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Creating a password protected multi part split ZIP archive of my data in linux

2011 . Apr . 28

this is lame, but w/e… i thought somebody might find it useful. i feel like a bad ass because i just used the ‘man’ command in Bash in a serious way. i thought about just looking for an explanation about how to do this stuff online, but instead i typed ‘man zip’ to figure out [...]

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Dave McClure, I thoroughly disagree with you.

2010 . May . 22

tl;dr – Some guy said some things I disagree with, then commented on an article about his statement. I saw that he responded, and thought it might be a prime opportunity to spout off. My reply: it’s not a zero sum game, don’t pretend like you’re something bigger than you are… you’re status and position [...]

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Tiny tiny lasers…

2009 . Sep . 7

(From the arXiv Blog @ Technology Review) A group of researchers in Germany have designed a SPACER that we can expect to hear more about. Their device may eventually be a replacement for the transistor. A SPASER derives it’s namesake from the : LASER = Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation SPASER = Surface [...]

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Good Friday Extra Double-fun Carismatic Blaster Action!!!! Double-Link Extravaganza!!!!

2009 . Apr . 10

Yeah, yeah, yeah… We’ve all heard it: ‘the internet is for porn.’  I hear there’s even a music video.  The reality of the matter is that the net is changing the way we do everything.  Whether I’m shopping for a car or a book, or just trying to keep myself entertained… i’m no longer reliant [...]

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Nano-tech advancement in light based computers

2009 . Mar . 5

Researchers at Penn State’s BioNEMS group have built a plasmonic switch.  Combined with optical transistors to make tiny optical circuits , these researchers are on the way to building the worlds first optical computers. “Plasmonic circuits are a hybrid of electronics and photonics,” he stated. ”They can transmit electrons and light at the same time.” [...]

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Nanotech Insight Conference — 2009!

2009 . Mar . 1

from their site @ http://www.nanoinsight.sabrycorp.com/conf/nanoinsight/09/ The Nanotech Insight conference is a novel meeting on the scientific, technological and social aspects of nanometre scale systems. After its first two successful meetings in Egypt (2007,2005) Nanotech Insight is now moving along the Mediterranean Sea to Barcelona, a region where nanoscience is having an increasing importance in the [...]

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