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I like bacon as much as the next guy, but these don’t sound,
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Life, Technology, Science, and stuff that matters to me. Your mileage may vary.
Thank goodness the Response Preparedness Team is ready …
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Tiny octopus-like microorganisms named after science fiction monsters | Faculty of Science, Universi Tiny Tentacled Microorganisms Named After Cthulu
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The myth of the eight-hour sleep Interrupted Sleep Might Be the Best Kind — www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16964783 — Early last year, the BBC News reported that people slept in two shifts, with a one to two hour break between them, throughout our history until the advent of street lights and the beginning of the industrial revolution. It seems that many of our sleep-related health issues are linked to this loss this interrupted sleep pattern.
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Is there anything 3-D printing can’t do? This is just too cool. They talk of printing stem cells — a large percentage of which are viable — and organs. I don’t think its much of an imaginative stretch to wonder how long it will be before they can 3D print animals … or people.
www.salon.com/2013/03/25/is_there_anything_3d_printing_cant_do/
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I just donated to the Heart Walk. Do the Same! Go, Jimmy, Go!
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Tell W3C: We don’t want the Hollyweb | Defective by Design Posted by Son#1, he mentions that this could also be an avenue for to closing the door on many popular open-source web browsers, such as FireFox, since many of these projects won’t have the cash to buy the necessary licenses for view this “DRM” media on various websites.
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Awesome dad hacks Donkey Kong for daughter so now Pauline rescues Mario | Digital Trends Way to go, Mr. Dad!!
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Here is your same picture, one in color, the other in black and white. Its overwhelmingly obvious that the bottle on the right is much darker, regardless what color it actually is (you said “green,” right?).
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Shortly after lunch, the phone on my desk rings, so I pause what I’m doing, stopping in the middle of typing my next linux command, and answer it.
Me: Hello?
Phisher: Is this Eric F-Ox?
Me: Yes …
Phisher: Good evening sir, I am calling from the Microsoft Security group …
Me: (laughing)
Phisher: Sir, we, at Microsoft, take security seriously, and this is no laughing matter.
Me: (glancing at my Linux laptop) … okay …
Phisher: I am calling because we have seen a lot of viruses being transmitted from your Windows PC …
Me: OH MY GOD!!
Phisher: We ask that you take this issue seriously, or we may be forced to revoke your Windows registration.
Me: By all means, lets take care of this now!
Phisher: Sir, we want to ensure you are safe from viruses. Are you sitting in front of your computer now?
Me: Yes, yes I am.
Angela, in a loudly hushed voice: Keep him on the phone just a bit longer, the trace is almost complete!
Phisher: (unphased by Angela’s comment) Do you have a Internet connection?
Me: Of course I do, that’s how I work.
Phisher: I must tell you, that although we can help you locate the virus for free, there may be a small charge to help fix it.
Me: What do I need to do? Is there some software I need to buy? How much is it? can we order it now? Where do I send the check?
Phisher: There is no need to purchase anything now.
Angela, loudly hushed again: The trace is complete, I’m calling the police!
Phisher: (either not understanding or choosing to ignore Angela) Please go to your computer, what program are you running?
Me: I’m there, I’m still in shell.
Phisher: What program are you using?
Me: Shell. I have the shell window opened. That’s how I use it.
Phisher: … o … kay, please minimize all your windows and go to the main Window.
Me: (minimize everything) Okay, done. I’m at the main window, nothing but the X desktop and a number of file icons.
Phisher: Now click the Start button, and …
Me: I don’t have a Start button.
Phisher: … then click on the button with the Window on it.
Me: I don’t have a button that looks like that.
Phisher: … okay … okay, look on your keyboard at the lower-left, there should be a key that says C-T-R-L …
Me: Yes …
Phisher: … to the right of that button should be the launcher button with a Window’s icon on it, do you have that?
Me: Yes, I have that button.
Phisher: Please press that button and the R button.
Me: (pressing the launcher button, then the R) … okay, now I’m at the search function.
Phisher: … you should now have the “Run” window …
Me: No, I have the Search function … which seems to be searching for the letter “R”.
Phisher: …
Phisher: … you are using Windows 7, right?
Me: No.
Phisher: You are using Windows 8?
Me: No.
Phisher: Windows XP?
Me: No.
Phisher: …
Phisher: What version of Windows are you using?
Me: It’s called Linux.
Phisher: Linux?
Me: Yes, Linux. It is historically very similar to UNIX, which was developed by AT&T and a number of universities back in 19…
Phisher: Nevermind, good night. (click)
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