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Anonymity Online. The Fakeproject Corporation of America Presents: A Cheap, Easy, and Scandinavian WiFi Antenna. HI INTERNETS!

This page is about something I did in Moscow in 2006. I answered many questions about the project (including "IS IT REAL OMG") here. I just moved to Moscow, to a nice flat in the center. There's supposed to be DSL here, but, well, there isn't. "Maybe in a few days... " So, I decided to take matters into my own hands. Costs: Electrical tape, 9 Rubles. According to my measurements, the "Soare" napkin ring is capable of a 5-7dB signal boost, when the ceramic antenna element of the WiFi adapter is placed at the focal point. After some further testing, I found that removing the plastic casing of the WiFi adapter gave an additional signal boost (and made it easier to place the antenna). [Gimp-user] Replace Color Tool. 35 Life Hacks You Should Know [PIC]

Cheap GPUs are rendering strong passwords useless. Remote File Access Made Simple and Secure. Khan Academy. 0.8 information page. Tech Support Management. 100+ Resources for Web Developers. Photo Credit: SMITHMag Update #1 – March 14, 2008 Update #2 – September 22, 2008 Translated into Italian at Geekissimo There is some amazing stuff out there on the Web–resources, tools, tricks, and tips.

Problem is, as a Web developer, you spend so much of your time just keeping up with new technologies – learning, playing – and this doesn’t leave much time to go hunting for the latest and greatest tool, or for a better way of doing things. So we’ve put together a list of over 100 resources to help make your life as a developer easier; where to find snippets of code, sites that automate processes, cheat sheets, lessons, useful tools and a couple of silly videos to give your brain a break if you make it through to the end. Code Photo Credit: Josh Lewis 1. 2. 3. 4. 10 Search Engines to Explore the Invisible Web. Not everything on the web will show up in a list of search results on Google or Bing; there are lots of places that their web crawlers cannot access.

To explore the invisible web, you need to use specialist search engines. Here are our top 12 services to perform a deep internet search. What Is the Invisible Web? Before we begin, let's establish what does the term "invisible web" refer to? Simply, it's a catch-all term for online content that will not appear in search results or web directories. There are no official data available, but most experts agree that the invisible web is several times larger than the visible web. The content on the invisible web can be roughly divided into the deep web and the dark web. The Deep Web The deep web made up of content that typically needs some form of accreditation to access. If you have the correct details, you can access the content through a regular web browser. The Dark Web. How Secure Is My Password? Periodic Table of the Elements - Josh Duck.

Hot Wire Your Car. From Wired How-To Wiki Nine times out of ten, the term "hot-wire" summons images of car theft.

Of course, anyone who's been stranded in a hostile environment without their car keys knows better. Here's the trick to getting your vehicle moving again. This article is a wiki. Got extra advice? What you'll need Proof of ownership of the vehicle Slotted screwdriver Wire stripper Insulated gloves Try the screwdriver It's not pretty, but a screwdriver can save you some trouble. If you're considering hot-wiring your car, chances are you're already in dire straits. No such luck? Remove the ignition cover Be careful not to do permanent damage when removing the cover. Before continuing, be sure to exercise extreme caution. The first step is to gain access to the wiring. Identify the battery and starter wires. How To Become A Hacker. Copyright © 2001 Eric S.

Raymond As editor of the Jargon File and author of a few other well-known documents of similar nature, I often get email requests from enthusiastic network newbies asking (in effect) "how can I learn to be a wizardly hacker? ". Back in 1996 I noticed that there didn't seem to be any other FAQs or web documents that addressed this vital question, so I started this one. A lot of hackers now consider it definitive, and I suppose that means it is. Still, I don't claim to be the exclusive authority on this topic; if you don't like what you read here, write your own. If you are reading a snapshot of this document offline, the current version lives at Note: there is a list of Frequently Asked Questions at the end of this document.

Numerous translations of this document are available: ArabicBelorussianBulgarianChinese, Czech. Bash commands - Linux MAN Pages. BeginnersGuide. New to programming?

Python is free and easy to learn if you know where to start! This guide will help you to get started quickly. Chinese Translation New to Python? Read BeginnersGuide/Overview for a short explanation of what Python is. Getting Python Next, install the Python 3 interpreter on your computer.

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