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Bar code 1. a method of representing data in a visual, machine-readable form 2. Computer code written or designed at bar under influence of alcohol (possibly during Ballmer Peak moment) https://xkcd.com/323/ →

CSS DMCA Song – Joe Wrecker This song came out in 1999 when somebody learned how to decrypt and DVD’s on Linux. The DMCA came out in 1998 making such things illegal. The DMCA makes it illegal to circumvent encryption, for any reason, without the encryptor’s permission. Many people viewed this as a violation of →

The House of the Rising Sun cover by The Floppotron, computer hardware orchestra (arrangemant of The Animals). John Denver – Take Me Home, Country Roads cover by The Floppotron, computer hardware orchestra →

The Turing Test is a test designed to test a machine’s ability to think. A human submits questions to the machine, and it answers (usually in written form). If the person cannot distinguish between it, and a person answering, the machine is said to be intelligent. Turing himself never claimed this would test whether the →

https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-hardware/video-friday-haircut-robot https://digg.com/video/hair-cutting-drone →

Drunk Earthworms, Frozen Poop Knives, And Alligators On Helium Win 2020′s Ig Nobel Awards https://www.iflscience.com/physics/drunk-earthworms-frozen-poop-knives-and-alligators-on-helium-win-2020s-ig-nobel-awards/ A project of the Annals of Improbable Research, the Ig Nobel awards initially mocked work that “Cannot or should not be replicated,” but has since expanded to cover any science that “First makes you laugh, then makes you think.” Like →

Friday Funny: Don McMillan’s Take on Venn Diagrams Engineer comedian Don McMillan tells the history of John Venn and his Venn diagrams. https://www.designnews.com/automation/friday-funny-don-mcmillans-take-venn-diagrams →

Everything in our lives is connected to the internet, so why not our toilets? Naked security on-line publication tells about a smart AI toilet that scans your anus to identify you. In fact, it will also capture both your pee and your stools on video and process them with algorithms. You can imagine many reasons →

Top 15 XKCD comics for Linux and Unix fans or developers https://www.cyberciti.biz/humour/top-xkcd-comics-for-linux-and-unix-fans/ →

Thermal paste has vital importance, even if many people do not realize how useful it is. On the web, you can find many alternatives to the thermal paste. This article has test comments on several alternatives, which many of are edible snacks. The article mentions: Cocoa and hazelnut spreads, butter, Ketchup, mustard, American cheese, Yellow →