Posted on September 17, 2006 by PoliTech
A cool guy managed a project that mapped the entire sky at two microns. Two Linux boxes, two telescopes in the northern and southern hemisphere, and time was all that was needed to capture some incredible data. If you like giant wall paper, there are some 4k 3k images of the heavens. Orion’s belt is [...]
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Posted on September 17, 2006 by PoliTech
Top 10 Most Stressful Professions
Work Stresses and Colleague Irritations, Defined
IT experts are more likely to suffer from stress than any other professional, according to the survey.
Four out of five IT consultants feel stressed before they even enter the workplace, in anticipation of another day juggling complaints, pressure from managers and daily targets.
And a quarter of [...]
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Posted on September 17, 2006 by PoliTech
SlickRun-A Free Floating Command Line Utility for Windows [170KB]
Enter a web URL into SlickRun and it will launch your browser and navigate to the specified address. Run multiple programs in a few keystrokes, jot a note, look up a definition… SlickRun is the most natural way to interact with your computer.
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Now thats a [...]
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