January 2009
22 posts
TrueCrypt →
TrueCrypt makes it easy to encrypt files on your computer.
When you first start TrueCrypt, you create a file that will store the data you want to keep secure. After creating the file and assigning a password to it, you use TrueCrypt to mount the file as a removable drive. From that point on, your operating system treats it just like a flash drive. You drag files to or from it, you can edit files,...
The Parade of Awesomeness Podcast - Episode 43 -... →
Today we hear Jude Cole with his song Raining on the Moon. Big thanks to P. D. Love over at Love House Radio for introducing me to the artist.
If you have any thoughts about the show, I’d love to get your feedback at jeremy.harper@gmail.com, or even right here on ParadeOfAwesomeness.com. Thanks for listening!
This 1,474 Megapixel Image →
It’s a huge photo of the inauguration. Zooms in amazingly smoothly. It is awesome.
The Parade of Awesomeness Podcast - Episode 42 -... →
From MeFi Music. Jofus wrote the words and ORthey wrote the music.
If you have any thoughts about the show, I’d love to get your feedback at jeremy.harper@gmail.com, or even right here on ParadeOfAwesomeness.com. Thanks for listening!
Potemkin →
This is a fascinating blog about a young American woman who came to live in Russia just before the collapse of the Soviet Union. I found the blog via MeFi Projects; here is how the author describes her work:
The black market Snickers index. Change given in chewing gum. A party game where, if you guess how many rubles are in the jar, you win a jelly bean. And oh yeah, non-candy-related mayhem and...
The Parade of Awesomeness Podcast - Episode 41 -... →
CarrotAdventure made a happy dance remix of a song by Kate Bush. Its waveform looks like a rocketship in Audacity, which is also cool.
If you have any thoughts about the show, I’d love to get your feedback at jeremy.harper@gmail.com, or even right here on ParadeOfAwesomeness.com. Thanks for listening!
WatchThis guy from the Steam Forums posted some photos of a real life TF2-style Dispenser that he built. It’s made out of 20mm fiberboard and has three compartments, which I assume most hold spare ammo clips and first aid kits. More details available at the link above.
The Parade of Awesomeness Podcast - Episode 40 -... →
After the long winter break, the podcast is back with Tara Leigh Cobble’s song The Night Sky and a Telescope, courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network.
If you have any thoughts about the show, I’d love to get your feedback at jeremy.harper@gmail.com, or even right here on ParadeOfAwesomeness.com. Thanks for listening!
WatchY’all remember that video from a few months back where Matt Harding went around the world and danced with people? Well, the Youtube commenters, clueful as ever, figured out that it was a hoax! In this video, Harding explains how he did it, using photoshop, clever camera work, and lots of animitronic puppets.
(The first five minutes of the video is the original video; the latter part is the...
