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Hack Your Wii for Homebrew Apps and DVD Playback [Wii] (98)
on Lifehacker (6610) permalinkDespite the fact that it ships with a DVD drive, for whatever godforsaken reason, the Nintendo Wii doesn't support DVD playback—until last week, that is, when a homebrew hacker released a tool that enables DVD playback on your Wii. The best part? You don't have to crack open your Wii or disturb your hardware in any way to install it. Let's take a detailed look at how to softmod your Wii with the Twilight hack ...Shared by AaronTN (116) abrudtkuhl (107) Adam (140) AdamB (20) Alone On A Friday (26) alphakamp (25) Amu (5) Andrew Becherer (24) Andrew Hughes (61) Archimedes Trajano (41) Art (201) aurelien (11) Bene (10) Billy Fairchild (87) Bjarte S. Karlsen (9) Brendan (11) Bruce (12) Bwana (189) Cade (134) Caleb Brown (8) capt bro (67) Carl Hooker (1) Carlos Villela (27) Chad (44) Charles (3) Charles Plater (9) chris (583) Chris Sharpe (4) Christian Santos (140) Compuwizard123 (115) CtrlBreak (3) dani (26) Daniel R (1) danliebke (147) Dasme (2) David (10) Dreamside (336) Drew Olanoff (464) Eric Steil III (6) Felipe (7) G4dz00k5 (4) GaB (12) GeekThug (7) Gerard (6) Getinet (57) GG (184) Gil (328) H. Mueller (31) Hasan (109) Ian Kaumeyer (21) Jack (11) Jade (5) james (18) Jason (27) Jason Calleiro (11) Jayce^ (33) JC (2) John (8) John (6) Jonathan Fields (46) Jorg (19) Jorge (9) JustonWestern (5) Kenny (20) Kevin (26) Kevin Federline (314) kevin oshea (16) Kevin Rose (32) Kuan Hoong (3) Kyle Saric (43) Marc (5) Matt (27) Michael (14) Michael (16) mike pags (9) moustachu (12) Nathan (17) Nick (10) Paul Winch (94) Perry (32) PouarK (68) Rob Crawford (1) Robert H (12) sandbx (22) Scott (10) Scott (69) Sham (785) Stacy (186) Superbunker (24) Tim (86) Tor Erling (318) tormodh (2) ULTIMATE CREATOR (3) virtualcourtney (20) wvpv (35) wwdj (35) Zach (80) Zie (5)Contribute comment
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Set Up Mozilla Weave on Your Own Server [How To] (44)
on Lifehacker (6610) permalinkBlogger Marios Tziortzis details how to set up previously mentioned Mozilla Weave—Mozilla's Firefox-syncing tool—on your personal web server. Setting up Weave with your own server means you don't have to rely on Mozilla's servers, and you can keep your private data, which includes passwords, bookmarks, cookies, and browsing history, on your own web space. It's not a terribly difficult process, so if rolling your own Mozilla Weave server appeals to you, it's worth a go. ...Shared by afreytes (23) Andrew (51) Brian Stearns (5) brokekid (302) chip (48) Chris L (81) Dan (73) Dan Russell (106) David (10) Dhjiz (11) Doug Stewart (112) Drew Olanoff (464) ewbrown (10) Gene Locklin (377) gnusic (196) Greg (39) Haris (53) JasonV (21) Jeff Crump (55) Jeremy P (40) Jon (32) Leonid Mamchenkov (7) Matthew (636) Michael (14) Michael (3) Neo2049 (57) Nick (11) nicknich3 (59) Nicolai (58) Nocky100 (30) Pat (59) Patty (576) Paul (51) Priit^ (139) Randy (48) Ryan (1) rzklkng (345) SD (130) Thomas Reimer S (96) Tolga Orhon (3) Wendy DeCora (20) wwdj (35) xxdesmus (57) Zach (80)Contribute comment
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2008 movie box office revenue (6)
on information aesthetics (73) permalinka visualization of the 2008 US movie box office revenues. each graph shows the trends in the top 25 movies at the box office for each weekend in a year. the color is based on the movie's debut week so that long-running movies gradually start to stand out from newer movies with different colors. [link: xach.com & xach.com (explanations)|thnkx Till] see also: . ebb & flow of box office movies . music listening history graphContribute comment
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A tiny bit about energy policy (1)
on brynnafred (0) permalinkMy new research project with Pete Pirolli will be based on the following hypothesis: Diversity of people and information in social networks will lead users to be better at information discovery and sensemaking tasks. This is proving to be quite tricky to set up properly. But we have decided that our “tasks” will be in the form of questions about US energy policy, and our “measures” will be a scaled rating of how accurate and ...Shared by David (10)Contribute comment
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How to Hack a Technical Job Interview (94)
on Lifehacker (6610) permalinkJob interview master Vj Vijai describes how make the best impression at a technical interview using people skills (versus technical skills). His talk, which happened at O'Reilly's awesome Ignite event, is informative, funny, and short. Vijai also has a web site outlining the principles, linked below. The next Ignite will happen in NYC on 7/29. Thanks, Brady! Hacking the Technical InterviewShared by Adam (0) adang001 (24) Alex Dumitru (445) aliencam (22) Anthony (11) Army of Gnomes (137) Avi (1249) Bene (10) buxx (14) Camtron 9000 (170) CED (17) Chad (0) Christian (0) Christophe Poucet (0) Crysti the Great (95) Curt (20) D4V (2) Dave C (1) Dave Fleet (46) David (10) Derick Valadao (74) Dobi (22) Donnie Berkholz (62) Duane (34) Dustin McLaughlin (17) Enoch (18) Eric Eisenhart (5) Erik J. Heels (137) FINiK (2) Frank (56) Fred Schechter (184) Fuad (9) Guru Panguji (9) Hargurnaz (26) hhMahadev (0) Holden Caulfield (65) Ivan Žužak (16) J.R. (13) Jan Vazquez (35) Jason David Pelker (68) Jen (196) Jérôme Flipo (0) John (17) Karl (0) Keith (2) Ken Rossi - Liquid NY (4) Kevin Hamer (7) KnarG (0) Kris (49) Liam Byrnes (6) looprock (21) Lucas (35) Marcel (0) Marcel (4) Mark Whiting (34) martian (0) Matt Hall (20) Morbuto (1) Nathan (5) neal (797) Nelson (0) NeonDemon (125) Nikki (104) Nocky100 (30) npike (0) Paul Holbrook (7) Richard (3) Robert Birming (617) Roy (0) sapereaude17 (0) Scott (10) Seb (11) Setu (21) shrutes (33) Simon (24) Skrud (6) sri (1) Stacy (186) stantont (23) Stelian Iancu (3) Steve (23) StevieB (79) Tad M (7) Tim (6) TO-Double-D (104) Trey (27) Uzair (566) vim (24) voidfiles (74) Votis (36) yojibee (65) Zach (6) Zach (204) zSAPping (9)Explore read four notes
- Derick Valadao said: May be useful.
- Marcel said: funny, inspiring and even practical
- Ken Rossi - Liquid NY said: This for all it's technical b.s.... is quite funny...
- Chad said: This is a great video about a technical interview but could be used in a regular interview. Note: There is one sexual reference.
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Our Googley advice to students: Major in learning (140)
on The Official Google Blog (245) permalinkManagement guru Peter Drucker noted that companies attracting the best knowledge workers will "secure the single biggest factor for competitive advantage." We and other forward-looking companies put a lot of effort into hiring such people. What are we looking for?At the highest level, we are looking for non-routine problem-solving skills. We expect applicants to be able to solve routine problems as a matter of course. After all, that's what most education is concerned with. But ...Shared by !&# (131) adang001 (24) AliJ (7) alphakamp (25) Andrea (0) Andrew Bruce Smith (49) Andy (6) Angela (27) angol (191) Anthony (99) Arvind (7) Aton (5) atul (357) beggs (8) Benjamin Golub (42) Benjamin Shyong (12) Bhavesh (41) C.K. (146) Cadu (18) Carlos Pinto (0) Cast42 (21) Cem (34) Chirantan (5) Chris Ryall (68) Christopher Gizzi (119) Christopher S. Penn (12) clickstone (4) colladude (20) Compuwizard123 (115) Corris (5) cuqui (17) dan (2) dani (26) Danny Bo'itanni (88) David (10) davidorban (16) Derek (68) Di Maggio (5) Dimitris (5) donlbe (34) Doug (70) Elliott P. (47) Ernest (5) FernandoP (18) Four Eyed Technologist (35) Gavin Rehkemper (1) geekblake (13) ggatin (47) gisc (44) Glenn Batuyong (185) Gonzalo Lopez (6) griflet (16) Guillermo L (2) Haidong (24) Hari Kishore (1) harryzou (3) Hashim (75) Henry Webb (0) hyderabadblues (12) iAlja (97) Ian (21) Iman (45) J.Wo (10) James and Tom (53) janey (18) Jardenberg (3) Jasdeep (2) Javed (368) Jeremiah (29) jerobins (43) Jim (16) Jimmy (26) Joel (2) Jonathan (6) jproffitt (27) Jrod (78) Kris (49) Les (7) Leyla Bonilla (148) Manu (8) Marc (3) Mark J (1) Mark Whiting (34) Mathieu Plourde (55) MeghnaK (93) MH (101) Mike F (1570) MiramarMike (59) Muzo (24) Nick (22) Nicolas Lehuen (19) Nikki (104) noel (42) olifante (13) Oran (11) Ozgur Alaz, Marketallica (63) Pablo Pizarro (28) Patrick (109) Paul Buchheit (38) Paul Helmick (169) paul lester (2) Peter (2) Peter (41) Philippe Lestang (26) Reder (35) ricardo (0) Rick Klau (221) Ricky (6) rjhintz (124) robertogreco (64) ryan.capote (30) Sam (22) sanatgersappa (1) severud (7) shakeel (7) Shoutten (1) sirmikester (52) spsneo (47) srid (1) Srinvard (198) Stephan M (117) Steve (11) sumidiot (20) Synge (28) Tech For Novices (0) ThirdEye (29) Travis (61) Vacuo (43) Vegard (24) Vicky (4) Vinod Kumar Kashyap (3) Wayne (101) willdeluca (15) xeal (35) Yinka (33) zeb (37) Zhasper (52) Zoram (55) سروش رسولی (11) மயூ-Mayu (8)
- MiramarMike said: Tkae note parents of kids - this is what Google (and ALL other knowledge companies - ie, 99.9% in Wellington) are looking for!!
- Steve said: The example here (routine vs non-routine) is a good example of what sets Google apart. Lots of other search companies where already there when Google arrived. But Google does it better with the "non-routine."
- J.Wo said: "When an issue arises or a decision needs to be made, we start with data. That means we can talk about what we know, instead of what we think we know." --- If you can do that in life, you'll go far.
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Alex Albrecht Tanks and Spanks Bosses in Project Lore (25)
on TechCrunch (4788) permalinkAlex Albrecht, co-host of DiggNation and The Totally Rad Show, has launched his new project Project Lore. The core of the project is a web series, featuring Albrecht and his friends playing World of Warcraft. In typical Albrecht fashion, they will be sitting around drinking beer, while playing and World of Warcraft and simultaneously trash talking their digital counterparts. The show will be distributed across ZAM Network’s WoW sites; a network that attracts 17 million ...Shared by Aaron (86) AdiR1 (25) AJ (693) Caleb (25) Camtron 9000 (170) David (10) DigitalMike (90) Hendrik (24) Jeffrey Blais (57) John (5) Kevin (86) Marcus Beagley (13) Martin (46) Matt Warren (21) Michael (0) PMinze (59) Rex (370) Robert (4) susanna (158) Techboy (26) Terrence (103) Tim (114) Vanguard (59) xrx (85)Contribute comment
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Turn Your Broken Laptop into an Arcade Cocktail Cabinet [Weekend Project] (77)
on Lifehacker (6610) permalinkWhat happens when you mix a broken Mac PowerBook with an IKEA Ramvik side table? If you're blogger Frederic Sebton, you create a Mamebook cocktail table—that's a simple, old-school arcade gaming table that you can set your drink on. In a nutshell, the author mounted the PowerBook to the underside of the table, strapped on a monitor, slab of glass, and joystick, and voilà—Mamebook cocktail table. Be sure to check out the post for more ...Shared by AfroWhitey (42) Alix (58) Anthony (11) bardic (1) Bill (0) Bill Glick (10) Bill Shakes (0) Brad (51) Breyten (22) Carlesm (3) Cathy (206) Chad (16) Ching (65) Chris (9) Chris (15) Crysti the Great (95) David (11) David (10) Dedalus (42) dm (0) DOCBook Howto (330) Eric (15) Fansari (87) Fitek (10) Franklin (5) Fred Schechter (184) GG (184) guercheLE (106) Hadyn (10) hoosteen (88) iammikeb (52) Ian (0) Jack (11) Jaia (0) Jason (53) Jason (0) Jenn Turner (15) Jesse (18) Joe Haynes (7) Joining Dots (17) jomc (0) Josh (35) Jules (184) Katie Fellows (141) Kelly (0) Kelly (4) Khosrow Ebrahimpour (0) Kyle \m/ (3) Kyle A Koch (2) Logan (0) Lon (4) Mary Alice (39) Matt (7) Megan (4) Michael (0) Mike (39) Mikey (53) Nick Campbell (72) Noah (68) nparker13 (453) Patrick (7) Rachael (28) Renee (0) Richard (117) Ricky (0) Rob (6) Roberto Medri (1) Roger (34) Shannon Prickett (57) Shavi (3) soufron (23) Stefano Mainardi (14) Ted (3) Thadius (11) Tony Duckles (42) Ulises (30) Woland783 (10)Contribute comment
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A Filter For Your Feeds. AideRSS Turns PostRank Into An API and Google Reader Extension (80)
on TechCrunch (4788) permalinkCanadian startup AideRSS is taking the ranking algorithm in its feed reader, PostRank, and turning it into an API for other developers to integrate into their own apps. At the same time, it is releasing an extension for Google Reader built on that API that shows the ranking of each post and feed within Google Reader. PostRank measures different ways that readers engage with a post. The ranking is based on how many times a ...Shared by aemkei (39) Andrew (51) Anton Johansson (119) Azeem (64) Beglen (18) binduwavell (6) Bjoern (5) blake borgeson (2) Bradford (0) Breyten (22) Brit (54) C.K. (146) cakogal (10) Dan (6) Dan Kearns (58) danutz (0) David (10) dd (25) Donnie Berkholz (62) Doug (70) Egor (1) Felipe Hummel (19) Flyhorse (0) fmanjoo (10) GodsMoon (10) ian (7) James F (33) jamesjbigler (42) Jason (2) Jean-Christophe Boulanger (0) Jeremy (236) Jerome (50) Joey (0) John (5) John (0) John (16) Jon Price (121) Justin (2) Karl Söderström (2) Karl-Anders (4) kiran (44) kjmorley (3) lizunlong (90) LouCypher (141) louisgray (465) ManiacD (26) Marianne (40) Marin Purgar (48) Martin (24) Matteo (6) Max (0) metaeuphoria (0) Mike F (1570) ModernBizzle (2) Monsur (17) Nick (10) Nihar (47) noattention (0) Parker (11) Philou (12) Piersj (10) puthali (17) puzo (0) Ruben Llibre (53) Sandra (31) Sarah Crisman (0) Sean McBride (429) Seann (13) shoM3000 (4) Teresa (1) Tim Aldiss (6) Timothy (0) Tobias (1) Toby (31) Tony Duckles (42) voidfiles (74) whatevernevermind (110) William Spaetzel (5) zany (1) Zsombor (5)Explore read 12 notes
- Nihar said: looks promising
- ModernBizzle said: Good software to cut down on irrelevant data.
- Monsur said: Awesome, testing it out now!
- James F said: I installed it, it looks like it could be useful.
- GodsMoon said: This looks pretty awesome
- kjmorley said: A FireFox plugin to filter GoogleReader stories by popularity/rank.
- John said: Damnit... if only I had spent more time developing on GearReader
- noattention said: This a cool idea. I might try it.
- Justin said: I love integration
- Bjoern said: Endlich DIE Filterfunktion für Google Reader.
- blake borgeson said: downloaded it and using it now, and it definitely helps!
- Max said: Kinda cool, I've installed it. But I'm sad that it's not personalized.Based on the algorithm description, sounds like posts that have been around longer will have higher scores? That doesn't make much sense.
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Server in a bread bin (3)
on ikea hacker (26) permalinkJonk hides a server in an Ikea bread bin! Fantastic. He writes, "This is my build log for my server in an Ikea breadbox. Photos and descriptions are available here. Unfortunately I don't remember the name of the breabox but the computer specs are: Motherboard: VIA EPIA ML6000EA. Memory: 512 mb. HD: 160 gb. Powerspply: Morex Powerkit 80W. OS: Ubuntu. It's a server I use for hosting blogs and stuff and it's running 24/7."Contribute comment
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Didactics: Statistical Language! (1)
on Blog about Stats (0) permalinkSome days ago the Australian Bureau of Statistics ABS has published an e-Magazine about important statistical terms: Statistical language! This is an “educational resource designed to improve the reader’s understanding of some fundamental statistical concepts”. There are not only definitions but also precious explanations about how to calculate and about benefits and downfalls related to these concepts.Shared by David (10)Contribute comment
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