LG Plasma Arc Display Panel – Burn Baby Burn
Whatever you do, do not try this at home. Overloading a Plasma TV to destruction, with a Microwave Transformer is extremely dangerous. That being said, it\’s one heck of a light show…
Month: March 2012
Tiger vs. 3.5 Million Toothpicks
Here\’s a clever promotional piece from AVG… AVG puts two people in a jungle. All that protects them from a tiger are toothpicks. See if millions of toothpicks bonded together into a cage are enough to keep the tiger at bay.
Can I charge a computer through its USB port ?
I\’m aware of no computer that can be charged using the USB port. Part of the reason for this, is that the power capacity of a USB connection is only up to 100 mA (milli-Amperes) at 5 volts, or half a Watt, or about 1/30 the power needed to actually run a typical laptop these […]
In the Limelight
You have heard the phrase \”In the LimeLight\”, but have you ever realized where it came from? A Limelight, or Calcium light, is a type of stage lighting that used to be used in the live theatre. Â The light is created when an oxyhydrogen flame is directed onto a piece of quicklime. Â The quicklime can […]
Doctor Who – Season 7 Trailer
There isn\’t a lot of meat and potatoes here, since only the second and third episodes (out of 14) have been filmed so far… Â So we can expect other trailers as the year continues on…
can\’t open the terminal? illegal value for shell? can\’t open /private/etc/sudoers?
One issue I have heard about, involves the /etc/ folder permissions being set to an \”bad\” value… For example, if you set /etc/ to 755, Mac OS X will not allow a shell session (terminal) to be opened… Â It will report \”The Administrator has set your shell to an illegal value\”. Â If you try an […]
Job Seekers Getting Asked For Facebook Passwords
What would you think of an interviewer if they asked for your Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn account passwords? Sounds far fetched doesn\’t it? Â It isn\’t though. Since the rise of social networking, it has become common for managers to review publically available Facebook profiles, Twitter accounts and other sites to learn more about job candidates. […]
WebKit Limit on [iPad] Retina JPG Image Display
Evidently there is a limitation with the new iPad (nee iPad 3), which can cause JPEG images to be resampled, when viewed through Webkit (mainly Mobile Safari, but other applications can use Webkit). These have to be huge images though…. Â For example, 2000×1000…. So these aren\’t your normal run of the mill images… Â Progressive Scan […]