Archive for November, 2011

Bias lighting for monitor

Posted: 30th November 2011 by Ammar Qammaz in Post
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After I read this blog post it occured to me that I should really do something about my monitor.. I spend 8+ hours every day ( on average ) in front of it and it is true that it can be tiring sometimes. I too purchased an IKEA Ledberg Led strip and an additional very [...]

Noam Chomsky – Manufacturing Consent

Posted: 30th November 2011 by Ammar Qammaz in Post
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Noam Chomsky – Manufacturing Consent

Key people and special interest groups

Posted: 25th November 2011 by Ammar Qammaz in Post
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Seeing the news about Greece and neighboring European countries ( such as Italy ) I can`t help but notice the fact that a few thousand men and their thoughts and actions determine the fates of millions more. While most people think that what people with power do is ultimately done for the general good , [...]

Amusing Ourselves to Death

Posted: 9th November 2011 by Ammar Qammaz in Post
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Click to see the whole picture Postman distinguishes the Orwellian vision of the future, in which totalitarian governments seize individual rights, from that offered by Aldous Huxley in Brave New World, where people medicate themselves into bliss, thereby voluntarily sacrificing their rights. Drawing an analogy with the latter scenario, Postman sees television’s entertainment value as [...]

Amilo Xi 1554 Overheating Hardware Hack :p

Posted: 7th November 2011 by Ammar Qammaz in Post
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A laptop ( Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Xi 1554 ) of a friend of mine started to crash and display garbage on the screen .. Unfortunately due to Windows 7 not allowing unsigned drivers ( in order to underclock the ATI card onboard to reduce heat ) the only solution was to improve the hardware cooling [...]