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What a cool idea! (via Mad Science Monday: Never Visit The...

2012 Feb 16, 5:43


What a cool idea!

(via Mad Science Monday: Never Visit The Dentist Again)

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Awesome faux trailer for Psychonauts as Inception. Wish I had...

2012 Feb 14, 8:58


Awesome faux trailer for Psychonauts as Inception. Wish I had made the connection before - there’s a ton of overlap.

INCEPTIONAUTS (by FineLeatherJackets)

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(via The Future by The Limousines)

2012 Feb 13, 8:16


(via The Future by The Limousines)

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Blackmail DRM - Stolen Thoughts

2012 Feb 13, 4:00

Most existing DRM attempts to only allow the user to access the DRM'ed content with particular applications or with particular credentials so that if the file is shared it won't be useful to others. A better solution is to encode any of the user's horrible secrets into unique versions of the DRM'ed content so that the user won't want to share it. Entangle the users and the content provider's secrets together in one document and accordingly their interests. I call this Blackmail DRM. For an implementation it is important to point out that the user's horrible secret doesn't need to be verified as accurate, but merely verified as believable.

Apparently I need to get these blog posts written faster because only recently I read about Social DRM which is a light weight version of my idea but with a misleading name. Instead of horrible secrets, they say they'll use personal information like the user's name in the DRM'ed content. More of my thoughts stolen and before I even had a chance to think of it first!

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More humor next trailer? (via Coming Distractions: Trailer:...

2012 Feb 13, 2:01


More humor next trailer? (via Coming Distractions: Trailer: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter)

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URI Percent Encoding Ignorance Level 0 - Existence

2012 Feb 10, 4:00

As a professional URI aficionado I deal with various levels of ignorance on URI percent-encoding (aka URI encoding, or URL escaping). The basest ignorance is with respect to the mere existence of percent-encoding. Percents in URIs are special: they always represent the start of a percent-encoded octet. That is to say, a percent is always followed by two hex digits that represents a value between 0 and 255 and doesn't show up in a URI otherwise.

The IPv6 textual syntax for scoped addresses uses the '%' to delimit the zone ID from the rest of the address. When it came time to define how to represent scoped IPv6 addresses in URIs there were two camps: Folks who wanted to use the IPv6 format as is in the URI, and those who wanted to encode or replace the '%' with a different character. The resulting thread was more lively than what shows up on the IETF URI discussion mailing list. Ultimately we went with a percent-encoded '%' which means the percent maintains its special status and singular purpose.

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“He’s either a bro or a hipster, he can’t be both. Because...

2012 Feb 10, 3:43


“He’s either a bro or a hipster, he can’t be both. Because that’s not how stereotypes work.”

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(via Ferris Bueller, Film & Super Bowl Commercial...

2012 Feb 7, 11:53


(via Ferris Bueller, Film & Super Bowl Commercial Side-by-Side Comparison)

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(via Portlandia: The Dream of the 1890s is Alive in Portland)

2012 Feb 6, 4:26


(via Portlandia: The Dream of the 1890s is Alive in Portland)

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Remember when they killed off Superman?  One of the guys behind...

2012 Feb 5, 12:37


Remember when they killed off Superman?  One of the guys behind Chronicle has made this video explaining that whole thing.  Kind of like Drunk History but less drunk and more nerdy (via Death and Return of Superman)

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The Walking Dead Alternate Intro (by tlunsford)

2012 Jan 27, 2:56


The Walking Dead Alternate Intro (by tlunsford)

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(via Celebrity Sleepovers, Comedian Crashes at Celebrity Homes)

2012 Jan 26, 4:57


(via Celebrity Sleepovers, Comedian Crashes at Celebrity Homes)

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Crushable has the video from the Cinefamily Pete and Pete...

2012 Jan 26, 12:03


Crushable has the video from the Cinefamily Pete and Pete tribute and panel. Also, AV Club is now inspired to have a Pete and Pete cast and crew reunion.

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(via Defend our freedom to share (or why SOPA is a bad idea):...

2012 Jan 18, 3:21


(via Defend our freedom to share (or why SOPA is a bad idea): Clay Shirky on TED.com)

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They Might Be Giants 2012 tour across the US! | When Will You...

2012 Jan 11, 4:02


They Might Be Giants 2012 tour across the US! | When Will You Die? (OFFICIAL VIDEO) (by ParticleMen)

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Bath Time for Baby Sloths | Too Cute (by AnimalPlanetTV)

2012 Jan 10, 11:58


Bath Time for Baby Sloths | Too Cute (by AnimalPlanetTV)

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Dustforce Trailer - Available on Steam January 17th! (by...

2012 Jan 10, 2:17


Dustforce Trailer - Available on Steam January 17th! (by hitboxteam)

Funny concept, and from the video it looks like lovely execution.

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(via MakerBot Replicator, A New Larger 2 Color 3D Printer by...

2012 Jan 9, 5:43


(via MakerBot Replicator, A New Larger 2 Color 3D Printer by MakerBot)

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Report: Kindle produces nearly no electrical interference. FAA: "LALALALALA"

2011 Dec 28, 3:34

FTA: “Nick Bilton put the FAA’s claims regarding Kindles and airline avionics to the test. The result? They emit less EM interference than planes are required by law to withstand.” Much less, apparently.

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 lol-tastic surprise ending! (via Frog plays Ant Smasher)

2011 Dec 23, 1:22


 lol-tastic surprise ending! (via Frog plays Ant Smasher)

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