Currently browsing posts found in September2007
Your Digg username is probably “too secure” for American Express
“American Express .com limits you to an 8 character, alphanumeric case insensitive password. Thats it. No symbols, nothing longer than 8 characters. I willing to bet that most of Digg has a username that wouldn’t pass for a password on Am Ex’s site.”
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The Craziest Fitness Gadgets and Weight Loss Gimmicks of All Time
“The picture of the fat lady lifting up the ‘Dumbbell Phone’ killed me…”
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Radio Burst from Space Mystifies Astronomers
“It was extremely brief but very strong, and appears to have come from about 3 billion light-years away — a light-year being the distance light travels in a year, or about 6 trillion miles.”
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Employees getting fired for smoking or being obese
“A growing trend with employers is to not hire smokers or employees with unhealthy lifestyles. Some companies are now charging $50 per paycheck if employees smoke. Some companies don’t assess fines, they just simply fire the smoker or obese employee. So far the courts are ruling in favor of companies. Employees are trying to fight [...]
101 Zen Stories
“”A school of Mahayana Buddhism that asserts that enlightenment can be attained through meditation and self-contemplation.””
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Serious cross-site request forgery vulnerability found in Gmail
“A new vulnerability found in GMail makes it possible for a malicious web site to surreptitiously cause a GMail user’s e-mail to be redirected to another address.”
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Best Science Images 0f 2007 Honored
“The awards are given out each year by the National Science Foundation and the journal Science for the imagery that best conveys complex scientific information and concepts. Winners of the 2007 International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge.”
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Brain-eating Amoeba Kills Sixth Victim
“A 14-year-old Lake Havasu boy has become the sixth victim to die nationwide this year of a microscopic organism that attacks the body through the nasal cavity, quickly eating its way to the brain.”
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How the Mind Affects Your Happiness
“There is a virtual reality of the mind and it has more impact on your emotions and happiness than the external physical world.”
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Messy Code? Stumped? Submit it to be refactored @ refactormycode.com
“Have you got a method that you’re dying to simplify? A class that’s growing out of control? Or an algorithm that you just can’t get working? Submit it to the new, awesome web app Refactor My Code, and have it refactored.”
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