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Blogging for Mobile Devices
I just added the WordPress Mobile Edition as a result of my recent road trip across the country. Think of this as a must have for your platform in today’s world. Visit http://mobile.nytimes.com using your phone. Incredibly useful and lightning fast, even when compared to the NYTimes iPhone Application which pales by comparison.
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Fill up your cellphone with life
http://beam-it-up-scotty.com/
In just three simple steps you can download pictures, music, videos, docs or any other file to your cellphone (and your iPhone). Upload your file, choose the compression settings and we will send you an SMS/text message with the download link.
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64 Things Every Geek Should Know
From LaptopLogic – read the full article http://laptoplogic.com/resources/64-things-every-geek-should-know.
If you consider yourself a geek, or aspire to the honor of geekhood, here’s an essential checklist of must-have geek skills.
The term ‘geek’, once used to label a circus freak, has morphed in meaning over the years. What was once an unusual profession transferred into a word indicating social awkwardness. As time has gone on, the word has yet again morphed to indicate a new type of individual: someone who is obsessive over one (or more) particular subjects, whether it be science, photography, electronics, computers, media, or any other field. A geek is one who isn’t satisfied knowing only the surface facts, but instead has a visceral desire to learn everything possible about a particular subject.
A techie geek is usually one who knows a little about everything, and is thus the person family and friends turn to whenever they have a question. If you’re that type of person and are looking for a few extra skills to pick up, or if you’re a newbie aiming to get a handhold on the honor that is geekhood, read on to find out what skills you need to know.
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Buying Eyeglasses Online
I was thinking of buying eyeglasses online and turning to one of my fave sites Lifehacker, was not at all suprised to find the following article posted there. http://lifehacker.com/5157425/save-bundles-of-cash-by-buying-eyeglasses-online
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Monty Hall problem
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In search of a new car, the player picks a door, say 1. The game host then opens one of the other doors, say 3, to reveal a goat and offers to let the player pick door 2 instead of door 1.
The Monty Hall problem is a probability puzzle based on the American television game show Let’s Make a Deal. The name comes from the show host, Monty Hall. The problem is also called the Monty Hall paradox, as it is a veridical paradox in that the result appears absurd but is demonstrated to be true. [1]
A well-known statement of the problem was published in Parade magazine:
Suppose you’re on a game show, and you’re given the choice of three doors: Behind one door is a car; behind the others, goats. You pick a door, say No. 1, and the host, who knows what’s behind the doors, opens another door, say No. 3, which has a goat. He then says to you, “Do you want to pick door No. 2?” Is it to your advantage to switch your choice? (Whitaker 1990)
Because there is no way for the player to know which of the two remaining unopened doors is the winning door, most people assume that each of these doors has an equal probability and conclude that switching does not matter. In fact, the player should switch—doing so doubles the probability of winning the car from 1/3 to 2/3.
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Garage Climbing Wall
Garage Climbing Wall – More DIY How To Projects
introGarage Climbing Wall
In this instructable I show how I designed and built a climbing wall in my garage for relatively cheap. To view this project and some other pretty cool ones I haven’t had time to transcribe over to instructables visit my site mechanicallyinclined.net
Of course every garage varies so my design probably couldn’t be copied exactly but hopefully showing how I did will show all the basic concepts behind building a wall and give you a good idea on how to go about this large undertaking should you choose to do so. The total cost of the project was under $400 (that includes holds so if you made your own holds it would be ~220$) and is well worth the investment. An added bonus is the wall has a door that can be opened so it doubles as extra storage space. (or if you dont need storage space but have kids (or you’re a kid yourself) you could use the inside as a pretty awesome fort). It really is up to your imagination. But without further adieu we will delve into the finer details of climbing wall design & construction.
