HowStuffWorks “How File Compression Works” If you download many programs and files off the Internet, you’ve probably encountered ZIP files before. This compression system is a very handy invention, especially for Web users, because it lets you reduce the overall number of bits and bytes in a file so it can be transmitted faster over […]
Tagged file compression, laptopVCU Massey Cancer Center :: Virginia advance directives All adults in Virginia have a right to prepare a document called an “advance directive†to put their wishes regarding medical care in writing. An advance directive lets other people know the types of medical care you do and do not want in the event you are […]
Tagged legal, living will, medical, medical directivesDiplodocs – Find your user manual, user guide, instruction manual or owner manual instantly ! So much time wasted looking all over the place for the instruction manual to tune the tv-set, find the printer cartridge replacement how-to, the meaning of the blinking led on the dashboard. (tags: guide reference manuals lifehacks) Vapour Trails: Revisiting […]
Tagged ajax, javascript, manuals, mysql, php, search engineThe term podcast, as  noun, comes from a contraction of the iPod and broadcast. Here’s the definition from the Oxford English Dictionary: A digital recording of a broadcast, made available on the Internet for downloading to a computer or personal audio player. 2004 Cnet News.com (Electronic text) 8 Oct., A network of bloggers is offering up ‘podcasts’or pre-recorded […]
Tagged itunes, juice, podcast, podcatcherTo those who wait… A Place to Bury Strangers, Drawer B Fortunately, a year and a half later, Eric noted A Place to Bury Strangers playing on Sirius Radio and referenced an old Pitchfork review he had read about them and today I am very happily reunited with the sounds of Ackermann. Kismet! (tags: aptbs […]
Tagged A Place to Bury Strangers, aptbs, web 2.0ISE Cultural Foundation: Once Upon A Time | .FILAS, n{e}ws “Once Upon A Time” pulls its viewers back into the awe and wonder we experienced while captivated by Cinderella, Momotaro, or any fantastical folk-tales. Like kids with flashlights under the covers, curled up with the Brothers Grimm, we have always been tantalized by the unbounded […]
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Tagged podcast, podcatcherBefore we left for our trip to Puerto Rico, I copied this list of places to eat at the Atlanta Airport. The list was extracted from “Grabbing a Bite Between Flights,” by Matt Gross for the NY Times Since we flew to PR on Christmas Day we thought we’d try One Flew South for our […]
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TED Talks : Why we don’t understand as much as we think we do – Jonathan Drori (2007)
Today I listened to the TED Talk: Why we don’t understand as much as we think we do – Jonathan Drori (2007).  He starts by asking some simple questions that he claims most people get wrong. We get these wrong, he claims, because of the education and experiences we have had. They bias our understanding. […]
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