Category: computing
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#readlater GUIDELINES FOR DESIGNING USER INTERFACE SOFTWARE : 1. Data Entry
GUIDELINES FOR DESIGNING USER INTERFACE SOFTWARE : 1. Data Entry.
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begun learning about solar power
i have begun learning about solar power. Solar power is electricity converted from light by solar cells. I want to power a small computer using a solar panel. I need to figure out: how much power the computer needs how big my batteries need to be how to charge the batteries using the solar panels if…
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A Few Power Supply Wattage Calculators
When building your computer from components, these can help you size the power supply for the machine. This is especially useful if you want to build a solar powered computer. ASUSTeK Computer Inc. -Support- Recommended Power Supply Wattage Calculator PSU Wattage Calculator Newegg Power Supply Calculator
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With XP’s End of Life, Munich Will Distribute Ubuntu CDs – Slashdot
With XP’s End of Life, Munich Will Distribute Ubuntu CDs – Slashdot. This is a great idea. Bellingham should consider this (that is, not just Bellingham library, but BLUG, too.)
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Quick analysis of Linux’s use of RDRAND. // Pastebin.com
In the presence of the NSA’s aggressive campaign to weaken or break encryption, reducing the actual randomness provided by Intel processors is entirely within their budget. Also consider that is is possible to double-mask a processor and add secertly doped regions underneath the silicon to pull down gates. This kind of secret logic is also…
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Verizon’s Plan To Turn the Web Into Pay-Per-View – Slashdot
Verizon is Evil, and is trying to take away the Internet. Verizon’s Plan To Turn the Web Into Pay-Per-View – Slashdot.
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Flash Mobs of Trading Robots Coalescing To Rule Markets – Slashdot
So–ever heard of The Singularity? Ray Kurzweil and Vernor Vinge have written about the creation of artificial intelligences…as our species last creation. Keep a lookout for large scale behaviors that are an expression of the hive intelligence of the Internet. Trading robots are the modern financial weapon that could rule/ruin our retirement savings. Consider that…
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Declassified files detail blatant violations, abuse of NSA domestic spying program — RT USA
Of course this is to be expected: The documents show that between 2006 and 2009 the NSA violated the court restrictions by spying on telephone calls and lying to judges about how the data was deployed. via Declassified files detail blatant violations, abuse of NSA domestic spying program — RT USA.
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Backups: Using `find` Across a Panalopy of Directories
I love using the find command. In DOS, find is like grep. In Linux, find is the most powerful recursive DOS dir /s or Linux ls -r command you could ever put your saddle on. One of the things you can do with find is to avoid directories, using the -prune switch. Like so: find…
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Backups: Sorting Through a Restore
When you need to be rough with your data–change a bunch of files at once…and you might not do it right the first time. Or you need to recover something that grew a few bad sectors and you only have a bits of your file left. Do you have to restore ALL your work? How…
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