Mon: Jun 23, 2014

rm -rf remains. This is impressive, it's basically re-constructing a Unix system after you've done the dreaded "rm -rf /*".     #>


The World Cup of Everything Else. Now there's some statistics for you.     #>


Loyalty and Layoffs. Worth a read.     #>


A different way of using saw . That's pretty smart, and I like the throttle control as well.

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Hexo+ Autonomous Camera Drone Lets the Adrenaline Junkies Film Their Own Stunts. "Follow me for 15 minutes!" (that's the battery life...)     #>


How to Slice a Mango. Alton Brown once again drops some knowledge...     #>


How to remove old Shellbag entries in Windows for privacy. Pretty sure CCleaner wipes these and has other good features.     #>


Carpool DeVille - The World's Fastest Hot Tub. That is awesome.     #>


Major outdoor exhibition of artwork by Dale Chihuly opens at Denver Botanic Gardens     #>


Clever Re-purposing of a Power Drill Results in a Mini Wood Lathe. That is pretty genius.     #>


Big list of http static server one-liners. Various ways of creating an instant webserver. There's value in the comments as well, be sure to scroll through those.     #>


U.S. Postal Service Logging All Mail for Law Enforcement. Because, you know, terrorism or some shit.     #>


Sawdust Making, great name for a woodworking site.     #>


freshmeat.net, 1997-2014. Wow. I hadn't used the site for a while but I do recall spending hours flipping through it trying to compare bits and bobs of software that might suit what I was trying to do...     #>


Employees Who Stay In Companies Longer Than Two Years Get Paid 50% Less. Yikes.     #>


People Severely Underestimate — or Lie About — How Much They Drink. I do know at least one honest alcoholic, I sent this to him as soon as I saw it.     #>


WeSpeke Lets You Practice Languages By Speaking with Another Partner. I thought something like that was already out? Either way handy to have in the future when I get around to learning another language (or maybe helping others with their English, I get that quite a lot when I travel.)     #>


How to parallel park perfectly, every time. Considering how there was zero parallel parking where I grew up, and the fact that I don't often go to places where there is that need, I'm not half bad at it. Now I just need to remember this routine the next time I need to do it...     #>


Learning About the How AND Why When It Comes to Cinematography. I don't really do video but I bet that class would be supremely useful for lighting portrait photos...     #>


Carbon Fiber Bifold ID Wallet. I really like the size and weight of this but wow that price...     #>


Boot-Repair – A simple tool to repair frequent boot issues. Looks like an easy way to fix Grub in cases where you had to reinstall Windows and it wiped out any knowledge of your other operating systems.     #>


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