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Ultimate Geekness
Do this at your own risk: in the command line enter this command:
telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl
It might take a while until it starts, but it’s worth the wait. Just leave the windows open and see if it started already. (via Digg)
More Weird Gadgets
This time, a list of 12 USB accessories you must have. Now I can finally get my noodles strained right at my heated seat without getting up. (via Digg)
Mini Rube Golbdberg Toys For Your Fridge
I guess the Christmas rush of new products does bring us some cool stuff, like these Rube Goldberg toys which you can stick to your refrigirator door for endless hours of fun. Well, maybe endless hours of fun is just a little bit exaggerated. A few minutes, at least.
Vibrating Soap… Yes, Soap That Vibrates
It’s like stupid gadgets season or something. I guess it’s just because of the upcoming Christmas. Today we have an automatic vibrating soap. This item goes to position 1,653,208 in my must-absolutely-have list, right after BananaGuard.
Windows Command Prompt Function Keys
Do you use the command line in Windows? I hardly do, but some people prefer to do stuff from there instead of doing it with the mouse. The Windows command line, cmd.exe, has some useful function keys. So, the next time you want to go back in the command history, don’t forget F7. (via Lifehacker)
No wonder Windows Vista took so long…
…the sounds alone took 18 months to create. I am not making this up. You can read about it in MSNBC.com.
You can listen to them here. Also, check out the comments in the Slashdot article. They’re hilarious, e.g. “That’s a bit like a car manufacturer worrying about the color of the seats while the breaks are still leaking.” (via Slashdot)
Windows 1.0 To Windows Vista Pictures
Here’s a nice compilation of pictures of all Microsoft Windows operating system versions, starting from 1.0 to Vista. Very nostalgic. (via Digg)
It only took 16,777,216 comments…
to break down Slashdot. Actually, they were semi-prepared for this, only made a small mistake which caused a 3-hour outage. (via Digg)
Salary Secrets And Myths
One of the blogs I read is Get Rich Slowly. This blog handles money issues, frugality and many aspects of money management. Although it’s more relevant to US residents, it has great tips and information about handling money. Anyway, here’s a good post about salary secrets and myths, which is pretty much true worldwide.