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cpu_from_scratch [bradthx.net projects]
Recently I decided to take on a very ambitious project to design my own microprocessor from scratch. A couple of things inspired me on this project, the first being a book I finished, Digital Apollo by David A. Mindell.This is fantastic news, and–as if you needed one more of Marco’s beta testers to say so–I do sincerely hope you’ll mark the occasion (and support his hard work) by purchasing the Instapaper iOS app(s) . I promise you’ll be treating yourself to a massive update to an already excellent product. Now, it’s fortunate and appropriate that you’ll be hearing this advice at length from a lot of people this week. Because, if it’s not already obvious, Marco’s little app (and its associated services) enjoys a rabid fanbase of sundry paragraph cultists who are as eager as I am to spread the word; and, yes, we do want you to join the Reading Nerd cult.
43 Folders | Time, Attention, and Creative Work
10 Things You Should Do Immediately After Installing Ubuntu 8.10
The latest version of the popular Linux distribution Ubuntu, code named as Itrepid Ibex (Ubuntu 8.10), has been released to the public. You can download it here or even get a CD shipped to you absolutely free of cost. In today’s Linux Gyan , we help you get-things-working once you have installed the Intrepid Ibex. Most people expect certain functions to work out-of-the-box in a modern operating system. Features like MP3 playback, DVD authoring and playback, DivX support, flash player etc to name a few.
What do you do when you’re faced with a massive pile of MP3s with mismatched tags, poor directory structure, or worse? This week we want to hear your best tips and tricks for getting out from under a mismanaged music collection. If your eggs are missing and if no one else can help, maybe you can hire The Angry Team. Dropbox is doubling the amount of free storage you get per-referral to 500MB, doubling the previous 250MB credit–better yet, the bonus is retroactive and applies to referrals you’ve already made. Yesterday we shared a what-if video focused on a 1990s era Facebook; today we have a video with a thoroughly DOS-based 1980s Twitter experience.
10 things you wanted to do with Ubuntu but didn't know how!
Application usability is enhanced when users know how to operate the UI and it guides them through the workflow. Violating common guidelines prevents both. It's hard to write a general article about application design mistakes because the very worst mistakes are domain-specific and idiosyncratic. Usually, applications fail because they (a) solve the wrong problem , (b) have the wrong features for the right problem, or (c) make the right features too complicated for users to understand. Any of these three mistakes will doom your app, and yet I still can't tell you what to do.
Top-10 Application-Design Mistakes (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbo
Macro Photography - It's the Little Things That Count » Cur
I've had a lot of requests lately for more information about macro photography, so as a little Valentine's gift to you - I've written a step-by-step guide for capturing those close-ups. Have you seen a beautiful photograph in a book or magazine that captures all the detail of a flower or insect, close-up? The art of taking pictures of things extremely close-up is called macro photography. Professional photographers have expensive cameras and lenses that enable them to capture these macro shots in great detail, but did you know that your compact digital camera is also capable of macro shots?
Witness Camera
V ideo surveillance systems have rapidly grown from being a specialized equipment for high-risk areas (like banks and airports), to the point of being standard facilities of most places open to the public. Nowadays, no shopping centre, office, industry can afford lacking one. In conjunction with a time-lapse video recorder, these little cameras play an active role discouraging theft and collecting evidences and precious information about the offenders. Despite their huge commercial success, video surveillance recorders have had little impact on residential markets. No doubt they would be useful at home as well as they are at work: according to the Police, most home thieves go unpunished, so in a sense homeowners must help for themselves.It’s been a while since we’ve had a fresh How-To on the Hack-A-Day, and frankly we’ve missed them. To get things rolling, [Eliot] and I wanted to build a good knowledge base to help you hack your own stuff. I know that soldering won’t be new to many of our readers, but everyone has to start sometime. Our hope is simple: that this new series of How-To’s will help inspire new and experienced hackers alike. Having the right tools and workspace are key to successful soldering. The actual technique is pretty simple.
How-To: Introduction to soldering - Hack a Day
I wanted to write an article on procrastination, but kept putting it off. The irony is obvious, but what’s not obvious is why I put it off. So I’ll tell you why — because my life (like yours) is jammed full of responsibilities. We juggle our jobs, children, marriages, aging parents, and household chores.
11 Causes and Cures for Procrastination
Ian's Shoelace Site - Shoe Lacing Methods
37 Different Ways To Lace Shoes These diagrams are all drawn as though looking from the front of the shoe, such that the lower part of the lacing (near the toes) is at the bottom of the diagram, and are colour-coded to make it easier to follow where the lace runs. Generally, the start of the lacing is Grey , while the lace end that starts on the left side is Blue and the end that starts on the right side is Yellow . For colour-blind visitors, Blue=Dark=Left , Yellow=Light=Right . Over Under Lacing This method reduces friction, making the lacing easier to tighten and loosen plus reducing wear and tear.
this is a very simple tripod for a camera that you can keep in your pocket. just screw it onto a water bottle, which shouldn't be a problem since there are coke machines everywhere.
Quick, cheap, and easy tripod : intro
For millions of people Google is an indispensable search tool that they use every day, in all facets of their lives. From work or school, research, to looking up movies and celebrities to news and gossip, Google is the go-to search engine. But instead of just typing in a phrase and wading through page after page of results, there are a number of ways to make your searches more efficient. Some of these are obvious ones, that you probably know about.
20 Tips for More Efficient Google Searches - Dumb Little Man
Simply Google
Helpful 404 error message to go here. Eventually. For now, just try heading back to the home page . And by home page, I mean a handful of links to my other sites.The Perfect Setup - Ubuntu Feisty Fawn (Ubuntu 7.04) | HowtoForg
This tutorial shows how to set up a Ubuntu Feisty Fawn (Ubuntu 7.04) based server that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters: Apache web server (SSL-capable), Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH and TLS, BIND DNS server, Proftpd FTP server, MySQL server, Courier POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, etc. This tutorial is written for the 32-bit version of Ubuntu Feisty Fawn, but should apply to the 64-bit version with very little modifications as well. In the end you should have a system that works reliably, and if you like you can install the free webhosting control panel ISPConfig (i.e., ISPConfig runs on it out of the box). I want to say first that this is not the only way of setting up such a system. There are many ways of achieving this goal but this is the way I take.If you have an overwhelming amount of homework to do and you feel you can't get it done because you can't keep track of it, here's how to develop a plan that will break down your tasks into smaller, more manageable units. With a little organization and discipline, you can get all of your homework done on time, every day.