mxm - IT's Mad Science: Python eggs - a Simple Introduction

mxm - IT's Mad Science: Python eggs - a Simple Introduction:
"Python eggs used to be the wave of the future. But for Zope and Plone developers this has evolved into a true tsunami. They are everywhere now.

Yet there is a lot of confusion of what they are and how to use them.

To understand them, you need to understand Pythons way of organizing code files."

The Non-Paradox of Choice - Jim Manzi - The Corner on National Review Online

The Non-Paradox of Choice - Jim Manzi - The Corner on National Review Online:

"Ultimately, the debate about choice is not about markets but about character. Liberty and responsibility really do go together; it's not just a platitude. The more freedom we have to control our lives, the more responsibility we have for how they turn out. In a world of constraints, learning to be happy with what you're given is a virtue. In a world of choices, virtue comes from learning to make commitments without regrets. And commitment, in turn, requires self-confidence and self-knowledge.



'We are free to be the authors of our lives,' says Schwartz, 'but we don't know exactly what kind of lives we want to 'write.'' Maturity lies in deciding just that."

Kasserine Pass Battles Staff Ride Background Materials

Kasserine Pass Battles Staff Ride Background Materials:

"Readings, Doctrines and Lessons Learned, Maps and Sketches"

Dyson Swarms and Dyson Spheres

Dyson Swarms and Dyson Spheres: "this power collection swarm consists of thousands of elements in inclined orbits, each with a slightly different ascending node and pericenter. This arrangement ensures the elements never come close to each other. The various orbits form a toroid shape, surrounding the star."

SoundSource Provides Fast Audio Input and Output Switching - Audio - Lifehacker

SoundSource Provides Fast Audio Input and Output Switching - Audio - Lifehacker:

"SoundSource is a free download, Mac OS X 10.5 and above only.

Update: As many of you have pointed out in the comments, some of this functionally (specifically, the ability to switch input and output sources) is already available in the menu bar if you option click the volume icon (Snow Leopard only). If that's all you need, then do that instead—no need for extra software. However, the added ability to adjust volume levels and access, say, MIDI setup is a nice addition if you're doing something a bit more involved (or if you're still on Leopard)."

Top 10 Hard Drive Upgrades and Fixes - Hard Drives - Lifehacker

Top 10 Mac Hard Drive Upgrades and Fixes - Hard Drives - Lifehacker: "Top 10 Mac Hard Drive Upgrades and Fixes"

Dropbox Startup Lessons Learned

Dropbox Startup Lessons Learned:
"Dropbox Startup Lessons Learned"

Shedding Bikes: Programming Culture And Philosophy

Shedding Bikes: Programming Culture And Philosophy:

"By Zed A. Shaw
An Attempt At A Book Teaching Beginner Python"

Computing Now | January 2009 | Theme: Software's 25th Anniversary

Computing Now | January 2009 | Theme: Software's 25th Anniversary:

"Sometimes the Old Ways Are Best
by Brian Kernighan

As I write this column, I'm in the middle of two summer projects; with luck, they'll both be finished by the time you read it. One involves a forensic analysis of over 100,000 lines of old C and assembly code from about 1990, and I have to work on Windows XP. The other is a hack to translate code written in weird language L1 into weird language L2 with a program written in scripting language L3, where none of the L's even existed in 1990; this one uses Linux. Thus it's perhaps a bit surprising that I find myself relying on much the same toolset for these very different tasks."

How to think like a Pythonista

How to think like a Pythonista: "NEVER does Python embark on the HUGE task of _deep_ copying unless you very specifically ask it to -- specifically with function deepcopy of module copy. DEEP copying is a serious matter -- function deepcopy has to watch out for cycles, reproduce any identity of references, potentially follow references to any depth, recursively -- it has to reproduce faithfully a graph of objects referencing each other with unbounded complexity. It works, but of course it can never be as fast as the mundane business of shallow copying (which in turn is never as fast as just handing out one more reference to an existing object, whenever the latter course of action is feasible)."

libapr(apache portable runtime) programming tutorial: file handling

libapr(apache portable runtime) programming tutorial: file handling:

"When we handle files, we have to call apr_file_open() at first. Here is the prototype declaration."

Python’s optparse for human beings - Alex on Linux

Python’s optparse for human beings - Alex on Linux: "This article is a cookbook of things that you do with optparse most often."

AskPython: What's your favorite event handling library? : Python

AskPython: What's your favorite event handling library? : Python: "I just did a quick search, and there are a lot of libraries out there for general event-driven programming in Python, including:

*

Trellis
*

pyevent
*

Decovent
*

circuits
*

Twisted
*

Traits
*

PyQt, wxPython, PyGTK, etc.

Does anyone have a favorite? And does anyone else think it would be a good idea to include one in the Python standard library?"

Comparing gevent to eventlet � Concurrency in Python

Comparing gevent to eventlet � Concurrency in Python: "In this post I try to explain why gevent was started and how it is compares to eventlet."

Nicholas Pi�l � Benchmark of Python Web Servers

Nicholas Pi�l � Benchmark of Python Web Servers: "In this benchmark I will be looking at how different WSGI servers perform at exactly that task; the handling of a full HTTP request."

Instants! Collection

Instants! Collection

funny soundboard

Concurrence — Concurrence Framework v0.3.1 documentation

Concurrence — Concurrence Framework v0.3.1 documentation: "Concurrence is a framework for creating massively concurrent network applications in Python."

Zero Copy I: User-Mode Perspective | Linux Journal

Zero Copy I: User-Mode Perspective | Linux Journal:
"In kernel version 2.1, the sendfile system call was introduced to simplify the transmission of data over the network and between two local files. Introduction of sendfile not only reduces data copying, it also reduces context switches. Use it like this:

sendfile(socket, file, len);"

Berkeley DB Tutorial and Reference Guide (Version: 4.1.24)

Berkeley DB Tutorial and Reference Guide (Version: 4.1.24):
"Berkeley DB Tutorial and Reference Guide, Version 4.1.24"

xkcd Makes 4D Miegakure the Most-Sought Indie Game: What You Need to Know | Geekosystem

xkcd Makes 4D Miegakure the Most-Sought Indie Game: What You Need to Know | Geekosystem: "The good news is, Miegakure is real, award-winning, and looks awesome, and there’s a demo video (after the jump). The bad news: it’s not available for download, there are no public demos, and there’s no set release date or platform yet."

Berkeley DB SQL

Berkeley DB SQL: "This version of Berkeley DB provides a drop-in compatible version of the SQLite lightweight relational database library, modified to use the Berkeley DB data storage engine. The resulting combined product has the familiar feel of SQLite and the robust, scalable, concurrent storage features of Berkeley DB. Combined, this represents the best-of-breed minimum footprint embedded SQL database engine."

PeteSearch: How to split up the US

PeteSearch: How to split up the US: "As I've been digging deeper into the data I've gathered on 210 million public Facebook profiles, I've been fascinated by some of the patterns that have emerged. My latest visualization shows the information by location, with connections drawn between places that share friends. For example, a lot of people in LA have friends in San Francisco, so there's a line between them."

OODA

OODA:

Observe, Orient, Decide, Act.

"This diagram is also known as the decision cycle, the Boyd cycle, or the OODA cycle. It has become an important concept in business and military. According to John Boyd, decision making occurs in a cycle of observe-orient-decide-act. An entity (either an individual or an organization) that can process this cycle quickly can get inside the opponent's decision cycle and gain a military or business advantage. "


"The key is to obscure your intentions and make them unpredictable to your opponent while you simultaneously clarify his intentions. That is, operate at a faster tempo to generate rapidly changing conditions that inhibit your opponent from adapting or reacting to those changes and that suppress or destroy his awareness. Thus, a hodgepodge of confusion and disorder occur to cause him to over- or under-react to conditions or activities that appear to be uncertain, ambiguous, or incomprehensible."

Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design

Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design:

"38. Capabilities drive requirements, regardless of what the systems engineering textbooks say."

Gary Becker: 'Basically an Optimist'—Still - WSJ.com

Gary Becker: 'Basically an Optimist'—Still - WSJ.com: "Mr. Becker explains: 'People tend to impute good motives to government. And if you assume that government officials are well meaning, then you also tend to assume that government officials always act on behalf of the greater good. People understand that entrepreneurs and investors by contrast just try to make money, not act on behalf of the greater good. And they have trouble seeing how this pursuit of profits can lift the general standard of living. The idea is too counterintuitive. So we're always up against a kind of in-built suspicion of markets. There's always a temptation to believe that markets succeed by looting the unfortunate.'"

Slashdot Comments | Recommendations For C /OpenGL Linux Tutorials?

Slashdot Comments | Recommendations For C /OpenGL Linux Tutorials?: "Qt 4"

StackQL

StackQL: "Online SQL Management Studio for the StackOverflow Community Dataset (currently hosting the October 2009 release)"

Not Yours To Give - Colonel Davy Crockett

Not Yours To Give - Colonel Davy Crockett:

"There are in that House many very wealthy men - men who think nothing of spending a week's pay, or a dozen of them, for a dinner or a wine party when they have something to accomplish by it. Some of those same men made beautiful speeches upon the great debt of gratitude which the country owed the deceased--a debt which could not be paid by money--and the insignificance and worthlessness of money, particularly so insignificant a sum as $10,000, when weighed against the honor of the nation. Yet not one of them responded to my proposition. Money with them is nothing but trash when it is to come out of the people. But it is the one great thing for which most of them are striving, and many of them sacrifice honor, integrity, and justice to obtain it."

The Volokh Conspiracy � Blog Archive � Does Hayek Belong in High School Economics Classes?

The Volokh Conspiracy � Blog Archive � Does Hayek Belong in High School Economics Classes?: "Josh and Easterly correctly emphasize that Hayek’s work focuses on broad issues that are of special important to students in an intro course. He wrote about the fundamental tradeoff between the market and government planning, and about the ways in which markets outperform government in conveying and using information. His classic article “The Use of Knowledge in Society” is arguably the most important on this fundamental question, and is readily accessible to nonexperts."

Soviet Power - USSR Navy WALL CLOCK from Soviet ship / submarine

Soviet Power - USSR Navy WALL CLOCK from Soviet ship / submarine: "Naval wall clock, excellent condition (used on Soviet Navy ships and submarines). Completely working, the key is included. Original USSR item, 5-7 days movement."

Fossils: Buy Fossils, Dinosaur Bones, Plant Fossils, and other material at Treasures of the Earth.

Fossils: Buy Fossils, Dinosaur Bones, Plant Fossils, and other material at Treasures of the Earth.: "Fossilized Dino Dung
All of our specimens are from the American Southwest and are Jurassic Age ( 140 million years old) Coprolites are from Sauropods, which were dinosaurs that were large, walked on four legs, and had a very long neck and tail. They were the largest of the dinosaurs. Some Sauropods were: APATOSAURUS, BAROSAURUS, BRACHIOSAURUS, and DIPLODOCUS, to name just a few."

Documentary Heaven :: Food For Your Brain | Free Online Documentaries

Documentary Heaven :: Food For Your Brain | Free Online Documentaries: "Search For Documentaries:"

YouTube - The True Cost of Public Education

YouTube - The True Cost of Public Education:
"What is the true cost of public education? According to a new study by the Cato Institute, some of the nation's largest public school districts are underreporting the true cost of government-run education programs.

Cato Education Analyst Adam B. Schaeffer explains that the nations five largest metro areas and the District of Columbia are blurring the numbers on education costs. On average, per-pupil spending in these areas is 44 percent higher than officially reported. Districts on average spent nearly $18,000 per student and yet claimed to spend just $12,500 last year."

The Volokh Conspiracy

The Volokh Conspiracy:
"For the past year or so one of the more enjoyable and enlightening television programs I’ve stumbled across is Dale Alsop’s “G.K. Chesterton, The Apostle of Common Sense” on EWTN (the Catholic television network). I note it now because according to what has been showing up on my dvr over the past few weeks it appears that the fifth season has finished running and they are currently running repeats starting with the first season."

sampledoc tutorial — sampledoc v1.0 documentation

sampledoc tutorial — sampledoc v1.0 documentation: "This is a tutorial introduction to quickly get you up and running with your own sphinx documentation system. We’ll cover installing sphinx, customizing the look and feel, using custom extensions for embedding plots, inheritance diagrams, syntax highlighted ipython sessions and more. If you follow along the tutorial, you’ll start with nothing and end up with this site – it’s the bootstrapping documentation tutorial that writes itself!"

Kitchen Stadium :: Your source for all things Iron Chef!

Kitchen Stadium :: Your source for all things Iron Chef!: "Below is the Iron Chef Soundtrack. Each song is in MP3 format, and was ripped from either the Backdraft soundtrack or the television show itself by the webmaster. Most of the songs used in the show come from the Backdraft soundtrack by Hans Zimmer. This site does not claim ownership of the Backdraft soundtrack or any songs used in the Iron Chef show."

E.W. Dijkstra Archive: The end of Computing Science? (EWD1304)

E.W. Dijkstra Archive: The end of Computing Science? (EWD1304): "'The price of reliability is the pursuit of the utmost simplicity. It is a price which the very rich find most hard to pay.'

Sir Antony Hoare, 1980"

Talk:Edsger W. Dijkstra - Wikiquote

Talk:Edsger W. Dijkstra - Wikiquote:

"I don't know how many of you have ever met Dijkstra, but you probably know that arrogance in computer science is measured in nano-Dijkstras." - Alan Kay

Talk:Edsger W. Dijkstra - Wikiquote

Talk:Edsger W. Dijkstra - Wikiquote:

Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability

Found this quote: "The price of reliability is the pursuit of the utmost simplicity." by C.A.R. Hoare, in "The Emperor's Old Clothes" (1980 ACM Turing Award Lecture). Maybe E.W.Dijkstra said something to the same effect, if anyone knows for sure, please identify article/location? Then this: some quotes are under "Attributed", but with EWDxxx source mentioned. May I suggest: if you know the exact source, then check that source, quote EXACT, and move it to "Verified"? Leave it under "Attributed" only when you don't know where it came from. Alwin Henseler

This page refers to EWD498 as the source of this quote, but it doesn't appear anywhere in that document. If you look at the PDF version, it's just not there. Also, a search through Google Books shows the quote missing, as well. Vocaro 01:23, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

After further research, I believe this quote should be attributed to Hoare, not Dijkstra. Hamilton Richards of the Dijkstra Arhive dug up the following information:

If you use the EWD Archive's "advanced search" feature to look for "simplicity reliability" with Proximity set to "sentence", you find six matches: 1304, 619, 1175, 1041, 448, and 1284 (498 also shows up, because the search index hasn't been updated since I corrected 498).

In 1304, "The price of reliability is the pursuit of the utmost simplicity." is attributed to Tony Hoare.

In 619, the terms appear in "the 1975 Los Angeles Conference on Software Reliability, where C.A.R.Hoare stated emphatically, that for reliability simplicity is an absolute prerequisite."

In 1175, Dijkstra writes "computing science has very convincingly shown that simplicity is a necessary precondition for reliability".

In 1041, "the computing science community has agreed that simplicity is an essential ingredient of reliability."

In 448, Dijkstra quotes Hoare again, "reliability can only be achieved by the utmost simplicity".

In 1284: 'for the sake of reliability and intellectual control we have to keep the design simple".

Since so many of these quotes refer to Hoare, I think he is the true source of the quote.

I don't know of a searchable Hoare web site analogous to the Dijkstra archive, but the quote in EWD 1304 comes from Hoare's Turing Award lecture, "The Emperor's Old Clothes." Originally published in Communications of the ACM, 24(2), 75-83 (February 1981), the article is reprinted as Chapter 1 of C.A.R.Hoare and C.B.Jones, Essays in Computing Science (Prentice Hall, 1989), and the quote appears on page 15.

Turn an FM Transmitter into a Micro Pirate Radio - Wired How-To Wiki

Turn an FM Transmitter into a Micro Pirate Radio - Wired How-To Wiki: "With a soldering iron and a cheapo FM transmitter — the kind used to play an iPod through a car radio — you can transform your humble Honda into a Radio Free Civic that can broadcast your tunes up to ... 100 feet"

Orchestra Col 1: A Royalty Free Music Collection

Orchestra Col 1: A Royalty Free Music Collection: "10 full length tracks of full on orchestral film music to use in your blockbuster projects. Make any intense scene you have on film seem 10x more intense with this music behind it."

Free Music Loops, Free Sound Effects

Free Music Loops, Free Sound Effects: "You can download and use these free music loops in any any commercial multimedia project but you cannot:
• re-sell individually or as a collection or as a ringtone
• post on a website for download as we are doing here
• mix into your own music and then redistribute it as your own."

TV Lift - Linear Actuators, Linear Motors, Micro motors, Electric Motors

TV Lift - Linear Actuators, Linear Motors, Micro motors, Electric Motors:

"Firgelli is now offering a TV Lift mechanisms. These TV Lift systems are a Plug and Play system, with up to 36' stroke height (big enough for TV’s up to 60”, adjustable height with remote control, ideal for Plasma TV Lift /pop up monitor TV Lifts etc"

rst2pdf - Project Hosting on Google Code

rst2pdf - Project Hosting on Google Code: "The usual way of creating PDF from reStructuredText is by going through LaTeX. This tool provides an alternative by producing PDF directly using the ReportLab library."

Laws vs Journalism vs Sausage making. Go for the Sausage! � DaTechguy's Blog

Laws vs Journalism vs Sausage making. Go for the Sausage! � DaTechguy's Blog: "How bad have things gotten? Bad enough that when you compare journalism to sausage-making, people write in to defend sausage-makers!

That was seven years ago. Elsewhere that statement has been made over and over again by people who have never seen sausage made. Today we are going to Solve that Problem"

This is Real Art

This is Real Art: "Astra.
Documentary films.
Seven films for the satellite operator
Astra, covering everything you
need to know about the operation
of a satellite. The films will be
used for education and marketing."

"Can you get cp to give a progress bar like wget?" � lamby

"Can you get cp to give a progress bar like wget?" � lamby:

% cp_p /mnt/raid/pub/iso/debian/debian-2.2r4potato-i386-netinst.iso /dev/null
76% [===========================================>                    ]

Politics-Oriented Software Development || kuro5hin.org

Politics-Oriented Software Development || kuro5hin.org: "A developer rarely benefits from the failure of his project. There are exceptions, such improving your resum�by choosing bleeding-edge technology that may also cripple the project. However, few developers escape the consequences: they may be stuck maintaining an inadequate system long after the project manager has moved on to better things."

Gism Butter � Blog Archive � The 11 Rules of Happiness

Gism Butter � Blog Archive � The 11 Rules of Happiness: "Anyway, I am about to hit the age of 2^5. That’s my penultimate power of two. Wow. I guess I am now old enough to impart wisdom. I’m happy. I guess that means I can give advice on being happy."

Chad Hagen | Art Design

Chad Hagen | Art Design: "Nonsensical Infographics"

20 Fresh Sets of Free Icons for Web Designers | Freebies

20 Fresh Sets of Free Icons for Web Designers | Freebies: "We love finding and sharing freebies with our readers, especially icons. We do this so you can focus on doing what’s important, instead of spending all your time searching the internet. In this article, we’ve rounded up 20 sets of freshly created free icons. If you don’t have an immediate need for them, I’m sure you can find a place for them in your icon library."

MIT OpenCourseWare | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 6.189 A Gentle Introduction to Programming Using Python, January (IAP) 2008 | Home

MIT OpenCourseWare | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 6.189 A Gentle Introduction to Programming Using Python, January (IAP) 2008 | Home: "This course will provide a gentle introduction to programming using Python™ for highly motivated students with little or no prior experience in programming computers. The course will focus on planning and organizing programs, as well as the grammar of the Python programming language. Lectures will be interactive featuring in-class exercises with lots of support from the course staff."

Qt Labs Blogs � Qt Box2D is easy!

Qt Labs Blogs � Qt Box2D is easy!: "Integrating Box2D into your Qt application is quite easy, and this blog shows you how to get started. First of all:"

chipscene - Project Hosting on Google Code

chipscene - Project Hosting on Google Code:

"A Qt widget where you can add objects and they act according to the laws of physics (2D physics, at least).

Uses chipmunk (included), PyQt, Polygon, pymunk (included).

It supports all the features of chipmunk, I think, including but not limited to:

* Bodies
* Collision shapes
* Collision callbacks
* Joints"

FogBugz 7.1 Online Documentation - BugzScout

FogBugz 7.1 Online Documentation - BugzScout: "BugzScout is a simple API which allows you to send new bugs directly to FogBugz simply by submitting an HTTP post. This is a great way to automatically report bugs into your database from any website or application with access to the Internet.

BugzScout allows your program to report bugs back to your FogBugz server. For example, when your code is in beta, you can gather data about crashes and let users send you feature requests."

Ten Great Songs About Curling | CHARTattack

Ten Great Songs About Curling | CHARTattack: "In honour of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver and Whistler, B.C. this month, CHARTattack scoured the interwebs for some music about some of the games' sports."

YouTube - Hammerfall - Hearts On Fire (Curling Version)

YouTube - Hammerfall - Hearts On Fire (Curling Version): "Hammerfall - Hearts On Fire (Curling Version)"

DMS 423 - Class 3

DMS 423 - Class 3: "OpenGL Functions"

mchaput / baker / wiki / Home — bitbucket.org

mchaput / baker / wiki / Home — bitbucket.org: "Baker lets you easily add a command line interface to your Python functions using a simple decorator, to create scripts with 'sub-commands', similar to Django's manage.py, svn, hg, etc."

Java Networking

Java Networking: "import java.net.*; class DatagramTest { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { DatagramSocket socket; DatagramPacket packet; InetAddress address; byte[] message = new byte[256]; int port = 13; // // Send empty request // socket = new DatagramSocket(); address = InetAddress.getByName('moria.sdsu.edu'); packet = new DatagramPacket(message, message.length, address, port); socket.send(packet);"

Antlr grammar for Oracle TNS

"ANTLRv3 grammar for Oracle Network Services configuration files
This grammar can parse entries in an Oracle Network Services configuration file (tnsnames.ora, listener.ora, sqlnet.ora, cman.ora, ldap.ora...),

based on the Oracle 10g document:
http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/network.102/b14213/syntax.htm"

Dan Grover � Toward a Grand Unified Theory of n00bs

Dan Grover � Toward a Grand Unified Theory of n00bs:
"The reason we're all talking about it is that last weekend, it momentarily showed up on Google results pages for the phrase 'facebook login.' And lots of people clicked on it, thinking it was Facebook's login page (when it was clearly an entirely different site). They wrote comments on this post demanding that Facebook change its login page back. You know, to the pretty blue one that said 'Facebook' at the top instead of 'Read Write Web.'"

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.”"