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[edit] Behind the scenes: story of the far right map of britain - guardian.co.uk
19 November 2008, by
<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=A&url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/insideguardian/2008/nov/19/story-behind-far-right-map-of-britain&cid=0&ei=kJYkSZuUEY6CzgT3s6nFAQ&usg=AFQjCNEKM1b4GobN0pexDBRI3JlKVSuaIw">Behind the scenes: story of the far right map of britain</a> guardian.co.uk, UK - <nobr>4 hours ago</nobr> Here's the story of how a hack day project in the office coupled with a data leak from the BNP allowed us to easily present an interactive view of news ... |
[edit] Results from Hack Day at The Guardian
19 November 2008, by Simon Willison Simon, I had no idea the Guardian were doing a Hack Day until the day it started. Was it public / publicised at all? I noticed a few non Guardianites in attendance. James Wheare - 19th November 2008 10:01 - # ...
[edit] You may think I'm a hack, but I'm really a cowpuncher - Arizona Republic
19 November 2008, by
<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=A&url=http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2008/11/19/20081119clay1119.html&cid=0&ei=kJYkSZuUEY6CzgT3s6nFAQ&usg=AFQjCNG8sUc4fdYMDBrsyjvQHvoEeaVmrA">You may think I'm a hack, but I'm really a cowpuncher</a> Arizona Republic, AZ - <nobr>16 hours ago</nobr> 19, 2008 12:00 AM So, I just wandered out to get the mail, hoping none of my neighbors would notice I was still in my jammies at that time of day, ... |
[edit] New Massive Wave of Web Hacks As much as 10,000 websites compromised in only two days
19 November 2008, by Security vendor Kaspersky Labs warns that between 2,000 and 10,000 American and Western European web pages have been hacked in a two-day interval. The cybercriminals responsible for the attack have not been identified yet, but the details of the incident are highly similar to an attack that took place last spring and eventually resulted in over 1.5 million pages being compromised. The affected pages have been injected with code that loads a malicious JavaScript file from remote servers. Accord
[edit] O'Brien: Yang can step down with his head held high - San Jose Mercury News
19 November 2008, by
<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/6-0&fd=A&url=http://www.mercurynews.com/chris_obrien/ci_11016019&cid=1271710037&ei=kJYkSZuUEY6CzgT3s6nFAQ&usg=AFQjCNEcbX_YjJfhtzW8vImwq_Y78K-oXw">O'Brien: Yang can step down with his head held high</a> San Jose Mercury News, USA - <nobr>20 hours ago</nobr> For the first time, Yahoo will become a platform where anyone can write applications or hack into its search engine. The new Yahoo will throw open the gates ... |
[edit] Book review: SQL Hacks by Andrew Cumming and Gordon Russell - Free Software Magazine
19 November 2008, by
<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/5-0&fd=A&url=http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/book_review_sql_hacks&cid=0&ei=kJYkSZuUEY6CzgT3s6nFAQ&usg=AFQjCNHapi91m9SiFNkcgKd9ZeWdj6FKUA">Book review: SQL Hacks by Andrew Cumming and Gordon Russell</a> Free Software Magazine - <nobr>21 hours ago</nobr> Another hack that I enjoyed reading was finding a particular day of the month, such as the second Tuesday of a given month. The “hacking the hack” was to ... |
[edit] Application Architect (SoHo)
18 November 2008, by TheLadders.com is looking for an Application Architect with a passion for technology coupled with great communication skills. We are seeking a hard-working, adaptable problem solver, who loves to solve technical challenges and feels comfortable working directly with marketing, product, ...
[edit] What the hack! - Pune Newsline
18 November 2008, by
<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/9-0&fd=A&url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/what-the-hack/387595/&cid=0&ei=kJYkSZuUEY6CzgT3s6nFAQ&usg=AFQjCNFsuHout9PW4gxm-yIrv8-4lk4nPA">What the hack!</a> Pune Newsline, India - <nobr>Nov 18, 2008</nobr> Now a day, with Internet banking and online shopping, sensitive data, passwords are easily susceptible for hackers who can misuse this information. ... |
[edit] Nancy J. McLeish is IN THE HACK - St. Thomas Times-Journal
18 November 2008, by
<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-0&fd=A&url=http://www.stthomastimesjournal.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx%3Fe%3D1302236&cid=0&ei=kJYkSZuUEY6CzgT3s6nFAQ&usg=AFQjCNG7m_2X7wqBAMzebTKHlnf-Oao7gQ">Nancy J. McLeish is IN THE HACK</a> St. Thomas Times-Journal, Canada - <nobr>Nov 18, 2008</nobr> 24-25, is the date of the successful annual Day Ladies' 2-Day Bonspiel. The day ladies sure know how to run a bonspiel. There is usually a waiting list to ... |
[edit] Guardian Hack Day - a view from the inside - guardian.co.uk
18 November 2008, by
<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=A&url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/insideguardian/2008/nov/18/hack-day&cid=0&ei=kJYkSZuUEY6CzgT3s6nFAQ&usg=AFQjCNGU4P3fyHVPCdvHMQmJvr8Y8cUh-g">Guardian Hack Day - a view from the inside</a> guardian.co.uk, UK - <nobr>Nov 18, 2008</nobr> The Guardian's first ever Hack Day adhered to a format already proven elsewhere, starting with doughnuts and finishing with beer. ... |
[edit] Results from Hack Day at The Guardian - guardian.co.uk
18 November 2008, by
<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=A&url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/global/insideguardian/2008/nov/18/guardian-hack-day-results&cid=0&ei=kJYkSZuUEY6CzgT3s6nFAQ&usg=AFQjCNH_jqd10Z8qsURnkZRLLQwa9VxEyw">Results from Hack Day at The Guardian</a> guardian.co.uk, UK - <nobr>Nov 18, 2008</nobr> Data was clearly top of mind at our first Hack Day last week. Hackers uncovered several ways to open up information from The Guardian making it more useful, ... |
[edit] crack serial adobe premiere pro cs3 mac
18 November 2008, by Good day!, cant install my hp printer to windows vista, how to replace vista with windows xp, rapidshare adobe illustrator cs3, adobe photoshop 10 0 cs3 extended final espaol ful, free nero 6 product key, how to add text to desktop wallpaper windows vista, workin ...
[edit] Auduino software synth - Hack a Day
18 November 2008, by unknown Hack a Day ... Leave a Reply. Name (required). Mail (will not be published) (required). Website. hack a day serves up fresh hacks each day, every day from around the web and a special how-to hack each week. send us your hacks ...
[edit] 11/16/08: Month go voom
17 November 2008, by Well, it's been about two weeks since my last substantive entry, and, as is usually the case, when I'm not blogging, I'm also not writing. I did write a few hundred words on a short story last Tuesday at the coffee shop, but I don't really feel like it's going anywhere and ...
[edit] Full fabric soft switches - Hack a Day
17 November 2008, by turqy Interesting method of created completely fabric switches. Would work wonders integrated with clothing or cycling gloves or something.
[edit] BOSS Hack World Tour Heads to Europe
17 November 2008, by We just returned from two solid events on the BOSS Hack Day world tour. Last Monday's event in London drew a range of developers, including a few who were completely new to the platform along with a handful of experienced BOSS hackers (such as the ...
[edit] Cool Android Hack of the Day: Garage Door Opener - IntoMobile
17 November 2008, by
<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=A&url=http://www.intomobile.com/2008/11/16/cool-android-hack-of-the-day-garage-door-opener.html&cid=1271567961&ei=kJYkSZuUEY6CzgT3s6nFAQ&usg=AFQjCNEPs3PVlvYMeD0wbb0pTxFWnc_vvw">Cool Android Hack of the Day: Garage Door Opener</a> IntoMobile, CA - <nobr>Nov 16, 2008</nobr> The hack does exactly what you think it does… opens your garage door! I would do it no justice trying to explain what he did, so here it is in his words: I ... |
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16 November 2008, by tcarternyc
[edit] Day #2 at Guardian Hack Day
16 November 2008, by I spent a couple of days this week at The Guardian's first ever Hack Day - open to internal staff and some invited guests. It was great fun, and, I think, a real success. Welcome to Guardian Hack Day There were a few hacks which I guess ...
[edit] Microcontroller fireworks launcher
15 November 2008, by After being inspired by our previous posts on a microcontroller-powered missile launcher and the wireless fireworks controller, (Adam) at Additronics.com decided to build his own microcontroller launcher. He combined elements from each of the prior projects, and included some of the advice ...
[edit] MacBook innards crammed into makeshift mini Mac Pro tower
15 November 2008, by Filed under: , When we first laid eyes upon the slick box pictured above, we were struck with an eerie feeling of déjà vu. Now, it all makes sense. After receiving an all-but-completely-dead MacBook, one particular modder decided to rip the motherboard out, break out the soldering iron, throw in a ...
[edit] Mini Mac Pro Tower with internals of a Macbook
15 November 2008, by First impression as they say is a lasting impression! well we were kinda awe struck by this mini Mac Pro mod! Apparently this modder seemed to be not so happy with his Macbook, so took it apart, ripped open the motherboard and after some cutting, grinding everything got into place in that ridiculously small Macally G-S350SUA aluminum hard drive enclosure. I wonder what Apple themselves might think about this one. [Via Hack-A-Day]
[edit] Day #1 at Guardian Hack Day
15 November 2008, by This week The Guardian held their first internal 'Hack Day', run by Matt McAllister, and based on the original Yahoo! model. The Guardian Part of the format of a Hack Day is a series of 'lightning presentations', aimed to get the day kick-started. ...
[edit] Failing hard drive sounds - Hack a Day
15 November 2008, by unknown Thanks for this Hack-a-day. I can’t wait for someone to start to mash this up with a brittany spears album. LOL!!! BTW I used you as a reference for an item on my show today. Thanks for posting. Here is the episode: ...
[edit] 8 Search APIs for Hack Days
14 November 2008, by I spent most of yesterday at The Guardian's first ever internal Hack Day. I gave one of the short five minute 'lightning' talks that got the event kicked off. I wanted to outline a few of the search related APIs out there that might prove useful as people put their ...
[edit] Working with high quality YouTube videos
13 November 2008, by (Kottke) posted advice for watching and sharing high quality YouTube videos. While it’s not HD quality, it’s much, much better than the normal, fuzzy quality you get on most videos. This hack has been available for some time, but it hasn’t been documented very well until now. When you’re logged ...
[edit] How-to: make a networked graffiti wall panel
13 November 2008, by The crew over at Hack A Day has posted a comprehensive how-to on creating a fully networked graffiti wall for your office, bedroom, or what-not. “A what??” you might ask… Well, its one of these guys…and the best part is that it’s connected to the web so that anyone can upload their own sequence to the Graffiti Wall. Their explanation is definitely thorough, though a little on the technical side. I had to take a break from it about halfway through - the build is not for the faint of heart. But
[edit] Open Hack Day Brazil 2008
13 November 2008, by Sábado e Domingo, durante 36 horas ininterruptas ocorreu o Open Hack Day Brazil, promovido pelo Yahoo Brasil em parceria com o Senac São Paulo, eu não pudi participar, mas quem sabe se no do ano que vem eu participe, aconteceu nos mesmos dia o evento H2HC em que participei. De sábado de manha até no início da tarde tivemos alguns Tech Talks(palestras) sobre as principais tecnologias do Yahoo. Após essas palestras, eles teriam até o dia seguinte para desenvolver hacks(programas com algumas funci
[edit] links for 2008-11-13
13 November 2008, by Hack Day at The Guardian | Help | guardian.co.uk "The Guardian's technology team is hosting its first Hack Day today. Staff and a few close friends of The Guardian will enter into a 24-hour codefest where anything is possible. The day ...
[edit] Hack Day at The Guardian - guardian.co.uk
13 November 2008, by
<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-0&fd=A&url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/insideguardian/2008/nov/13/guardian-hack-day&cid=0&ei=kJYkSZuUEY6CzgT3s6nFAQ&usg=AFQjCNFYcpsk91UsUH7bgfADMuKIn1Ykdw">Hack Day at The Guardian</a> guardian.co.uk, UK - <nobr>Nov 13, 2008</nobr> The Guardian's technology team is hosting its first Hack Day today. Staff and a few close friends of The Guardian will enter into a 24-hour codefest where ... |
[edit] There, there, Ron
12 November 2008, by I am the honoree of an attempted hatchet job by Ron Rosenbaum in - what’s the name of that site? Salon? no, Slate (I always get them confused). I’ll spare you his three pages of bluster (O, for the days of scarce space on paper) and get to his point: He’s mad because I’m not acting sufficiently mournful ...
[edit] Why Android matters
12 November 2008, by I’ve posted a couple of times about how kewl I think my Android G1 is. But I’m not jazzed about a mere gadget; the really exciting thing about Android is going to be the second- and third-order effects of the software, and how these tie into Google’s strategic interests and the future ...
[edit] Yahoo! Developer Network Blog, Publica os vencedores do HackDay BRAZIL !!!
12 November 2008, by (color=green)Yahoo! Developer Network Blog, Publica os vencedores do HackDay(/color) (img)http://developer.yahoo.net/blog/brazilopenhackday.jpg(/img) Oi! Open Hack Day Brazil was a blast Last weekend hundreds of Brazilian (and other Latin American) ...
[edit] Andy Wingo: barna dispatch
12 November 2008, by bcn: notes from the outskirts. the cock of barcelona, evicting its inhabitants 22@ is the name given to the parasitic, life-sucking force that is engulfing Poble Nou. I snapped this photo biking by the other day: notice the cops in the lower right, fulfilling their functions as agents ...
[edit] Thomas Vander Stichele: Firefox delicious extension and favicons, and long workflow rambling
11 November 2008, by The short version is ‘I can finally live with the favicons in my delicious extension thanks to a script I wrote and after upgrading to beta 2.1.005. The long version is, well, longer. This morning’s yak shave story begins a bit over 5 years ago. That was the time when I was ...
[edit] Private File Sharing With drop.io - Video Interview With CEO Sam Lessin
11 November 2008, by If you need to privately share any type of file, video, documents, audio or presentations, with a selected number of people, drop.io offers a private file sharing web-based service that is both efficient and dead simple to use. Private_file_sharing_dropio_Sam_Lessin_video_interview.jpg ...
[edit] A new look for 2009
10 November 2008, by A header image from the blog's previous design; Aral holding his Nabaztag bunny at Hack Day. Lest you jump to conclusions from the title, no, I haven't had botox. My beloved blog, however, did just get a facelift (she's a little sore but recovering nicely!) ...
[edit] yboss - a wrapper for Yahoo’s BOSS API
10 November 2008, by BOSS - Build Your Own Search Service (the your is silent for reasons I cannot tell you as it would endanger the lives of our agents in the field) is a Yahoo! API to access their search index and get the data back either as XML or JSON. Whilst there is ample documentation available ...
[edit] MAKE @ Lifehacker
10 November 2008, by Make Pt1225 One more MAKE around the web today! We have a preview of MAKE 16 running on Lifehacker today through Wednesday. Pop over and check out the Talking Booby Trap article - Surprise enemy spies with the sound of your own voice. If you like Lifehacker (and MAKE) ...
[edit] Hacking the MINI Cooper - Hack a Day
10 November 2008, by Caleb Kraft [war6763] sent us this hack to power an amplifier in a MINI Cooper. Apparently, aside from being unconventionally handsome, they’re also unconventionally wired. Amplifiers are generally wired to the ignition or stereo and turned on when ...
[edit] Gift card electronics - Hack a Day
10 November 2008, by unknown Hack a Day .... I will be releasing a hack for it soon. Target also had digital picture frame keychain giftcards, as well as a mp3 player gift card. Both where 50 dollars, but thats 50 + a free mp3 player/picture frame. ...
[edit] LED menorahs - Hack a Day
9 November 2008, by unknown Hack a Day ... tonight im going to write some AVR code for an attiny13 to run 9 LEDs with a per-day timer (no, im not going to include a time setting function. turn the damn thing on at midnight!) Posted at 6:49 pm on Nov 10th, ...
[edit] 3D printer uses office paper - Hack a Day
7 November 2008, by unknown I hesitated to post on the first day, but what the heck… This isn’t a hack, its just an ad. And the product isn’t even a hack/breakthrough in its industry. Now, if they were selling it for US$1000 then that would be a great deal (I will ...
[edit] Politics Hack - How to Embed 2008 Election Map in your Blog!
4 November 2008, by Politics Hack - How to Embed 2008 Election Map in your Blog! Posted in A+Featured, A+Featured Hacks, Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Educational, Gadgets, Government, HOWTO, Hack, NEVER GIVE UP!, Politics by max on the November 4th, 2008 at 1:52 pm Yey, time to vote Americans! Well, today is the day that’s hopefully going to changing the U.S. and the world for the better. If you catch my drift, you can bookmark this page of head over to Google’s Election Map and embed the map in your blog
[edit] How-to: USB remote control receiver - Hack a Day
1 November 2008, by markuspeterson54 How-to: USB remote control receiver - Hack a Day
[edit] digital audio hacks - Hack a Day
1 November 2008, by wmporter
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25 October 2008, by wbrennan
[edit] Interactive Mirror
24 October 2008, by Re-post from Hack-A-Day. This concept is really cool - half silvered mirrors with a touchscreen behind it. Tags: hack-a-day, hackaday, interactive mirror
[edit] Commercial self-balancing unicycle
18 October 2008, by Eliot Phillips Focus Design sent us a video of their self balancing unicycle (looks like they’re taking on Focus Features too). The electric machine moves at 8MPH and lasts 1.5hrs on a single charge. It only weighs 24.6lbs. ...
[edit] Super Geek of the week
17 October 2008, by This week’s super geek of the week award goes to the website Hack a day. Ground zero of the supergeeky bomb. Add them to your rss feed, you won’t regret it!
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