Archives for August 2006

Open Locks in Seconds

Bump-keying is described in this YouTube video. With a few keys that have had simple modifications, opening a very large percentage of locks takes less than 10 seconds and leaves no trace. Sleep well everyone.
As one commenter put it:
saw this at the last HOPE conference. a crew from Toool was there with a [...]

Lazy Humans

A friend of mine posted today about some patheticly lazy people he witnessed. His comments are turned off, but feel free to comment here: What are some similar things you’ve seen?

Sushi, parasites, and you

“Very stomachache.” Kamegai winces at the memory. “Very sharp pain.” On the far wall is a photographic blowup of the front end of an anisakid. This is a creature with few charms. It excretes waste from its face. In place of a nose it has a prominent Black & Decker-esque attachment called a boring tooth, [...]

Formula 1 Art from Parts

Just shy of aerospace programs in technology, Formula 1 racing is often quoted as the most expensive sport in the world. The materials science and engineering behind Formula 1 cars is staggering.
Probably of purchase interest to less than 100 people in the world, the Renault F1 Team Collection is a set of limited edition [...]

Free Python Programming Book

Dive Into Python is a book on the Python programming language for experienced programmers. You can buy a printed copy, read it online, or download it in a variety of formats. It is also available in multiple languages.

Joe Rogan the Writer?

Eight months or so ago, I was watching UFC with Joe Rogan commentating. As he interviewed one of the fighters after his bout, the fighter (a friend of Joe’s) mentioned that they were both on MySpace.
I found Joe’s MySpace page and began reading his blog. I was stunned to find that he’s actually [...]