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- Holy crap, our company just gave each dev on our team their own iPad in appreciation for our work on the last software release! Awesome! =D 13 hours ago
- Just picked up my new Rebel T2i today...very impressed with it. =) http://bit.ly/9xHJHC 17 hours ago
- I kinda thought this would just be a one-hit-wonder artist, but the La Roux album is really really good: http://www.last.fm/music/La+Roux 2 days ago
- Taco Truck. LOL. http://yfrog.com/0mfdyrj 3 days ago
- Anyone have a suggestion for a *good* Windows desktop feed reader that syncs with Google Reader? (AIR clients are OK too...) 3 days ago
- @sophiestication Uh, yes. Double yes. =) 4 days ago
- iOS4 Google Sync problems? Try this URL to choose calendars (instead of m.google.com/sync): http://www.google.com/calendar/iphoneselect 4 days ago
- http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos550d/ (Canon EOS 550D = Canon Rebel T2i) 5 days ago
- "[T]the 550D has more in common with the prosumer EOS 7D, and - perhaps even more confusingly - it out-specifies the EOS 50D in many areas." 5 days ago
- Started looking for a new DSLR to replace my stolen 30D; originally wanted the 7D, but the Rebel T2i is almost the same camera for $1k less! 5 days ago
Monthly Archives: February 2009
The Keene Act & YOU (1977)
Another cool vid from the Watchmen… YouTube – The Keene Act & YOU (1977).
Posted in Fascinations, Video
Tagged backstory, keene act, Propaganda, Video, viral, watchmen, YouTube
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NBS Nightly News with Ted Philips, March 11th 1970
Pretty impressive how much backstory and media they’re making for the Watchmen… YouTube – NBS Nightly News with Ted Philips, March 11th 1970.
Posted in Fascinations, Video
Tagged dr. manahattan, nbs, viral video, watchmen, YouTube
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iSpazio Repository » iHome
iHome if you want to feel the power of the capacitive touchscreen we’re using, why not use the iphone exclusively without the home button? Apple did not provide a way to do so, but now we got it! Developed By … Continue reading
Posted in Fascinations, Video, iPhone
Tagged Apple, capacitive, cydia, Fascinations, hack, ihome, iPhone, ispazio, jailbreak, majun3, repository, touchscreen, Video, YouTube
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Facebook | Governing the Facebook Service…
Interesting response to the recent Terms of Use backlash… Beginning today, we are giving you a greater opportunity to voice your opinion over how Facebook is governed. We’re starting this off by publishing two new documents for your review and … Continue reading
Posted in Fascinations
Tagged (Other Blogs), community, facebook, open, social, terms of service, terms of use, transparent, update
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the hamstu » The Typography of Code
Cool post with a lot of great history and font samples! As a self proclaimed programmer/designer I enjoy not only the logical and practical things in life, but also the beautiful and well designed. And I find the greatest pleasure … Continue reading
Posted in Software Development
Tagged C#/ASP.NET, C/C++, code, courier, courier new, eclipse, fixed-with, fonts, java, javascript, monospace, Programming, sql, Subversion, the typography of code, typography, visual studio 2008
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Microsoft Support: Console (CMD) Fonts
Update: You can use the following registry script to automate this process – just copy/paste the code block below into a text file called “Add Consolas to CMD.reg” and run it: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Console\TrueTypeFont] “0″=”Lucida Console” … Continue reading
Posted in Software Development, Tutorials & Guides
Tagged bitstream vera, change cmd.exe font, change console font, cmd.exe, coding, consolas, dejavu, droid sans, fixed-width, Uncategorized, vista, Windows, xp
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The A-Team: Star Trek Style
I don’t think this even needs an explanation. Just awesome. =) YouTube – Star Trek as The A-Team.
Cancel Amex, Get $300
Damn, wish I had an Amex card to cancel now. Wow. American Express must be getting desperate. In a bid to RID itself of customers, Amex will give you a $300 prepaid credit card if you cancel your account. According … Continue reading
Posted in Fascinations
Tagged amex, cancel, cancel amex get $300, credit, economy, Finance, finances, financial, Penny-Pinching, US Economy
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C# Corner: How to get distinct rows from a DataSet or DataTable
Not without its typos, but quite a helpful article nonetheless… One of the common issues in data layer is avoiding duplicate rows from dataset or datatable. I saw many people are writing separate function and looping through the datatable to … Continue reading
Posted in ASP.NET, Software Development
Tagged c#, C# Corner, C#/ASP.NET, c-sharpcorner.com, dataset, datatable, defaultview, distinct, Programming, select, sql, totable
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Safari 4 Passes Acid3
Cool UI, too! Check out the details on Lifehacker: Safari 4 Beta Adds Cover Flow, Runs “3x Faster” than Firefox I’m particularly a fan of the new JavaScript engine’s performance specs:
Posted in Software Development, Web Development
Tagged 3x faster than firefox, Apple, beta, chrome, cover flow, engine, Fascinations, firefox, ie7, ie8, javascript, new, nitro, nitro engine, safari, safari 4, webkit
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Before and After: Barren Attic to Programmer’s Paradise
This office is so full of win, I don’t even know what to say… After making do over the years with offices that were never just right for his needs, Mitch decided to remodel his attic into a workspace that … Continue reading
Posted in Software Development
Tagged attic, awesome, before and after, code jockey, epic win, ftw, full of win, home office, Lifehacker, paradise, programmer, Programming, win
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Prevent Startup Programs from Running Twice in Windows XP
Finally! This problem was bugging me for so long – I just now thought to research it and found this article. Very helpful! Prevent Startup Programs from Running Twice in Windows XP A way to solve the problem of programs … Continue reading
Notice the copy/paste buttons? Aww yeah. ;-)
And, if you’re interested, here’s the scoop on how to get it: Clippy – iSpazio Exclusive: Finally the real Copy & Paste for iPhone and iPod Touch is here!
Posted in Fascinations, iPhone
Tagged Apple, clipboard, clippy, copy, copy/paste, Customization, cydia, Fascinations, hack, iPhone, iphoneos, ispazio, jailbreak, paste, tweak
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FR-041: Debris by Farbrausch
In-freaking-sane. Not only are these graphics mindblowing for a demoscene app, but the whole demo is 179KB. Yes, kilobytes. If you’re interested, you can download the original demo here… FR-041: Debris by Farbrausch (scene.org)
Posted in Fascinations
Tagged debris, demo, demoscene, farbrausch, Fascinations, fr-041, scene, scene.org
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Need Help Identifying A Motherboard?
I stumbled upon this page at Intel while trying to identify a motherboard that had no clear model number (the only designation that was obvious was E210882) and thought I’d share, since it was quite helpful. =) Desktop Boards Search … Continue reading
BBC NEWS | Is the US heading for a depression?
Heading for? I’m pretty sure that we’re already there… The sharp contraction of the US economy accelerated in the last three months of 2008, with official figures showing GDP shrinking at an annualised rate of 3.8%. With forecasters already predicting … Continue reading
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Tagged 1930s, BBC, bbc news, bbc world service, depression, economy, Finance, GDP, Penny-Pinching, Politics, recession, recovery, taxes, united states, United States, us, US Economy, usa, world war II, wwII
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Facebook Bill of Rights and Responsibilities
In response to the outrage over the recently removed terms-of-use revision, Facebook has started a group to clarify their terms of use: This group is for people to give input on Facebook’s terms of use. These terms are meant to … Continue reading
Posted in Fascinations
Tagged (Other Blogs), bill of rights, facebook, group, mark zuckerberg, outrage, responsibilities, revision, terms of service, terms of use, tos
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Facebook – Terms of Use Update
Looks like Facebook listened to their users… Terms of Use Update Over the past few days, we have received a lot of feedback about the new terms we posted two weeks ago. Because of this response, we have decided to … Continue reading
