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  • How To – Mp3 As Ringtone On Razr v3c

    Original post
    Load any mp3 or mp3’s you wish to use on to your phone via MPT (Motorola Phone tools).
    Close MPT
    Start BitPim and go into the “filesystem tab”
    Delete the two files – “MyToneDB.db” and “TmpTneDB.db”
    Reboot your phone and then assign ringtones.

  • SkypeOUT 70.*.*.* – 71.*.*.* fix

    1.) Download Skype beta 2.5

    2.) dial “+1” without quotes.
    Pretty simple fix after I downloaded the new beta. However, during the course of me downloading the new beta, Skype fixed the domain ranges.
    Anyways, happy skyping.

  • First baby in Britain designed cancer-free – Britain – Times Online

    First baby in Britain designed cancer-free – Britain – Times Online
    GATTACA anyone?
    We’re still a ways off from the gattaca scenario, however it doesn’t take much imagination as to the steps required to reach gattaca state.
    If I had the choice, and ability to prevent my progeny from being inheriting a negative trail, I’d do it. Would I want to make my child blue eyed, blond haired, genetically modified creation? No.
    The fine line is when uses their own genetic code or a correction, versus the outright modification of code. How does this effect evolution?
    I see that this is no different then eugenics. I’m outright against people being sterilized to prevent procreation, but this form of eugenics, albeit the same in principal, I can accept.
    The deeper question is why I can accept this. I am pro choice, but when the death penalty comes into play, I’m against capital punishment.
    What differences would make one acceptable and the other not? I’m not pushing an agenda, I’m just asking a question. Some people may choose to accept both, or neither.

  • Spring beauty

    I got really bored today. So I decided to finally do what I’ve been wanting to do for 5 years. The reason why I never did it in the last 5 years, is because I’ve forgotten, lent out my camera, camera was broken, or whatever.
    So, today, I I decided to photograph the cherry trees in the back yard, as cherry bossoms are pretty.
    I took about 120 megs worth of images, but only a few I really liked. One was with a super macro image setting.
    I’ll toss an image up for all to see
    Cherry Blossoms

  • Norton Protection is a pain.

    If you’re stuck like I was when trying to clearing out/delete the nprotect folder. I would encounter the error:
    nprotect0004107. – The system cannot find the file specified.
    Where the number 00004107 is some sequential number.
    To erase all of it, I had to do this:
    del \?c:recyclernprotect*.*
    where c: is the drive you wish to clear out.
    Fun fun!

  • Would you want this super power?

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  • PEAR::DB_DataObject_FormBuilder howto

    Wow, I refactored my calendar web app and used PEAR::DB_DataObject_FormBuilder to make the backend.
    One thing I have to admit, the documentation for certain PEAR applications lacks dearly. Just like all OSS packages. It’s just the nature of things.
    The personal support I recieved from irc://efnet.org/pear was great. After a little guidance, the members in that chat channel were able to help me out. After my refactoring, I decided to write a basic howto. (more…)

  • BBC NEWS | Politics | UK holds Microsoft security talks

    BBC NEWS | Politics | UK holds Microsoft security talks
    So this is where big brother – George Orwell’s 1984 comes true.  Im not sure if I should be scared or what.  But this is a great push towards a open source alternatives.  How soon would a cracker reverse engineer this backdoor and allow access to all your sensitive information?
    The idea is great on paper at first.  When you realize the potential damages that can occur afterwards, it’s a pain.
    The current methods of obtaining sensitive information does not tread on anyone’s rights.  Well, that’s worded poorly.  I mean it’s not trampling on anyone’s right.  It may step on them, but not trample.
    With that said, how much fun will it be when you have a 10 year old script kiddie, reading your sensitive documents?  There are just some things you would rather have private.
    Backdoors are a bad idea.  It’s a gapping security hole, that one would never have.  The potential damages that this may cause, should not outweights the public interests.

  • Muslims may sue over cartoons

    Muslims may sue over cartoons
    I wonder when a sanity check will come about.  If a religion stipulates “do not read”, does that mean everyone else has to follow that stipulation?  It’s for those people that that follow that religion to not read, but why should their beliefs infringe on everyone else that doesn’t believe in that religion?

  • Mohammad Cartoon outrages?

    I was searching around about the Mohammad cartoons. Looking around to see what the fuss is about.
    I’m trying to see it from both sides. Islam forbids drawing of their prophet Mohammad. Western society allows and promotes freedom of speech and expressions.
    The clash occurs when the two are put together. Why? The practice of Islam tradition extends to those that practice Islam. Forcing their views onto others is wrong. (more…)