Saturday, November 30, 2013
Friday, November 29, 2013
Thursday, November 28, 2013
PiTFT Mini Kit - 320x240 2.8 TFT+Touchscreen for Raspberry Pi
A small touchscreen for the Raspberry Pi computers:
http://www.adafruit.com/products/1601
http://www.adafruit.com/products/1601
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Memory Alpha - The Star Trek Wiki
Shared by a friend - I never knew people had collected so much information about Star Trek:
http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Portal:Main
http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Portal:Main
Good News: You're Not As Revolting As You Thought | Popular Science
Bluing, not bleach in the laundry will make whites whiter. Oxy-Clean helps also:
http://www.popsci.com/blog-network/techtiles/good-news-youre-not-revolting-you-thought?src=SOC&dom=fb
http://www.popsci.com/blog-network/techtiles/good-news-youre-not-revolting-you-thought?src=SOC&dom=fb
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Monday, November 25, 2013
WD Black 2 Dual Drive - CNET Mobile
Hopefully this will either begin a trend or force down the prices of large SSDs:
http://m.cnet.com/reviews/wd-black-2-dual-drive/35832702
http://m.cnet.com/reviews/wd-black-2-dual-drive/35832702
Twitter Takes Steps To Frustrate NSA, Other Government Snoops - Hit & Run : Reason.com
Another move in the lifelong game of chess:
http://reason.com/blog/2013/11/25/twitter-takes-steps-to-frustrate-nsa-oth
http://reason.com/blog/2013/11/25/twitter-takes-steps-to-frustrate-nsa-oth
The best oatmeal cookies
Mum's oatmeal cookies:
Equal weights butter & sugar, twice as much weight Instant Oatmeal.
Melt butter, combine with sugar, then oats. Spread in a metal pan, bake until golden brown.
Cut while hot but leave in pan until cold!
,
Equal weights butter & sugar, twice as much weight Instant Oatmeal.
Melt butter, combine with sugar, then oats. Spread in a metal pan, bake until golden brown.
Cut while hot but leave in pan until cold!
,
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Nuclear deal with Iran a 'historic mistake', Benjamin Netanyahu says - Telegraph
We live in historic times. With luck we may survive them.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/10470834/Nuclear-deal-with-Iran-a-historic-mistake-Benjamin-Netanyahu-says.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/10470834/Nuclear-deal-with-Iran-a-historic-mistake-Benjamin-Netanyahu-says.html
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Easily catch intruders on your Wi-Fi - Komando.com
Useful information even if you're not concerned about uninvited users on your network:
http://www.komando.com/downloads/category.aspx?id=13772
http://www.komando.com/downloads/category.aspx?id=13772
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Monday, November 18, 2013
Sousveillance Turns the Tables on the Surveillance State - Reason.com
24x7 surveillance is here in many places & many lives. New technology is giving citizens an opportunity to gather surveillance data themselves. It will be interesting to see what we do with it:
http://reason.com/archives/2013/11/18/sousveillance-turns-the-tables-on-the-su
http://reason.com/archives/2013/11/18/sousveillance-turns-the-tables-on-the-su
Friday, November 15, 2013
First time pistol buyer's checklist
Many first time buyers won't have the knowledge displayed here, but if you're prepared to explain and/or demonstrate the terms, this is a good set of questions:
http://www.americanrifleman.org/mobile/blog.php?id=25941&cid=44
http://www.americanrifleman.org/mobile/blog.php?id=25941&cid=44
Mint Updates Mobile App with Spending Trend Data
Mint - a personal financial management tool worth a look:
http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/178_220/mint-updates-mobile-app-with-spending-trend-data-1063672-1.html
"...Trends, a feature that lets people view transaction data by category, merchant, account, date or tags. The Mint app update for iOS devices also includes a new design and lets people edit transactions ..."
http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/178_220/mint-updates-mobile-app-with-spending-trend-data-1063672-1.html
"...Trends, a feature that lets people view transaction data by category, merchant, account, date or tags. The Mint app update for iOS devices also includes a new design and lets people edit transactions ..."
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Terribly Inconvenient Granola
A good recipe my sister passed along:
http://www.fiberfarm.com/2009/07/terribly-inconvenient-granola
http://www.fiberfarm.com/2009/07/terribly-inconvenient-granola
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Ruger SR 1911 CMD 45 ACP
This looks like a well made variation of the 1911 Commander:
http://www.realguns.com/articles/480.htm
http://www.realguns.com/articles/480.htm
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Friday, November 8, 2013
How to check if your Adobe account was hacked
From Geek.com - shared by Data Doctors:
http://www.geek.com/apps/how-to-check-if-your-adobe-account-was-hacked-1576194/
http://www.geek.com/apps/how-to-check-if-your-adobe-account-was-hacked-1576194/
Thursday, November 7, 2013
How Teen Nick D'Aloisio Has Changed the Way We Read - WSJ.com
A youngster invents an app to help himself with other work, and it may end up helping a lot of us.
http://m.us.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303376904579137444043720218?mobile=y
http://m.us.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303376904579137444043720218?mobile=y
Monday, November 4, 2013
sqrrl - securely explore your data
Started by a group of former NSA employees, they produce a big data product with excellent security features.
http://sqrrl.com/company/
http://sqrrl.com/company/
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Saturday, November 2, 2013
The brain-powered CAR: Vehicle monitors whether a driver is paying attention and slows down if they're distracted | Mail Online
Our grandchildren may never need to know how to drive, but a system like this may help get us through to the point where autonomous vehicles take over.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2483553/The-brain-powered-CAR-Vehicle-monitors-driver-paying-attention-slows-theyre-distracted.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2483553/The-brain-powered-CAR-Vehicle-monitors-driver-paying-attention-slows-theyre-distracted.html
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