Ben sent us a nifty translation tool that uses Wikipedia’s alternate language links as its result set. The “Hack” is essentially using Wikipedia’s inter-wiki links (the ones on the bottom of the navigation bar) for translation of nouns. I used to do it manually all the time for mathematical terms. Say for example, that I’d […]
I’ll preface this post by saying I’m definitely not an advocate for using this hack, but if you find yourself getting knocked off by an invisible opponent, at least you’ll know what might be going on. A lag switch is a device that causes a network disruption during online gameplay to the benefit of one […]
The Bi-Cycle is a unique two headed tandem bicycle concepted by industrial designer Elad Barouch. Both riders pedal. Both riders steer. It’s like a mix of exercise and couples’ counseling that allows two cooperating individuals to look sweet upon the seat. I wasn’t really joking about the couples’ counseling part. In a Bike Hacks interview […]
Chances are, you’ve played a Flash game or two that makes use of a 2D Newtonian physics engine. If you’re a Javascript coder, though, there’s no reason why you should feel left out of the fun. Box2D JS is a Javascript port of the popular Box2DFlashAS3 library. This is cool for a couple of reasons. […]
Watermarking images can sometimes be a decent way to allow posted content to make the rounds online, while ensuring that the source of the content is correctly attributed. One thing that’s always bugged me about watermarking, however, is that the original source site becomes all peppered with ratty attributions or logos that detract from the […]
Here’s a great resource for command-line geeks; you can browse and vote on snippets that people have posted and upload your own: Command-Line-Fu is the place to record those command-line gems that you return to again and again. Delete that bloated snippets file you’ve been using and share your personal repository with the world. That […]
Sampsonia Way is a 9 block, one way alleyway in Pittsburgh, PA. It also happens to be the most exciting street in the world when viewed through Google Street View, thanks to the efforts of a neighborhood, two artists, and a conspiring Street View team. On May 3rd 2008, artists Robin Hewlett and Ben Kinsley […]
