Stanford bioengineer develops a 50-cent paper microscope
When Manu Prakash, PhD, wants to impress lab visitors with the durability of his Origami-based paper microscope, he throws it off a three-story balcony, stomps on it with his foot and dunks it into a water-filled beaker. Miraculously, it still works.
ValveSoftware/ToGL
ToGL - Direct3D to OpenGL abstraction layer
Hasnain says:
"Direct3D -> OpenGL translation layer.
Taken directly from the DOTA2 source tree; "
This is awesome!
Posted on 2014-03-11T17:53:24+0000
You Suck at Intro Etiquette
An intro is worth its weight in gold. Don’t waste one by saying the wrong thing, or worse, not replying at all. Here are some notes on how to maximize your success in either sending or receiving...
Hasnain says:
Some very good tips on introducing people over email.
Posted on 2014-03-11T17:33:07+0000
Steal WhatsApp database (PoC) | Bas Bosschert
Steal WhatsApp database (PoC)“Is it possible to upload and read the WhatsApp chats from another Android application?”With this question my brother and I started an interesting conversation which ended in underneath proof of concept. The tldr answer is: “Yes, that is possible”.The WhatsApp database i...
Hasnain says:
Let's hope some of that $19B goes towards securing user data, at least.
(the same AES key for every user? tsk tsk tsk...)
Posted on 2014-03-11T17:28:42+0000
BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy...
Adaptation of Douglas Adams's cult science fiction comedy series
Hasnain says:
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Game - 30th Anniversary Edition"
This is awesome.
Posted on 2014-03-10T17:56:00+0000
STEM Shortage Claims and Facebook’s $19 Billion Acquisition of WhatsApp
Mathematics is wonderful!
Hasnain says:
"In fact, technology companies appear to be extremely picky in even choosing to interview applicants, let alone actually hiring them. This pickiness alone probably accounts for the perceived “shortage” of “qualified” applicants. It also explains why a minority of software engineers who fit or appear to fit the extremely narrow, rapidly changing, and often unstated criteria of the tech companies report fierce competition and multiple job offers, while many others like Chand John or Darin Wedel (and perhaps Brian Acton in 2009) report a long frustrating job hunt."
The writer makes a very good point.
Posted on 2014-03-10T17:40:36+0000
How I resurrected my MacBook Pro by putting it in the oven
09 Mar 2014How I resurrected my MacBook Pro by putting it in the ovenOne late night I opened up my trusty MacBook Pro only to find it turned off. “That’s odd, I never turn it off. Must have ran out of battery or something”. Without a further thought, I pressed the power button and the computer promp...
The Codeless Code: Case 135 Ass-Backwards Compatibility
An illustrated collection of (sometimes violent) fables, concerning the Art and Philosophy of software development
Hasnain says:
"Wangohan’s head fell to his desk. “Clearly a cardboard box must be a fit meal for the Emperor’s daughter, for here it is on the Imperial menu.”"
Posted on 2014-03-10T17:35:32+0000
Using Google to DDoS any website | A Programmer's Blog
Google uses its FeedFetcher crawler to cache anything that is put inside =image(“link”) in the spreadsheet. For instance: If we put =image(“http://example.com/image.jpg”) in one of the cells of Google spreadsheet, Google will send the FeedFetcher crawler to grab the image and cache it to display.
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey: Standing Up in the Milky Way | National Geographic Channel
The Ship of the Imagination, unfettered by ordinary limits on speed and size, drawn by the music of cosmic harmonies, can take us anywhere in space and time. It has been idling for more than three decades, and yet it has never been overtaken. Its global legacy remains vibrant. Now, it's time on
Click to view the original at channel.nationalgeographic.com
Hasnain says:
The first episode of the Cosmos remake airs tonight!
Posted on 2014-03-09T23:06:05+0000