Six ways to write more comprehensible code

As a developer, time is your most valuable resource. These six tips on how to write maintainable code are guaranteed to save you time and frustration: one minute spent writing comments can save you an hour of anguish.



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Video: Microsoft unveils touch screen computing

Giant computer blends reality with virtual realityMicrosoft has just announced its Surface Computing technology, a project that has been kept under wraps for five years. Using a giant table-like display, users are able to draw, interact with media, and use another new technology called domino tagging, in which a real-life object on the computer's



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(VIDEO) Bill Gates Shows Off Microsoft's Touch Table

Billy Gates was on the Today Show this morning showing off his fancy new table. Want to see it in action rather than just in photos? Check the video for all sorts of goodness of it being used for all sorts of applications, such as playing with photos, wirelessly pulling photos off a camera, and ordering and paying for food using credit cards.



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Mortar-Zapping Gun in Action

Amazing video on new military mortar defense system. Check out the night scene. oofa



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The Fastest Production Motorcycles In The World

Very good looking and the most powerful motorbikes on Earth.



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Build a Tetris DVD (or book) shelf

This instructable will involve creating a DVD/book shelf that is stackable in any number of configurations. You may recognize these pieces from something ;) This tutorial borrows the various pieces from Tetris and allows you to make a unique…



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26 Reasons Why What You Think is Right is Wrong

A cognitive bias is something that our minds commonly do to distort our own view of reality. Here are the 26 most studied and widely accepted cognitive biases.



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37 Sources Of Inspiration

Get inspired. 37 excellent stories and suggestions on how to be inspired.



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Sorry Big Mama: McDonald's fries lose the transfats

The world's largest fast-food chain is getting rid of artery-clogging transfats on its menu; plans to have healthier oil in use at all U.S. restaurants by year-end.



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"Let Are Kids Walk"

Parents protesting the school's decision to disallow participation in the graduation ceremony for those who failed the necessary standardized tests shed a little light on why they are in this predicament to begin with. Not the best protest sign in this case.



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Costco Recalls Dirty Underwear Punching Bag

After finding out that TKO has been packing punching bags with dirty underwear, Costco says thats not cool.



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Insanely Detailed Paper AT-ATs (Download & Construct)

These downloadable PDFs for a papercraft AT-AT model are insanely detailed and amazing.



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How to win a photography contest

One of the judges of a major photography contest writes at great length about the things he looks for in a competition winner. A very interesting read if you're into photography, or just curious how these things are judged!



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450w-500w Power Supply Battle Royal

You guys asked, "What about regular mid-range PSUs?" So we bought five power supplies at Newegg and then tested them to see if they would do what they were advertised to do. A melting fiery mess proves you get what you pay for. 5 PSU enter, 1 PSU leave.



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Jobs: Gore will become president if he runs

Apple chief Steve Jobs recently spoke with TIME Magazine to reveal his opinion on the former vice president of the United States, Al Gore, with regard to the upcoming presidential election. "If he ran, there's no question in my mind that he would be elected," said Jobs, referring to Gore. "But I think there's a question in his mind,



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Why there are so many people out on the street all day, not working

Who are these people? At any given hour on any given workday, well, it turns out it's not a workday at all. Not for these hordes roaming free, anyway. I didn't doubt that the packers had sound explanations. I just wanted to hear them.



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Terminal Tip: ASCII-ify your Videos

Screw all those fancy codecs and crystal clear video, ASCII-ify your video via Terminal.



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Don't let people interupt you while you're busy!

Ever been busy, yet this one annoying person keeps sending you messages through an IM or email? Send them a link to this page and it should shut them up!



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Did you know these basic Firefox Tips?

You May know those BIG things But Did you know these?



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Must have mug for when all those "morning people" stop by your cubicle.

Optimists need not purchase, this mug's not for you... Ordered!



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The Consumerist: XM Pretends To Let Customers Cancel

Some XM Radio subscribers protesting the Opie and Anthony suspension hang up the phone thinking they've canceled, but after calling back to verify, it turns out they've only been given a 1-6 month credit, writes reader Justin:



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Mod a cheap $5 throwaway flashlight into a blinding torch

Reader Kip modded a cheap $5 throwaway flashlight into a blinding torch that's brighter than a $95 fancy pants flashlight. Hit the play button to see how.



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How to: Supercharge a Paper Airplane

"How to send a folded flyer screaming 100 feet or more: Just add a motor—and a lot of juice"



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XBOX 360 Repair

My DVD drive was making excessive noise while running. While the problem wasn't too noticeable playing games (the loading was noisy, but only random disc seeks while playing) but was extremely annoying while watching movies.

I contacted the Microsoft support team and they indicated they would repair it under warranty, but it may take 4 weeks before I could use my Xbox again.

I sent the Xbox in on Sunday May 6 and to my surprise, 3 days later a replacement was on my door step.

Apparently they replaced the box instead of repairing it. That's great with me, the sound is gone and I'm happy again!

They also included a free month of XBL (that I can add to my existing subscription) and a pretty nice letter. Kudos to them for getting it right.

Verizon says phone record disclosure is protected free speech

Verizon has responded to the lawsuit against it for cooperating with the US government after September 11. It turns out that the company was simply exercising its First Amendment rights when it (allegedly) told the Feds what they (allegedly) wanted to know.



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How to Tie the 10 Most Useful Knots

Learn how to tie 10 very useful knots you can use in a variety of situations



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Best Buy Vista Demo Station gets Blue Screened!

"Stunning. Breakthrough. Entertaining." Right on the ball, Microsoft.



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Simpson movie full size display

Full size (real life) Simpson's display to promote the new Simpson's movie.

Just Exactly How Bad Does Dreamhost Suck? Read this to find out!

The phrase "Dreamhost Sucks" is probably going to enter Internet folklore after this - after doing some investigation into their servers, Elliott Back discovered that they're overloaded to hell. And upon politely pointing this out to Dreamhost 'support' staff, they shut down his account! Go customer service!



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Keyboard Waffle Iron

Flash your geek @ breakfast



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Why posting the HD-DVD key could land websites in big trouble

EFF attorney Fred Von Lohmann explains the legal arguments AACS would make regarding the posting of the key. IT shows just how nasty the DMCA can be. While their argument may not be completely ironclad, they probably would have a case against Digg and any other site that published the code. Everyone involved in this kerfuffle should read this!



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The Internet sure loves its outlaws - LA Times

The Pirate Bay's upcoming project to design its own next generation file-sharing technology, one of its goals being to make every transaction completely untraceable. The project will be open source, meaning programmers from all over the world will be able to contribute.



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DIY: Make your own wireless NES controller

Now that you've seen it and had ample time to let the desire for such a controller for your own self sink in, we bring forth the instructions for you to accomplish such a mammoth feat as creating a wireless NES controller that will work with your Wii. Of course, this isn't for the faint of heart: you're going to have to do some soldering.



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