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vilgax··on I've been tracking everything about myself
In about page it states that "Most of the data comes from various apps on my phone". In powered by section it shows that he uses an iPhone.
vilgax··on Why I willingly handed over my credit card and PIN to a fraudster
There was a TV series named 'Scam City', in which presenter Conor Woodman gets scammed in some of the worlds most iconic cities. Here's episode of Barcelona http://vimeo.com/63510709
vilgax··on Amazon India is now live
For movies checkout Bigflix. Their subscription plan seems cheap but don't know anything about movie collection or T&C.
vilgax··on Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition Linux Ultrabook review
Those Intel (or may be Windows) sticker are there because it subsidize cost for manufacturer. They are paid to stick it in front of user.
vilgax··on Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition Linux Ultrabook review
May be "PrtScr" is more relevant because Ubuntu uses it as shortcut key to take full and window screenshots. Also according to wikipedia "SysRq" has no standard use.
vilgax··on Free for reddit Django & Python course- eCommerce site
Use "learnmore" instead of "freedom" coupon.
vilgax··on Building Photoshop 1.0
"Error 509: Bandwidth Limit Exceeded", can't even find in google webcache or web.archive.org. Any other way to read this?
vilgax··on Farmers in India use Pepsi/Coke instead of pesticides
Well if that really works, then Indian farmers have done a good hack at pest control. But how that excess sugar affect soil, plantation and local ecology than those other pesticides, should be further studied.
vilgax··on Unix tricks
Better than that for me is "Alt+.", much easier to type. It can be also combined with number like "Alt+2+." will insert second argument. Similarly "Alt+0+." will insert last command. http://linuxcommando.blogspot.in/2009/05/more-on-inserting-a...
vilgax··on VPN Services That Take Your Anonymity Seriously
Quoting from the article it says "We are in compliance with DMCA as all companies, world-wide, must be." I didn't know that it's applicable worldwide. Wikipedia article states that it's an American law. Is there some kind of International treaty or that assumption is false?
vilgax··on Ubuntu on tablets
A recent critical post by KDE developer Aaron Seigo on Canonical claiming "same Ubuntu code will deliver a mobile, tablet, desktop or TV experiences" https://plus.google.com/107555540696571114069/posts/HSL2C21D...
vilgax··on 48th Mersenne prime found
It's used in field of cryptography. http://www.claymath.org/posters/primes/ http://primes.utm.edu/notes/faq/why.html
vilgax··on "My images are all upside down"
Showing up correctly on Mobile Safari on iPad.
vilgax··on Amazon's top selling laptop doesn't run Windows or Mac OS, it runs Linux
I know what Gentoo is. My point is we don't say Ubuntu "a specialized version of Debian", yes it is derived from it but still basically its Linux.
vilgax··on Amazon's top selling laptop doesn't run Windows or Mac OS, it runs Linux
And what is Gentoo?
vilgax··on Get a free 25GB Box account when signing up for Hojoki
Box.net runs this type of promotion regularly. I remember, I got 50GB free lifetime (till company survives) account by signing up using their iPad app.
vilgax··on IRecognition: I am no longer Apple's Target Market
Well that's what I like about Linux, I can make it to work for me (not how any distro or company want me to use it).
vilgax··on Apple iPhone turns table top into full-sized invisible keyboard
It's not just constrained to Apple iPhone as title suggests,but any device with 3D accelerometer. It's just the software which is written for iOS.
vilgax··on Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal released
No it won't have any impact, since "/usr/bin/python" still refers to Python 2.X by default.
vilgax··on Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal released
I run a django based website, and this upgrade didn't break anything. "/usr/bin/python" still refers to Python 2.X instead of Python 3.X.
vilgax··on Indian Railways, live on Google Maps
Please include 'http' in your links to make it click-able.
vilgax··on Using the HTML5 Fullscreen API for Phishing Attacks
For Google Search use this userscript http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/121923 Works in FF & Google Chrome.
vilgax··on Using the HTML5 Fullscreen API for Phishing Attacks
For Google Search use this userscript http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/121923 Work in FF & Google Chrome.
vilgax··on Nokia’s Visionary Wants to Out-Design Apple
Nothing kills a bad product faster than good marketing.
vilgax··on File manager ideas
You need to jailbreak first, then install iFile from cydia. It's not free but it works great.
vilgax··on Vim and Vi Tips: Essential Vim and Vi Editor Skills, free on Amazon today only
Didn't saw that option. Maybe only available to those who have registered a Kindle device.
vilgax··on Vim and Vi Tips: Essential Vim and Vi Editor Skills, free on Amazon today only
Don't know about download but you can read it online using Amazon Cloudreader.
vilgax··on Show HN: Hackershelf. Community curated collection of legally free books
Just noticed that you are using Python 2.7.1. Is that intentional or you just didn't update that?