Monday, July 30, 2007

Killer Car! | The KTM X-Bow



KTM – Europe’s second largest motorcycle producer – is presenting the prototype of a new lightweight sports car at the coming Geneva Motor Show: the X-Bow.

This compact, purist two-seater will have a carbon fibre chassis and a modern four-cylinder FSI turbo engine from Audi. By doing away with the unnecessary encumbrances of a normal sports car, the KTM X-Bow will deliver a driving experience equivalent to motor sports. The first 100 will be on the starting line as an exclusive special series.

*UPDATE*

Saw this beast in action on Top Gear the other day...Oh My God!!! I must have one of these!!!!

Sunday, July 08, 2007

Blackwell Synergy - J Food Science, OnlineEarly Articles (Article Abstract)

Blackwell Synergy - J Food Science, OnlineEarly Articles (Article Abstract)

Caffeine Content of Prepackaged National-Brand and Private-Label Carbonated Beverages

  • 1Authors Chou and Bell are with Dept. of Nutrition and Food Science, 260 Lem Morrison D., Auburn Univ., Auburn, AL 36849, U.S.A. Direct inquiries to author Bell (E-mail: bellleo@auburn.edu).

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Caffeine is a well-known stimulant that is added as an ingredient to various carbonated soft drinks. Due to its stimulatory and other physiological effects, individuals desire to know the exact amount of caffeine consumed from these beverages. This study analyzed the caffeine contents of 56 national-brand and 75 private-label store-brand carbonated beverages using high-performance liquid chromatography. Caffeine contents ranged from 4.9 mg/12 oz (IGA Cola) to 74 mg/12 oz (Vault Zero). Some of the more common national-brand carbonated beverages analyzed in this study with their caffeine contents were Coca-Cola (33.9 mg/12 oz), Diet Coke (46.3 mg/12 oz), Pepsi (38.9 mg/12 oz), Diet Pepsi (36.7 mg/12 oz), Dr Pepper (42.6 mg/12 oz), Diet Dr Pepper (44.1 mg/12 oz), Mountain Dew (54.8 mg/12 oz), and Diet Mountain Dew (55.2 mg/12 oz). The Wal-Mart store-brand beverages with their caffeine contents were Sam's Cola (12.7 mg/12 oz), Sam's Diet Cola (13.3 mg/12 oz), Dr Thunder (30.6 mg/12 oz), Diet Dr Thunder (29.9 mg/12 oz), and Mountain Lightning (46.5 mg/12 oz). Beverages from 14 other stores were also analyzed. Most store-brand carbonated beverages were found to contain less caffeine than their national-brand counterparts. The wide range of caffeine contents in carbonated beverages indicates that consumers would benefit from the placement of caffeine values on food labels.

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

Chris Pirillo's Youtube channel.

Zombie Bukkake...WTF?!?



Zombie Bukkake
This is some fuctup shit...

Jaman - Movie Download - The Blood Drinkers

The Blood Drinkers


Cool retro vampire trailer...

Saturday, July 07, 2007

OpenDNS > Get Started > Linux/Unix

OpenDNS > Get Started > Linux/Unix

Linux/Unix

Using Ubuntu?
Using Mac OS X Server with BIND?
Using IPCop firewall application?

Basic Instructions

Please write down your current DNS settings before switching to OpenDNS, in case you want to return to your old settings for any reason.

The DNS Server addresses for OpenDNS are:

  • 208.67.222.222

  • 208.67.220.220

Just add these two lines somewhere near the top of your /etc/resolv.conf:

nameserver 208.67.222.222
nameserver 208.67.220.220

Enjoy!

Using OpenDNS with DHCP

If you assign your computer's IP with DHCP, it probably overwrites your /etc/resolv.conf. Here's how to fix that:

  1. Run: sudo gedit /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf

  2. Change the prepend line to read:

    prepend domain-name-servers 208.67.222.222, 208.67.220.220;

    This will prepend the OpenDNS addresses to the top of the list. (You can also use "supersede", which will just use them.) You don't have to worry about the DHCP client overwriting settings on each reboot or lease cycle, and your ISP nameservers will still be used as backup.

  3. Run: sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart

  4. Using Ubuntu? Check "Networking" to see if the changes applied correctly.
    Go to "System –> Administration –> Networking" and click the DNS tab.

Visit http://welcome.opendns.com/ to test your new settings.

You should see the Welcome page from OpenDNS, as shown below.

Welcome to OpenDNS screenshot

Troubleshooting

If you see the Oops page, please try two more tests, in case the Welcome page was improperly cached.

  1. First, visit our demonstration site internetbadguys.com. If you were successful in switching to OpenDNS, it should be blocked as a phishing site. Otherwise, it will tell you that it's a demonstration site.
  2. Second, make a deliberate typo in the TLD, like craigslist.og and see if it resolves to craigslist.org. If you are using OpenDNS, you will be taken to the classifieds site. If you are not, you will get your default browser error page.

Still not working? You may need to restart your web browser and/or router.

Please let us know if you're still running into problems.