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Watch Star Wars From Command Line With telnet
Blinkenlights’ ASCII Star Wars animation which has been around since the Dark Ages (well, since 2000). But it’s still cool. you can try it on Linux or Windows. From any command line, type: telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl I t i s a p e r i o d o f c i v i l w a…
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My favorite WordPress Plugins
Here are the plugins I am using on this website, powered by wordpress. AddToAny: Share/Bookmark/Email Button Help people share, bookmark, and email your posts & pages using any service, such as Facebook, Twitter, Google Buzz, Digg and many more. After The Deadline Adds a contextual spell, style, and grammar checker to WordPress. Write better and…
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Referrer Spam Script And How To Protect Yourself From It
What is Referrer Spam? According to Wikipedia: Referrer spam (also known as log spam or referrer bombing) is a kind of spamdexing (spamming aimed at search engines). The technique involves making repeated web site requests using a fake referrer url that points to the site the spammer wishes to advertise. Sites that publicize their access…
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aria2 The Next Generation Download Utility
Most people’s downloads are done via an FTP client, a Web browser, or a file-sharing program like BitTorrent. These means of downloading files will probably never change, but the tools to do the downloading, and how they download, will. One program that changes how files are downloaded is Aria2. Aria2 is a lightweight multiprotocol and…