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Practicalities of Internet Filtering/Censoring [via -...

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:56:29 +0530

Practicalities of Internet Filtering/Censoring

TinyMe - small gnu/linux distro based on PCLinuxOS

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:32:30 +0530

TinyMe - small gnu/linux distro based on PCLinuxOS:

TinyMe, a remaster of PCLinuxOS, comes packaged in a miniscule 200MB or smaller ISO. We do this for those of you who have old computers, like to mess around with small/fast systems, or just want a minimal environment. TinyMe is comparable to distributions like Puppy, AntiX, and DSL. If you like small distributions of Linux, give TinyMe a try.

“If you want a collection you can count on, PIRATE...

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:12:02 +0530

“If you want a collection you can count on, PIRATE IT.”

[xkcd - Steal This Comic]

whos.amung.us - real time statistics for your website

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:46:24 +0530

whos.amung.us - real time statistics for your website:

Do you have a website, blog or social network profile? Would you like to know the number of readers you have? Want to instantly see where your visitors are from? Or find out when you had the most people online?

Appnr - Browser interface to Ubuntu Applications!

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:19:39 +0530

Appnr - Browser interface to Ubuntu Applications!:

Appnr is a web-based tool and a service that install applications on Ubuntu. This is a web interface for APT, and the package is downloaded and installed from Ubuntu/Third-party repositories.

The AptURL Protocol Handler and a Web browser support are required to install applications

How to ROFL [via - Mark@FriendFeed]

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:54:51 +0530

How to ROFL [via - Mark@FriendFeed]

My average Twitter update rate is 70.85 milliscobles.

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:35:27 +0530

My average Twitter update rate is 70.85 milliscobles.

nanite - Multiple Ruby Daemons

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:27:16 +0530

nanite - Multiple Ruby Daemons:

A Nanite system has two types of components. There are nanite agents, these are the daemons where you implement your code functionality as actors. And then there are mappers. Mappers are the control nodes of the system. There can be any number of mappers, these typically run inside of your merb or rails app running on the thin webserver(eventmachine is needed) But you can also run command line mappers with a shell into the system.

Reinteract - Shell for Python

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:12:00 +0530

Reinteract - Shell for Python:

Reinteract is a system for interactive experimentation with python. You enter Python code and expressions and immediately see the results. What distinguishes Reinteract from a shell (such as IPython or the builtin interactive mode) is that you can go back and edit expressions you entered earlier and the results will flow through the part of the worksheet after the changed portion.

Liquid Mongoose - Folding Paper into CD and DVD Cases

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:15:00 +0530

Liquid Mongoose - Folding Paper into CD and DVD Cases :

The Paper Case project allows you to print a fold-able piece of paper into a CD or DVD case, using the content of the internet as your album art or movie cover. Currently, it supports music album printing on music.aol.com and movie cover printing on Netflix.

mytvrss - Alerts for your favorite TV shows

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:51:06 +0530

mytvrss - Alerts for your favorite TV shows:

Select your favorite shows below, and then click “Create feed” to generate your own personalized RSS feed. We’ll then alert you through the RSS feed the day an episode is aired. You don’t have to register!

skype4pidgin - Skype Plugin for Pidgin

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:18:02 +0530

skype4pidgin - Skype Plugin for Pidgin:

This is a Skype Plugin for Pidgin/libpurple/Adium. It lets you view and chat with all your Skype buddies from within Pidgin/Adium. You still need Skype to be running to be able to use it, but it lets you keep a consistent user interface and use all the other nifty Pidgin/Adium plugins with it, like spell-checking or OTR encryption.

The Tragedy of Singly Linked Lists [via www.wordarc.com]

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:46:31 +0530

The Tragedy of Singly Linked Lists

[via www.wordarc.com]

Fedora Solved — Fedora Unity Project

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:55:41 +0530

Fedora Solved — Fedora Unity Project:

Fedora Solved has been created by concerned peers in the Fedora Community to bring quality HOW-TO solutions to the Community. These are members of the Community who want to see the best solutions find its way into the hands of the Community. Members may include site maintainers, Fedora Project contributors, and interested users like you.

Critters Writers Workshop

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:13:11 +0530

Critters Writers Workshop:

Critters is an on-line workshop/critique group for serious writers of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. You get your work critiqued in exchange for critiquing the work of others, both of which are invaluable ways to improve your writing.

Guppy-PE: A Python Programming Environment

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:07:30 +0530

Guppy-PE: A Python Programming Environment:

This is the home page for Guppy-PE , a programming environment providing object and heap memory sizing, profiling and analysis. It includes a prototypical specification language that can be used to formally specify aspects of Python programs and generate tests and documentation from a common source. Guppy is an umbrella package combining Heapy and GSL with support utilities such as the Glue module that keeps things together.

Recuva - Undelete, Unerase, File Recovery

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:04:00 +0530

Recuva - Undelete, Unerase, File Recovery :

Recuva (pronounced “recover”) is a freeware Windows utility to restore files that have been accidentally deleted from your computer. This includes files emptied from the Recycle bin as well as images and other files that have been deleted by user error from digital camera memory cards or MP3 players. It will even bring back files that have been deleted by bugs, crashes and viruses!

Defraggler

CCleaner

Ultra Defragmenter

Wolfram MathWorld: The Web's Most Extensive Mathematics Resource

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:21:41 +0530

Wolfram MathWorld: The Web's Most Extensive Mathematics Resource:

MathWorld^TM is the web’s most extensive mathematical resource, provided as a free service to the world’s mathematics and internet communities as part of a commitment to education and educational outreach by Wolfram Research, makers of Mathematica.

epguides.com - TV Episode Guides

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:30:56 +0530

epguides.com - TV Episode Guides:

This site contains episode lists for over 4000 TV shows. Each list displays only titles and airdates, but in most cases the episode title is a link to the page for that episode at TV.com, where there is more information such as guest stars and a plot summary.

Drop.io: Simple Private Sharing

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:56:55 +0530

Drop.io: Simple Private Sharing:

Simple private sharing. Drop.io is the simplest way to share files online. Simply set up a private space to drop any files by phone, email, web, widget or fax and then share them with whoever you want via a variety of outputs.