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15 foolish high-tech stories – In a year plagued by foolish Wall Street executives, financial shenanigans and just plain craziness, there have been a ton of foolish happenings. What we have here are 15 of the most interesting foolish follies that should at least make you wonder about the sanity of the world.
Etch your own Printed Circuit Board – In less than an hour and with nothing more than common household materials, you can make your own custom circuit board.
First Time Machine – In this video, the Discovery Channel interviews a scientist who believes he will be able to use lasers to send particles back through time, but only to a point in time at which the machine was already active. [video]
Funny or Not? April Fools’ Day Pranks Roundup – All around the web, websites are have a laugh to commemorate April Fool’s Day. Check them all out starting here.
Gaming as a Gateway Drug: Getting Girls into Technology – This panel at SXSW sparked a debate on Twitter during the conference. The panelists talked about how more and more girls are getting into video games and some of them eventually work in the gaming industry.
HugeURL.com – More is the new less. Why have a TinyURL when you could have a huge one? Call it overcompensation if you will. You’re just jealous.
Most common passwords – The following list was compiled from the results of three publicly leaked databases containing 116,782 passwords. Looking through the list, my mind is boggled by how many people use the most basic possible password.
The Settlers of Catan – Wired looks at the German board game that’s taking the world by storm, selling a staggering 15 million copies. Some are calling it the “killer app” of board games. You can play the game online.
Top 10 IT Villains – Every industry has its share of villains, and the computing world is no different. Here’s the top ten people we love to hate.
Use your PC and Webcam as a Motion Detector – This tutorial will take you step-by-step through setting up your PC and Webcam to act as a motion-detecting and recording security camera system. Best part? The software required to do it is all open source.
Western Internet Censorship: The Beginning of the End? – Australia and Germany are the only liberal democracies proposing a mandatory internet censorship regime. All of the schemes operate, or are proposed to operate, through multi-million dollar national networks of censorship machines.
Miscellaneous
15 Ways That Google Voice Can Ring Your Bell
How a programmer reads a resume
How to Choose and Learn a New Programming Language
NASA Creating Online Multiplayer Video Game
Riddle me this: In what liquid will a cannonball float? [video]
UC Irvine anthropologist to dissect World of Warcraft in new book
Tech News
AT&T exec: ISP will never terminate service on RIAA’s word
Google Forms $100 Million Venture Fund
US Army Testing Fear Response with Games
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