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It’s hard to describe it in words. So, I use pictures.” Here it goes. Matt’s Illustrated Guide: Imagine a circle that contains all of human knowledge: By the time you finish elementary school, you know a little: By the time you finish high school, you know a bit more: With a bachelor’s degree, you gain a specialty: A master’s degree deepens that specialty: Reading research papers takes you to the edge of human knowledge: Once you’re at the boundary, you focus: You push at the boundary for a few years: Until one day, the boundary gives way: And, that dent you’ve made is called a Ph.D Of course, the world looks different to you now: So, don’t forget the bigger picture: Keep pushing.
You can find Matt’s Illustrated Guide hosted on his web site. Home automation server with router. Install the Linux based OpenWRT firmware on the router. The TL-WR741ND instructions can be found here: If you are stuck, start here: After you have a working SSH connection you can proceed. Because of the router (by default) runs the web admin page on the port 80, we need to add a secondary port to serve our custom web site. For that, we need to configure the uhttpd (web server application) configuration file. Download WinSCP, to simply do this through SSH.
Set up a new connection: Host name: normally 192.168.1.1 (by default) Port: 22 User name: root Password: what you gave after installation File protocol: SCP Find this file: /etc/config/uhttpd Copy the following into it: config 'uhttpd' 'secondary' option 'listen_http' '81' option 'home' '/HomeAutomation/www' option 'cgi_prefix' '/cgi-bin' option 'script_timeout' '60' option 'network_timeout' '30' And save it.
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No such luck. I couldnt even find a match for 'red velvet fudge'. I was totally dejected. Then it hit me... At the very least, significantly modify an existing one. I started here, with Martha's Foolproof Holiday Fudge. I added food coloring and used white chocolate chips and red cherry flavored chips. Talk about significant modifications. Thing is, this recipe is just not my favorite. (side by side comparison of the two recipes I made...
So then I found a recipe on allrecipes.com. I figured, if I could make a recipe for red velvet fudge, like real red velvet fudge, it would be from this one. Ingredients: 2 cups white sugar 1/4 cup cocoa 1 cup buttermilk 3 tablespoons butter 1 tsp vanilla 1 tsp red gel food coloring Directions: Reduce heat and allow fudge to simmer. Happy Holidays! Is This Jake Gyllenhaal's Penis? A Movieline Investigation. It's currently cratering at the box office, but Love and Other Drugs was supposed to be a return to the full-throated, unabashedly erotic films of yesterday, akin to movies like Last Tango in Paris and 9 1/2 Weeks that proudly wore its sexual sizzle on its sleeve. And while we get a faceful of Anne Hathaway's front and back, Jake Gyllenhaal only provides an ass shot. But now a still from the movie is making the rounds online, and it seems like Jake Jr. might have made a cameo after all.
The (obviously NSFW) picture after the jump. Here's how it seems without only minimal digital tinkering: And now here it is with the contrast cranked up to 11: Ladies and gentlemen, that looks like a penis to me. Hmmm...This complicates matters. What do you think, gentle reader? The Princess Bride with Lightsabers | ChurchCrunch. Jaw-dropping image of enormous 'supercell' cloud in Glasgow, Montana.
By Daily Mail Reporter Created: 12:09 GMT, 1 December 2010 It looks like something from the film Independence Day. But although it may seem like an alien mothership, this incredible picture is actually an impressive thunderstorm cloud known as a supercell. Windswept dust and rain dominate the storm's centre while rings of jagged clouds surround the edge. A flimsy tree in the foreground looks like a toy next to the magnificent natural phenomenon. A super cell thunderstorm crosses a path and continues unabated across the plains on July 28th The photograph is just one image from the portfolio of electrician Sean Heavey.
Mr Heavey, 34, an amateur photographer, created the jaw-dropping panoramic image by stitching together three photos from the 400 frames he took of the violent scene he witnessed in July. It caused minor damage, and lasted several hours before moving on. 'I' normally rely on simply being in the right place at the right time for my photography, while I'm out working. Found In The Archives: Military LSD Testing : The Picture Show. Welcome to a new, regular miniseries on The Picture Show. On the first of each month, Found in the Archives will feature archival films and found images selected by Rich Remsberg. In my day job, I work as an archival image researcher on documentaries for PBS, National Geographic, the History Channel, museum exhibits and independent films.
It's my responsibility to find the vintage film footage and still photos that make historical documentaries historical. In the course of each project, I come across interesting visual material that, for a variety of reasons, doesn't make it into the finished programs. Sometimes bemusing, sometimes fairly disturbing, these histories don't always fit so easily into a tidy narrative, and I love them for the way they add dimension and complications to the conventional notions of history. hide captionScreen grab of archival footage showing military LSD testing, from the video "Effects of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) on Troops Marching" Map Of The Day - The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan. How to Install Android on an iPhone in Six Easy Steps.
Matrix Style Computer Screen Lock with Quark. Normally when you want to lock the Windows screen, you would just hit Windows Key + L on your keyboard which will result in the Windows screen lock. Now, how about having a matrix styled computer lock screen ? It would look cool isn’t it ? Quark is a Matrix-styled powerful security tool that protects your computer from unauthorized access by locking the screen and denying any user interaction until the correct password is entered. The whole screen is filled up with rows of scrolling green characters with a password box blinking in the foreground. Adding to the Matrix style visual effects, there are high tech, robotic sound effects that can be heard during the locking, exiting, starting, typing password letters etc.
All you need to do is, just download Quark. First double click the QLoad.exe and set your password. When the computer is locked, not even Ctrl+Alt+Del works. Download Quark – Matrix style computer lock. Freedom from Obligation is the Best Gift. « Maintaining your book collection | Main | December Discardia: Curing Dissatisfaction Through Perpetual Upgrade » Freedom from Obligation is the Best Gift “I've reached that peculiar but serene stage in life when all I want for Christmas is less.” – writer and critic Roger Ebert Even the luckiest of us feel a bit of extra pressure around the end of the year.
In a 2006 survey by the American Psychological Association over half of respondents reported they often or sometimes experience stress, irritability, and/or fatigue during the holidays, with the leading stressors being lack of time, lack of money, and commercialism or hype (in contrast to work and money which lead at other times of year). We feel the whirlwind beginning as ads start to suggest “the perfect gift for the such and such on your list.” Oh, and let's not forget the family pressures. There is no time of year more likely to run people ragged than the holidays. Well, I tell you, holiday gift buying is optional.
World’s First Holographic Concert Was Held In. There is no doubt that technology is advancing at a record speed. A few years back I was somewhat involved in developing a 3D generated band for a Swedish television company named TV4. The project was finished and a DVD and a CD were released along with a single. As you can understand, the band wasn’t exactly a hit, but they showed the possibilities of what could be achieved back in those days. Technology has come so much further today that there is no doubt anymore about whether or not we will have true holographic generated images and movies. As a matter of fact, in Japan, they have already had their first holographic concert. It comes as no surprise that the first country in the world to hold a holographic concert is Japan. Comedy - Spout - Royal Engagement Facebook Fail. Home page of the Meteor Shower Flux Estimator (FLUXTIMATOR). Comedy - Spout - I'm A Celebrity Contestants.
The Monsters of H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, As Drawn By Children - ComicsAlliance | Comics culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews. Since their original publication in the 1920s, the stories of H.P. Lovecraft have endured and grown into an entire subset of the horror genre unto themselves, with themes of the unavoidable insanity that comes with knowledge and cosmic insignificance that are far more subtle and ultimately terrifying than the average ghost story. Which makes them great entertainment for eight year-olds. That was the conclusion reached by David Milano, who ran an art project for a children’s choir in the weeks before Halloween where he told them abbreviated versions of Lovecraft’s Shadow Out of Time, At the Mountains of Madness and (of course) The Call of Cthulhu and had the kids draw the monsters.
Not only is that a suitably spooky (and apparently pretty fun) Halloween activity, but the end results — like the drawing of a Yithian above by Emma, age 11 — are undeniably awesome. Check out more after the jump! The Great Race of Yith Carolyn, age 14 Daphne, age 8 Sasha, age 9 Julianne, age 11 (and a half) Cthulhu.