Great. Another weapon we have to worry about some whack-job getting and using against a school. Defense Tech: War is hell. But it???s worse when the Marines bring out their new urban combat weapon, the SMAW-NE. Which may be why they???re not talking about it, much. This is a version of the standard USMC Shoulder…
...Read MoreVideo Games and Mainlining Heroin: Researchers Think They’re The Same
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the arcade or dig out that PS2 researchers now believe video games are as addictive as narcotics. Technology Review: Show a smoker a lighter, and he or she will get the urge for a cigarette. The same physiological responses that trigger a smoker’s craving…
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Presenting With AJAX-S! AJAX-S (Slides) is an online slideshow created using AJAX. Quite ingenious. (tags: ajax CSS html javascript presentation software xml slideshow) The Perfect Debian Rails Server A great how-to on setting up a Ruby on Rails server using Debian Sarge and the CLI. (tags: Debian howto Install Linux Rails Ruby server configuration rubyonrails)…
...Read MoreApple Goes After iPodder Lemon
One of the first podcast receiving clients to debut on the internet was iPodder Lemon. Based on the idea conceived by Adam Curry, iPodder Lemon was for a long time touted as being the best podcast client available. Now it seems Apple is cracking down on those who use the name of it’s products and…
...Read More8 Steps to Better Photo Editing
Here’s a great tutorial for those of you just starting out in Image Editing and trying to develop a method to which you edit your photos. The article is contributed by Matt LeClair, author of Oreilly???s, ???Photoshop in a Nutshell??? and should help you get a basic understanding of photo editing.
...Read MoreDo you have registered sex offenders living next door to you?
Here’s an interesting new site. MapSexOffenders.com uses Megan’s Law and public data to plot sex offenders in your area using Google Maps. Tags: web
...Read More8 Email Mistakes You Should Avoid Like The Plague
How many emails do you send a day? Do you often forget to attach files? How about sending email to the wrong person? Kim Komando came up with eight easily avoidable mistakes that every business professional should know no matter what the size of their company. Here’s a quick rundown of the list. Failing to…
...Read MoreBranding
Here’s one for all the designers out there. Garr Reynolds has some great insight on branding that you’re going to want to add to your bookmarks. I suggest whenever you get stuck in a project or feel you’re in a design rut step back and think, “How does this work with the brand I’m establishing?”…
...Read MoreHow to Clean Anything
Ok, here’s one you’re going to HAVE to add to your bookmarks. How to clean anything and boy do they mean anything. Did you know you can remove cement from your car by using a mild acid like white vinegar? You can! Check it out. Tags: information, internet
...Read MoreGrossitude: Somethings Can’t Compare
I’m coining a new word: “grossitude”. Think of it as a measurement of the grossness of something. The scale is very similar to the Richter Scale and the “Hot Chick” scale. 1 – Sitting in ABC gum. 2 – Stepping on a snail. 3 – Catching your parents having sex. 4 – Finding cat poop…
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