefield's Eggnog Recipe:

"Dr. Rebecca Lancefield's Eggnog Recipe

Friday, December 19th, 2008--

Ingredients

1 dozen eggs
1 quart heavy cream
1 quart light cream
1 pint bourbon
1 quart rum
nutmeg
sugar to taste (1/2 - 3/4 lb)

Beat eggs, add bourbon and rum slowly with stirring to prevent precipitation of egg proteins. Beat heavy cream separately until it peaks and add to the egg/bourbon/rum mix.
Add the light cream with stirring. Add the sugar to taste with mixing (1 pound/batch), then add nutmeg to taste.
Leave standing at least overnight with lid slightly ajar in refrigerator. Serve after 2-3 weeks in the cold."

Photobucket | surreal art Pictures, surreal art Images, surreal art Photos

Photobucket | surreal art Pictures, surreal art Images, surreal art Photos: "Find Stuff on Photobucket"

The C Programming Language: 4.10

The C Programming Language: 4.10: "Recursion may provide no salvation of storage, nor of human souls; somewhere, a stack of the values being processed must be maintained. But recursive code is more compact, perhaps more easily understood– and more evil and hideous than the darkest nightmares the human brain can endure."

Some Debt-Laden Graduates Wonder Why They Bothered With College - ABC News

Some Debt-Laden Graduates Wonder Why They Bothered With College - ABC News: "Like most students, Kris Alfred was repeatedly told in high school that everyone goes to college.

Alfred said he owes more than $125,000 for his degrees in theater when he's not even working in that field.
Photo: College students at graduation.
Some experts say students might be better off getting a job after high school, rather than getting a college degree.

'I work at a call center, and I make $10 an hour,' he said. 'It's surreal. I feel like a loser.'"

The Heart of Dartness

The Heart of Dartness: "Darts is a popular game, played both in the pub and at a professional level. Yet most players aim for the highest scoring region of the board (triple 20), regardless of their skill level. It turns out that this is not always the optimal strategy! We describe a method for a player to obtain a customized heatmap of the dartboard. In this heatmap, the bright regions correspond to aiming locations which yield high (expected) scores. We also investigate alternate arrangements of the numbers 1 through 20, in an attempt to make scoring more difficult."

Toy-A-Day

Toy-A-Day

shell tools online - xml formatter

shell tools online - xml formatter: handy.

ColoRotate: Home

ColoRotate: Home
"Colors come to life in 3D!"

Chengdu Restaurants, Chengdu Restaurants Listings - Chengdu Travel Guide

Chengdu Restaurants, Chengdu Restaurants Listings - Chengdu Travel Guide:

"Marco Polo
Add: #18 Zongfu St. Chengdu
Tel: 86711446
Description: A fast food pizza restaurant.
Type of Cuisine: Italian Cuisine
Opening Hours: 10:00-23:00
Average Cost: $$
Credit Cards: Not Accepted
Menu: Chinese, English
Language Spoken: Mandarin, English"

Bung Droppers

Bung Droppers

Did you ever have one of those days?

Diagrammr

Diagrammr: "Create and share diagrams by writing sentences!"

Ask Tom "iPhone optimized AskTom"

Ask Tom "iPhone optimized AskTom":

"you can download the asktom software (ask the expert software).

http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/database/application_express/packaged_apps/packa
ged_apps.html#ASK"

Ask E.T.: The magical number seven, plus or minus two: Not relevant for design

Ask E.T.: The magical number seven, plus or minus two: Not relevant for design: "These studies on memorizing nonsense then led some interface designers to conclude that only 7 items belong on a list or a slide, a conclusion which can be sustained only by not reading the paper. In fact Miller's paper neither states nor implies rules for the amount of information to be shown in a presentation (except possibly for slides that consist of nonsense syllables that the audience must memorize and repeat back to a psychologist). Indeed, the deep point of Miller's paper is to suggest strategies, such as placing information within a context, that extend the reach of memory beyond tiny clumps of data."

BarcodeContents - zxing - A rough guide to standard encoding of information in barcodes - Project Hosting on Google Code

BarcodeContents - zxing - A rough guide to standard encoding of information in barcodes - Project Hosting on Google Code: "There are some standards -- de facto and otherwise -- already in use. This wiki attempts to catalog some possible standards for encoding various types of information, and suggest a standard action associated to them. It is not necessarily complete and contributions are welcome."

QR Code on a Business Card but how?

QR Code on a Business Card but how?: "How many different ways can you think of to get a working QR Code on your business card?

Here are two to start the ball rolling and when you think of others please add them in a comment."

vCardMaker: Make electronic business cards quickly and easily

vCardMaker: Make electronic business cards quickly and easily: "Address"

QR-Code Generator

QR-Code Generator: "Save this code to add it to your blog
or your documents.

You can also use the code's permalink,
or copy-paste the following HTML code:"

Travel by Cargo Ship Around the World

Travel by Cargo Ship Around the World

Travel by Cargo Ship Around the World

Travel by Cargo Ship Around the World: "A far more intimate and relaxed experience than you might imagine, the experience on board is a sharp contrast to the rough and industrial outward appearance a container ship tends to project. You will be one of a handful of passengers amongst a crew that is unlikely to number more than a few dozen. There will be no organized games of bingo or evening cabaret show. You might, however, be invited to karaoke with the sailors and you will almost always dine alongside the captain, who is far more likely to turn up in shorts and a t-shirt than full uniform."

Travel by Cargo Ship Around the World

Travel by Cargo Ship Around the World: "A far more intimate and relaxed experience than you might imagine, the experience on board is a sharp contrast to the rough and industrial outward appearance a container ship tends to project. You will be one of a handful of passengers amongst a crew that is unlikely to number more than a few dozen. There will be no organized games of bingo or evening cabaret show. You might, however, be invited to karaoke with the sailors and you will almost always dine alongside the captain, who is far more likely to turn up in shorts and a t-shirt than full uniform."

Travel by Cargo Ship Around the World

Travel by Cargo Ship Around the World: "A far more intimate and relaxed experience than you might imagine, the experience on board is a sharp contrast to the rough and industrial outward appearance a container ship tends to project. You will be one of a handful of passengers amongst a crew that is unlikely to number more than a few dozen. There will be no organized games of bingo or evening cabaret show. You might, however, be invited to karaoke with the sailors and you will almost always dine alongside the captain, who is far more likely to turn up in shorts and a t-shirt than full uniform."

Wii.com - Iwata Asks: New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Wii.com - Iwata Asks: New Super Mario Bros. Wii: "In this interview, we're going to talk about New Super Mario Bros. Wii, but rather than diving straight into a discussion of the new title, I'd like to begin by talking about Mario's roots. There will of course be a lot of readers who know all about this, but I think there are also people who are completely in the dark about how Mario began."

Wii.com - Iwata Asks: New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Wii.com - Iwata Asks: New Super Mario Bros. Wii: "In this interview, we're going to talk about New Super Mario Bros. Wii, but rather than diving straight into a discussion of the new title, I'd like to begin by talking about Mario's roots. There will of course be a lot of readers who know all about this, but I think there are also people who are completely in the dark about how Mario began."

Bones Theory

Bones Theory: "Soldiers are entitled to the best leadership possible, said Command Sgt. Maj. Michele Jones, command sergeant major of the Army Reserve. She said she follows the Bones Theory, which entails having

a backbone (courage),
a wishbone (a belief that things will get better),
a funny bone (laughter) and
a tailbone (“You can’t be the best if you don’t get off your tailbone and make things better.”)."

The Pomodoro Technique™

The Pomodoro Technique™:

"The basic unit of work in the Pomodoro Technique™ can be split in five simple steps:

1. Choose a task to be accomplished
2. Set the Pomodoro to 25 minutes (the Pomodoro is the timer)
3. Work on the task until the Pomodoro rings, then put a check on your sheet of paper
4. Take a short break (5 minutes is OK)
5. Every 4 Pomodoros take a longer break"