Zero Crossing Detectors

English comedienne (apparently people still say 'comedienne') who recently presented a very funny book show on the BBC. I was all set to stalk her so I could ask her out for coffee and Dostoyevsky, but have just learned that she is gay. Dostoyevsky is no fun if you can't have sex afterwards.

nonbeard 2011-03-05 21:40:10

Boredom Enthusiasts Discover the Pleasures of Understimulation - WSJ.com

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703395904576025482554838642.html

Proceedings at the sell-out [boredom conference] were kicked off by Mr. Ward himself, who discussed his tie collection at great length, accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation. He noted that as of June 2010, he owned 55 ties, and 45.5% of them were of a single color. By December, his tie collection had jumped by 36%, although the share of single-color ties fell by 1.5%.

nonbeard 2011-03-03 02:38:26

opensourcepirate comments on I bought a lot of ginger the other day...

http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/fvmhi/i_bought_a_lot_of_ginger_the_other_day/c1iymnq

How to make candied ginger.

nonbeard 2011-03-02 16:14:09

Pin - A Dynamic Binary Instrumentation Tool

http://pintool.org/
nonbeard 2011-02-25 05:20:18

Gellan gum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gellan_gum

Another gelatine alternative

nonbeard 2011-02-09 23:04:03

Clock divider - WorldWideWiki

http://bmearns.net/wwk/view/Clock_divider
nonbeard 2011-02-09 14:49:36

Ushanka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushanka

a Russian fur cap with ear flaps that can be tied up to the crown of the cap, or tied at the chin to protect the ears, jaw and lower chin from the cold.

nonbeard 2011-02-08 15:01:01

mashit.com: a place for fiends

http://www.mashit.com/

via /r/london

nonbeard 2011-02-07 15:03:22

Russian peasant multiplication@Everything2.com

http://everything2.com/title/Russian+peasant+multiplication

Interesting alternative way of multiplying which only involves multiplying by 2, dividing by 2, testing for divisibility by 2, and adding. Can be used to implement 16 bit maths on 8 bit systems (for example). Also see egyptian division

nonbeard 2011-02-07 12:19:28

Amazing Vegan Rice and Beans Recipe

http://www.reddit.com/r/VegRecipes/comments/fe7sj/amazing_vegan_rice_and_beans_recipe/
nonbeard 2011-02-04 02:25:03

Bach Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue

http://spot.colorado.edu/~korevaar/chromatic.html

I discovered that I could cheat with this and play more with the left hand. Suddenly it becomes plausible. :)

nonbeard 2011-01-31 01:00:31

Postfix SMTP relay and access control

http://www.postfix.org/SMTPD_ACCESS_README.html#danger

One misplaced clause order and BAM open relay

nonbeard 2011-01-29 16:27:05

Lucas Cranach the Elder - Olga's Gallery

http://www.abcgallery.com/C/cranach/cranach.html

My new favourite 539-year-old German.

nonbeard 2011-01-28 23:27:42

PCB Order | DorkbotPDX

http://dorkbotpdx.org/wiki/pcb_order

PCB fab in bulk for cheap.

nonbeard 2011-01-27 11:56:14

Re: Gould hasn't recorded the BWV903 Chromatic Fugue

http://glenngould.org/f_minor/msg06001.html

Harmony

http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Topics/Harmony.htm

Glenn Gould being a prat about Bach's Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue. "This is Bach for people who don't like Bach."

nonbeard 2011-01-27 02:44:06

What is there to drink that tastes as good as beer and wine? | The Reinvigorated Programmer

http://reprog.wordpress.com/2011/01/23/what-is-there-to-drink-that-tastes-as-good-as-beer-and-wine/

Suggestions in the comments include: Herbal tea with thyme, fennel, or rosemary; Gunpowder green tea; kukicha (tea); kombucha; neuer Wein; tasting vinegars; coffee; Lambic beers (cheating but delicious so included); hot chocolate w/ ginger, nutmeg, paprika.

nonbeard 2011-01-23 23:44:58

Commit in linux-msm-topaz in Linux on Qualcomm's MSM - Gitorious

http://gitorious.org/~mweirauch/linux-on-qualcomm-s-msm/linux-msm-topaz/commit/cb9a1e7

msm hw3d patches for eclair

nonbeard 2011-01-23 22:37:31

Journal of Universal Rejection

http://www.math.pacificu.edu/~emmons/JofUR/
nonbeard 2011-01-23 00:10:14

Extract from Rabelais with alchemical references

http://www.alchemywebsite.com/rabelais_extract.html
nonbeard 2011-01-22 16:51:02

The Hodford Road Surgery Website

http://www.hodfordroadsurgery.co.uk/

New doctor for Golders Green

nonbeard 2011-01-21 23:33:03

Tanks Alot, Tank Driving, Tank Driving Gift Vouchers, Corporate Tank Driving Events

http://www.tanks-alot.co.uk/

As seen on /r/london -- drive tanks over cars, crushing them. £400-£500 a go. Sounds great! Also: "tanks alot".

nonbeard 2011-01-20 01:00:34

Arduino + Dreamcast Densha-De-Go Controller « modelrail.otenko

http://modelrail.otenko.com/electronics/arduino-dreamcast-densha-de-go-controller/comment-page-1#comment-117

"stevenh" guy managed to get my Dreamcast controller code working with a Densha-De-Go controller. Densha-De-Go is a train driving game, and the controller is a very awesome-looking train console.

nonbeard 2011-01-19 00:52:23

Toys/Gravity

http://www.nowykurier.com/toys/gravity/gravity.html

Galaxy simulator!

nonbeard 2011-01-16 21:22:46

Shell theorem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_theorem

"Gravity for a sphere can be though of as a point force" I keep forgetting this. TIL (again) thanks to a troll physics rage comic.

nonbeard 2011-01-16 21:09:55

How to Lose 20 lbs. of Fat in 30 Days… Without Doing Any Exercise

http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/06/how-to-lose-20-lbs-of-fat-in-30-days-without-doing-any-exercise/

"Please eat the same often..."

nonbeard 2011-01-14 21:52:16

Wonderland: ChainChomp beanbag

http://www.wonderlandblog.com/wonderland/2011/01/chainchomp-beanbag.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Wonderland+%28Wonderland%29

Oh my, this is wonderful. Ping liedra

nonbeard 2011-01-13 01:07:34

BBC - BBC Four Programmes - Rich Hall's 'The Dirty South'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00t26zf

This was great!

nonbeard 2011-01-10 21:51:07

Zizek on Crossdressing to the Sound of Music

http://benatlas.com/2010/02/zizek-on-crossdressing-to-the-sound-of-music/

I haven't watched it yet, but apparently it's Zizek arguing that The Sound of Music is pro-Nazi propaganda. I can't wait.

nonbeard 2011-01-07 07:30:31

The Technium: The Maes-Garreau Point

http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2007/03/the_maesgarreau.php

The theory that futurists predictions tend to cluster within the futurist's lifetime. Unfortunately this is a terrible page. 1) Awful sexist ramblings about 'biological duplication' in the middle; 2) the data as presented hardly confirms the theory; 3) the data may even be intentionally misleading: fact-checking the first futurist I discovered that he gave a large date range spanning over 100 years; these guys have picked the lowest point on that range.

nonbeard 2011-01-03 19:39:31

AXMLPrinter2 - Convert Android binary XML to human-readable XML - xda-developers

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=514412

I keep forgetting what this thing is called. Pinboarded!

nonbeard 2010-12-24 15:04:06

DSL-2640R - Router Modem ADSL2+ Wireless G

http://www.dlink-forum.info/showthread.php?tid=95
nonbeard 2010-12-22 15:00:42

History of pizza - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_pizza

I really want to eat a pizza right now

nonbeard 2010-12-20 15:24:44

Jeff Varasano's NY Pizza Recipe

http://www.varasanos.com/PizzaRecipe.htm

"How an engineer makes pizza" - hn. Mindblowing

nonbeard 2010-12-20 14:49:56

Hemisphere Games Why we haven’t ported Osmos to Android –

http://www.hemispheregames.com/2010/12/16/why-we-haven’t-ported-osmos-to-android/
nonbeard 2010-12-18 12:23:38

Sloe gin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloe_gin

This looks fun.

nonbeard 2010-12-15 22:56:31

[EXCLUSIVE] Report: [UPDATED] Google’s Android Market License Verification Easily Circumvented, Will Not Stop Pirates | Android News, Reviews, Applications, Games, Phones, Devices, Tips, Mods, Videos, Podcasts - Android Police

http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/08/23/exclusive-report-googles-android-market-license-verification-easily-circumvented-will-not-stop-pirates/

Initial report on bypassing Android's licensing verification. Newer games have ways of avoiding this particular technique, but overall bypassing remains easy as the design itself is flawed.

nonbeard 2010-12-14 00:10:22

Dan Awesome's Rage Maker

http://danawesome.netau.net/

FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU

nonbeard 2010-12-12 02:36:10

Physalis peruviana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physalis_peruviana

These are delicious! UPDATE: Waitrose sells them, still wrapped, ready to dip in chocolate.

nonbeard 2010-12-08 22:09:26

CrystaX .NET

http://www.crystax.net/android/ndk-r4.php

Android NDK with support for C++ exceptions, RTTI, and the C++ stdlib, lovingly built and packaged by Dmitry Moskalchuk.

nonbeard 2010-12-08 18:06:22

The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise. (Lovelace and Babbage vs The Organist, Part 9)

http://books.google.com/books?id=y_ERAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=bridgewater+babbage&lr=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=1830&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=1840&as_brr=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
nonbeard 2010-12-04 05:05:00

RGB LED :: mbeckler.org

http://www.mbeckler.org/microcontrollers/rgb_led/

Common anode RGB LEDs. Makes sense really.

nonbeard 2010-12-03 18:12:30

Ophiuchus (astrology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophiuchus_(astrology)

Leet. I'm an Ophiuchus. This means I will have a great answer for people who ask me what my astrological sign is.

nonbeard 2010-12-01 15:36:42

The Wisdom of Whores eBook page (The Wisdom of Whores eBook for free: thank you Granta)

http://www.wisdomofwhores.com/buy-the-book/the-wisdom-of-whores-ebook-page/
nonbeard 2010-12-01 13:39:37

Nokia 6100 LCD Display driver

http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorial/Nokia 6100 LCD Display Driver.pdf

Really well-written hardware reference manual. Code too, but for ARM7.

nonbeard 2010-12-01 03:12:13