The head of the screw you stripped while you were hanging that shelf may not have seemed like a big deal at the time—until you needed to unscrew it, that is. Next time you're having trouble, try a rubber band.Home hacks and design blog Apartment Therapy offers a a few simple, smart tips for removing a stripped screw without any special equipment like an extractor—like using a rubber band: A rubber band may aid in ...

Gmail is easily the most popular email application among power users, and with good reason: It's an excellent app. But if you haven't gotten to know its best shortcuts, tricks, Labs features, and add-ons, it's time you made Gmail sing.Photo remixed from Google's own Become a Gmail ninja page. Way back in 2006, I showed you my favorite tips, tricks, and tools for making the most of Gmail. A lot has changed in the Gmail ...

Lorem ipsum is a block of dummy text in Latin often used in design and publishing to fill space in a mockup. The brilliant Dummy Image Generator is like "lorem ipsum" for images.Like "lorem ipsum", the Dynamic Dummy Image Generator offers a glimpse at what content might look like in a layout, but instead of placeholder text, it creates a placeholder image. Using the service is dead simple: Sometimes you just need a placeholder image ...

One of the key values at Facebook is to move fast. For the past six years, we have been able to accomplish a lot thanks to rapid pace of development that PHP offers. As a programming language, PHP is simple. Simple to learn, simple to write, simple to read, and simple to debug. We are able to get new engineers ramped up at Facebook a lot faster with PHP than with other languages, which allows ...

Hubble has discovered a mysterious X-shaped object traveling at 11,000mph. NASA says that P/2010-A2 may be a comet, product of the collision between two asteroids. Or a Klingon Bird of Prey. Either way, UCLA investigator David Jewitt is excited: Click above to see the full resolution image This is quite different from the smooth dust envelopes of normal comets. The filaments are made of dust and gravel, presumably recently thrown out of the nucleus. Some ...

Want all your downloads, streaming video, and other techie media stuff on your TV? Wondering which media center works best for you? Here's a look at the biggies in chart and Venn diagram form, followed by some lengthy breakdowns of each. New to the idea of TV-connected computers? Head down below the charts for some explainers and deeper comparisons of each system. If you're already familiar with the HTPC scene, we'll give you the good ...

Facebook is completely rewriting their messaging product and is preparing to launch a fully featured webmail product in its place, according to a source with knowledge of the product. Internally it’s known as Project Titan. Or, unofficially and perhaps over-enthusiastically, the Gmail killer. Facebook messaging has been the bane of users’ existence for years. My first public gripe was in 2008, when I said that urgent changes were needed. The biggest problem is simply deleting ...

50,000 years ago, civilization forked. Farming was invented and the way many people spent their time was changed forever.Clearly, farming is a very different activity from hunting. Farmers spend time sweating the details, worrying about the weather, making smart choices about seeds and breeding and working hard to avoid a bad crop. Hunters, on the other hand, have long periods of distracted noticing interrupted by brief moments of frenzied panic.It's not crazy to imagine that ...

Planning and communication are two key elements in the development of any successful website or application. And that is exactly what the wireframing process offers: a quick and simple method to plan the layout and a cost-effective, time-saving tool to easily communicate your ideas to others. A wireframe typically has the basic elements of a Web page: header, footer, sidebar, maybe even some generated content, which gives you, your clients and colleagues a simple visually ...

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Fax machines are going the way of the dodo, yet sometimes there's no easy way to transfer forms back and forth, especially ones that need to be filled out and sent back. FillAnyPDF steps in to fill the gap.FillAnyPDF is a free web-based service where you can upload any file in PDF, PNG, JPG, or GIF format. You don't need to do anything to your form before or after it's uploaded; the service will do ...

最近不知道大家注意到没有，网络上各大论坛和新闻评论里，五毛党越来越多了。当然，我不赞同把凡是和你持不同意见的人叫五毛党，但是五毛党还是很好认的，因为出卖灵魂的人，尤其是廉价出卖灵魂的人，他们的言语是没有根基的，他们的高潮是没有前戏的。起初发现这个现象，我很疑惑，以为是相关部门加大了投入，但是，看到了一条新闻，原来是经济危机波及到了五毛党。中国衡阳党建网网评员管理办法第五章第十七条最新指出，网评员的标准为0.1元一条。可以想见，全国五毛党可能普遍下调了待遇，这也可以解释为什么感觉突然间多了五倍的五毛党，其实人还是那些，但是他们都在超负荷工作。以前往往发现一个五毛党，大家就可以围观圈养起来，但是现在随着上删下刷，在个别地方甚至出现了被五毛党围观的景象。 按照机密文件《五毛构成》里所言，50个写作高手，100个写作好手，500个外围写手构成一个五毛旅。这次涌现的五毛党们，经过我的判断，还是以“外围写手”为主，但是时不时会出现几个“写作好手”出来试水，至于“写作高手”，应该是在系统内有相应职务的，他们至今出手的还不多。当然，主要原因是过年忙着应酬收礼。 近期五毛党的泛滥也是我开通新浪微博的一个原因，一来是因为五毛党对于新兴事物的反应比较迟缓，相信注册和登录QQ对于很多"写作好手"来说已经是极限操作了，另外一方面，微薄没有匿名发言，他们普遍害怕注册。最重要的是，万一他们在微博阵地中表现突出，上头指示要巩固阵地，必须手机绑定时刻引导舆论，这对于他们来说是灭顶之灾，本来就只有一毛一条了，这下好，发个短信引导一下正好一毛钱，算上手机充电的电费，里外里还要亏损几厘钱。大家不要嘲笑他们，他们一毛钱就能卖身，一千块就能卖肾了，对于他们，几厘钱也是钱。他们才是真正的活在最底层，但是和统治阶级有着最高度统一思想的物种。 对于五毛党，我有着不同的见解。首先，我认为我们要允许五毛党的存在，每个人都有权利雇佣别人为自己说话，每个被雇佣者都有权利在任何地方说话。你如果能够把小明打一顿，然后用从小明身上搜刮来的钱雇个人再把小明骂一顿，这也算是你的本事。任何一个政府，都有为他宣传的机构,这是情有可原的。但是五毛党完全是政府的败笔，我以前以为五毛党的出现是为了引导舆论，现在想来我错了，因为你不会因为看见一堆人围着在吃屎而挤进去吃一口。五毛党本是中高层麻痹讨好最高层的产物，但随着五毛党的横行，很多光辉正确的人士只要一开口，明明是免费的，结果全都变成了五毛党，这严重打击了他们的积极性。本来进酒店开个房间一夜情，完事了出门全世界都说你是鸡，这种打击不言而喻。你一旦设立了五毛党，除了国内外舆论影响不好以外，所有你原本的拥护者都有了五毛党的嫌疑。我为什么很少赞美政府，一来是因为我怕别人说我是五毛党，二来若批评无自由，则赞美无意义，三来我已经纳了税，人民纳的税被用于五毛党活动经费，也等于是我间接赞美了政府。 最后我将去挑选一些言论，分辨一下哪个是外围写手写的，哪个是写作好手写的， 哪个是爱国青年写的，哪个是无知少女写的，哪个是不高兴写的，哪个是没头脑写的。但是如果我冤枉了你，你是义务的，那么真的没有办法。谁让你的主子认为，和你一样的见解能值一毛钱呢。

To open the secret entrance to the cave, try left-left-up-left-down-down-right-left then a-y-y-x-b-a and then hold the d-pad down while clicking y-y-b-b. Press start twice, and you will get in. [Flopculture]

Map : author What sets the U.S apart from the rest of the world? The U.S. is one of only three nations in the world (the other two being Liberia and Burma) which clings to its outmoded system of measurement, failing to get on board with the rest of the world and use the metric system. We don’t even use the British Imperial system (that the British don’t even use anymore) – we use some ...

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The iPhone isn't the only handset getting bumped today -- Google's just outed a very, very significant update to the Nexus One that includes Google Goggles on board and a re-upped version of Google Maps that includes suggestions and a dedicated night mode. Much more significantly, though, they've capitulated and enabled multitouch in Browser, Gallery, and Maps -- great news and a big win for the Android community at large. Finally, there are some 3G ...

Oh Silvio. I have no problem with your mafia connections, your masonic lodge business, the tax fraud, the false accounting, the bribing of judges, embezzlement, seducing young girls, etc. We all do that kind of thing. But when you start pumping up your crowds with Photoshop you cross the line, mister.Thanks to Aimar, Antonio, Francesca, and everyone else who sent this in! Bigger version here!

If you've ever hired or managed or taught, you know the feeling.People are just begging to be told what to do. There are a lot of reasons for this, but I think the biggest one is: "If you tell me what to do, the responsibility for the outcome is yours, not mine. I'm safe."When asked, resist.