January 2010
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Mathematicians Create Algorithm So Complex No... →
fuckyeahcomputerscience:
Quantum computers, which would rely on quantum mechanical concepts like superposition and entanglement to perform operations of unimaginable complexity, remain a pipe dream. But physicists have nevertheless come up with an algorithm that only quantum computers could use.
The newest algorithm, developed by Aram W. Harrow of the University of Bristol in England and...
December 2009
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Languages By Keyboard
fuckyeahcomputerscience:
How to tell a person’s language of choice by looking at their keyboard.
C Programmer: Their ‘*’ and ‘;’ keys are worn out.
C++ Programmer: Their ‘>’ and ‘<’ keys are worn out.
Lisp Programmer: Their ‘(’ and ‘)’ keys are worn out.
OCaml Programmer: Their ‘;’ key is worn out.
ALGOL Programmer: Their ‘:’ and ‘=’ keys are worn out.
Forth Programmer: Their...
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The Fourth-Most Used Search Term By Toddlers This... →
the teens and the tweens are both searching for “sex,” which is just good life practice. But kids seven and under apparently prefer to skip the formalities and search for straight-up porn. That’s more than Club Penguin, more than the Cartoon Network, and way more than Hannah Montana.
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Twitter Hacked, Defaced By “Iranian Cyber Army" →
The message read:
Iranian Cyber Army
THIS SITE HAS BEEN HACKED BY IRANIAN CYBER ARMY
iRANiAN.CYBER.ARMY@GMAIL.COM
U.S.A. Think They Controlling And Managing Internet By Their Access, But THey Don’t, We Control And Manage Internet By Our Power, So Do Not Try To Stimulation Iranian Peoples To….
NOW WHICH COUNTRY IN EMBARGO LIST? IRAN? USA? WE PUSH THEM IN EMBARGO LIST Take Care.
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Introduction to HTML 5 [Video]
HTML 5 is going to bring to the browser many things that are very exciting. The evolution of the web is constantly changing and bringing new capabilities and technologies to browsers. HTML 5 is one of those technologies. With HTML 5 we will have more flexibility and interoperability, and it will enable more interactive and exciting websites and applications. Google...
A short course on surviving the web:
soupsoup:
by Merlin Mann
Thing is: the internet’s made of IP addresses, opinions, and assholes. It’s what’s there. That’s the basic equipment.
Everything’s amplified. Except subtlety.
Say things you believe are true.
No one understands; no one cares.
Never explain yourself.
Apologize less; think more.
Avatars aren’t people; people aren’t avatars; “friends” aren’t friends.
Everyone thinks...
If programming languages were religions...
thatgeeklover:
fuckyeahcomputerscience:
C would be Judaism - it’s old and restrictive, but most of the world is familiar with its laws and respects them. The catch is, you can’t convert into it - you’re either into it from the start, or you will think that it’s insanity. Also, when things go wrong, many people are willing to blame the problems of the world on it.
Java would be...
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Barnes & Noble Nook has speed issues →
wisedeal:
Barnes & Noble Nook has speed issues
The Barnes & Noble Nook e-book reader has just been released and many blogs are mentioning speed issues in their…
World’s First Bionic Fingers Make it Easy to Poke... →
wisedeal:
Touch Bionics, a U.K-based company, has created the world’s first powered bionic fingers that can be used by patients with missing fingers.
ProDigits, as it is called, can help its…
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Apple Unveils the Top Songs, Movies and Apps of...
Hot Music
Top-Selling Songs:
“Boom Boom Pow,” Black Eyed Peas “Right Round,” Flo Rida “Poker Face,” Lady GaGa “I Gotta Feeling,” Black Eyed Peas “Gives You Hell,” The All-American Rejects “Just Dance,” Lady GaGa & Colby O’Donis “Party in the U.S.A.,” Miley Cyrus “The Climb,” Miley Cyrus “Dead and Gone (feat. Justin Timberlake),” T.I. “Use Somebody,” Kings of Leon
Top-Selling Albums:
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The Pirate Bay Will Not Appeal Order to Remove...
Last month a
Last month a judge ruled that similar to Mininova, The Pirate Bay has to remove a list of ‘infringing’ torrents from their website and block access to Dutch users. Lawyers for the founders said the trio were considering filing an appeal, but according to anti-piracy outfit BREIN, that did not happen. The site now has until March 1st 2010 to comply.judge ruled that similar to...