I think there used to be a program called banner, but that doesn’t seem to be around. I found figlet. __ _ _ _ / _|(_) __ _ | | ___ | |_ | |_ | | / _` || | / _ \| __| | _|| || (_| || || __/| |_ |_| |_| […]
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Muzikbrowzer
Muzikbrowzer http://www.muzikbrowzer.com/ is a unique digital music player. It’s been around since the early 2000s.
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Data from http://www.lcra.org/water/conditions/historical.html Levels from 1940 to Updated 2015/05/31. Full size image: click here
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Obviously this has been a cold winter for we Austinites. My propane bill in my new house has been shockingly high. So, I did a little noodling to see just how true that is. I found the requisite data here http://www.wunderground.com/ I chose to look at the average temperatures for Dec, Jan and Feb of […]
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During single-minded work time, people are ideally in a state that psychologists call flow. Flow is a condition of deep, nearly meditative involvement. In this state, there is a gentle sense of euphoria, and one is largely unaware of the passage of time: “I began to work. I looked up and three hours had passed.” […]
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GSM Feature Codes If you own a GSM phone then there are several codes that can be entered to tell the network how to handle incoming calls and more. These codes are not really considered secrets, but they are poorly documented by service providers.
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