These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 05/12/08 … please enjoy:
WiiWare is live!! | Joystiq
We know there’s little chance that the Nintendo faithful among you haven’t already circled May 12 on your calendar with your Nintendo World Championships 1990 commemorative Sharpie, but just in case, let us remind you that the WiiWare service is now live.
11-year-old gives $440 to Clinton campaign | The Times West Virginian
11-year-old Dalton Hatfield feels so strongly that Hillary Clinton should be the next president he not only sold his bicycle, but video games and anything else that “I could make money with” to donate to the former first lady’s bid for the nomination.
Not Quite Yet | RealClearPolitics
Elite opinion on the Democratic race has congealed around the idea that it is over. Clinton has no chance whatsoever to win the nomination now. I think she is nearly finished, but not quite yet.
Colossal Castle or Humble Home? Same Price ? Your Choice | DivineCaroline
From the rolling green pastures of France, to the sparkling coastline of Mexico, why live in a cramped, rat-infested junior one-bedroom when you can reign high in your very own castle?
The Get Out Clause, Manchester’s stars of CCTV cameras | Telegraph
Unable to afford a camera crew and equipment, The Get Out Clause decided to make use of the cameras seen all over British streets. Afterwards they wrote to the companies involved and asked for the footage under the Freedom of Information Act.
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These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 05/04/08 … please enjoy:
The 10 Most Creative Mario Paint Compilations | Kezins
You know the saying ?Classics never die?, and when you have Mario Paint addicts out there, their work will always be appreciated. Listed below are the ?Most Creative Mario Paint Compilations?.
How scientists plan to recreate the Big Bang with the 7,000-ton Atlas detector | the Mail
This huge tangle of wires and metal is the kind of machine scientists have been dreaming of for generations: one that will take them back 13billion years to the dawn of time and the Big Bang.
The man who grew a finger | BBC NEWS
Mr Spievak re-grew his finger tip. He used a powder – or pixie dust as he sometimes refers to it while telling his story. Mr Speivak's brother Alan – who was working in the field of regenerative medicine – sent him the powder.
Central Washington offers the ultimate act of sportsmanship | ESPN
In a world of spoiled players and ego-maniac coaches, it's nice to see a college softball player display an act of sportsmanship we can all point to and say, "That's how the game should be played".
2008 Cherry Blossom Timelapse | Brooklyn Botanic Garden
This timelapse was created by Dave Allen, BBG's Web Manager, from over 3,000 digital photos, one taken every 3 minutes from April 18 to April 26, 2008, of Brooklyn Botanic Garden's famed Cherry Walk.
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These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 04/13/08 … please enjoy:
Visualizing Evolution | Visualizing Evolution Blog
Here is an amazing collection of visual complexity in biology. It's like looking at beautiful works of geometric abstract art, except there is rigid scientific meaning behind each one, which only makes them all the more beautiful.
You Will Lose All The Rights to Your Own Art | Animation World Magazine
If the Orphan Works legislation passes, we will lose virtually all the rights to not only our future work but to all past work over 34 years, unless we register it with the new, untested and privately run registries. Even then, there is no guarantee.
NASA Science – Science Mission Directorate | NASA
NASA launched a new website designed to provide information about its scientific endeavors and achievements. The site was built on top of the Plone Open Source Content Management System and features an easy-to-navigate design and new search features.
Judge Orders Release of Abu Ghraib Child Rape Photos | After Downing Street
A federal judge ruled today that graphic pictures of detainee abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison must be released over claims that they could damage America's image. Last year a Republican senator conceded that they contained scenes of rape and murder.
Espionage Against Pro-Tibet Groups, Others, Spurred Microsoft Patches | Wired
Computer intruders targeting pro-Tibetan groups and government agencies slipped in through previously unknown security holes in Microsoft Office, prompting Microsoft to issue a flurry of patches to the popular software suite in 2006 and 2007.
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These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 04/10/08 … please enjoy:
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Dig the runningman!
How the iPhone is killing the ‘Net | Network World
Zittrain argues that today?s Internet appliances such as the iPhone and Xbox hamper innovation. That?s because these locked-down devices prohibit the kind of tinkering by end users that made PCs and the Internet such a force of action and change.
Episodic Strong Bad Game Coming to WiiWare | Kotaku
Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People, a series of episodic games for WiiWare, is coming to the Wii this June, Telltale Games announced today. The game will include plenty of dialog-based puzzles, the ability to make prank phone calls, and more!
Ugly? Adorable? | Uglorable!
Adorable pictures of “Ugly” animals! Super cute/ugly!
Arlington Cemetery Makes Historic Exception for World War I Veteran | Salem-News.Com
Buckles did not qualify for internment at Arlington, so Ross Perot, former U.S. Presidential candidate, took the cause to the White House. In less than two weeks, he had succeeded in securing an internment for Frank Buckles at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Today while I was on the net, I quite accidentally stumbled upon an awesome blog entry that has a PERL code to allow you to change your HP LaserJet “Ready” text! While we run mostly a Dell shop around here, we do have one HP4200 that sits all day and waits for the occasional print job, and I think it would be lovely to change the text. Here is what Yaakov had to say on his blog:
It is amazing how unaware some people can be. This little perl program allows you to set the “Ready Message” on HP printers to whatever you’d like. (if you want to run it under Windows, and don’t know how, read this.) I wrote it after coming across the command in an HPPJL (HP Printer Job Language) reference manual I was reading for some reason that I now forget. Thanks to the flexibility and power of perl, it was a no-brainer to play with the new information. (Maybe you should consider learning perl?)
Sounds entertaining, but does it work? Well, you know what they say about pictures and what they’re worth:
The question is, will anyone notice? Yaakov doesn’t think so:
Well, of course I couldn’t ignore such an opportunity, and it turns out to be a lot of fun. You can think up your own funny, confusing or scary messages. My personal favorite is “INSERT COIN” which fits perfectly on the small LCDs. You can even sit in sight of the printer and change the message while watching the reaction of your victim. Don’t be surprised, though, if a large fraction don’t even notice. I was quite surprised myself but, it appears, some people don’t look at what is in front of them.
I’m not so sure if he’s right though… I’d like to imagine people would pay more attention than that! So what else can you do? Well, if you have a 4200 series you can allow it to display the weather. And what if people complain? Simply undo it! This may be an old post, and old news, but it’s new to me, so I thought I’d share!