What do techies really want for Christmas?
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It’s A Wonderful Secure Life: A Christmas Classic Meets the IT Admin
We are big fans of the Christmas pulp. It’s A Wonderful Life is high up on that list. We were wondering what it would sound like if George worked as an IT admin…and it was 2017. This is “It’s A Wonderful Secure Lif… Continue reading It’s A Wonderful Secure Life: A Christmas Classic Meets the IT Admin
Scientists Are Creating Christmas Trees That Don’t Shed Their Needles
“Messiness” has been identified as the main reason consumers avoid real trees. Scientists are finding ways around it. Continue reading Scientists Are Creating Christmas Trees That Don’t Shed Their Needles
Make Christmas Commercial Again with this Tiny TV Ornament
Readers of a certain age will remember a time when the Christmas season in the US officially kicked off after Thanksgiving. That was when advertisers began saturation bombing the communal mind with holiday-themed TV commercials night and day. Broadcast TV no longer holds sway like it did back then, and advertisers now start their onslaught in September, but you can put a little retro-commercialism back to Christmas with this 90s Christmas commercial-playing ornament for your tree.
The idea came to [SeanHodgins] after stumbling upon a collection of Christmas commercials from the 1990s on YouTube. With his content identified, he set …read more
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Windows 10 Christmas Themes, Wallpapers, Tree, Screensavers, Snow and more!
Christmas is just around the corner, and everyone is already in the fiesta mood. Right from the…
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Six Gone, Moving on Eight
25 or 6 to 4?
No matter how tired you are, you’ve gotta keep moving forward.
I’ve just returned from a strenuous, Sunday-morning hike to Chimney Tops to get some exercise in, clear my mind, and reflect. I’m currently listeni… Continue reading Six Gone, Moving on Eight
How a Tweet About a Gay, Black Santa Turned Into a Children’s Book
A story reverse-engineered to piss off homophobes and racists. Continue reading How a Tweet About a Gay, Black Santa Turned Into a Children’s Book
A Very MIDI Christmas Lightshow
Christmas light displays winking and flashing in sync to music are a surefire way to rack up views on YouTube and annoy your neighbours. Inspired by one such video, [Akshay James] set up his own display and catalogued the process in this handy tutorial to get you started on your own for the next holiday season.
[James], using the digital audio workstation Studio One, took the MIDI data for the song ‘Carol of the Bells’ and used that as the light controller data for the project’s Arduino brain. Studio One sends out the song’s MIDI data, handled via the Hairless …read more
Engineer’s Primer on DIY Christmas Light Shows
Each year brings new Christmas light shows, with synchronised music and wild blinking decorations to light your eyeballs ablaze. Now, many of us have dabbled in the dark arts of blinken, tinkering with LEDs or flashing a neon bulb or two. There’s plenty of tutorials on how to control all manner of lights, but they’re often written for novices. Learning the basics of electronics for the nth time when you just need to know the specifics of a protocol or what IC you need can be a total drag. That’s why [Bill Porter] has written the Engineer’s Guide to DIY …read more
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Furbies Are More Unsettling Than Usual in This Horror Game
Behind those glossy eyes are something sinister, grotesque and extremely annoying. Continue reading Furbies Are More Unsettling Than Usual in This Horror Game