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• Is Haskell worth learning?

  - by Jason K

  I am looking at this question primarily from a career point of view, so I hope you answer it accordingly. I am fairly proficient with Python, can write C++ and I am a final year student of computer science engineering I am looking to learn Haskell because I have heard a lot about it. My question is: apart from learning it because of all the good…

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• 3D Printed Records Bring New Tunes to Iconic Fisher-Price Toy Player

  - by Jason Fitzpatrick

  Have an old toy Fisher-Price record player your kids aren’t exactly enamored with? Now, thanks to the miracle of 3D printing, you can create new records for it. Courtesy of Fred Murphy, this Instructables tutorial will guide you through the process of taking music and encoding it in a 3D printer file that will yield a tiny plastic record the…

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• Banned Children’s Toys from Christmases Past

  - by Jason Fitzpatrick

  What could possibly go wrong giving a child a nuclear science kit that includes highly poisonous materials inside? Everything of course, which is why that particular toy only lasted a single holiday. Buzzfeed reports on some of the toys of holidays past that were quickly pulled off the shelves. In regard to the nuclear kit pictured here,…

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• How Many People Are In Space Right Now Tells You Just That

  - by Jason Fitzpatrick

  How Many People Are In Space Right Now is a web site with a very focused mission: to keep you abreast of just how many humans are currently exploring space. Like similar single-function sites–such as Is It Raining Now–How Many People Are In Space Right Now serves up the information with a simple interface, just the number and a link to…

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• Properly Label Your Dangerous Projects

  - by Jason Fitzpatrick

  In the pursuit of science, fun, and laser-fueled hijinks, we often undertake projects that really should be labeled more properly. Download this effective label to visually warn “No really, you’ll burn the house down”. Courtesy of Flattr at Thingiverse, you can grab a copy of the “Warning: Will Burn Your House Down” graphic in high…

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• DIY Weather-Aware Umbrella Stand Signals Stormy Weather

  - by Jason Fitzpatrick

  This clever DIY project adds ambient weather notification to your umbrella stand–simply walk by it on your way out the door to get a subtle reminder to take your umbrella. The clever setup involves a hobby board, motion detection, and LEDS to a rather clever end. As you walk by the semi-translucent umbrella stand all of it is…

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• What Is the Purpose of the “Do Not Cover This Hole” Hole on Hard Drives?

  - by Jason Fitzpatrick

  From tiny laptop hard drives to beefier desktop models, traditional disk-based hard drives have a very bold warning on them: DO NOT COVER THIS HOLE. What exactly is the hole and what terrible fate would befall you if you covered it? Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack…

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• Take a Tour of Google’s Data Centers

  - by Jason Fitzpatrick

  Miles of cables, robots archiving backup tapes, and quarter-million-gallon cooling tanks: take of tour of Google’s data centers to see just how the search giant fuels the engine that delivers your search results so quickly. The collection of photos includes data centers around the world and offers a rare behind the scenes…

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• Three Alternatives to Apple’s Flaky iOS Alarm Clock

  - by Jason Fitzpatrick

  If two iPhone alarm failures in less than three months (the Daylight Savings bug and the New Year’s bug) isn’t motivation to grab a 3rd party alarm app, we don’t know what is. Check out these feature-packed replacements for dependable time keeping. Latest Features How-To Geek ETC How To…

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• Oracle Releases New Mainframe Re-Hosting in Oracle Tuxedo 11g

  - by Jason Williamson

  I'm excited to say that we've released our next generation of Re-hosting in 11g. In fact I'm doing some hands-on labs now for our Systems Integrators in Italy in a couple of weeks and targeting Latin America next month. If you are an SI, or Rehosting firm and are looking to become an Oracle Partner or get a better…

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• Get More From Your Kindle: Tips, Tricks, Hacks, and Free Books

  - by Jason Fitzpatrick

  If you have an ebook reader chances are it’s a Kindle. Today we’re taking a look at ways you can get more from your Kindle using built-in tools, experimental features, and third party software. Read on to supercharge your Kindle experience. You might have bought your Kindle, used it to buy some titles from the Kindle…

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• How Big Is a Billion? [Video]

  - by Jason Fitzpatrick

  A billion is a billion except, when it isn’t. Depending on where and when you were raised and educated, the world “billion” is some magnitudes different–read on to see the difference between a billion in long and short number systems. [via Geeks Are Sexy] Here’s How to Download Windows 8 Release Preview Right…

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• Convert a Door Peephole Viewer into a Fisheye Camera Lens

  - by Jason Fitzpatrick

  Commercial fish eye lenses are a niche product and carry a hefty price tag; if you’re looking to goof around with fish eye photography on the cheap, this $6 tutorial is for you. Courtesy of Dave from Knobtop–a thrifty DIY photography video blog–this hack uses dirt cheap parts (the whole build is composed of a PVC…

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• OpenFilesView Displays All Open and Locked Files to Help Resolve In-Use Errors

  - by Jason Fitzpatrick

  Windows: You go to move a file and Windows throws up an “In Use” error. OpenFilesView shows you what application or system process is locking up the files you’re trying to move. Sometimes the culprit is obvious; if you go to move your media folder and you’ve got your media player open watching South Park then…

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• Tunlr Gives Non-US Residents Access to Hulu, Netflix, and More

  - by Jason Fitzpatrick

  If you’re outside the US market and looking to enjoy US streaming services like Hulu, Netflix, and more, Tunlr is a free and simple service that will get you connected. Unlike other tools that are more expensive (both in price and in hardware/bandwidth overhead) like VPN services, Tunlr doesn’t set up a full…

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• Ask How-To Geek: Fixing the Windows Boot Record, Sharing Mac Folders with Windows, and Reviving the Outlook Reminder Bell

  - by Jason Fitzpatrick

  You’ve got questions and we’ve got answers. Today we look at how to boot into Windows after uninstalling Linux, sharing folders between a Mac and a Windows computer, and how to reinstate the missing Outlook reminder bell. Once a week we dip into our mailbag and help readers solve their problems, sharing the…

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• DIY Panoramic Head Dirt Cheap Solution for Panoramic Photos [DIY]

  - by Jason Fitzpatrick

  Professional panoramic tripod heads are quite expensive; this DIY solution is put together with scrap wood and a handful of cheap parts from the hardware store and gets the job done just as well. If you’re not looking to impress anyone and willing to sacrifice a little compactness, this simple build can…

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• How do I resolve a plugin conflict in Eclipse?

  - by Jason Thompson

  I'd like to upgrade my Helios installation of Eclipse to Indigo. When I do, I get the following message: Cannot complete the install because of a conflicting dependency. Software being installed: Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers 1.4.2.20120213-0813 (epp.package.jee 1.4.2.20120213-0813) Software…

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• 32 Stunning Movie Tributes in LEGO

  - by Jason Fitzpatrick

  These impressive Sci-Fi LEGO tributes are an impressive combination of time, money, and a whole lot of LEGO bricks. Read on to see everything from Death Star hangers to adorable robots. Over at Dvice, a SyFy channel blog, they’ve rounded up 32 impressive movie tributes crafted entirely in LEGO bricks.…

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• Bing Desktop Automatically Downloads Bing Wallpapers to Your Computer

  - by Jason Fitzpatrick

  Windows 7: Bing Desktop is a new and lightweight offering from Microsoft that automatically swaps your desktop background every day and offers quick access to the Bing search engine. In addition to downloading the Bing wallpaper, Bing Desktop also includes a small search box that allows you to search…

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• Clockwork: A 40,000 Piece K’Nex Ball Machine [Video]

  - by Jason Fitzpatrick

  You may have built a simple marble raceway out of construction toys like LEGO or K’Nex at some point in your life. No matter how grand a raceway it was, we can assure you it had nothing on this 40,000 piece room-sized monster. The creator, Austron, writes: This is Clockwork, my fifth major K’nex…

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• Did You Know Gaming Delves into the Mario Universe [Video]

  - by Jason Fitzpatrick

  If you thought you knew everything there was to know about the Mario franchise, prepare to be surprised by the odd and expansive trivia dug up by Did You Know Gaming. Who knew you could learn so much about a game by picking through the game code for odds and ends? If you enjoyed the above video,…

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• Raspberry Pi Powered Coffee Table Serves Up Arcade Classics

  - by Jason Fitzpatrick

  If your living room is boring for want of a plethora of arcade hits, this DIY project parks a Raspberry Pi powered arcade machine in a coffee table for at-your-finger-tips retro gaming. Courtesy of tinker Graham Gelding, this build combines a 24-inch monitor, arcade buttons, a Raspberry Pi…

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• Fiction to Reality Timeline Charts Introduction of Sci-Fi Concepts to Real Life

  - by Jason Fitzpatrick

  Videophones, voice-controlled computers, heads-up displays, and other technological innovations made their first appearances in Sci-Fi. This dual timeline charts the first appearance in Sci-Fi against the date of commercial success for the product in the real world. Hit up the link below…

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• DIY Glowing Easter Eggs Ripe for After Hours Easter Egg Hunt

  - by Jason Fitzpatrick

  This DIY project mixes up LEDS, plastic Easter Eggs, and candy, for delicious and glow-in-the-dark fun. How do you get from a plain plastic egg to a glowing one? All you need to do is craft some simple LED “throwies” and tuck them inside the eggs. Check out the video above to see the…

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