Star Wars in Text via Telnet

Check telnet server telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl that broadcasts Star Wars Episode IV to your command line as animated text.

Ever wanted to see Star Wars in Telnet? - link for the story on Blinkenlights' ASCII Star Wars animation which has been around since the Dark Ages (well, 2000).

Free Ways to Synchronize Folders Between Computers

Always I feel frustrated when getting to the office in the morning and realizing I left the most recent copy of an important file — be it a spreadsheet or a power point presentation — on my home computer. When I recently found that there are several free solutions that can automatically sync folders between computers – even over the internet, through office firewalls – no matter what OS in use, I was really thrilled. I feel these two free applications can help to edit the work files at home to magically appear on our PC at the office.

Sync Folders over the Internet with FolderShare (Mac and Windows, Free)

If the two computers we're working with aren't on the same local network and aren't both Windows machines — such as home Mac and office PC — can still sync files between them over the internet using a free service called FolderShare. If you haven't tried out FolderShare yet, sign-in to FolderShare and use download the appropriate FolderShare software to get it set up.

Sync Files to Your PC on a Local Network with SyncToy (Windows only, but can sync to any shared folder)

Free Windows utility SyncToy is a simple tool that synchronizes files between two folders (located on the same PC or on different computers). Download the SyncToy 2.0 beta and install it one PC that will be syncing with another.

The Super Mario Multiverse

Somehow starting my school days Physics was never my favorite subject. But when I came across this video and I was really impressed on creative hypotheses surrounding quantum mechanics with the help of Mario. Here it is for your viewing pleasure.

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Top 10 Jackie Chan Stunts

Jackie Chan has been injured on numerous occasions during filming usually from doing his own stunts, and occasionally, these mishaps can be seen as bloopers during the end credits of his films.

How to improve your vision with simple eye exercises and visual habits

Dr. William Bates first published his treatise, The Cure of Imperfect Sight by Treatment Without Glasses, also known as Perfect Sight Without Glasses, in 1920. For easier printing or offline viewing, you can also download the pdf version.

The means to better vision is through relaxing the eyes. Rest makes vision better, strain or effort makes vision worse. There are several ways to rest the eyes as explained in http://www.i-see.org/bates_nutshell.html.

Bye Bye Presbyopia

I’m regularly doing this eye exercise and a great follower of this. I must admit honestly that its really fun doing this and the results are fantabulous. Whoever people I know, I’m encouraging them to do this with the help of Presbyopia Reduction Chart page.

The Free No-Install FTP, FTPS, SFTP and WebDAV Client

AnyClient is a free platform independent file transfer application that supports all major file transfer protocols including FTP/S, SFTP and WebDAV/S. AnyClient is available both as a web based service requiring no software installation, and as a downloadable application that you can install locally.

To launch AnyClient application as a service, click on the Applet. To connect to a site, click the Connect button to display the Site Manager dialog and create a new site profile or connect to an existing site profile.

I tried and it works well. The best part I liked is the credentials are stored only if you want them to be. AnyClient can store a site profile of the sites you connect to locally on your computer. This way the next time you load AnyClient you can quickly connect to any saved site profile.

The Natural Mirror (Salt Flats in Bolivia)

Salar de Uyuni is the world's largest salt flat at 10,582 km² (4,085 square miles). It is located in the Potosí and Oruro departments in southwest Bolivia, near the crest of the Andes, 3,650 meters high. When it is covered with water, the Salar de Uyuni reflects the sky.



The salt is over 10 meters thick in the center. In the dry season, the salt planes are a completely flat expanse of dry salt, but in the wet season, it is covered with a thin sheet of water which makes the most beautiful reflections.



Salar de Uyuni is estimated to contain 10 billion tons of salt, of which less than 25,000 tons is extracted annually.

Prolific Sujatha

I am an avid fan of Tamil writer Sujatha and like many of his fans I was also very sad about his demise. Even though lot of people are writing about their experiences with Sujatha, I read a blog on நாலாவது கண் which is quite interesting as the author has given a different perspective about Sujatha on his experience.

Neil Gaiman's 'American Gods' is now available for online reading....

American Gods is Neil Gaiman's best and most ambitious novel yet, a scary, strange, and hallucinogenic road-trip story wrapped around a deep examination of the American spirit. Gaiman tackles everything from the onslaught of the information age to the meaning of death, but he doesn't sacrifice the razor-sharp plotting and narrative style he's been delivering since his Sandman days.

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