Archives for category: Hacking

“Funny ‘Cause It’s Almost True”

May 19, 10 //
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In quotes because I stole that line fair and square.

Hilarious video from the Onion about something that will probably happen.

The Secrets of MacGyver… Revealed

April 10, 10 //
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Met a lovely older gentleman this afternoon who was a writer for, amongst other shows, MacGyver.

And the answer to your question is: the writers cribbed all of MacGyver’s paper clip + chewing gum = C4 solutions from Boy Scout handbooks from around the world.

My Favorite April Fools Joke Today

April 1, 10 //
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Flawless execution.

Making it better than it was

July 11, 09 //
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I think his name is Cardon Webb – anyway, he’s got a great idea where he takes typical flyer dreck found on telephone poles and electric boxes, re-designs them, and re-posts them.  Nice way to get your work out.  Nice way to make life a little easier on the eyes out on the street.

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Virtual Bank Embezzlement

July 10, 09 //
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The chairman of the virtual bank in EVE Online, a space-trading/piracy game, absconded with billions of virtual credits, swapping them for $5,000 in cash to make a house payment. The embezzlement caused a run on the bank and has rocked the economy of EVE.

The run on the bank has come to about 600 billion ISK, which has been withdrawn. However, we have a very big group of excellent supporters, who have deposited about 105 billion ISK sitting in Sweep to keep us liquid. We are extremely grateful for this. Currently the run seems to be mostly over with only a slightly higher withdrawal rate still, than deposit rate. That’s to be expected, and in-line with EBANK’s strategy to shrink to a more managable level.

EBANK has always been extremely sound, due to our massive reserves. Our checks and balances have proven themselves to work as a mitigation device and by having the reserves spread out over several directors, the embezzlement was kept to a minimum. However, the run on the bank had the potential to do great damage to EBANK as people frantically made withdrawals to ensure they would not be caught if the bank ran short.

We have also had several offers from very large entities, regarding big loans, should we need to cover any insolvency. Frankly, this has yet to be needed. But we are grateful for the support.

Friends and I were talking about how the stock market and the entire financial system is just concept and psychology. I guess this is just about as real.

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Celebrate Customer Reviews on Amazon

July 9, 09 //
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So far there are 1,233 reviews for this stunner of a t-shirt on Amazon.

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For your pleasure… a mere smidge of the selection….

I purchased this shirt for a co-worker. I never saw her again. Once she put on this shirt she was eclipsed by a flood of brilliant light and disappeared into the gestalt. I have considered ordering this shirt for myself, but I am not sure if I am quite ready for apotheosis.

During the time I wore it, I lost 30 pounds, gained significant muscle mass, and was never without a woman. Many of them were even sober.

This product rocks harder than Slash shredding a guitar solo to “Sweet Child ‘O Mine” on top of a zeppelin in the middle of an epic thunderstorm.

Once I slipped the t-shirt over the rug (my common law wife’s nickname for my chest), it immediately knocked my tube socks off so hard that they flew all the way across the world and then hit me in the back of the head. This then knocked the socks off I was currently putting on to replace the previous knocked-off socks.

Goes well with my swishy pants, puberty mustache and cross trainers

Unfortunately I already had this exact picture tattooed on my chest, but this shirt is very useful in colder weather.

EA does it right

July 2, 09 //
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I’ve heard that EA Sports suffers a bit in the gaming community’s eyes for being a Leviathan. But I bet they won over a few fans with their latest effort for Tiger Woods PGA Tour ‘08.

Seems like a fan had found a glitch in the video game and posted it for the world to see on YouTube – causing almost a million views and a lot of comment bitching about EA in general.

Did EA run and hide? Did they stomp their giant feet and threaten? Nope:

Yay for EA engaging on the playing field and having a good time doing it. Their video got over 3 million hits and now the chatter on the other video’s comments are about EA’s response.

A lot of brands are uncertain how to deal with social media and the free exchange of opinions. In the candy world alone – Snickers closed down snikerz.com, while Skittles turned their home page into an unregulated, real-time Twitter feed of a Skittles search.

Haven’t we figured out that the tighter you try to hold on, the more you’re gonna lose? And come on, Snickers. You’re a candy for cripes sake. Why so serious?

I would’ve bought this…

July 1, 09 //
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Corrupted-Files.com sells pre-corrupted files ($5.95, on sale for $3.95 until June 30) in a variety of formats. The target market is students who blew their assignment deadline and need an excuse.

Step 1: After purchasing a file, rename the file e.g. Mike_Final-Paper.

Step 2: Email the file to your professor along with your “here’s my assignment” email.

Step 3: It will take your professor several hours if not days to notice your file is “unfortunately” corrupted. Use the time this website just bought you wisely and finish that paper!!!

Note: The only difference between each Word file is its file size, because it will look a bit odd if your 10 page term paper is only 1k in size! Yes, we thought of everything! We guarantee and stand by our product!

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