http://www.meshly.com/member/jason/popular/tag/hack/ Meshly Channel feed for member , channel all Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:01:00 +0000 http://www.meshly.com/ en http://www.meshly.com/post/second_life_bug_allows_a_users_and_objects_to_pick_peoples_p http://www.meshly.com/post/second_life_bug_allows_a_users_and_objects_to_pick_peoples_p#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2007 02:37:41 +0000 jason
]]> http://www.meshly.com/post/google_maps_adds_collaborative_mapmaking http://www.meshly.com/post/google_maps_adds_collaborative_mapmaking#comments Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:37:35 +0000 jason
I'm monkeying around with it and trying to kick off a worldwide map of hackers. If you code--or just pretend to--click on this link and add yourself and your hacker friends to the map:
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?i... ;amp;hl=en&msa=0&msid=108480887738389422212.000440310dcdec9d1c93a

]]> http://www.meshly.com/post/the_fuck_you_money_spreadsheet http://www.meshly.com/post/the_fuck_you_money_spreadsheet#comments Sat, 04 Aug 2007 04:03:47 +0000 jason
I put together a spreadsheet last night which describes how an average person can achieve fuck-you money realistically. Assuming you can be happy living on 1/2 of your income, investing the rest, your investment returns will exceed your expenses in 10 years, and within 20 you'll be making more off your investments than your entire salary.

This is also an experiment with a Wiki-style spreadsheet using Google Docs. Everyone has access to edit the sheet to plug in their own hypothetical numbers, or even create whole other simulation models.

]]> http://www.meshly.com/post/3d_engine_in_javascript http://www.meshly.com/post/3d_engine_in_javascript#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:30:17 +0000 jason
"The trick is to take advantage of the beveled edges on a div border to make right triangles. By setting the div height and width to 0px, then setting 3 borders to transparent and 1 border to an opaque color, you can make a right triangle of various sizes by adjusting the border widths.

Using some fancy geometry, you can then cut any type of triangle into a series of successively smaller right triangles. Now, in real life, the right triangles would get infinitely small (and numerous), but in the digital world, they only need to get as small as a single pixel before we don't care anymore."

]]> http://www.meshly.com/post/run_keynote_with_a_wiimote http://www.meshly.com/post/run_keynote_with_a_wiimote#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:27:11 +0000 jason
]]> http://www.meshly.com/post/slurpr_connect_to_5_wifi_aps_at_once http://www.meshly.com/post/slurpr_connect_to_5_wifi_aps_at_once#comments Tue, 29 May 2007 18:51:36 +0000 jason
The idea is that if you can connect to a bunch of open access points with low signals and combine them into a single, faster signal. We used to do this back in the day with two modems and phone lines. With the proliferation of unencrypted WiFi in every metropolitan area, this could be a really useful tool.

]]> http://www.meshly.com/post/howto_unstick_your_mighty_mouse_trackball http://www.meshly.com/post/howto_unstick_your_mighty_mouse_trackball#comments Fri, 25 May 2007 18:41:41 +0000 jason
My trackball has been jammed for a few days and all other methods for cleaning it failed. This took about 5 seconds and worked perfectly.

]]> http://www.meshly.com/post/increase_your_car_remotes_range_with_your_head http://www.meshly.com/post/increase_your_car_remotes_range_with_your_head#comments Fri, 25 May 2007 18:37:54 +0000 jason
]]> http://www.meshly.com/post/visit_the_maker_faire_hacks_booth_this_weekend http://www.meshly.com/post/visit_the_maker_faire_hacks_booth_this_weekend#comments Fri, 18 May 2007 19:41:24 +0000 jason
If you're in the bay area, the Maker Faire should not be missed. It's one of the best events of the year. You can read more about it at:
http://www.makerfaire.com/

]]> http://www.meshly.com/post/howto_take_digital_photos_through_a_microscope http://www.meshly.com/post/howto_take_digital_photos_through_a_microscope#comments Mon, 14 May 2007 04:38:36 +0000 jason
]]> http://www.meshly.com/post/webcam_laser_rangefinder http://www.meshly.com/post/webcam_laser_rangefinder#comments Mon, 07 May 2007 20:31:27 +0000 jason
You adjust the laser to be parallel with the camera, but a few inches away. Then, you can measure how far the visible dot is from the camera's center to calculate the distance. Further from center = closer to object.

It's sort of like binocular distance estimation with a single camera!

]]> http://www.meshly.com/post/wikipediafs___linux_mediawiki_filesystem http://www.meshly.com/post/wikipediafs___linux_mediawiki_filesystem#comments Mon, 07 May 2007 01:52:54 +0000 jason
This means you can view and edit Wiki entries with any old text editor and they will be automagically updated on the Wiki.

]]> http://www.meshly.com/post/share_and_edit_mii_files_online http://www.meshly.com/post/share_and_edit_mii_files_online#comments Mon, 07 May 2007 01:26:02 +0000 jason
]]> http://www.meshly.com/post/css_and_javascript_in_a_single_file http://www.meshly.com/post/css_and_javascript_in_a_single_file#comments Mon, 07 May 2007 01:23:24 +0000 jason
This makes use of some css and js parser peculiarities in common browsers.

]]> http://www.meshly.com/post/hd_dvd_crack__digg__cease_and_desist__mass_user_revolt http://www.meshly.com/post/hd_dvd_crack__digg__cease_and_desist__mass_user_revolt#comments Wed, 02 May 2007 05:38:26 +0000 jason
In response, thousands of users protested by posting and digging articles with the encryption key over and over again, completely taking over the site. Kevin Rose responded this evening with some good PR - they are allowing the posts to stay, and will deal with the legal consequences.Who knows what legal consequences there will be, really. It's an encryption key that can be written on a post-it note, and it's all over the net.

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