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Brain Hacks: Overclock your amygdala
Brain Hacks: Overclock your amygdala
08/04/2004 06:13 AMMatt Webb -- whose party trick is uttering gnomic, interesting,
mind-bending sentences at the drop of a hat -- has gone public with
his new project. He and a brain-scientist pal are co-writing
BRAIN
HACKS for O'Reilly: a hundred pithy tips for overlocking your
amygdala.
To get where it is, the brain has made some fascinating design
decisions. The layering of systems has produced a complex environment,
with automatic and controlled highly mixed. This development over
biological time has introduced constraints. As has the
architecture--it takes time for slow signals to make their way from
one area to another. And there are computational difficulties too: How
much of its capabilities can the brain afford to invoke when a
sub-second response is required? The tricks used leave traces. There
are holes in our visual field that we continually cover up. There are
certain sensory inputs that grab our attention faster and more
thoroughly than we'd expect.
You don't need to know all of neuroscience, cognitive psychology and
so on to know how your brain works. I'm not a neuroscientist. I write,
my undergraduate degree is in physics, I hack in my spare time, and I
work in new media. But neuroscience has got to such a level now - with
the imaging techniques in the last three or four years - that we can
make focused probes into particular functions, and illustrate the
traces that these design decisions have left (see where+how they are,
and draw that up the stack towards conscious experience) and we can
look at them one by one.
Lin
kGoogle Hacks Book Coming Soon
Google Hacks Book Coming Soon
12/13/2002 02:10 PMO'Reilly's Google Book is coming soon. It's called Google Hacks: 100
Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools by Tara Calishain and should be out
in February 2003, but you can pre-order it on Amazon now. (Thanks,
Kiruba!)...
BSD Hacks
BSD Hacks
07/27/2004 02:44 PMTwo little CSS hacks
Two little CSS hacks
03/11/2003 10:46 AMWorkarounds to vertically align nested blocks and to emulate the CSS's
min-height property in MSIE.
Mac OS X Hacks Put to Bed
Mac OS X Hacks Put to Bed
03/11/2003 11:41 PM
Mac OS X Hacks was just sent to the printer, which means it'll
be appearing in online bookstores and on your local brick-and-mortar
bookstore shelves in a couple-three weeks. Whew!
Gaming Hacks
Gaming Hacks
06/05/2005 11:56 PMNew: O'Reilly's IRC Hacks
New: O'Reilly's IRC Hacks
09/07/2004 10:25 AMIRC Hacks, by Paul Mutton, starts with the basics of IRC clients, then
delves into the protocols and services beneath the surface, and
culminates with building autonomous IRC clients.
OCSmart Hacks 1.0
OCSmart Hacks 1.0
08/03/2004 08:01 PMExtends services of any Cocoa application, with tear-off menu support
and more.
"Life Hacks"
"Life Hacks"
03/30/2005 05:17 PMNew: Firefox Hacks
New: Firefox Hacks
03/30/2005 11:47 AMO'Reilly released Firefox Hacks, which includes coverage of migration
from Internet Explorer, anonymous browsing, increasing security,
creation of tags and widgets, and more.
Google Hacks
Google Hacks
03/30/2005 05:47 PM
The Internet puts a wealth of information at your fingertips, and
all you have to know is how to find it. Google is your ultimate
research tool--a search engine that indexes more than 2.4 billion web
pages, in more than 30 languages, conducting more than 150 million
searches a day.
The more you know about Google, the better you are at pulling data off
the Web. You've got a cadre of techniques up your sleeve--tricks
you've learned from practice, from exchanging ideas with others, and
from plain old trial and error--but you're always looking for better
ways to search.
It's the "hacker" in you: not the troublemaking kind, but the kind who
really drives innovation by trying new ways to get things done. If
this is you, then you'll find new inspiration (and valuable tools,
too) in Google Hacks from O'Reilly's new Hacks Series.
Wireless Hacks
Wireless Hacks
10/30/2003 11:48 PMPSP Hacks and the Mainstream
PSP Hacks and the Mainstream
04/07/2005 01:03 PMNew: Flash Hacks
New: Flash Hacks
07/13/2004 10:03 AMO'Reilly's Flash Hacks, written by Sham Bhangal, contains 100 tools,
tricks, and techniques for Flash, including scripted and
timeline-based visual effects, page turning animation, and more.
Developers eye PSP hacks
Developers eye PSP hacks
04/05/2005 05:24 PMBlog:
Keep your multiplayer racing games and widescreen movies. For
some people, Sony's PlayStation Portable won't be really cool...
phpAdsNew Hacks
phpAdsNew Hacks
08/16/2004 10:15 PMphpAdsNew 2.0.2 CVS 2004-08-16 Released
Mac OS X Panther Hacks
Mac OS X Panther Hacks
08/11/2004 06:15 AM
I finally got round to reading my copy of the wonderful O'Reilly Mac
OS X Panther Hacks book, which, like all of the hacks books, is
clever, informative, well-organised and useful; this one has the
additional merit of having been co-written by my pal
Rael Dornfest, who edits the line, and
is witty, silly and very imaginative indeed. The hacks assembled in
the text range from surprising things you can do with iTunes and iCal
to hacking AppleScript to making OS X cooperate with perl and Python,
but my favorite of all is the iOscillate: an iSight camera mounted to
the top of a de-bladed oscillating desk-fan, so that the fan sweeps
the iSight back and forth in a steady, 180-degree arc, covering all
those seated around a table or in a conference. The hack is truly
worthy of the appellation "hack" -- it's ingenious, funny, and
actually useful in a seriously bent way.
Link
New: "Panther" Hacks
New: "Panther" Hacks
07/16/2004 09:59 AM
O'Reilly's latest "hack" book digs down into Mac OS X "Panther"
internals.
New: Excel Hacks
New: Excel Hacks
04/09/2004 04:01 PMO'Reilly's Excel Hacks offers 100 tips and techniques that include
hacking pivot tables, designing charts beyond the basic types,
specifying dynamic ranges, using XML, and more.
Hacks.O'Reilly.com
Hacks.O'Reilly.com
03/11/2003 09:43 AMThe full-blown version of O'Reilly's Hacks Series site is now up at
hacks.oreilly.com. In
addition to
info about the current crop of books (Linux Server, Google, Mac OS X),
there are
listings of
published hacks,
some
complete hacks, and each has its own discussion forum.
Gotta Hack? Got a non-obvious solution to an interesting problem?
Throw
your hack into the ring and it just might be in a Hacks
book-to-be. Not a hacker yourself but have a hack or Hacks book you'd
like to see?
Suggest
it and perhaps it will be so written.
Looks like NEWS HACKS get to run the CIA
again
Looks like NEWS HACKS get to run the CIA
again
06/27/2004 05:58 PMCIA Puts Harsh Tactics On Hold .. Washington Post report ..
information
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Gmail Hacks
Gmail Hacks
06/26/2004 07:45 AMLots of Gmail hacks are already showing up. I surely do love
programmers that are curious enough to figure out how stuff works to
write mini utilities to let us utilize our time more wisely. [G-mailto]
TiVo Hacks Put to Bed
TiVo Hacks Put to Bed
10/28/2003 11:06 PM
My month of a thousand hacks ended this morning as I put
TiVo Hacks to bed (read: sent it to production).
Raffi, my young
TiVo Jedi friend, good on you, mate! I've learned more about my TiVo
over the past month than I'd ever wanted to. Now where'd I put that
screwdriver...
The book will be in brick-and-mortar bookstore shelves sometime in
August, but you can of course pre-order it from Amazon.
Spidering Hacks
Spidering Hacks
11/01/2003 12:57 PMThe latest book in the O'Reilly Hacks series, "Spidering Hacks,"
(written by Kevin "Morbus Iff" Hemenway and Tara "ResearchBuzz"
Calishain) is out. It's the site-scraper's bible, with 100 tips and
tricks for sucking in data from the Web.
Spidering Hacks takes you to the next level in Internet data
retrieval--beyond search engines--by showing you how to create spiders
and bots to retrieve information from your favorite sites and data
sources. You'll no longer feel constrained by the way host sites think
you want to see their data presented--you'll learn how to scrape and
repurpose raw data so you can view in a way that's meaningful to you.
Written for developers, researchers, technical assistants, librarians,
and power users, Spidering Hacks provides expert tips on spidering and
scraping methodologies. You'll begin with a crash course in spidering
concepts, tools (Perl, LWP, out-of-the-box utilities), and ethics (how
to know when you've gone too far: what's acceptable and unacceptable).
Next, you'll collect media files and data from databases. Then you'll
learn how to interpret and understand the data, repurpose it for use
in other applications, and even build authorized interfaces to
integrate the data into your own content.
LInk
(
via Ben
Hammersley)
Firefox Hacks
Firefox Hacks
02/01/2005 09:08 PMFirefox Hacks:
Coming in March. I ache with anticipation.
Firefox Hacks is ideal for power users who want to
maximize the effectiveness of Firefox, the next-generation web browser
that is quickly gaining in popularity. This highly-focused book offers
all the valuable tips and tools you need to enjoy a superior and safer
browsing experience. Learn how to customize its deployment,
appearance, features, and functionality.
The MIT Gallery of Hacks.
The MIT Gallery of Hacks.
01/04/2004 05:52 PM The MIT Gallery of Hacks.
Good-natured creative
pranks by MIT
students. The pinnacle was possibly 1999's
Great Droid,
with the Great Dome made to resemble R2D2's head to mark the release
of some film or other at the time. In the spirit of the tradition,
students left detailed instructions for the safe removal of the
decoration.
OCLC Hacks
OCLC Hacks
02/01/2005 10:09 PMOCLC is is loosening up and having some fun in a Google Labs kind of way!
OCLC
Research Software Contest
“In celebration of libraries and
their heritage of technological innovation, OCLC Research is
sponsoring a software contest to encourage innovation in the use of
web-based services for libraries.
Prize
- $2,500 in
cash
- Visit with OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc., in
Dublin, Ohio
- Potentially have your code incorporated in OCLC
services for libraries
The challenge
OCLC is
providing a set of bi
bliographic records extracted from WorldCat plus a
set of services:
You may also use Open
WorldCat, either by simply incorporating links to publicly
accessible records or by enrolling in Open WorldCat's Partner Access program. Contact us
if you wish to discuss enrolling in this program for the purposes of
this contest.
Your mission is to write a program that does
something interesting and innovative with the WorldCat data using at
least one of the OCLC-provided services. You must submit a working
prototype.
Part of your job is to convince us of why your
program is interesting and why it will help libraries and/or library
users; other than that, you're free to implement whatever strikes your
fancy.”
And they were smart enough to ask Jon Udell to be a judge
– good call! I hope we see some really cool stuff come out of
this, in more than just a proof-of-concept way. Makes me wish I could
actually program. Entries are due by midnight on May 15. If
you’re entering, good luck!
Excel Hacks
Excel Hacks
05/06/2004 06:58 PMfor all you dorks who were geeking out in the Excel Pile thread
New: O'Reilly's PDF Hacks
New: O'Reilly's PDF Hacks
09/16/2004 09:41 AM O'Reilly's PDF Hacks by Sid Steward shows how to use a variety of PDF
tools--not just Acrobat--to create, rearrange, customize, and present
information as PDF.
IM hacks way up in first quarter
IM hacks way up in first quarter
03/23/2005 12:56 PMThe number of combined IM- and Web-based attacks increased by 300
percent in the first quarter, Websense says.
Mac Mini Hacks
Mac Mini Hacks
03/19/2005 02:07 AMThe Mac Mini is opened with a Putty knife as instructed by Apple
however this method is leaving peoples Mac Mini in damaged conditions
in many cases including scratches, seperation gaps and other...
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Google tricks and hacks
Google tricks and hacks
11/02/2003 07:38 PMGoogle.com is undoubtedly the most popular search engine in the world.
It offers multiple search features like the ability to search images
and news groups.However it's true power lies in it's powerful commands
that can be used and misused.I am writing this article on the basis of
my experience using google and trying out ideas when i am bored.Now
enough of lecturing...let's get down to business ;)
(Kevin Christley)
Google hacks are for real
Google hacks are for real
08/06/2004 09:40 AMGoogle hacks are for real, regardless of what some uber-hackers may
think or say. They can produce passwords, user IDs, credit card
numbers, Social Security numbers, bank account numbers and routing
codes, and more. They can also be used to troll for vulnerabilities.
One quick example: using one of the simplest Google advanced operators
in combination with another operator, I quickly found a number of
Microsoft IIS 6.0 Authentication Manager pages exposed to the Internet
on Army, Navy, state, and federal agency sites. In fact, finding the
sites proved to be much easier than alerting them to the
vulnerability.
Ubiquity of Hacks or I, Hobbit
Ubiquity of Hacks or I, Hobbit
10/28/2003 11:06 PM
Anil Dash posits that the popularity of
Google Hacks really has something to do with hobbits.
I'm thinking part of the reason the book is doing so well is because
of the current resurgence in popularity of the Lord of the Rings
books. I mean, don't the names "Tara Calishain" and "Rael Dornfest"
sound like hobbits or something?
Maybe it's just me.
"Hmm," Rael mumbled, staring thoughtfully at his furry feet.
Sims 2 hacks blowing up
Sims 2 hacks blowing up
01/06/2005 07:46 PMCory Doctorow:
Hacks for Sims 2 are spreading like wildfire:
Entire neighborhoods of Sims are being mysteriously graced with
eternal youth, while some characters are finding all their needs
fulfilled by a single shot of magic espresso. Others no longer need to
empty the toilet after potty training their toddler. Some Sims are
being abducted by aliens when they glance through their telescope --
every time, instead of just occasionally, which is normal.
All this mayhem is the work of a community of experimenters wielding
hex editors, custom programs and reverse-engineering skills who began
mastering their own Sims 2 worlds immediately after the game's release
last September. The hackers share their weird science with one another
through public websites and forums.
Link
(
via Waxy)
Real Hacks the iPod
Real Hacks the iPod
07/26/2004 09:01 AMCNET: RealNetworks breaks Apple's hold on iPod.
RealNetworks announced Monday that it has unlocked some of Apple
Computer's most tightly held technology secrets, giving its music a
way onto the popular iPod digital music player.
There's good news in this announcement, namely the fact
that Real is forcing a tiny bit more openness on Apple, which has been
trying for a winner-take-all approach to digital music. More choice,
and less lock-in, by these companies is always a good idea.
But Real is no prize when it comes to locking customers into another
box: the one the music industry has created with its insistence on
absolute control over digital music. Real's approach to selling songs
is not that at all: It says you're only renting them. At least Apple
says you (mostly) own what you're buying.
Nonetheless, this is progress of a sort.
Will Sony Crackdown on PSP Hacks?
Will Sony Crackdown on PSP Hacks?
04/08/2005 10:28 AM“Less than two weeks after Sony released its long-anticipated
PlayStation Portable, a handheld gaming device with multimedia
capabilities, the device’s most ardent fans began spreading
details about their successful hacks. Among the more ingenious: Web
browsing additions, instant-message chats, and TiVo-recording
playbacks. The PSP is already a strong seller in that short timeframe.
Reviews of the multi-function device are almost universally positive,
and with the heavy overlap between hardcore geeks and hardcore gamers,
it seems…
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Detecting Photoshop Hacks
Detecting Photoshop Hacks
07/29/2004 06:47 PMFor Doctored Photos, a New Flavor of Digital Truth Serum: A
group of folks out at Dartmouth College are breaking new ground in the
art of detecting if images have been altered or not. You just can't
believe a picture anymore. Especially not on this site.
For example, when two images are spliced together — like the
picture of a shark attacking a helicopter that has circulated around
the Internet in the past few years — one or both of the original
pictures usually has to be shrunk, enlarged or rotated to make the
pieces fit together. And those changes, no matter how artful, leave
clues behind.
Take a picture that is 10 pixels by 10 pixels, for a total of 100.
Stretch it to 10 by 20 pixels, and image-editing software like Adobe
Photoshop will assign the picture's original pixels to every other
slot in the new picture. That leaves 100 pixels "blank," or without
values. Image-editing software fills in the gaps by examining what
their neighbors look like, and then applying an average. To
oversimplify, if pixel A is blue, and pixel C is red, the blank pixel
B will become purple.
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New: Digital Photography Hacks
New: Digital Photography Hacks
05/27/2004 09:12 AMO'Reilly's Digital Photography Hacks, by Derrick Story, collects 100
techniques for "getting the shot."
Grok Description matches for coming soon: brain hacks
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coming soon: brain hacks
