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this is interesting. I had an alert from an ID monitoring service I subscribe to today advising of a “mid severity breach” for an undisclosed service. The details leaked were my na…

Anton Petrov - space and science

It was a while ago (2009) so I can't remember the exact process, but I seem to recall that even back then it was quite convoluted, and differentiated between deactivate and delete.…

You may think you've deleted your FB account, but its probably still there... I "deleted" my FB after they acquired FriendFeed (still the best social network I've ever come across)…

You say that you took a year to learn RoR and Objective-C for this, but can I ask: were you starting from scratch as a programmer and was this a full-time project (or were you bala…

Kensington locks can be unlocked with nothing more than a slim cardboard tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SkKJ4yOKo8 I tested this technique myself a few years back, but must…

FWIW, in the IOS version of the app, the offending check box appears to be disabled by default. (I certainly didn't disable it, so I can only assume that's the state from install).…

I know lots of people will look down their noses at anyone who dares to photograph their food at a restaurant, but as much as I enjoy cooking, I am clueless about how to present it…

While I applaud his motives for change, we should also focus on HOW he quit, too. IMHO, his boss deserves the professional courtesy of being told personally (be it face to face, or…

Same here. I switched to Vibrams 4-5 weeks ago and I'm enjoying some pleasing results. For example, prior to using Vibrams, I could only run for 10 minutes or so before my ankles a…

I don't know why so many carriers feel the need to encumber perfectly good handsets with what can only be described as "branded-bloatware" Case in point, the HTC Desire which I've …