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The following is MY DIET routine that has helped me successfully lose weight multiple times in my life.   I do not use weight loss supplements and I firmly believe only diet and exercise are the best and safest way to lose weight.  I also believe most supplements (in the long run) will only damage your body in some unexpected way and it's just not worth it.   While most people want immediate results, know that the quicker you lose weight, the easier it is to re-gain.  Take your weight loss slow and steady and it will stay off for a longer period of time.  . DISCLAIMER : I don't care what you do to yourself, this is just a guide on how I did it and it is NOT meant as a specific guide for anyone else.  It is up to you to customize your own diet to fit your needs.  You should consult your doctor if you are not sure.   . My shopping list: Skinless Chicken Diet Soda Crystal Light Water bottles Beef/Turkey Jerky Vegetables (froze...

Nothing special implied.  Just folks I recognize and/or admire from a professional standpoint.  Shook the hand of: Jayson Street Moxie Marlinspike Deviant Ollam Mikko Hypponen Dual Core ALT-F4 April Wright  Grifter Saw from a distance but wasn't able to meet yet: Katie Mossouris (k8emo) Dark Tangeant Dan Kaminsky Deth Veggie

I've been dreaming of a reasonable way to make a bracelet full of neopixels for a while now.  I finally realized a way to do it so I will share my process with the world.  I only made my own random blinking code so if anyone would like to write custom code for a nice animation or another neat idea, please send me a message on g+. This project takes a normal bracelet and basically makes it "taller" by stacking items on top.  So the final product is going to look a tad more beefy compared to most bracelets.   But with the batteries I used, it should stay powered on for at least 8 hours. This project was featured on Adafruit's blog .  Obligatory Disclaimer : While I shouldn't have to say this anyway....I am not responsible for anything you do.  I don't care if you burn your house down or worse.  This information is for educational purposes only and you are responsible for your own actions. Physical Warning : This task does involve some s...

Short answer: don't. Talk to people who have taken the test lately before you do.  Checkpoint publicly states their exams consist of 70% book material and 30% off-book material.  The off-book material are simply things you should somehow know before taking the test after having learned about it being a full time Checkpoint firewall administrator. Checkpoint, in their infinite wisdom, has decided that their certification exams should test the applicant on common knowledge of the operating system that is not included in the study material.  This common knowledge is determined by a panel of highly experienced Checkpoint system administrators. So the topics this particular group of admins feel you should know is what you are expected to know for the exam.   But the 30% of innate experience they expect you to have is completely subjective but still assumes everyone has the same network environment and firewall policies.  This simply is not the case.   Smal...

The best way to do a momentary push button involves placing a resistor between the button and ground.  But if your code is simple enough and can afford a slight delay, then you can use this method instead. Simply use a 2 pin momentary push button between one GPIO pin and ground.   Use the code below as an example.  Define the GPIO pin and set that pin to HIGH as default.   Then in the main loop, read the pin and if it detects a LOW signal, perform the action needed when the button is pushed.   If the button is pushed, it connects connects the ground to the GPIO pin and thus that pin is grounded and furthermore the pin will read as LOW.  when released it will go back to HIGH.    If you don't do an immediate delay after, the loop will perform that action as many times as it can while the button is pushed...and that can be a lot.   #define button 9   // # input button (detects the button press) void setup() { ...

I've been a die hard Final Fantasy fan for a long time.  I started with FF2 and fell in love.  Moved on to FF3 and was amazed.  Then PS1 came out with FF7 and the earth stopped as many people have agreed.  I still play FF7 every now and again.  FF8, 9, 10 were all decent as well but I didnt really like FF Tactics. Once I finally got a decent computer to handle an MMORPG, I bought Final Fantasy 11 (FFXI) without question.  I did love the game at first but even then I knew it had some drawbacks.   But I still enjoyed the story line and got into the game so much I went to the FFXI Festival of 2007 held in Anaheim, CA.   I actually met quite a few people in person of whom I knew well in the game, one of which is still a good friend to this day. Over time I noticed quite a few problems with the way Square Enix handled it's public relations and customer service issues.   I listened closely for comments of praise hoping that the constant barrage...