Mar 21
Coding: how hard can it be
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Mar 20
The wonderful thing about internet communities is that it’s very hard to artificially build them, but they arise organically in the strangest ways. And sometimes The Teens, those rapscallions, find the strangest places to commune online.
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Mar 17
Not all technologies are created equal: some are easy to use, some are tough to get to grips with, and others are downright impossible to get working.
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Mar 16
This article was written on July 16, 2007 by CyberNet.
Apple fan or not, if you haven’t visited “The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs,” go take a look around, it’ll be worth it. The blog has become quite popular over the last several months, and even the real Steve Jobs has admitted to reading the blog. It’s funny, and entertaining, and one of my favorite posts came from the day the iPhone launched. It was titled “29 June 2007: The day the world changed.” I’d say his older material is better than some of the recent stuff, but it’s all still good.
People have been wondering for a while now who this “Fake Steve” is and many have been going to the extremes to try and figure it out. Apple 2.0 recently posted (as have others) that all evidence is pointing to a man named Andy Ihnatko who writes tech reviews for the Chicago Sun Times and also does back-page humor for MacWorld. After checking out two of Ihnatko’s blogs (here and here), you can’t help but notice the similarities in the writing style.
Now, when I said people were going to extremes to find out who the author is, I meant it. TUAW.com posted about how one site put their detective hat on to solve the mystery:
If you checked out Fake Steve Jobs’s site yesterday, you might have seen a short post about a marginally funny iPhone Haiku site. I’ve still got the post in my Google Reader, as you can see in the pic. Seems harmless, right?
That’s what FSJ thought. But apparently, the link was sent to him by the guys at Sitening (who also created the Haiku site as a lark), and the link he was sent was a specially created link, made up just for FSJ by the Sitening guys. See where this is going? When he clicked the link, they tracked his IP, and here it is: 68.160.21.224. That IP traces back to a Verizon service, which the Sitening guys say is in Boston, MA.
Considering Ihnatko lives in the Boston area, I think the hunt for Fake Steve is just about over. Unfortunately, part of the appeal for me was that no one knew who this guy was.
Anyways, check out Fake Steve if you haven’t.
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Mar 15
This article was written on August 22, 2008 by CyberNet.
Fun Friday
You’ve heard of Murphy’s law before, I’m sure – “If anything can go wrong, it will” or “whatever can go wrong will go wrong, and at the worst possible time, in the worst possible way.” Since Murphy’s Law came about a long time ago, there have been all kinds of variations to it. A site found at murphys-laws.com has lots of those variations available that pertain to certain categories like real estate, teaching, and technology. There were all kinds of Murphys Laws that pertained to technology, so we sifted through them and found the ones we liked the best, which you’ll find below.
Be sure to visit the Murphy’s Laws Site to checkout the complete list!
1. Technology is…
Technology is dominated by those who manage what they do not understand.
2. The attention span of…
The attention span of a computer is only as long as its electrical cord.
3. A failure will not appear…
A failure will not appear until a unit has passed final inspection.
4. New Systems…
New systems generate new problems.
5. To err is human…
To err is human but to really foul things up requires a computer.
6. The primary function…
The primary function of the design engineer is to make things difficult for the fabricator and impossible for the serviceman.
7. Any circuit design…
Any circuit design must contain at least one part which is obsolete, two parts which are unobtainable and three parts which are still under development.
8. A complex system…
A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that works.
9. Computers are…
Computers are unreliable, but humans are even more unreliable. Any system which depends on human reliability is unreliable.
10. Build a system…
Build a system that even a fool can use and only a fool will want to use it.
11. If something breaks…
If something breaks and it stops you from doing something, it will be fixed when you:
– no longer need it
– are in the middle of something else
– don’t want it to be fixed because you really don’t want to do what you were supposed to do
12. It is never wise…
It is never wise to let a piece of electronic equipment know that you are in a hurry.
13. Don’t fix something…
Don’t fix something that ain’t broke, ’cause you’ll break it and you still won’t be able to fix it.
14. When it comes to software…
When it comes to software, the moment you read software reviews and manage to master it, a new version of the software is released/
15. In today’s fast-moving tech environment…
In today’s fast moving tech environment, it is a requirement that we forget more than we learn.
16. A working program…
A working program is one that has only unobserved bugs.
17. A hardware failure…
A hardware failure will cause system software to crash, and the engineer will blame the programmer.
18. A system software crash…
A software crash will cause hardware to act strangely and the programmers will blame the engineer.
19. Profanity…
Profanity is one language all computer users know.
20. Whenever you need a crucial file…
Whenever you need a crucial file from your hard drive, your hard drive will crash…
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Mar 13
In this modern age, there aren’t many sleeping beauties to wake, dragons to fight or treasures to hunt. But there are plenty of ageing family members whose Wi-Fi needs fixing—and that’s the tack this animated fairy tale takes.
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Mar 12
What you see is possibly perhaps maybe slightly tangentially almost related to what you may or may not get. Or, WYSIPPMSTARTWYMOMNG as I like to call it. [XKCD]
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Mar 08
Game of Thrones is a complicated show with a never ending cast of characters and families and sigils and bannermen and animals and politics and power and maps and magic and breasts that it’s sometimes hard to keep up with who is fighting who and for what. This hilarious parody of Game of Thrones by Cracked imagines the show’s characters getting confused at all the little details in the war and losing track of what is who. It’s great.
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Mar 06
This article was written on April 11, 2008 by CyberNet.
Fun Friday
For today’s Fun Friday article, we’re taking a look at 10 extremely creative business cards. If what makes a successful business card was based upon creativity, these would be the most successful cards out there. If you you happen to be looking for inspiration for your next business card, these cards should at least get your mind going…
Kevin Mitnick (a famous Hacker)
3D Plastic Card
Piano Repair
Hello, my name is…
S-tr-e-tch — for a personal trainer!
A Chest Physician’s Card…
Dog Tags
Acupuncture
Pop-outs!
Like a Cat’s Tail
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Mar 06
Yesterday we reported on a video that was making its rounds on social media. The video basically showed off a hoverboard that looked like the real deal, but at the same time our sharp-eyed readers and many others have commented that it looks like the people in the video were strapped to a harness to mimic the effects of floating above ground.
It was unclear at that time what the purpose of the video was, although it was suggested it could be another one of Jimmy Kimmel’s pranks, but as it turns out, the video was from the folks at Funny or Die who has since issued a video starring Christopher Lloyd admitting to the hoax. (more…)
HUVr’s Hoverboard Video Turns Out To Be A Prank original content from Ubergizmo. 
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