Sunday, November 26, 2006

A Hack To Prevent Traffic Jams!

This amateur scientist has devised a way to singlehandely reduce traffic jams during your commute. It is golden advice for dealing with holiday traffic.

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Friday, November 24, 2006

Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days

Learn the basics of C++ in 21 days! Great guide for beginners. Remember, this is just an overview, fully mastering any program languages takes many years. But this is the guide to get you started!

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Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Most accurate ip-tracing

i knew for ages you could trace an ip back to its Country, ISP, but this site locates your town and shows it on google earth.. Pretty amazing.

Another trick.. you can now find where the emails you get come from by looking at the header and tracing the ip.

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Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Chess Makes Kids Smarter

Chess lovers have long contended that chess should be a valuable classroom tool. It can provide an in
­tellectually stimulating, rewarding activity, but it can also teach discipline, concentra­tion, planning and all the other good things that go into successful chess.

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Build a Skype Server for Your Home Phone System

Build this Skype server to provide 24/7 phone service through regular phone handsets in your home—and save a bundle of money in the process!

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Saturday, November 04, 2006

Digg releases a new algorithm

"Today Digg made a major modification to their algorithm. With thousands stories being listed on Digg everyday it seemed like too many mediocre ones were making the front page, so it appears that Digg modified their algorithm (or the algorithm automatically modified itself) for stories to require more diggs before they hit the front page."

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Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Steve Wozniak: Why I Carry $20,000 With Me At All Times

"I
’ve got about $20,000 on me at the moment, which is about the usual. Cash has always appealed to me more as a means of payment than card". Great interview with Woz discussing his feelings towards finances.

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