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Massoud Hassani. BlackBerry Forums at CrackBerry.com. HkmIT.gif (800×8848) The Popinator. How encryption works in your web browser. The Internet map. The map of the Internet Like any other map, The Internet map is a scheme displaying objects’ relative position; but unlike real maps (e.g. the map of the Earth) or virtual maps (e.g. the map of Mordor), the objects shown on it are not aligned on a surface. Mathematically speaking, The Internet map is a bi-dimensional presentation of links between websites on the Internet. Every site is a circle on the map, and its size is determined by website traffic, the larger the amount of traffic, the bigger the circle. Users’ switching between websites forms links, and the stronger the link, the closer the websites tend to arrange themselves to each other. Charges and springs To draw an analogy from classical physics, one may say that websites are electrically charged bodies, while links between them are springs.

Springs pull similar websites together, and the charge does not let the bodies adjoin and pushes websites apart if there is no link between them. Semantic web The Internet Phenomenon. Ninite - Install or Update Multiple Apps at Once. NUKEMAP by Alex Wellerstein. Starting up... You might also try:MISSILEMAP 1. Drag the marker to wherever you'd like to target. Or type in the name of a city: 2. Choose a warhead yield: [?] Kilotons [?] 3. Advanced options: 4. Note that you can drag the target marker after you have detonated the nuke. Created by Alex Wellerstein, 2012-2024. Other options: [?] Interested in nuclear history?

Alex Wellerstein, Restricted Data: The History of Nuclear Secrecy in the United States (2021) NUKEMAP's fees and development are sponsored by: Ploughshares Fund Stevens Institute of Technology,School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Export to Google Earth (KMZ) (beta) No detonations to export! Render objects Advanced display options [+] Debug log: Click anywhere to load visualization Loading... Keep downloading in The Pirate Bay!

F2 is a shortcut for renaming a file. What are some little computer tips/tricks that you think everyone should know? : AskReddit. PirateBox Takes File-Sharing Off The Radar and Offline, For Next To Nothing. When confronted with a doomsday scenario where mainstream online file-sharing becomes a thing of the past, it's not uncommon for people to refer to days gone by, when files were swapped freely offline using discs and other mediums. Now, an interesting and compact system can deliver the [g]olden days of data swapping with a modern twist, by turning any open space into a wireless and anonymous file-sharing system at a rock-bottom price.

With the advent of the personal computer and with it the ability to endlessly copy data, the human desire to share has skyrocketed. Shifting data from A to B, wherever those points may be on a global scale, is now something easily achieved by billions across the world. While the immense capabilities of the Internet has made sending and receiving data child’s play, there are others who find the transfer of bits and bytes across much shorter distances just as fascinating. The PirateBox. 10 laws of tech: the rules that define our world. From the laws of thermodynamics to Murphy's Law, laws define and describe the world around us - and in tech, they explain everything from the way your browser works to the reason some people do daft things for a laugh. These ten laws explain Facebook's popularity, what'll happen to your smartphone and why there are Spongebob Squarepants images you really, really don't want to see. 10.

Kryder's Law Kryder's law is the storage equivalent of Moore's Law (more of that in a moment): Seagate's vice president of research said back in 2005 that magnetic disk storage density doubles approximately every 18 months. That also means the cost of storage halves every eighteen months, enabling online services to give us more storage without charging any more for it. It's worth mentioning that SSDs aren't subject to Kryder's Law: as they're solid state, Moore's Law is more relevant. 9. 8. 7. "If it exists, there is porn of it. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1.

10 Amazing Uses for Wolfram Alpha. You may have heard of Wolfram Alpha, which is a “computational knowledge engine.” That makes it sound a bit scary, but it’s a great tool once you can wrap your head around it. Apple’s Siri uses Wolfram Alpha for 25% of its searches. You can leverage that magic and put Wolfram Alpha to work for you — the empty search box on its homepage holds endless possibilities. Comparisons Enter two terms with a vs in between them and you’ll get a comparison. You can compare cities, books, foods and almost anything else you can think of. Nutrition Information Enter a type of food and Wolfram Alpha will provide you with its nutrition information.

Complicated Math Wolfram Alpha is ideal for the sort of math that Google’s calculator and most other calculator websites will choke on. Where Am I? Ask where you are and Wolfram will use your IP address to track you down. Days Until Something Want to know how many days are left until your birthday, favorite holiday or any other date? Generate a Password Am I Drunk?

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SOPA and Censorship. IBM creates one bit of memory with just 12 atoms. Aaron O'Connell: Making sense of a visible quantum object. Keyboard shortcuts.