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The Bark Side
[ Web Videos ] 
Posted by Krux
on Friday January 20, 2012 @ 03:14pm[ 3 replies ] Amusing http://youtu.be/6ntDYjS0Y3w
Not mine, but had to share
Posted by unicron
on Wednesday January 18, 2012 @ 08:51pm[ 2 replies ] You didn't care when the government decided it could spy on you without a warrant. You didn't care when they started telling you what you could eat. You didn't care when your kids' education was turned into indoctrination. You didn't care when they were more worried about military veterans than Islamic terrorists. You didn't care when they spent so much money that our entire economic system may collapse. You didn't care when they gave billions of your money to unions and corporations that were their political contributors. You didn't care when inert cosmetic features on guns were felonies. You didn't care when they made it a fucking crime to not have government approved health insurance. All of these things were done in your name. On your behalf. To help you, protect you, take care of you. Each time you gave them more power and gave away more of your freedom. Each time you believed them when they said they were protecting you, or helping the less fortunate, or sticking it to "the rich" who "aren't paying their fair share". Each time you applauded their efforts. Mocked those that were concerned. Called them uncaring or racist or alarmist or stupid. Each time you asked for more. You begged them to take care of you, protect you, right wrongs, enforce equality. But now that your Internet porn and bit torrents are threatened, NOW you care? It's too late for all that, kids. Turning off Wikipedia for a couple days isn't going to win back the freedoms we've pissed away. It isn't going to undo decades of expanding government power. They've already decided there's nothing they can't do, no law they can't pass. We watched it happen. We let it happen. We have the country we deserve. So go ahead, post a rant about SOPA on your blog. Link to Ron Paul's web page. Pretend you're doing something. It'll make you feel better. Then you will go back to business as usual and so will they. Democracy in action. Isn't it beautiful?
EFF on SOPA
Posted by Krux
on Monday January 16, 2012 @ 10:49am[ 2 replies ] Even if Congress removes DNS blocking, PIPA & SOPA still would damage free speech & innovation in many ways How PIPA and SOPA Violate White House Principles Supporting Free Speech and Innovationr
Your invisibility cloak doesn't impress me!
[ Science! ] 
Posted by unicron
on Wednesday January 4, 2012 @ 03:11pm[ more ] Time Cloak
The Year 2012
Posted by Caliber
on Monday January 2, 2012 @ 04:18am[ 32 replies ] So 2011 was not exactly a stellar year. It had its above average moments, but the low points bring the average way down. I am quite happy to be done with it and have high hopes for 2012. That said, if I don't see any improvement, anyone want to help me prove the Aztecs right? So, in the works for 2012: I will defend my thesis on November 21st I will graduate (magna cum laude assuming trends continue) on December 8th I go to warrant officer advanced course in May (over the summer) I will move from logistics to operations (hopefully by the end of next week) We are going to Germany after WOAC for a few weeks to see my brother and give the baby girl a chance to see cool stuff I will earn the lean six sigma black belt I will publish in at least two professional peer reviewed journals in philosophy (with about 4 more possible if papers are accepted) I will be eligible for retirement on the 25th of August I will complete my final treatment to have all the hair lasered off my face permanently Those are mostly guaranteed assuming the zombie apocalypse or something doesn't happen, but there are some things I would really like to try to finish this year as well: I would like to get secularphilosophy dot net up and running, preferably with some revenue generation happening I would like to send samples to at least 6 publishers for authorship deals. I would like to finish the Dean Locke revision and get that out to publishers as well I would like to get a decent D&D game going I would like to complete the tattoo on my back, and possibly start the sleeve on my right arm I would like to see a level of mastery on math, science and chess in my daughter So how about you guys, what are your big plans for this year?
Epic Meal Time
Posted by voltaic
on Saturday December 31, 2011 @ 07:18pm[ Pie ] [ more ] This is an awesome Youtube channel. http://www.youtube.com/user/EpicMealTime I wanted to highlight a couple episodes that I just watched. Meat Garden: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6s3rKTvV5c Meat Cthulhu: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ITsGZJustI Deep Fried Waffle Fries: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEQuwGqy4VU Cheesy Grilled Cheese Tower: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKJgcEgvx4U Candy Sushi: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvUku7zAXVE Who's hungry? Damn. Happy New Year, foolios. Fuck 2011. 
Simple Fireplace..
Posted by Stealth
on Wednesday December 28, 2011 @ 05:18pm[ 1 reply ] Want a simple fireplace and have no where to put one? Here you go! http://www.tedmartens.com/fireplace/
Of Demos and Chiptunes
Posted by Krux
on Friday December 23, 2011 @ 09:01am[ 2 replies ] This is pretty nifty http://www.linusakesson.net/bitbuf/index.php The bitbuf is a portable 8-bit minimalistic live looping machine. Designed as a tool for chip music improvisation and live performances, it aims to provide a set of simple yet versatile features. It's a work in progress, but I've made a prototype which is already quite functional and enjoyable to work with. The word bit in this context refers to a small fragment (a loop) of a piece of 8-bit music. Buf is computer programming jargon for a piece of memory where you store something for later retrieval. The basic job of this machine is to memorise a loop, and then recall it over and over again. This is the same guy who did the demo on a microcontroller https://thcnet.net/article/demo_on_a_microcontroller
Dark Knight Rises Trailer
Posted by unicron
on Monday December 19, 2011 @ 02:57pm[ 18 replies ] Trailer Goodness Have to admit looks different than the first 2, but not in a bad way. I've heard a rumor Bruce Wayne will be killed off in this one, and the mantle will go to someone else, possibly Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
SOPA
Posted by Krux
on Sunday December 18, 2011 @ 11:18am[ Network ] [ 8 replies ] A lot of stuff on the "Stop Online Piracy Act" (SOPA) bill: SOPA Delayed - But Not For Long http://techcrunch.com/2011/12/16/sopa-delayed-but-not-for-long/ Brad Burnham Explains Why SOPA Must Be Stopped http://techcrunch.com/2011/12/15/sopa-brad-burnham/ SOPA Breaks DNSSEC, and won't work anyway http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/20/sopa_breaks_dnssec/ "By mandating redirection, PROTECT IP would require and legitimize the very behavior DNSSEC is designed to detect and suppress," the paper states. "[A] DNSSEC-enabled browser or other application cannot accept an unsigned response; doing so would defeat the purpose of secure DNS. Consistent with DNSSEC, the nameserver charged with retrieving responses to a user's DNSSEC queries cannot sign any alternate response in any manner that would enable it to validate a query." Even worse, Huston said, legislation like SOPA could encourage the formation of "darknet" alternative DNSs. "This will not switch off the content, but will provide impetus for the formation of 'alternate' DNS worlds which include the blocked domain names," he wrote. "To what extent these alternative worlds will then be populated by 'fake' banks, 'fake' governments and all other kinds of attempts at trickery is an open question, but it is unlikely that the darker alternate DNS world will be any better than what we have today. So in effect, they argue, these attempts to suppress bad content through mucking around with the DNS encourages other forms of mucking around with the DNS, and that's not a good thing." Nor will the measures proposed in SOPA actually block the content, since users will still be able to locate the "banned" resource directly using the IP address, by running a local resolver, using a foreign resolver, or by editing their hosts file. As Sandia states, "Even non-technical users could learn to bypass filtering provisions." Here is the bill: http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/pdf/112%20HR%203261.pdf
Ferrite
[ Science! ]
Posted by Krux
on Sunday December 18, 2011 @ 10:54am[ more ] This is an interesting kickstarter project. A desktop interactive liquid sculpture using ferrofluid. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dmarkus/ferrite-interactive-liquid-sculpture Ferrofluid is an extraordinary material with unique ferromagnetic properties. Although dozens of applications for it have been found - from hard drives to loudspeakers - its most impressive is arguably as an interactive display.
Ferrofluid displays capture the best qualities of ferrofluid, both as a liquid and as a ferromagnetic substance. By applying magnetic fields of different strengths, different shapes and formations begin to appear in this otherworldly black liquid. By suspending it in a clear liquid, even more interactive qualities are exposed. |