February 2012
13 posts
WatchThe Linux-powered Raspberry Pi computer is officially available for purchase, just barely making its February launch window. The device is pictured right and is approximately the same size as a credit card. Demand is proving to be huge and one of the distributors, Farnell, has already sold out. Manufacturers will continue to produce the computer in batches of 10,000 until demand is met. Check out...
Light makes write for DNA information-storage... →
Light makes write for DNA information-storage device In an effort to make data storage more cost-effective, a group of researchers from National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany have created a DNA-based memory device that is “write-once-read-many-times” (WORM), and that uses ultraviolet (UV) light to make it possible to encode information. The...
“But in their countersuit against U.S. Bank (.pdf), the McCombs allege that the...”
– Rare Legal Fight Takes On Credit Card Company Security Standards and Fines | Threat Level | Wired.com
Ahh, PCI BS. I had one client who continuously failed a PCI checklist about network security because PCI couldn’t arbitrarily get into their servers. Isn’t that the point of network...
“This project is experimental and of course comes without any warranty...”
– WorldWideWeb wide-area hypertext app available - comp.sys.next.announce | Google Groups
from 1991. Seems like it should be longer ago….
Buck (cocktail) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia →
Buck, and also mule, are slightly antiquated names for a family of historic mixed drinks that involve ginger ale or ginger beer, citrus juice, and any of a number of base liquors.[1]
Variations include:
Rum buck, also called a Shanghai buck, Jamaica buck, or Barbados buck to indicate the origin of the rum. Adding lime to a Dark ‘N’ Stormy creates a rum buck.[1]
Gin buck, also...
Google Near Launch of Cloud-Storage Service -... →
Google Inc. is close to launching a cloud-storage service that would rival one of Silicon Valley’s hottest start-ups, cloud-storage provider Dropbox Inc., according to people familiar with the matter. Like Dropbox, Google’s storage service, called Drive, is a response to the growth of Internet-connected mobile devices like smartphones and tablets and the rise of “cloud...
Codesonic - The fastest way to become an expert... →
Codesonic won’t teach you how to program. Codesonic will turn you into a faster, smarter, more knowledgeable programmer. It drills you on the syntax, classes and methods of your favorite languages and frameworks so you remember them forever.
How it works
Answer short questions about your favorite programming language. We then magically re-order the questions to get you to work on aspects...
