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Command line FU!
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009
Have you ever executed commands in *nix and wonder if there was a better or cooler way to accomplish your task? Well now you can check out all the newest tricks and cool command line syntax at Command line FU! Its kinda like command line submission site patterned after sites like Reddit and Digg.
Check it out fellow geeks, Ive already found some cool stuff like the file flush command I never knew existed. If you want to empty a file’s contents you run the following command:
$ > file.txt
This will flush the contents of the file.txt file without actually deleting the file itself.
Posted in Computers |
Linux against poverty
Sunday, July 19th, 2009
My good friend Linear B of Geekaustin fame recently started a nifty program called Linux against poverty. The program accepts donated PCs and Linux is installed on them and distributed to kids in lower income areas where computer access is more limited. Right now the program could still use some volunteers as well as more machines.
The first Austin Install Fest is taking place on August 1st. Details below:
Date: 1PM, Saturday, August 1st
Location: Union Park
612 W 6th St, Austin, 78701 (map)
LAP is getting a resounding response and is on the verge of going global. So please anyone reading this, if you’ve got some spare time or an old laptop sitting in the back of a closet, feel free to donate.
Posted in Computers, Technology |
Pixelmash theater!
Friday, February 27th, 2009
For those of you who have played old school PC games from the 64k days, I have a neat site for you to check out. Its called Pixelmash theater. Some ingenious fellows named Foldsfive took the time to recreate classic movies in their pixelated glory. Think of it as an 8 bit cliffnotes versions of classics like Raiders of the Lost ark and Star wars! Ah, these little cinematic gems hearken back to the days of the Commodore 64 and the Atari 2600! Oh the memories…
If you’ve got some time to burn and your waiting for code to compile or even if your in a boring meeting or something, take a minute to check it out. Good stuff!
Tags: Commodore 64, FOldsfive, Pixelmash Theater
Posted in Art, Cinema, Computers, Entertainment, Media |
Posted in Art, Cinema, Computers, Entertainment, Media |
Great desktop wallpaper site
Monday, December 1st, 2008If you’re looking for a spam/pay free site for high resolution wallpapers for your desk/laptop check out interfacelift.com.
Its mostly landscapes and some good HDR shots. Theres a few graphic desings in there but its a good change of pace for the desktop. There is also access to free themes and Icons for your desktop as well. I was impressed with the image quality and the ability to select multiple resolutions for download. Some really nice images collected here.
“Yellow dots of mystery” explained?
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
According to the EFF, most color printers and copiers have been printing “yellow dots” on documents since 2004. These “dots” are encoding marks that can be used to identify the origin of a document. From their website:
Printer dot surveillance is a disturbing end run around individuals’ right to anonymous speech. Anonymity is a vital freedom — it can help political or religious speakers, labor organizers, or whistleblowers avoid retribution for their beliefs and opinions. Around the world, anonymity is an important practical protection for dissidents and religious groups against persecution by repressive governments.
Furthermore, it’s deeply troubling that printer manufacturers implemented this surveillance mechanism under the table after secret meetings between government representatives and technology manufacturers. Printer companies don’t disclose the tracking to their customers and so the existence of these yellow tracking dots remains secret.
Pretty interesting findings. Read the whole article here. What makes it even more interesting is the docucolor decoder guide posted here.
Tags: copiers, printers, yellow dots
Posted in Bizarre, Computers, Conspiracy, Government, Technology |
Posted in Bizarre, Computers, Conspiracy, Government, Technology |
Wired computer keyboards are unsecure?
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
According to the Money.co.uk, wired computer keyboard entry can be decyphered and translated in realtime using radio technology. From the article:
Researchers from the Security and Cryptography Laboratory in Lausanne, Switzerland, have discovered that by using a simple radio antenna it is possible to remotely identify the key strokes entered into a wired computer keyboard from a distance of up to 20 meters away.
Martin Vuagnoux and Sylvain Pasini, doctoral students at EPFL, are the brains behind the research. They discovered that by analysing the electromagnetic waves produced by individual keystrokes it was possible to interpret exactly what was being typed in real time.
Now I’m waiting to see how long it takes for some wise guy to design a government grade “stealth” keyboard.
The coolest hurricane tracking website ever!
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Wow what a great usage of web technologies. Check out Stormpulse.com.
You can view interactive projections and also determine distance measurements from population centers in relation to the storm.
Fallout 3 out this October!!!
Friday, August 22nd, 2008
Hear ye, hear ye! The long awaited Fallout 3 will be released for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 in the United States this October 28th. Thats right, mark your calendars folks.
Tags: Bethesda Software, Console gaming, Fallout 3, PC game, PS3, release, Xbox 360
Posted in Computers, Entertainment, Video games |
Posted in Computers, Entertainment, Video games |
Nifty gas price chart
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
Im a sucker for charts, especially dynamic charts! This is a cool little informative tool called gasbuddy.com showing gas prices nationwide on a county by county basis. It displays a “heat map” to denote price levels.
