August 2009
53 posts
GSM Encryption DOOMED! Your iPhone is DOOOOOOMED!... →
While going through my backlog of RSS entries that have piled up over the past week, I came across this story from Byron Achohido (via Threatpost, which I highly recommend) who talks about the…
How Long Does Bill Murray Spend in Groundhog Day? →
Thank God for the Interwebs.
Sam Beckett's 10 Strangest Quantum Leaps →
herestothefuture:
innismir:(via medicated)
Dude, I didn’t know there was a cursed episode of Quantum Leap! That’s awesome!
I remember that one, but I never have heard that it’s cursed.
Sam Beckett's 10 Strangest Quantum Leaps →
(via medicated)
Is it an endpoint or is it a computer? Plain... →
This article just was posted to my Twitter stream (Hat Tip: Chris Boyd). Graham Cluely from Sophos calls for people to stop using the word “endpoint” and replace it with “computer” as it…
Venture Bros. Season 4 Trailer Publick Nuisance -... →
Yes!
(via medicated)
H4RDW4RE - Products →
jCryption - JavaScript data encryption →
Goodnight Crash, Goodnight Burn →
Goodbye Crash, Goodbye Burn. You have been faithful lab servers for the past two-plus years, but I must send you into that big beowulf cluster in the sky. I still remember when you were the…
Replies and Mentions on Twitter →
First off, let me thank Jeff, KE9V, for bringing this to the front burner in my mind. It’s been simmering in the back for a while but I’ve never sat down and wrote about it. Jeff shot me a message…
Smart Kids Are More Likely to Become Drunks
fuckyeahfacts:
Higher IQ scores at age 10 may be associated with alcohol-related problems in adulthood. Public health experts from the University of Glasgow were able to obtain the childhood mental ability scores of over 8,000 men and women in their 30s, and found — much to their surprise — the higher IQ, the higher the likelihood of developing a drinking problem. The correlation existed even...
Stonehenge May Have Hosted Prehistoric Raves
fuckyeahfacts:
An expert in acoustics and music technology has claimed Stonehenge was designed to be a giant concert venue. Since the 5,000-year-old monument is partially collapsed, academic Rupert Till used a computer model and visited a full-size replica in Washington state to conduct the sound experiments. He is convinced Stonehenge’s standing stones created ideal acoustics to amplify a...
medicated:
i like Batman in the Justice League cartoons, he has some great lines and get’s himself coffee
I’m completely pro-Batman. All the other Justice Leaguers are all “Oh hey! Check out my superpower!” and “I can fly” and shit. Then there’s Batman, sitting there, no special powers, doing this as his night job after he manages Wayne Corp all day. No wonder...
WafWoof →
Get a red Asus Eee PC Netbook for $189.99 →
A mere $189.99 buys you a Windows XP-powered Netbook.
(Credit: Asus)
New rules for Netbooks: Don’t pay more than $300 for a model with a 10-inch screen, and don’t pay more than $200 for an…
Maker Faire Comes to Rhode Island →
After having all the fun in Austin, Texas, San Mateo, California and Newcastle, England, Maker Faire is coming to the North East. Rhode Island will be the host September 6-19: …
Medical evidence shows that approximately 80% of a...
fuckyeahfacts:
Medical evidence shows that approximately 80% of a child’s intelligence is acquired from the mother while the remaining percentage is passed on by the father. As the child grows, the existing environment further contributes to the development of his/her mental abilities. Therefore, intelligence is both a matter of nature and nurture, with the latter complementing, enhancing and...
Scientists claim the average smoker will lose 14...
fuckyeahfacts:
(source)
I think we need to go with Mr. Leary on this one.
Well it’s the… worst years, isn’t it folks? It’s the ones at the end! It’s the wheelchair kidney dialysis fucking years. You can have those years! We don’t want ‘em, alright!? And I guarantee if I’m still alive, I’ll be smoking then. I’ll be in my wheelchair,...
Robot subs compete →
These Autonomous Underwater Vehicles are all competing in the 12th annual AUVSI competition. They have to complete an underwater obstacle course that involves some tight maneuvering,…
Wear It Proudly: Geek T’s from Atoms Apparel →
Are you a maker? A tinkerer? An electronic geek or an armchair geek? Wear the symbols of your trade proudly with this excellent line up of T-Shirts by the newly formed Atoms Apparel. And in…
What's the Frequency, Carter? | NBC Chicago →
Marcel Carter, of the 200 block of West 37th Place, was arrested Friday after he and his brother asked a CTA employee at a train station if there was a reward for a stolen radio. The employee put Carter on the phone with a dispatcher who recognized Carter’s voice and kept him talking until police could arrive.
</facepalm>
(via jayson-street)
Music Review: Paul McCartney at FedEx Field -... →
herestothefuture:
yeahmon:
was lucky enough to be apart of this audience and i’m still glowing from it. it was an amazing show and paul still has it.
This is making me wet-my-pants excited to see him on Thursday. Oh god.
Whoa there. Too much damn information.
10 Spacecraft from Decades Past That Are Still... →
davereed:
via propagandery: itsfullofstars
AO-7 Baybee! YEAH! Gotta love that old bird. Great coverage too.
Sitting out on your lawn with a radio and an antenna and bouncing your signal off a device floating 1000+ miles up and going 10000MPH is not the coolest thing in the world, but it’s pretty damn cool. </geek>
Colonel Jessup, Did You Order the Cloud Dead!? →
(I’ve done this once before, but if it was good once…)
The CISO on trial for his condemnation of Cloud:
Jessep: You want answers about securing the Cloud? Kaffee : I think I’m…
Galactic Center of Milky Way Rises over Texas Star... →
Watch this in HD. I swear this is worth the extra loading time.
Buy Your Own Satellite
ke9v:
While AMSAT continues its march to oblivion, you could build and and launch your very own personal satellite for $8,000 US. That’s less than the price of a few of the highest-priced HF transceivers and certainly within the financial reach of many radio amateurs.
73 de Jeff
Unfortunately, the orbit decays over a few weeks so you’ll only have your sat for a month, tops unless you...
One week in: Life with a Palm Pre →
herestothefuture:
innismir:
Last week I made the jump from a T-Mobile MDA (aka a HTC Wizard) to a Palm Pre from Sprint. I loved my MDA and had been a loyal T-Mobile customer since 2003 (When I got my first SmartPhone a…
Nobody cares about your phone. People care about the fact that your baby is eating food that requires a spoon. A SPOON.
I dare say people care about both, although they are...
RMG Field Trip: Buzzards Bay Brewing Company →
Yesterday I went to the Buzzards Bay Brewing Company in gorgeous Westport to buy some cheaper beer, because I hate high taxes. Here is a quick video-log of that trip.
After my trip I…
One week in: Life with a Palm Pre →
Last week I made the jump from a T-Mobile MDA (aka a HTC Wizard) to a Palm Pre from Sprint. I loved my MDA and had been a loyal T-Mobile customer since 2003 (When I got my first SmartPhone a…