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Open Source Data Recovery Tools

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:29:53 GMT

clipped by: Djiezes
clipper's remarks: An overview of some software & live discs . See source for a decent overview and review.

I'm going to explore various ways you can use open source solutions to recover data, bring dead systems back to life, and save your bacon in general. Many of the solutions described here run cross-platform (Lin/Win/Mac), but some of them are *NIX-only and will be described as such.

Clip Source: www.informationweek.com

Open Source Data Recovery Tools To The Rescue

Disasters happen to the best of computers. Luckily, open source apps like SystemRescueCD, dd, Partedmagic, BackTrack, Security Tools Distribution, Helix, and TestDisk can help recover important data and bring dead systems back to life.

The BackTrack live CD distribution is packed with recovery tools, including the powerful Autopsy toolset.

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Helix offers a markedly different interface than BackTrack or STD.

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You can use TestDisk to spelunk a damaged disk and find now-missing partitions.

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These files recovered with PhotoRec have new names, but the metadata tells you they are audio files.

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Output from The Sleuth Kit's fsstat tool details information about a file system image dumped from a damaged drive.

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Tags: linux, open source, data recovery, forensics, testdisk, photorec, autopsy, list, distro, software

80 How-To Sites Worth Bookmarking

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:37:49 GMT

clipped by: Djiezes

Clip Source: www.lifehack.org

80 How-To Sites Worth Bookmarking

Every How-To They Can Get Their Hands On

Make Magazine’s Blog

Instructables

How Stuff Works

Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories

Become a Technophile in Ten Easy Steps

Habitat Hacks You Can Live With

Doing Business Your Way

Get Your Brain to the Optimal Level

Dining on a DIY Diet

Sewing and Other ‘Feminine Arts’

Hack Your Wallet and What’s In It

Frugal Hacks

Money Hacks

Get Rich Slowly

Tags: howto, help, list, resource, links, tips

The Limits of fMRI and Science Journalism

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:51:07 GMT

clipped by: Djiezes

Clip Source: scienceblogs.com

Must Read Paper on fMRI -and- The Worst fMRI Science Journalism Ever

There is a must-read paper in Nature about the limits of functional MRI as an experimental tool by one of its pioneers, Nikos Logothetis. (Also discussed by Jonah and Vaughan.)

the difficulty in interpreting fMRI data lies in the fact that you have to make assumptions about network architecture that may or may not be true. Other experiments are required to confirm the validity of these assumptions.

In fact, fMRI is not and will never be a mind reader, as some of the proponents of decoding-based methods suggest, nor is it a worthless and non-informative 'neophrenology' that is condemned to fail, as has been occasionally argued.

As a brief digression, I can give you a great example of an OMGFMRI. This article by Jeffrey Goldberg in the Atlantic is some of the worst science journalism I have ever read.

Tags: neuroscience, science, fmri, mri, brain, journalism, popularism

Partisan Gaps Over Evolution and Atheism

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:45:21 GMT

clipped by: Djiezes
clipper's remarks: Source:
http://www.gallup.com/poll/108226/Republicans-Democrats-Differ-Creationism.aspx

Clip Source: scienceblogs.com

Partisan Gaps Over Evolution and Estimates on Atheism

A Gallup survey out this week reveals a wide partisan gap in perceptions of evolution. Specifically, 60% of Republicans say humans were created in their present form by God 10,000 years ago, a belief shared by only 40% of independents and 38% of Democrats.

In other words, it's very easy for citizens to convert climate change, stem cell research, or evolution into just one more wedge issue like abortion, taxes, or gun control that help define what it means to be a Republican or Democrat. The political packaging of science for electoral gain is the unfortunate outcome of a lot of different forces, with both Republican and Democratic leaders to blame.

the proportion of Americans who believe that evolution has occurred with God playing no part has edged up slightly over the past 15 years to roughly 14%.

Tags: evolution, religion, atheism, usa, politics, poll, gallup, survey, god, stats

125 Fake Cancer 'Cures' You Should Avoid

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:51:29 GMT

clipped by: Djiezes
clipper's remarks: I only clipped the names of the persons/corporations responsible. Watch out for these.
See source for the complete list.

The products contain ingredients such as bloodroot, shark cartilage, coral calcium, cesium, ellagic acid, Cat's Claw, an herbal tea called Essiac, and mushroom varieties such as Agaricus Blazeii, Shitake, Maitake, and Reishi.

These products claim to cure, treat, mitigate or prevent disease, and these products have not been shown to be safe and effective for their labeled conditions of use.

Examples of fraudulent claims for these products include:
* "Treats all forms of cancer"
* "Causes cancer cells to commit suicide!"
* "80% more effective than the world's number one cancer drug"
* "Skin cancers disappear"
* "Target cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone"
* "Shrinks malignant tumors"
* "Avoid painful surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or other conventional treatments"

Clip Source: www.fda.gov

125 Fake Cancer 'Cures' Consumers Should Avoid

Robert Cloutier, Nu-gen Nutrition Inc
aka Vitasalus Inc aka
Equinox Products LLC

Millenium Health LLC

Mary Spohn, Herbs for Cancer

Coral Calcium Factor

John Seleen, President,
JHS Natural Products

Vitapurity, Vitapurity Corporation, Vitpurity Nutraceuticals

William Isely
Gemtronics Inc.

Road To Healing

Nutrition 2000

James R Overman,
Precision Herbs LLC

Overman's Healthy Choices Inc

David Tan, Paul Brucato,
USA Golden Vision Inc

Ageless Cures LLC aka Atman Home LLC

Christopher Gussa, Plant Cures Incorporated
aka The Herbal Healing Place
aka Desert Dragon Healing Center
aka Desert Dragon Herbs

John Stigaard
Fem Health
Superb Herbs

Burt Hampton

Richard McPhail

Peggy Booth, Generation's Black Salve

Wally Crowder, Best on Earth Products

H&L Worldwide Inc

Cecilia Salvador, President, New Sun Inc

Neil Baker, Herbal Remission

Karyl Sellinger, Herbtime

Clip Source: www.fda.gov

Beware of Online Cancer Fraud

Tags: cancer, oncology, fda, health, fake, list, healthcare, cure, pseudoscience, quackery

Special Issue: The Science Fiction of Philip K. Dick (from Science Fiction Studies, 1975)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:04:13 GMT

clipped by: Djiezes

Clip Source: www.depauw.edu

Science Fiction Studies

# 5 = Volume 2, Part 1 = March 1975

SPECIAL ISSUE: THE SCIENCE FICTION OF PHILIP K. DICK

Darko Suvin. Introductory Note

Darko Suvin. P.K. Dick's Opus: Artifice as Refuge and World View (Introductory Reflections)

Philip K. Dick. Foreword to The Preserving Machine

Carlo Pagetti. Dick and Meta-SF

Fredric Jameson. After Armageddon: Character Systems in Dr. Bloodmoney

Brian W. Aldiss. Dick's Maledictory Web: About and Around Martian Time-Slip

Peter Fitting. Ubik: The Deconstruction of Bourgeois SF

Stanislaw Lem. Philip K. Dick: A Visionary Among the Charlatans

Ian Watson. Le Guin's Lathe of Heaven and the Role of Dick: The False Reality as Mediator

Tags: scifi, journal, history, dick, philip k dick, essay, literature

A Visionary Among the Charlatans (Stanislaw Lem on Philip K. Dick)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:01:59 GMT

clipped by: Djiezes
clipper's remarks: Lem about the state of American science fiction circa 1975 with an extended appreciation of Dick

Clip Source: www.depauw.edu

Philip K. Dick: A Visionary Among the Charlatans

Stanislaw Lem

Science Fiction Studies

# 5 = Volume 2, Part 1 = March 1975

ABSTRACT

Dick has as a rule taken over a rubble of building materials from the run-of-the-mill American professionals of SF, frequently adding a true gleam of originality to worn-out concepts, and erecting with such materials constructions truly his own.

If Dick’s writings are neither of uniform quality nor fully realized, still it is only by brute force that they can be jammed into that pulp of materials, destitute of intellectual value and original structure, which makes up SF.

Yet his bizarre blending of hallucinogenic and palingenetic techniques have not won him many admirers outside the ghetto walls, since outsiders are repelled by the shoddiness of the props he has adopted from the inventory of SF.

Tags: scifi, dick, lem, philip k dick, stanislaw lem, literature, sf, history, usa, journal

Best Older Science Fiction Movies

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:02:54 GMT

clipped by: Djiezes
clipper's remarks: A personal selection. I also added some that I haven't seen yet, but of which I heard good things.
Feel free to add yours in the comments.

Clip Source: www.google.be

best Old

Science Fiction

Clip Source: www.imdb.com

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Clip Source: www.imdb.com

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Clip Source: www.imdb.com

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

Clip Source: www.imdb.com

Solyaris (1972)

Clip Source: www.imdb.com

Stalker (1979)

Clip Source: www.imdb.com

Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

Clip Source: www.imdb.com

Soylent Green (1973)

Clip Source: www.imdb.com

Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)

Clip Source: www.imdb.com

THX 1138 (1971)

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Videodrome (1983)

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Westworld (1973)

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Brazil (1985)

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Barbarella (1968)

Clip Source: www.imdb.com

Forbidden Planet (1956)

Clip Source: www.imdb.com

Logan's Run (1976)

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Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)

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Sleeper (1973)

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TRON (1982)

Clip Source: www.imdb.com

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

Clip Source: www.imdb.com

When Worlds Collide (1951)

Clip Source: www.imdb.com

The War of the Worlds (1953)

Clip Source: www.imdb.com

Star Wars

Clip Source: www.imdb.com

Blade Runner (1982)

Tags: movie, film, list, scifi, science fiction

'The Cube', by Jim Henson (rare colored version)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:39:23 GMT

clipped by: Djiezes
clipper's remarks: This '69 version by Jim Henson is more mysterious, psychological & philosophical and lacks the violence of the later sci-fi/horror films: The Cube, Cube 2: Hypercube and Cube Zero.

It's supposed to be in better quality than the original black/white version, but I doubt that since it's in .flv.

I included some links to wikipedia & imdb should you be curious for more.

Clip Source: video.google.com

[Video]

The Cube- rare color version (1969)

Created by Jim Henson, this made for tv movie broke new grounds. This is an extremely rare color version of the typically black and white film. Also, the quality is significantly better.

Jim Henson

Clip Source: en.wikipedia.org

The Cube

Clip Source: en.wikipedia.org

The Cube film series is a series of three Canadian science fiction/horror films directed by Vincenzo Natali, Andrzej Sekula and Ernie Barbarash respectively.

Clip Source: en.wikipedia.org

Cube

Clip Source: en.wikipedia.org

Cube 2: Hypercube

Clip Source: en.wikipedia.org

Cube Zero

Clip Source: www.imdb.com

The Cube (1969) (TV)

Clip Source: www.imdb.com

Cube (1997)

Clip Source: www.imdb.com

Cube 2: Hypercube (2002)

Clip Source: www.imdb.com

Cube Zero (2004)

Clip Source: en.wikipedia.org

The Cube was an hour long teleplay that aired on NBC's weekly anthology television show NBC Experiment in Television February 23, 1969. The production was produced and directed by puppeteer Jim Henson, and was one of several experiments with the live-action film medium which he conducted in the 1960s, before focusing entirely on the Muppets and other puppet works. The screenplay was co-written by long-time Muppet writer Jerry Juhl (who also appears in a cameo).

Tags: jim henson, video, cube, film, movie, rare

A Brief Guide to World Domination

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:37:50 GMT

clipped by: Djiezes
clipper's remarks: or: "How to Live a Remarkable life in a Conventional World"

“Once in a while it really hits people that they don’t have to experience the world in the way they have been told to.”
-Alan Keightley

“An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.”
-Martin Luther King, Jr.

Final Thoughts:

1) You don’t have to live your life the way other people expect you to.

2) The world is waiting for you to figure out what only you can contribute. Take as much time as you need to find the answer, and then get started on it.

See pdf

Clip Source: chrisguillebeau.com

A Brief Guide to World Domination

Click Here to Open or Download the PDF Report

A Few Things You’ll Learn in the Report

The Two Most Important Questions in the Universe
Why Ruling and Changing the World are Interrelated
The Clear Alternative to Being Unremarkably Average
True Stories from Zen Habits, Kiva, Randy Pausch, and more
The Most Important Work We Can Do
Life Lessons from My Singapore Airlines flight to Tokyo

Tags: pdf, psychology, manifesto, world domination, howto, tips, help

Documentary on Paul Otlet

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:49:39 GMT

clipped by: Djiezes

Clip Source: www.archive.org

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A documentary about Paul Otlet, often considered the father of information management, narrated by W. Boyd Rayward, his biographer.

In the late 1800s and early 1900s Otlet pioneered the field of what we today call information science, but what he called documentation. A hundred years before the development of the Internet, Otlet used terms like web of knowledge, link, and knowledge network to describe his vision for a central repository of all human knowledge.

In English and French. Produced for Dutch television in 1998.

Stream (help)

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64Kb MPEG4 (26 MB)
256Kb MPEG4 (60 MB)
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All files: HTTP

Tags: otlet, paul otlet, documentary, video, information, book, web, belgium, mundaneum, documentation

The Origins of Linux - Linus Torvalds

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:48:27 GMT

clipped by: Djiezes

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

The Origins of Linux - Linus Torvalds

[Video]

[Recorded Sept 19, 2001]
Linus Torvalds, the creator of the operating system phenomenon Linux, tells the story of how he went from writing code as a graduate student in Helsinki in the early 1990s to becoming an icon for open source software by the end of the decade.

Tags: linux, linus torvalds, lecture, computers, technology, os, history, open source, 2001

Open Data Movement: The Next Wave of Open Source

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:32:33 GMT

clipped by: Djiezes

Clip Source: jyri.blip.tv

Matt Biddulph: Open Data Movement - The Next Wave of Open Source

[Video]

Aula Talk, recorded on August 17th at Helsinki Institute for Information Technology. Hosted and arranged by Ulla-Maaria Mutanen.

The Wikipedia is only the tip of the iceberg of information that is becoming freely accessible on the internet. Following the success of open source, an open data movement is occurring online that seeks to gather, publish and enable the reuse of rich machine-readable datasets

By opening up these wellsprings of information, which were previously only accessible to large institutions, the open data movement has unleashed a new wave of creativity on the Web and more recently in online 3D environments, notably Second Life. Programmers, students, and companies are building mashups by overlaying photos, blog posts, and other objects to data provided by companies like Google, Yahoo and Amazon, and importantly also open datasets like the BBC Programme Catalogue, Wikipedia, Open Streetmap, and Thinglink.

Tags: open source, opensource, data, open data, information, information architecture, information design, future, biddulph, video

Follow the Money: The New Global Wealth Machine

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:06:40 GMT

clipped by: Djiezes

Clip Source: dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com

Follow the Money

Click on the image below for the full-size graphic.

Clip Source: www.visualcomplexity.com

This diagram displays the 20 biggest cross-border sovereign wealth fund deals since 2005. Each line represents a deal, with thickness scaled by value of deal and color the nationality of the primary buyer. The diagram also highlights the financial advisers and lawyers who worked on more than one of the top 20 deals.

Clip Source: dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com

Sovereign wealth funds have emerged in recent months as the world’s power brokers. They have used their tremendous wealth to make big cross-border investments and prop up some of Wall Street’s best-known firms.

The increased activity comes as other kinds of acquirers have been sidelined by the credit crisis. These funds are state-sponsored investment vehicles and have combined assets of $2 trillion. With that much dry powder, sovereign funds dwarf the formerly booming private equity industry and in some cases, compete directly with it.

Tags: visualization, wealth, money, economics, economy, wealth fund, business

100 Greatest Guitar Solos

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:56:14 GMT

clipped by: Djiezes
clipper's remarks: See also The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time

Clip Source: guitar.about.com

100 Greatest Guitar Solos

Guitar World magazine put together a reader's poll, to find out what their readers considered to be the best guitar solos of all time. The results surely reflect the magazine's demographic (no jazz guitar solos, for example), but no one can argue the following 100 selections boast some great guitar work

What follows is the list of all 100 songs selected, listed with the guitarist who played the solo, the band who released the album, and the album name.

1.
song: Stairway to Heaven
guitarist: Jimmy Page
band: Led Zeppelin
album: Led Zeppelin IV
more: Stairway To Heaven solo details

2.
song: Eruption
guitarist: Eddie Van Halen
band: Van Halen
album: Van Halen
more: Eruption solo details

3.
song: Freebird
guitarist: Collins/Rossington
band: Lynyrd Skynyrd
album: Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd
more: Freebird solo details

4.
song: Comfortably Numb
guitarist: David Gilmour
band: Pink Floyd
album: The Wall
more: Comfortably Numb solo details

5.
song: All Along the Watchtower

Tags: music, guitar, solo, list, rock, resource