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More Links, And CPU Temp PHP Script

Friday, August 10th, 2007

Ok I know it’s been a while, I needed to realign my compass. So here’s a few interesting links

Huge explosion in St Petersburg

A pipeline of some sort blew in Russia creating this massive explosion that could be seen for miles away. It was a truly massive flare.

I’m in ur side

This is by far my favorite lolcat image ever. I’m saving it so I can use it on some unsuspecting female in the future.

microwave stuff!

All sorts of things in the microwave. The eggs are the best!

Tons of Ajax and JavaScript Demos!

I haven’t started to filter through all of these things, but I’ve never seen a list quite like it. I’ll certainly be using it in the future when I dive into JavaScript.

CPU Temp PHP Script

I’ve done some work on making code snippets look nice on the page. I just created a new script for a server homepage I’m making, and I thought it would be a great way to show off the new code snippets.

<?php
  exec(“sensors”, $output);

  //Example $output string:
  //CPU Temp:  +28.3°C  (high =   +60°C, hyst =   +55°C)
               
  //Split string at each space or comma.  The temperature will be at index 2 in the array.
  $temp = preg_split(“/[\s,]+/”, $output[9]);
  $systemp = $temp[2];
  $temp = preg_split(“/[\s,]+/”, $output[10]);
  $cputemp = $temp[2];

  echo “<strong>Current System Temp:</strong> {$systemp}&deg;C <strong>Current CPU Temp:</strong> {$cputemp}&deg;C”;
?>

Adsense Ad

I’m also messing around with Adsense more. I think I’ve finally gotten an ad that works well for my page.

Please tell me what you think in the comments about the PHP script, and advertisement.

Daily..er Weekly Web Browsing

Friday, July 27th, 2007

Well I sorta had a long weekend, and I’ve been doing all sorts of random stuff, so sorry for the delay in posting. I’m still sorta playing around, and I haven’t come down with the exact formula I want to use in terms of content on this blog.

Magnetic Liquid

There’s lots of cool videos showing strange substances out there, but this one takes the cake. Really strange looking results here.

Rats can laugh?

Apparently not only can you tickle rats, but they laugh when you do so as well. The rats enjoy it quite a bit it seems.

Exploding Propane Tank

They thought the tank would just simply explode, but instead it shot gas everywhere setting the lake on fire and shooting the tank off like a rocket across the lake.

ComicCon UT3 footage

Some of the best UT3 footage to date. Really changes a lot of my perceptions about how the game will play.

Oscar The Cat Predicts Death

This is one of the most interesting news stories I’ve found on the internet for quite a while. This cat that lives in an old folks home can tell when patients are about to die, and decides to lay down next to them in their final hours.

Daily Web Browsing

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

Evangelian

The video doesn’t have any kind of description, but it appears to be a teaser for the new retelling of Evangelian to be released this fall. It looks absolutely amazing.  I’ll find some more info about it for you tomorrow.

DJ Tiesto

Tiesto is by far my favorite trance DJ. Check out his website frequently as he updates the music on the page to show of the latest set he put on at his concerts.

E3 Insider

It’s e3 week! Aren’t you excited? This is their official website. A great place to go to see what’s happening right now. Of course don’t forget to check out all your favorite gaming news websites (like BeyondUnreal) as well.

Guitar Hero 3

In case you live under a rock, they’re releasing a new Guitar Hero 3. Here’s a video.

Daily Web Browsing

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

What an exciting day. I’ve had so many things to think about I hardly know what to do with myself. So I’ve decided instead of showing you the latest and greatest I’d pull a few older things that I thought were interesting.

Pownce

Pownce is a new social networking website that I’m trying out. The website is focused almost exclusively on posting interesting links, files, and shouting out to all your friends. When you post a message all of your friends see it so it’s a great way to show people things. It’s currently invite only. You can request an invite and wait a few weeks, or I can give you one of the 4 I have left. I’m trying to create a social empire here, so your help is greatly appreciated.

SaveNetRadio

This is really starting to cut it close. One more week and internet radio is dead forever!

VNV Nation

A daily web browsing post wouldn’t be complete without music right?

How to Make Hot Ice

A liquid that turns solid instantly with a simple touch!

Daily Web Browsing

Friday, July 6th, 2007

Simple Elevator Hacking

This video shows you how to put 90% of all elevators on express mode. When the elevator is in express mode it will go straight to the floor you specify without stopping.

How To Initiate Conversation

Ok so maybe I’m socially inept. It’s still a good article!

Impossible Knot Video

Pretty self explanatory. The way the knot lies on it’s self makes it so that you can’t get a hold on the rope to pull it apart.

Motorcycle - As The Rush Comes

Sometimes we subject ourselves to so much crappy music that we forget what real music sounds like. That’s especially true of trance music. Why don’t we listen to something timeless instead?

Daily web browsing

Thursday, July 5th, 2007

I thought you might be interested in seeing what sort of stuff I’ve dug up every day web browsing. Here’s a list of the things I found the most interesting today. Also please feel free as always to contact me. You took the time to view my website, the least I can do in return is look at yours. I might even put it in my daily web browsing post.

Animaniacs DVD Boxed Set Petition

I really have to agree with this guy. The Animaniacs are cool and they should have their own boxed set collection.

Switchfoot - Dare you to move

Sure it’s nothing new, but this song is just so darn cool. I went looking for the guitar tabs for it and found this one to be acceptable (altho far from perfect)

Secrets of the Tetris Grand Masters

Ever wanted to get good at tetris? Maybe you should give this a look. It explains how people are able to play on such a fast setting.

Google Losses “Gmail” Trademark Case

Google lost a court case over the trademark for gmail. The owner of the trademark refuses to sell. Let’s all hope that he comes to his senses and sells otherwise we’ll all have to change our e-mail addresses. Maybe Google will decide to give the service a real name this time.

Don’t forget to check the website out tomorrow for more links. I also have a tutorial coming about form validation in php later this week, and a few funny things I found about the 2008 presidential candidates for early next week.