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An interview done last year with a theoretical physicist in which he talks about how advanced civilizations can become. The answers are surprisingly detailed for something so theoretical
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We’re closing in on a date for the next MPCon! Check out mpcon.org for details. For those of you who don’t know, MPCon is a LAN party I run. Our next event should bring in 200+ gamers — making it Michigan’s largest LAN party!
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Opera has impressed me lately. I’ve been switching back and forth between Opera 8.5 and Firefox. Opera is a lot more streamlined — It takes up less memory than Firefox, and renders pages much faster. As far as standards compliance goes, Opera beats Firefox hands down.
On Thursday, Opera made Opera 9.0 Preview […]
The U.S. Census Bureau just released some interesting data showing daytime populations of cities and counties. According to the results Detroit’s population actually decreases during the day by 1%. About half of the workforce in Detroit (160+ thousand) lives outside the city. In contrast, the population of Auburn Hills, MI increases by […]
via lifehacker
At times during a Powerpoint presentation, you need to redirect your audience’s attention away from the screen and towards yourself. By pressing the B key, you temporarily black out the screen.
This allows you to control the flow of your talk and keep your audience’s focus where it needs to be.
Just make sure you’ve got […]
Ever wonder why restaurants never sing “Happy Birthday” anymore? It’s always some funky variation with clapping involved. Is this to maximize embarrassment? Maybe… it’s more likely that the restaurant owners are afraid of copyright infringement.
Time Warner actually owns the copyright to “Happy Birthday”. If you sing it in a public […]
A band called String Cheese actually get it. Instead of sueing consumers, putting DRM on their content which only hurts legitimate consumers, they actually tour! What a novel idea.
Between 1999 and 2003, while much of the music industry struggled with digital piracy and suffered declining sales, String Cheese revenues grew to $14.5 million […]
After work today, I noticed a red swarm by the enterance to the parking garage. When I got home, there were tons of ‘em on the windows and near the doors. Apparently, these multicolored asian lady beetles seek shelter in autum for hibernation. If the air is warm enough (like today was), […]
This guide shows you how to make money from credit cards! I’ve used these techniques for quite some time now. The trick boils down to this: use your credit card for all purchases. Most credit cards have rewards, either through a percentage back or airline miles. Since you’re essentially borrowing money […]
via Guardian
Representatives of the EU have coalesced with the mission of stripping the United States of its solitary control on the internet. This comes as a result from the global acceptance of the net as the largest and most widespread economic operating and networking tool of the present and future.
I hope the U.S. retains control […]