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An excellent distillation of what rational conversation should be. Now we need to convince lots of people that rational conversation is personally and selfishly beneficial. Originally shared by Chris Munro Links A flowchart to help you determine if you’re having a rational discussion Shared with: Public +1’d by: Scarlett Moore Comments Scarlett Moore - 2011-11-06T21:07:11Z Yeah, I am learning that the hard way, some conversations just need to be avoided. The ones where nothing you can say will even be considered, because they are so dead set on their own point of view, everyone else is wrong >.< ...

So I’ve ended up playing with Windows7 (gaming platform) more than intended on my new Linux laptop. :) It seems that Microsoft – while touting desktop gadgets as a great feature – has killed their dynamic directory of gadgets and they just have a static page now. So updates are not propagating. Plus you have to go to the developers site for updates, but the links everybody has in their gadgets broke too so you have to bring up the browser and site by hand. So it seems Microsoft is still the land of half-assed half measures for half-wits. ...

Funny and awesome and Arduino. You thought those 3.5" drives and floppies were useless, so you threw them out! This guy makes music with them. Originally shared by Michelle Marie Star Wars Imperial March on Dual Floppy Drives With #Arduino driven head stepper motors.Here’s what polish AGH University of Science and Technology do in their free time. My another useless device - Imperial March played by two floppy disk drives. Homepage: http://silent.org.pl/home/ Post in English: http://silent.org.pl/home/2011/09/29/evil-floppy-drives-english-translation/ Po polsku: http://silent.org.pl/home/2011/09/25/muzykalna-stacja-dyskow/ Read the note about the next video: http://silent.org.pl/home/2011/10/03/dyskietli-podbijaja-internet-english-polish/ ...

This is amazing. The animation is good and entertaining. The message is coming from someone who obviously is knowledgable and scientific. I want to learn everything this way. Video Watch Video “RSA ANIMATE: Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us” Shared with: Public

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A beautifully executed article on equations. Seriously. Links » 9 Equations True Geeks Should (at Least Pretend to) Know Shared with: Public

I got to play a small but fun part in OpenX opening up a new data center in less than 60 days. From not knowing the people to serving production traffic including structured network wiring, cage buildout, rack construction and shipping, and all of the other “little things”. Apparently it takes most people 3 times this long. What are they spending their time doing? :)

So open source world, regarding that $2B value I’ve received, well now I’ve paid back $1. Cool? Links chicks-net’s profile on GitHub Shared with: Public +1’d by: John McWade Update 2025-12-16 I feel I have given a few dollars since then and I have a few more to give. It is strange and neat to be looking back on this after 14 years, during a year where I have ramped up my rate and quality of contributions to the free software and open source communities. ...

This could be pretty cool. I always wanted a PSP with a screen bigger than a postage stamp. Links GameStop to bring Android-based gaming tablet to market Shared with: Public +1’d by: Nathan Weinberg

Interesting. Originally shared by Sulamita Garcia http://www.go-gulf.com/blog/60-seconds Links http://www.go-gulf.com/blog/60-seconds 60 Seconds - Things That Happen On Internet Every Sixty Seconds [Infographic] Shared with: Public