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Surfer dude stuns physicists with theory of everythingThere is also a related video that goes along with this. An impoverished surfer has drawn up a new theory of the universe, seen by some as the Holy Grail of physics, which has received rave reviews from scientists. http://www.telegraph...11/14/scisurf114.xml |
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Darik's Boot and NukeDarik's Boot and Nuke Darik's Boot and Nuke ("DBAN") is a self-contained boot floppy, USB, CD/DVD that securely wipes the hard disks of most computers. DBAN will automatically and completely delete the contents of any hard disk that it can detect, which makes it an appropriate utility for bulk or emergency data destruction. DBAN is a means of ensuring due diligence in computer recycling, a way of preventing identity theft if you want to sell a computer, and a good way to totally clean a Microsoft Windows installation of viruses and spyware. DBAN prevents or thoroughly hinders all known techniques of hard disk forensic analysis. It's free and works on Linux, Mac, and Windows. |
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Coding Snack: Autofocus utility The other day I was playing the excellent Dwarf Fortress in a window on one monitor, whilst browsing the internet on another. I found myself constantly having to switch back and forth between windows as the focus was switched whenever I used the browser window. What I'd love to have is something where you could designate a particular window as the primary one, so that if I were to click on another window (say a link in my browser), it would automatically shift focus back to the primary window, saving me from having to play tennis with my mouse or pressing alt-tab all the time. I hope this is something that is doable! Read and download the utility written in response to this request.. |
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Amazon's Kindle eBook ReaderJust announced, Amazon's Kindle eBook reader. Weighs just 10 oz., has build-in wi-fi, costs $399, and handles a variety of eBook formats. Naturally, you can browse Amazon directly and click the "Buy" button to download books seamlessly. It'll store about 200 books in memory at a time and features a display optimized to look "just like paper". I've evaluated eBook readers in the past and found them wanting. The technology has been clunky, and manufacturers seem to go out of business constantly, leaving users of proprietary eBook formats out in the cold (I'm looking at you, RockIt). This one has the backing of Jeff Bezos' insane fortune, combined with the throw-weight of Amazon's 600 pound gorilla. How can it fail? I'm not sure if it'll revolutionize the eBook experience as all the hype suggests, but it will certainly reKindle interest in this mostly forgotten library branch of the paperless experience. |
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Did NSA Put a Secret Backdoor in New Encryption Standard?But one of those generators -- the one based on elliptic curves -- is not like the others. Called Dual_EC_DRBG, not only is it a mouthful to say, it's also three orders of magnitude slower than its peers. It's in the standard only because it's been championed by the NSA, which first proposed it years ago in a related standardization project at the American National Standards Institute. http://www.wired.com...securitymatters_1115 posted by mouser
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Animal Crossing Tragedy: File Under "The Emotional Power of Video Games"I really think we are only beginning to see the emotional power of video games starting to be explored. In the last decade some really interesting and deep books are being written on computer game design.. Things are going to get really interesting in the near future. This particular slideshow is a true (somewhat sad) story about a dying mother playing a video game. http://animalcrossingtragedy.ytmnd.com/ posted by mouser
discovered on http://www.neatorama.com/ via http://www.metafilter.com/ (permalink) (read 6 comments) |
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