The Code of the Geeks v3.12

Ahh...the sweet smell of nostalgia.

What's that? What's *my* code?

GATd+s:aC+++UL++>P+++L++E---W+++Nw++O-MV--PS+++(---)PE+Y+PGPt+5+X+Rtv+b+DI+++DGeh----r+++y++++

Electronic Frontier Foundation:

Have a tivo or DVR? Like being able to watch shows even if they're not on when you're home? Let congress know that you don't want the broadcast flag to keep you from it.

Engineers implant viable, vascularized 3D muscles | Science Blog

A while back I posted about a rat cell on a stick...this is a bit more interesting than that.

They've taken human stem cells (3 types) and managed not only to grow muscle tissue with blood vessels throughout it, but they've managed to get it implanted with nearly half of the vessels connecting to the blood vessels of the implantees (mice) and further vessel growth occurring.

There'll be a long line of shark-bite victims gearing up for new calves someday...

ACTLab TV

Note to self: Come back to this site in a week and start my own internet TV station...

Coming in out of the cold: Cold fusion, for real | csmonitor.com

So, cold fusion is no longer a pipe dream...still doesn't reach the break-even point, but it's a start. Cool science, indeed.

How to build your own Linux distribution

Link says it all. Don't want to install a particular distro? Roll your own, my friend...

Nexuiz

Like Quake? Like GPL-licensed software? Try Nexuiz

The table of equivalents / replacements / analogs of Windows software in Linux. (Official site of the table)

Heard of Linux? Messed around with it, but couldn't figure out what program to use to scan pictures, etc? This list will help.

The Python Challenge

Not strictly for people who use Python, but fun, if you like puzzles...

Authentication, Authorization, and Access Control

Apache webserver stuff...for my personal edification.

Yahoo! News - Scientists Find Soft Tissue in T-Rex Bone

Jurrassic Park: coming soon to a Zoo near you...

Hatch to Head Senate Panel on Copyright (washingtonpost.com)

This. Is not. A. Good. Thing.

It's bad enough that disney can fight to get mickey mouse permanetntly out of the public domain...now they'll have help from the inside.

Thank goodness for the creative commons license and the FSF

New Scientist Breaking News - Arm wrestling robots beaten by a teenaged girl

Yet another step closer to Steve Austin...need work on the "we can make him stronger" part.

Kerry Garrison - Building your own PBX

I absolutely have to play with this at home. Looks like it's not only free and useful, but potentially entertaining...voicemail, intercom, who knows...

Adware maker joins federal privacy board | CNET News.com

Oh, yeah! Gator would be a great company to advise the federal government about privacy issues.

Come to think of it, Charles Manson could be a shoo-in for advising the government about law enforcement/psycopath relations.

Somebody please tell me that this is a joke...please.

RSA: Microsoft on 'rootkits': Be afraid, be very afraid - Computerworld

So, how about making it very, very difficult to modify the kernel. I'm *really* not feeling good about this news.

RSA: Microsoft on 'rootkits': Be afraid, be very afraid - Computerworld

So, how about making it very, very difficult to modify the kernel. I'm *really* not feeling good about this news.

The BOFH guide to equal opportunities | The Register

Simon Travaglia...the man is a sage...and funny, too.

Solar Cell Implant May Restore Some Sight for the Blind | Science Blog

Here come the bionic eyes. Oscar Goldman unavailable for comment.

Banned Bud Light commercial

I thought it was funny...