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Ruby On Rails Security Guide

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:35:55 +0100

This manual describes common security problems in web applications and how to avoid them with Rails.

10 reasons Ph.D. students fail

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:57:46 +0100

A Ph.D. does not have to cure cancer or enable cold fusion.

At best a handful of chemists remember what Einstein’s Ph.D. was in.

Einstein’s Ph.D. dissertation was a principled calculation meant to estimate Avogadro’s number. He got it wrong. By a factor of 3.

He still got a Ph.D.

A Ph.D. is a small but significant contribution to human knowledge.

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Put the milk in the back of the store

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:39:22 +0100

Put the milk in the back of the store:

Among the many lessons banks and credit unions could learn from retailers is the maxim, “Put the milk in the back of the store.” The underlying rationale is intuitive: Drive consumers past everything else you sell as they make their way to the one thing they need most often.

seifestattgel: laureola: Scientists: All men look at porn(via...

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:05:30 +0100

seifestattgel:

laureola:

Scientists: All men look at porn
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Of all in-app UIWebView implementations I’ve ever seen in...

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:10:07 +0100

Of all in-app UIWebView implementations I’ve ever seen in iOS apps, Tumblr’s is the most brilliant. The small bar on the top of the screen works better than any other loading indicators.

Reviews like this make my day

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:58:25 +0100

Reviews like this make my day

commentsfullofwin: In response to “Nine Great Uses for Private...

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:50:39 +0100

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In response to “Nine Great Uses for Private Browsing that Don’t Involve Porn”.

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The Graphing Calculator Story

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:21:05 +0100

The Graphing Calculator Story:

In October, when we thought we were almost finished, engineers who had been helping us had me demonstrate our software to their managers. A dozen people packed into my office. I didn’t expect their support, but I felt obliged to make a good-faith effort to go through their official channels. I gave a twenty-minute demonstration, eliciting “oohs” and “ahhs.” Afterward, they asked, “Who do you report to? What group are you in? Why haven’t we seen this earlier?” I explained that I had been sneaking into the building and that the project didn’t exist. They laughed, until they realized I was serious. Then they told me, “Don’t repeat this story.”

An amazing story.

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A Collection of Simply Amazing iPhone Homescreen Wallpapers

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:40:52 +0100

A Collection of Simply Amazing iPhone Homescreen Wallpapers:

Rounded up are but a few stunning iPhone 4 backgrounds (and background packs) that fit perfectly behind your app icons without distracting your vision. All these wallpapers are retina display…

Phone Disk - iPad, iTouch, iPhone Disk Mode for Mac and PC

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 09:55:11 +0100

Phone Disk - iPad, iTouch, iPhone Disk Mode for Mac and PC:

iPad, iTouch or iPhone Disk Mode is made easy with Phone Disk. Using your standard USB cable, this tiny program runs in the menu bar or system tray of your Mac or PC. When it finds an iPod Touch or…

Hibari: A Mac Twitter client with keyword filtering, muting, inline saved search results, inline conversations, tweet lookup, and more

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:10:49 +0100

Hibari: A Mac Twitter client with keyword filtering, muting, inline saved search results, inline conversations, tweet lookup, and more:

Hibari is a powerful Mac Twitter app that blocks annoyances and reveals gems.

Shareable: A Factory in Every Home We’ve come a long...

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:48:03 +0100

Shareable: A Factory in Every Home

We’ve come a long way since Herbert Hoover promised “a chicken in every pot.” Today we’re on the verge of a factory in every home thanks to the RepRap, an open hardware 3D printer that is designed to replicate itself. You can make a RepRap for yourself, then use it to make one for your neighbor.

Daisy: Love and Marriage

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:45:46 +0100

Daisy: Love and Marriage:

lekima:

A student asks a teacher, “What is love?” The teacher said, “In order to answer your question, go to the padi field and choose the biggest padi (cay lua) and come back. But the rule is: you can go through them only once and cannot turn back to pick.” The student went to the field, went through first row, saw one big padi, but he wonders… maybe there is a bigger one later. Then he saw another bigger one… but maybe there is a even bigger one waiting for him. Later, when he finished more than half of the padi field, he starts to realize that the padi is not as big as the previous one he saw, and he knows he has missed the biggest one, and regrets. So, he ended up going back to the teacher with an empty hand. The teacher told him, “…this is love… you keep looking for a better one, but when it’s too late, you realise you have already missed the person….”

“What is marriage then?” the student asked. The teacher said, “in order to answer your question, go to the corn field and choose the biggest corn and come back. But the rule is: you can go through them only once and cannot turn back to pick. “The student went to the corn field, and this time he is careful not to repeat the previous mistake; when he reaches the middle of the field, he picks one medium corn that he feels satisfied with, and goes back to the teacher. The teacher told him, “this time when you were looking for a corn…. you look for one that is just nice, and you have faith and believe this is the best one you get…. and this is marriage.”

Locayta Search (mobile edition) for iOS platform

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:17:01 +0100

Locayta Search (mobile edition) for iOS platform:

Locayta Seach (mobile edition) is a port of Locayta’s full text search engine library for the iOS platform.

theyahooanswers: Submitted by: barbarracuda They all sink…

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:26:42 +0100

theyahooanswers:

Submitted by: barbarracuda

They all sink…

50 Gorgeous Wallpapers for iOS & iPhone 4

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 13:31:02 +0100

50 Gorgeous Wallpapers for iOS & iPhone 4:

We’re also rounding up a selection of other gorgeous wallpapers – some are for your “Lock Screen”, others are more minimal and work well behind your Home Screen.

Coding Lessons Learned

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 01:58:38 +0100

Coding Lessons Learned:

These two lessons are applicable to other programming languages as well, so feel free to substitute your favourite language where applicable.

Flask (A Python Microframework)

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 01:58:38 +0100

Flask (A Python Microframework):

Flask is a microframework for Python based on Werkzeug, Jinja 2 and good intentions.

iPad Retina Display

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:55:36 +0100

rentzsch:

Jason Snell / @jsnell:

Lots of people saying they wish they had Retina Display on iPad. Obviously iOS 4 won’t do that. :-) But I don’t mind. iPad display’s fine.

OK, the iPad’s screen is 1024x768 @ 130dpi. Physical dimensions work out to 7.88”x5.91”.

Those same dimensions at 326 ppi would result in 2568x1926 pixels — more than my current 30” Cinema Display (2560x1600).

Thus, between the display, memory and graphics processing requirements, we’re not getting a iPad + Retina Display any time soon.

Monopoly Killer: Perfect German Board Game Redefines Genre

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:38:51 +0100

Monopoly Killer: Perfect German Board Game Redefines Genre:

Since its introduction, The Settlers of Catan has become a worldwide phenomenon. It has been translated into 30 languages and sold a staggering 15 million copies (even the megahit videogame Halo 3 has sold only a little more than half that). It has spawned an empire of sequels, expansion packs, scenario books, card games, computer games, miniatures, and even a novel—all must-haves for legions of fans. And it has made its 56-year-old inventor a household name in every household that’s crazy about board games, and a lot that aren’t.