Vale Design : Freelance Package Design & Branding: Print
I am a fan of gift cards, but not a big fan of the goofy little holders or paper envelopes provided to hold them. So I have designed some DIY A2 folded printable gift card holders for everyone! There are 2 designs {white & gray, and red & green}, 1 of each on the 8.5"x11". Just print PDF onto cardstock, trim down center line and fold in half.
Infinite monkey theorem
The infinite monkey theorem states that a monkey hitting keys at random on a typewriter keyboard for an infinite amount of time will almost surely type a given text, such as the complete works of William Shakespeare. In this context, "almost surely" is a mathematical term with a precise meaning, and the "monkey" is not an actual monkey, but a metaphor for an abstract device that produces an endless random sequence of letters and symbols. One of the earliest instances of the use of the "monkey metaphor" is that of French mathematician Émile Borel in 1913,[1] but the earliest instance may be even earlier. The relevance of the theorem is questionable—the probability of a universe full of monkeys typing a complete work such as Shakespeare's Hamlet is so tiny that the chance of it occurring during a period of time hundreds of thousands of orders of magnitude longer than the age of the universe is extremely low (but technically not zero). Solution[edit] Direct proof[edit]
DNA damage repair defect unifies theories of aging
It may be right to say that this study about this type of progeria caused by a mutation in a DNA repair gene may unify the two competing theories of ageing, but ageing as such is more complex a biological phenomenon. The lesions in the repair gene may seem to accelerate ageing process, but some other kind of mutations may increase the cancer predisposition, as the study underlines. The modified endocrinal signaling is another factor that has bearing on the ageing process and perhaps more important than a random genetic mutation. The two factors, DNA damage and a modified IGF1/insulin signaling pathway may contribute in conjunction for ageing, but there is more to the biology of ageing. As the news cites Leslie Gordon, ?
HOWTO undelete removed files and directories on an ext3 file system
Carlo Wood, Mar 2008 Introduction It happens to everyone sooner or later: a split second after you hit Enter you realize your mistake, but it's too late; you just deleted a valuable file or directory for which no backup exists. Or maybe you have a backup, but it's a month old... and in shock you see the past month flash before your eyes as you realize in pain what you'll have to do all over again...
Eat Drink Chic » Archives
The cold weather is well and truly settling in and I'm getting very 'nesty' again. In the evenings, I've found myself adopting all those Wintertime clichés - reading a good book (or flicking through mags) curled up on the sofa under a blanket... candlelight softly flickering in my peripheral vision... dog curled up at my feet. Well, there's nothing like the classics, right? As a result, I've become increasingly obsessed with scented candles. Yes, I'm one of 'those' people now. I used to think they were over-priced nonsense but I've converted.
35+ Ways to Find and Plan Events Online
It seems to us that it's conference season all of a sudden. But no matter what events you're trying to track down or plan, there are hundreds of tools to do just that. We've rounded up 35 of them: feel free to add more in the comments. Attend Events Attendio.com - Detects your location and shows you the most popular events for your area, and allows you to enter keywords to search for more.
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
A gateway is commonly used to make an ADSL connection Asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) is a type of digital subscriber line (DSL) technology, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional voiceband modem can provide. It does this by utilizing frequencies that are not used by a voice telephone call.[1] A splitter, or DSL filter, allows a single telephone connection to be used for both ADSL service and voice calls at the same time.
Debian Installation Guide
2007-11, see As of November 2005, ATI's drivers are in the non-free area of Debian. Make sure your /etc/apt/sources.list contains "contrib non-free" as well as main. You will, however, have to build your own kernel modules. Warning: do not mix the non-free packages with the packages created by the installer as they will conflict in non-obvious ways. Before switching from one method to another, completely remove all fglrx-related packages.
Vale Design : Freelance Package Design & Branding: DIY
I wish I had designed this. But alas, I did not. This design was cooked up by the creative mind of Laura Providence at The Native New Yawker. I already have 50 sheets printed out sitting on my desk at the ready for when inspiration strikes. I am a sucker for anything that streamlines and organizes a process...and has check boxes! Here is why I love it:
30+ Reminder Services
We all could use a little help remembering the things we need to get done in life. Luckily there are a lot of sites out there to help you do just that! What follows is a list of 30+ sites to send you emails, text messages, and phone calls to help you get to where you need to be on time and... what was I saying? AbbyMe.com - Send an SMS broadcast to multiple friends at specified times to remind them of events. BigDates.com - Send yourself reminders to your email or phone for all the big dates in your life.
//gtmcknight.com: Steal These Buttons
About Stealing These Buttons It all began on October 22, 2002 when Jeremy Hedley posted the the original offering of buttons. I, as many others, were infatuated with these for quite some time and begun collecting as many as I could. Eventually my website became the depository for all things STB. The administration backend, which allows me to stay sane while keeping a database of 3700+ buttons, was written by Jason Bergeman.
Longevity's secret code revealed
Extreme longevity is associated with a select group of genetic markers, according to a new study of centenarians, people living at least 100 years. Using these markers, researchers can predict a person's ability to become a centenarian with 77 percent accuracy. Researchers say they can predict yourlikelihood of becoming a centenarianwith 77 percent accuracyImage: Flickr, user linkurl:Dark_Ghetto28; "Exceptional longevity is not this vacuous Extreme longevity is associated with a select group of genetic markers, according to a new study of centenarians, people living at least 100 years. Using these markers, researchers can predict a person's ability to become a centenarian with 77 percent accuracy. "Exceptional longevity is not this vacuous entity that no one can figure out," said lead author linkurl:Thomas Perls,; the director of the linkurl:New England Centenarian Study; at Boston Medical Center.
