December 2010
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DD-WRT, I Know Where You Live →
I’ve always envied CSI’s amazing IP address geolocation capabilities. Not only can they get your exact physical address based solely off your IP (right down to your hotel room number!), it even works on IP addresses that don’t exist!
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Low Skills causes Procrastination →
I was recently thinking why do I procrastinate. Yes, I do procrastinate; as my previous boss described me, I’m honest. I think honesty helps you focus on a meaningful solution to the problem instead of masking it and being defensive. And specifically to work, I think the normal state of a man is to want to work and him not working is mostly because there are obstacles blocking him....
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Coffee shop WiFi for dummies →
The average user has no idea of the risks associated with public WiFi hotspots. Here are some very simple tips for them to keep their network access secure.
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Neuro-Menus and Restaurant Psychology →
Restaurants are great test labs for testing neuromarketing techniques. It’s easy to change offerings, menus, and pricing, and one gets immediate feedback on what’s working and what’s not. One technique I’ve written about from a product standpoint but which is also used by restaurants is decoy pricing.
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Common Mistakes as Python Web Developer →
It’s actually a pretty common mistake to use the os.path.join function with arbitrary and unfiltered input, leading to security issues.
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AI Defeats the Hivemind →
How a machine learning algorithm beat the assembled masses of Mechanical Turk.
Wow, there are some crazy trades going on in the NBA today. Why can’t get Warriors get up in that action??
Yahoo is Shutting Down Del.icio.us →
For a couple of days now, we’ve been hearing rumors that the Yahoo layoffs included the entire Delicious team. Now Former Yahoo employee and Upcoming founder Andy Baio has tweeted out the above Yahoo! product team meeting slide that seems to show that Yahoo! is either closing or merging the social bookmarking service as well as Upcoming, Fire Eagle, MyBlogLog and others.
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Best way to feel like you’re in the opening credits of an 80’s movie? Blast Huey Lewis’s Sports while you’re cooking breakfast.
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Understanding Pac-Man Ghost Behavior →
this is pretty cool…
sharon stone is speaking at USF today to raise awareness about #turnRED (@ chris & al’s) http://4sq.com/73KWTb
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Alien life form ‘is here on Earth’ →
NASA scientists will announce a major discovery this Thursday that could boost the chance of life on other worlds. Experts believe they will say they have found a new form of life on Earth that is completely alien to anything known before.