Moneymaking Ideas: Ten Ways to Make Cash in College. The Ultimate Web Cash Flowchart. 30 Books I’m Glad I Read Before 30. In various ways, these 30 books convey some of the philosophy of how Angel and I live our lives.
I honestly credit a fraction of who I am today to each title. Thus, they have indirectly influenced much of what I write about on this site. A medley of both fiction and nonfiction, these great reads challenged my internal status quo, opening my mind to new ideas and opportunities, and together they gave me a basic framework for living, loving, learning and working successfully. If you haven’t read these books yet, I highly recommend doing so. They will enrich your library and your life. Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert – Gilbert, a Harvard professor of psychology has studied happiness for decades, and he shares scientific findings that just might change the way you look at the world. What are your favorite books? How to build an 8-bit computer from scratch.
Not content with your new, 1.4-billion-transistor Ivy Bridge processor?
Maybe it runs too hot, or lacks the polygon-pushing powers that you require? Well, I’ve got just the thing for you: How about you augment it with a DIY 8-bit CPU? One Kyle Hovey has decided to build his own 8-bit CPU from scratch, out of breadboard, NVRAM chips (non-volatile RAM), surface-mount transistors, and lots and lots of wire. This in itself isn’t particularly spectacular — electronic engineering students have been doing it since the ’70s — but Hovey has also decided to chronicle the entire build, so that you can follow along. Hovey’s 8-bit ALU (arithmetic logic unit) is constructed completely out of transistor-transistor logic (TTL), as are the registers. Ultimately, though, if you choose to follow in Hovey’s footsteps, you’re going to have to be pretty savvy with TTL and the pinouts of ancient chips — Hovey doesn’t provide detailed wiring schematics, after all.
How You Can Make Good Use of Your Old Machines. Almost everyone reading the articles on this site will have spare computers languishing about.
The rapid growth and improvements in hardware means that we cycle through a whole machine in only a few years. If you have spare machines and parts languishing about, you can put them to good use! In this article I have outlined some of the purposes your old hardware can serve. Like the article? Be sure to subscribe to our RSS feed and follow us on Twitter to stay up on recent content.
Local File Server Everyone secretly wants one, and if you have the resources kicking around then why not have one? There are so many reasons to have a personal server. If you set up a Windows Share correctly, then you needn’t use FTP programs like FileZilla to conduct transfers. I am connected to my local server, and streaming music to my Windows box.
Web Server This uses pretty much the same software and simple tech as the Local File Server. BOINC Node Here is Rosetta@Home running away. 43 Ways to Start Making Money Right Now. I often hear people saying that they’d like to start making some extra money to complement their full time job, but they don’t know what to do.
I know there are a lot of things one can do, especially with basic computer skills, so I sat down and wrote a list of activities I could do to make some money right now. Many of these tips will certainly not make you rich, while other have some great potential. The goal of this list is to inspire you to act and do something right now. It’s better to start with something small than to not start at all. I hope you enjoy. Sell used stuff on ebay.
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