Denco's Mind

Anything that comes to mind, things I like or another Twitter

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I wish more people thought for themselves, and realized that the technology actually flows from all those random anonymous great engineers that are all around

Linus Torvalds (from opensource.com)

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Can you tell Java from JavaScript? Awesome! So you are ready to take our ultimate programming challenge.

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Your own home-made virtual reality viewer

According to Google, you can create your own VR device using their tutorial. All you need is some cardboard, lenses, magnets, velcro, rubber band, NFC tag and Android device (smartphone). Google gives you opportunity to experience virtual reality and not spending all of you savings. Google announced this at their I/O conference.

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Elders React to Google Glass Watch your grandma and grandpa using Google Glass! BTW, I guess none of my grandma or grandpa could even take a picture.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Movie Just tweet about your favourite turtle using hashtags in the picture. Or just go to Turtle Reveal webpage and use the pictures to tweet. Posters and new trailer could be revealed.

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Mathematical explanation for tangled earbuds

There you go! Mathematical explanation for your biggest mystery and nightmare in the history of this planet. Physicists managed to determine what is going on in your pocket.

However, researchers did look into the phenomena, and it started by tumbling various cables in a box. “Within seconds,” they found that these cables would form complex knots. From various experiments they were able to build a computer simulation. The simple answer is that cables tend to form coils, and loose ends find their way into weaves (like braiding hair).

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Honest Trailers - Game of Thrones Really honest! At least the preview picture of Daenerys makes you watch it.

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Jimmy and Lena talking to each other in Game of Thrones style. I thought, that Jimmy's last line would be unbeatable. But Lena did beat it, really hard.

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Get paid games for free !today!

Many of you may know Halfbrick studio. People behind games like Jetpack Joyride or Fruit Ninja. Now, for limited time, you can have all of their games for free. Head over to their blog post and get what you like. Everyone with iPhone, iPod touc or iPad can get them.

There is more! If you are a casual gamer, you are so lucky today. You can get puzzle game Peggle for free. Go to the Origin website and get your copy - all the 75 challenges and countless number of luck and skills.

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Must-have!

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[Not Solved] Windows 7 KSOD

I guess all of you, who has experience with Windows operating systems know, what BSOD is. Blue screen of death - that blue screen telling you, that something is wrong. Most of the times. But there is also thing, about which I have found out just while ago, called BlacK screen of death, hence KSOD. It's the black screen with mouse cursor you get after the boot. Problem, that is all you get.

So, what is the difference? Well, obviously, color. But, the main difference for me is a chance to solve the problem without fresh install of Windows. Because that solves everything most of the times. And, for me, BSOD has a higher chance to be solved. BSOD creates dump files, which are made to help solving the BSOD. If you learn, how to read these files, you can very often find the source of the BSOD. But how about KSOD? Well, I really haven't find any way to see, what is behind the KSOD. There are just few steps you can try to make your OS work again. Honestly, I have tried them and none of them worked. I'm not sure I have tried all of them. I got to the almost 10th page of Google search results, I have found few advices, most of them repeatedly on several websites. And as I said, none of them worked.

You know, I'm a big fan of searching for solutions of Windows problems. Everyone can do a fresh install. So I really like to search, what could be the problem and what to do to solve it. But this? Well, first of all I didn't have time to search. And that's actually all of it. But, I found like 5 solutions, some of them stupid and obviously not working without even trying. I'm not gonna list them. You can Google them. Also, if you have a solution, post it into the comments. Maybe I haven't tried it and will try the next time I get to this problem.

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What a weird thing. As Apple has confirmed, some of the european USB power adapters might be dangerous. When I found this, I looked at my USB power adapter, of course. And what a luck, I do own the dangerous one. You can find a picture in the link explaining how to identify your power adapter. Model signed as "A1300" with filled grey "CE" letters are the one who are supposed to overheat. I noticed that adapter was a little bit hot after charging my iPhone, but never thought it could be dangerous.

According to Apple, you can get your adapter replaced, for free I guess. I'll see what I do. I can still charge my iPhone through USB.

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Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms early access on Steam

A new game in Diablo style appeared on Steam with early access. Slovak developers from Games Farm are responsible for this game. Game brings us to the dark world full of epic battles, demons, souls. Game should be available at the end of this year.

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Happy Father’s Day

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Throw Back Thursday - Adidas Star Wars World Cup Commercial

4 years ago we got this lovely Star Wars / Adidas commercial during The World Cup. With The World Cup starting today I thought it was appropriate to post this again.