Monday, February 3, 2014

Learn How to Use a Multimeter for All Your DIY Electronics Projects





Multimeters are a vital part of any electronics project, but learning how to use one isn't as simple as it looks. Thankfully, the above video from Adafruit walks you through pretty much everything you need to know.



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Sunday, February 2, 2014

★Facebook Launches Paper (January 2014): What was it like to help develop Paper?





Working on Paper has been the best and most challenging experience of my career. Paper was designed on a principle: content should be respected. Facebook is supposed to be like a glass through which you can see its contents.



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How Edward Snowden went from loyal NSA contractor to whistleblower





In late December 2001, someone calling themselves TheTrueHOOHA had a question. He was an 18-year-old American male with impressive IT skills and a sharp intelligence. His real identity was unknown. Everyone who posted on Ars Technica, a popular technology website, did so anonymously.



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Saturday, February 1, 2014

5 Questions to Ask During Your Job Interview





It’s easy to feel like you're in the hot seat during a job interview — you really want the position, you're battling all sorts of jitters and it certainly doesn't help that the stern executive sitting in front of you looks like he could use another cup of coffee.



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New shoes for old tanks





Remember the Brickmania track links kickstarter project? It reached its funding goal and the first models that use these tracks are now appearing online. These fine examples, an M4 Sherman and two different versions of the Stuart light tank, were built by .



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Top 10 Uses for Linux (Even If Your Main PC Runs Windows)





Even if you're a Windows (or Mac) user, knowing how to use Linux is a valuable skill, and it can run a bunch of awesome things in your home—even if it isn't your main desktop OS. Here are 10 ways you can use Linux even if you're not ready to go full Ubuntu.



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Help NASA Find Baby Solar Systems Forming Deep In Our Universe





NASA scientists are poring over their most detailed snapshots of our universe, searching for the hallmark shapes that indicate a planet being formed. And you can help them, even if you never got that Ph.D. in astronomy, just by hopping on the Disk Detective website.



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