My internet Friends are Real!
I’ll always be there for you.
Because that’s what friends are for.
Truth.
You’ve got a friend in me, Viga!
I have a history of putting speakers on my bike (See http://bit.ly/112N7YM and http://bit.ly/14luBtr for more on that). For a while, I was just recycling the same parts, but putting them in new containers. However, after a run in with a Ford F150 a while ago, the parts have never been the same. They sounded just crappy. So, I started from scratch. Here’s what I’ve come up with.
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Aston Martin celebrates its 100 year in style with the ASTON MARTIN CC100.
So, So damn pretty.
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It’s 92 degrees here in Los Angeles today and I can think of nothing better for relaxing outside on a hot day like this than a bottle of hard cider. Wyder’s hard cider has a complex taste and texture to it. That quality is universal across all of their ciders, which is why I like their brand so much. It also doesn’t hurt that their brand is generally less expensive than others; I picked up a six pack of these for only about seven dollars at Ralph’s on my way home last night.
The variety shown here (Dry Pear) has a crisp, slightly biting texture which, admittedly, isn’t universally liked but also isn’t obtrusive to the taste of the cider like some other brands (I’m looking at you, Wandering Aengus). The true taste of it comes after it’s washed across your tongue. Once it has, the slightly sweet tones of the pears are revealed.
This cider is good on its own and pairs well with white meats like chicken and fish. Head down to your local Ralph’s, BevMo! or other supplier of delicious booze and give it a try!
The Quietest Place on Earth
This is the quietest place on Earth. It’s so quiet that you can hear the sounds of your own heart and stomach. The average person can only spend about 30 minutes in this room before they start hallucinating.
According to Guinness World Records, 2005, Orfield Laboratory’s anechoic chamber (pictured above) is “The quietest place on Earth” measured at −9.4 decibels. However, the University of Salford has a number of anechoic chambers, one of which is unofficially the quietest in the world having a measurement of −12.4 decibels.
The purpose of an anechoic chamber is for testing the response of loudspeakers or microphones because the room doesn’t affect the acoustic measurements. It is also the best place for virtual acoustics - generating auralizations of concert halls, city streets and other spaces.
We have a similar room at CSU Northridge in the engineering college. I would sneak in there and record from time to time because it was less acoustically active than any recording studios in the music college.
As finals approach at an ever quickening pace, many college students face problems trying to focus on their studies (myself included). But, when the chips are down, I turn to Homework Edits to help me concentrate on the task at hand, letting them play in the background to act as a mental metronome, regulating my mind when I need it most. Give them a try at the link below! Homework Edit Playlist: http://bit.ly/15hciJq Thumbnail Photo Credit: “Studying” by English106 http://bit.ly/QQAEwg
This is only a guide. You should do a little research on this before you start. It’s not my fault if you electrocute yourself. Talk to an electricals expert at Home Depot before starting. The post that started this all: http://bit.ly/16m2tcF Notes: Forget what I said in the video; you wont need to drill anything. Everything should just screw into place once you have all the parts together. You will need to cut the socket end off of the extension cord, though, to connect it to the power outlet in the box. Again, consult an expert. Basic Electrical Diagram: http://bit.ly/10rys33 Parts: Awesome Electrical Outlet: http://amzn.to/16m2tcJ Switch: http://amzn.to/10rys37 Lamp Socket: http://amzn.to/16m2tcS Box to stuff them in: http://amzn.to/10ryqrP Face plate: http://amzn.to/16m2ttb Power Cord: http://amzn.to/10rysjt Feet: http://amzn.to/16m2ttg Good Luck!
Craptographic
Courtesy of the most recent AMV Hell, I’ve been amassing quite a list of anime I want to sit down and watch at some point. I used to keep them in a simple text file but, as I’ve been making an effort to catalogue my book collection in the cloud, I decided to use a tool that many of my friends use: MyAnimeList. So, I registered an account and it tells me to check my email for the activation link. Meh, no big deal. I open GMail, find the right one, open it and OH WHAT FRESH HELL IS THIS?!
This is WRONG. So so so so very wrong.
Now, if you’re not a “computer person”, you might not be able to see what is so wrong here. You’re probably thinking, “I don’t get it. It’s just your username and password. What’s the big deal?” Well, that is the big deal. Not so much the username part (that doesn’t really matter), but the password part.
MyAnimeList knows my password.
“Well, of course they know your password,” you’re saying, “How else would they be able to know if you’re giving them the right one when you’re logging in?”
Well, that’s the thing; they don’t need to. In fact, most websites don’t know anyone’s password. Google doesn’t. Microsoft doesn’t. Your bank surely doesn’t. And they don’t for a very good reason: because it’s a humongous security risk.
So how can they be able to both authenticate you and not know your password at the same time?
Let’s start by learning how passwords work. The simple idea behind a password is to restrict access to a resource so that only people who are allowed are able use it. Originally, these were for physical locations. It was, literally, a word that let you pass through the barrier to entry.
When computers came along, this idea of a password was simply recreated, except this time they were smart about it. In the 1970’s, Unix began implementing the concept of storing a hash of a password rather than the password itself.
“What’s a hash?”
A hash is the end result of feeding your password into a math machine that spits out something called a digest. No matter how long or complex the password, the digest will always be the same length. However the process can’t be reversed: you can’t give the machine a digest (hash) and have it spit out your password. Also, even the slightest change in the input of the math machine will give a completely different hash.
This very math image breaks it down pretty well.
“So you’ve thrown math at me. What does it mean?”
Well, think of it this way. If websites stored a hash of your password instead of your password…
“…then I could log in with my password and they wouldn’t need to know it because they have the hash!”
Exactly. And now you also know why websites that store passwords in plain text (not hashed) are so scary. Because, if you don’t use a different password for every site, anyone with access to the database where your password is stored can probably use that password to impersonate you on a number of different sites.
“AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!”
Yep. Now go change your passwords.
look me in the eyes and tell me that if the character you hold near and dear to your heart knocked on your window in the middle of the night and said “drop everything and come with me” you wouldn’t do it you know you fucking would
If The Doctor, Capt. Picard, or AKB0048 asked me to join them, I would.
If Kyubey did, I would kill it.
If the ponies asked me, I wouldn’t, because I know I would become a villain or introduce the avarice of man to their socialist paradise.
All the others, though, totes.
(Source: jaclcfrost)
