a comprehensive guide to internet insecurity

there seem to be some people that are more able to be unlucky than the rest of the world. always at the wrong time at the wrong spot, they run into all kinds of troubles.
the good news are that to compete with their infallible sense of timing you don't need to leave your house anymore. a simple computer with internet connection are already enough (if set up properly) to get yourself attacked, robbed, cheated, etc. Simply follow these instructions.

3D models with simple webcam

Some Cambridge guys really did a good job with this.

:)

//magic happens here

magic

downloading...

an old joke from w3schools:

customer: i want to download the internet. do i need a bigger hard drive?

download the internet here

linux is perfect - but

i had a nice linux moment today - finally getting my university login for printing my scripts for my exam preparation. the computer rooms are great; somebody thought quite far ahead, putting 2 screens at each pc. and also linux for working is reasonable - until one has to print a pdf with 4 slides per page rotated in the correct way and duplex print.

hmmm..

the admin told me cups won't like to turn the pages for me (nor did it scale them properly...) so what should i do?

the answer is trivial: if you can't rotate the paper, rotate the whole document! luckily adobe reader has the functionality for this. So what's left after is to set the orientation of the printer to "horizontal - inverse" and you're done!

easy as pie :P

parallelization

seems it's not possible for win to install more than one app simultaneously.. :P could have thought of it before

chrome

i really like this browser; however in the last few days it keeps getting stuck on random pages.. anyone knows anything?

relativizing opposites

left = right;

sometimes i really like program logic... :)

21st December

a rather interesting way to produce sql injections... ;)

the importance of team work...

As real as possible

When once upon a time people pushed the use of pc's in offices very often 'reducing paper' and therefore 'increasing tidyness' and 'better organization' were important selling points - as virtual desktops somehow tend to enforce these things.. but for the price of keeping people structured against their natural habits :)
As now it becomes fashionable to adapt machines more to human needs than vice versa, new interfaces start to make chaos possible again.

Check out the video:

Reply all...

is probably one of the most stupid functions if in the wrong hands! It really gets me upset when people can not control themselves and spam everybody's (including my) inbox with their absolutely peanut responses! I mean, this is what most groups have a coordinator for.. so only one person has to bother about this stuff...

Maybe I shouldn't be so annoyed but rather feel priviledged to know that one person was not able to read the correct time in an email and therefore made another appointment which in turn will cause him to be late to a rehearsal for about half an hour but actually itdoesntinterestme because icannotevenbethere!!!

Kompiuta

Des Woat Kompiuta (Hochdaitsch: Computer, boarisch ausgprocha: Komputa', Neiboarisch: Kompjuuta) is aus'm Englischn und bedeit nix andas ois wia Rechna oda Kalkulierer (von to compute - rechna, berechna, kalkuliern). A gängige Abküazung im Boarisch'n dafüa is' Kompi oder PC.

Ois an Kompiuta bezeichnet ma a Kistl aus Blech oda Blastigg, in dem an Haufa Elektronigg drinsteggt. Zu am Computer g'heat a Buidschiam oda sunst irgand a Ausgabegerät (in da Fachsprach nennt ma des "Peripheriegerät"), wos oahm de Ergebnis vo de Berechnungan, de im Kistl g'macht woan san, ozoang duat. Um de Rechnungen ins Kistl einzumbringa, is a Eingabegerät notwendig. Heitigndogs is des im Regelfoi a Maus und a Tastatua.

Säitsamerweise duat trodz dem Nam heidtzudog kaum meah oahna midt'm Kompi "rechnen".

http://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hauptseitn

logout

or prepare for "but who is this guy? - oh, WHOSE account is THIS?!?! - sorry, I declined your friend offers for you...."

Size matters?

There is always some new things in life to surprise you.. In fact, I have heard a lot of funny comments about my computer, starting from pocket calculator, to 'whohoo, you and your sexy compter'. But the nicest one I observed yesterday, when someone looked it and went

"Ooh, this is so sweet! How do you open it? Does it also work properly?"

So now you know what you would need in order for some people to chat you up (even though I must admit it worked better before the new McBook was released ;)

when in doubt, part 2

dedicated to all people that have to suffer under the data structures and algorithms course this semester... keep in mind the ultimate wisdom:

"When in doubt - SORT!" [M.Böhlen]

Have fun :)

Expectations on mobile style...

About the gender of computers

Somewhere on the internet the following reasoning about the issue was discovered:

A SPANISH Teacher was explaining to her class that
in Spanish, unlike English, nouns are designated as
either masculine or feminine.

'House' for instance, is feminine: 'la casa.'
'Pencil,' however, is masculine: 'el lapiz.'

A student asked, 'What gender is 'computer'?'
Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the
class into two groups, male and female, and asked
them to decide for themselves whether "computer"
should be a masculine or a feminine noun. Each
group was asked to give four reasons for its
recommendation.

The men's group decided that 'computer' should
definitely be of the feminine gender ('la
computadora'), because:
1. No one but their creator understands their
internal logic;
2. The native language they use to communicate with
other computers is incomprehensible to everyone
else;
3. Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long
term memory for possible later retrieval; and
4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you
find yourself spending half your paycheck on
accessories for it.

The women's group, however, concluded that computers
should be Masculine ('el computador'), because:
1. In order to do anything with them, you have to
turn them on;
2. They have a lot of data but still can't think for
themselves;
3. They are supposed to help you solve problems,
but half the time they ARE the problem; and
4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if
you had waited a little longer, you could have
gotten a better model.

of COURSE computers can do magic!

if you believe it already, then don't bother.. otherwise you can find the proof here!
(or maybe it is just a cunning algorithm? who knows...)
either way, I think I found the solution..
have fun and tell me if you found it too!

facebook for dummies

i did not believe my eyes... however, this 'little' book fills 360 pages telling you:

Find out how to maximize your Facebook experience

Create a Facebook profile that enhances your real-world relationships

Whether you want to connect with friends already on Facebook or be the first on your block to join, this is the book you need. Written by a pair of Facebook insiders, Facebook For Dummies shows how to create a profile, communicate with friends, play with Facebook applications, and explore the unique ways Facebook can improve your business.

Discover how to:

• Create a profile to your liking

• Share photos and messages with friends

• Join networks for your city, school, or work

• Manage the amount of information you share

• Use Facebook for business

and there seems to be a lot more of this 'literature'... I'm waiting for the first PhD proposal on researching facebook... or maybe it's just me finding this weird and strange...