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August 1, 2009

Car scheme out of cash

Who would have thought that there were that many crap cars in the USA? Car scheme out of cash. The Government program to get old clunkers off the road, by offering a trade-in of up to USD4500 for handing in...
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August 1, 2009

Impossible Pie

This dessert is so easy to make, you can throw it together in about 5 minutes and then in the oven it goes where it makes itself for you. Ingredients4 Eggs120g melted butter or margarine½ Cup plain flour½ Cup sugar1...
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July 31, 2009

Crypto Flaws

Over on Bruce Schneier's Blog, there's some interesting discussion about some attacks on AES encryption that have recently come to light. It's all highly theoretical at this stage, and the attacks require some very specific initial conditions to be set,...
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July 30, 2009

The Homewrecker

Spotted over at the Instructables site, the rather appropriately named: The Homewrecker.
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July 30, 2009

Warning Signs for Tomorrow

An old one, but a good one... Over at Andart, there are some well thought out, and quite humorous, Warning Signs for Tomorrow. They were posted some time ago, October 2006, and worth dredging up from the archives. There are...
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July 29, 2009

VLC 1.0.1

The VLC Media Player has just been updated to 1.0.1 VLC is an outstanding project, providing a free and open source media player for Mac, Windows and Linux that will handle just about every video format that you could throw...
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July 29, 2009

Kai’s Home-made Pesto Recipe

Take 1 bunch of Basil and pick off the leaves, leaving all the stems behind. Rinse the leaves well and pat dry with a tea towel. Gently roast a small handfull of pine nuts in butter or margarine over a...
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July 29, 2009

RFC 1925 – The Twelve Networking Truths

Here are the 12 networking truths. They apply to a whole heap more than just networking, most of them are good advice for pretty much any situation you could possibly get yourself into. Just remember: "With sufficient thrust, pigs fly...
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