Information wants to be free!!!!

In Information's contiual effort to be free, we bring you Textbook Revolution! Very simply, free textbooks! We all know how much those suckers cost in college! And it is a huge obstacle for developing countries to be able to provide its student population with textbooks in order to improve the quality of learning! This site is nothing fancy and simply links to said free textbooks! That's more than good enough! Thank you Textbook revolution! Thank you! Textbook Revolution

Can you see up my nose? Huh? Can you?

 

OOOOOH! That's a nice lens Daddy!

 

Photo of the Day! 

Drink Decaf and Die

Back to full octane coffee for me.... (there is a god!)
From SlashDot:

jose parinas writes: 'Decaffeinated -- not caffeinated -- coffee may cause an increase in harmful LDL cholesterol by increasing a specific type of blood fat linked to the metabolic syndrome, hints a new study presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2005.'

Read more at: Drink Decaf and Die

Stick it to the oil companies! Invest in eco-friendly alternative energy....

This is a very interesting read about ten eco-friendly companies! Even if you're not interested in investing, it's fun to see what new and innovative energy producing methods (cow manure?) are being developed! Read more at Newsweek: Ten Eco-Friendly Companies - Next Frontiers - MSNBC.com

PostSecret

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: This is one of the coolest/mind blowing/wierd/awesome websites out there right now! It's a community art project, it's therapy, it's cathartic! Check it out at: PostSecret

How to Protect Yourself from Sony DRM Rootkit Malware - WikiHow

In case you did not already know, playing certain SONY (a$$ that they are) music CDs on your computer will install a piece of anti-piracy software called a root-kit! (Windows PCs are affected. Mac users are safe. So are Linux users, but really, do they even exist?)

I'm not gonna get into what a root-kit is or how it works BUT (pay attention folks, this is a BIG BUT), this root-kit has the potential of allowing viruses, trojans and adware/malware to become invulnerable to any virus scanner or adware remover!!!! Yup, they suck! To protect yourself, check out this article: How to Protect Yourself from Sony DRM Rootkit Malware - WikiHow

The Myth of Multitasking

Multi-tasking is over rated! Just look at the illustration for proof! What more do you need people!

The Myth of Multitasking on Flickr - Photo Sharing! ((cc) by Timothy Morgan

YAY! Free software

For all the geeks in the audience this article highlights some free services/software! Check out the free web hosting. Ripe for use with Blogger! A Venture Forth � Blog Archive � Free Software

Brown-eyed girl

My Daughter's Eyes.... they are brown. 

Three Months....

Well, Nov 3rd was officially 3 months.! That's right, I have put in .25 year of the total 18 years I have to put in before I can legally kick them out! They are adorable though! So cute!


Anyway, I couldn't be luckier to have such wonderful children! (pooh, pooh). Not only are they unbearably beautiful, they are also insanely smart! Why, they told me just the other day that Jon Stewart should run for president! I concurred!

Three months down, the rest of my life to go.... :)

Artificial Artificial Intelligence! Gotta love it!

That's right, boys and girls! Artificial artificial intelligence means human intelligence! And now, you can get paid because you're not a machine! Yay! Mosey over to Amazon's new service, where they will pay you (PAY you!) to do simple tasks a machine can't (hah! Take that Pentium computer!) Check it out at Amazon Mechanical Turk - Welcome

A Laptop for Every Child...

Definelty worth a look if you're interested in this kind of thing. The concept is insanely super-cool. A laptop for poverty stricken children in thirld world countries to help educate them and thus empower them. Cnet also has photos at http://news.com.com/2300-1044_3-5884639-1.html. Via Engadget - More details on the OLPC $100 laptop - Engadget - www.engadget.com