Category: Science & Geeks
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Signs that you’re a bad programmer
Inability to reason about code Poor understanding of the language’s programming model Deficient research skills / Chronically poor knowledge of the platform’s features Inability to comprehend pointers Difficulty seeing through recursion Inability to think in sets Lack of critical thinking Pinball Programming Unfamiliar with the principles of security Code is a mess Inability to determine…
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1.8 gigapixel camera, but for the Army only
The guys at DARPA have developed a neat camera for ground surveillance of the battlefield: The ARGUS-IS (Autonomous Realtime Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance – Imaging System). This is a digital camera that can be strapped under a helicopter at a 15,000 feet altitude and provides an amazing view. Actually, not all the data (1.8 giga-pixels by…
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This feline is well-adapted to technology
Yes! This cat is driving a Roomba. YouTube link
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The space shuttle as wallpaper
The larger our displays, the tougher it gets to find adequate wallpapers. NASA (through a sélection from Chamorro) comes to our resscue with these exceptionnaly beautiful high-resolution images. Our computer will have a hig-technology look even in 4000×3000 pixels. You can notice that these images being free of copyright will allow to produce impressive posters…
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Hug a shark today!
Sharks are amazing killing machines, very efficient predators of the seas. But they are not only that. They also have some behaviors that could be described as interesting, astonishing, amazing, curious or mind-boggling (depending on your state of mind and what you think about the interaction between sharks and divers). YouTube link May I parallel…
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Mafia Wars: Best weapons
Again in order to give you the best chances to improve a lot your fighting capacity in Mafia Wars, Facebook coooperative online game, here are some of my recommendations on weaponry and the best way to prepare your mafia for combat (fight). Build a powerful mafia (if some of the family members are sleeping on…
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1 minute for a faster Internet (DNS)
There are few things that you can do to significantly improve the speed of your Internet connection. Of course, you can switch to another Internet Service Provider, but it’s a mess. On the opposite, it is easy to have an sub-optimal connection because of the response time of the DNS server of your Internet Provider.…
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Mafia Wars: Combat strategy
In Mafia Wars, fight is a critical par of the game, but it is too often neglected by players. Personally, I love to use it for several good reasons: Stamina points are quickly renewed, Fights are producing a lot of experience points, In fights, you get quick money (specially in cities where jobs are not…
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Instantly become a computer expert
If you wonder what all those computer experts do when they assist you, the dirty secret is only a diagram away: You see? No expertise, just a little trick.