Monthly Archives: October, 2013

I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats

I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don’t intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises

Buzz Aldrin

Programming today is a race between software engineers

Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning

Rick Cook

30 Life Hacks Debunked

 

Hacking Websites with SQL Injection

 

Paper Generators: Harvesting Energy from Touching, Rubbing & Sliding

A new energy harvesting technology that generates electrical energy from a user’s interactions with paper-like materials. The energy harvesters are flexible, light, and inexpensive, and they utilize a user’s gestures such as tapping, touching, rubbing and sliding to generate energy. The harvested energy is then used to actuate LEDs, e-paper displays and other devices to create interactive applications for books and other printed media.

Link to project page and press release: http://www.disneyresearch.com/project…