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The word 'hacker' in Japanese, on a T-shirt. The characters are pronounced "hakka" (with a short pause between the k: "hak...

If you ever meet a colour-blind robot, it will be useful to have the hex code the same colour of your shirt written on it :)The writing #000000 is ...

Ahh, nothing beats a well-organized home, right? Everything exactly where it belongs, all the books organized by the astronomical sign of the autho...

A progress bar for human thinking processes could be pretty useful, don't you think? Everyone would know whether there's enough time to go get a cu...

This year's line-up of the Hacken Open Air is probably the best one ever: The headliners sudo's Priest and Gnutallica will set the Black Hat Stage ...

Sometimes you just need a little longer to sort out your thoughts. Just point to the button and finish thinking. That way everyone knows and you ha...

As a nerd, one needs to be careful. One small mishap, one mistake and the whole disguise of a friendly and harmless computer guy can come crumbling...

Linux - The choice of the GNU generation.

When it comes to finding a keyboard that excels at typing, coding, gaming and all other tasks, one quickly arrives at mechanical keyboards. To be m...

At times, we reach the point where our brain just refuses to function properly and even the simplest tasks are impossible to complete. Most program...

On January 19, 2038, exactly on 03:14:07 (GMT) the 32-bit Unix time variable will be completely filled!Unix-like systems store the time as the numb...

Look again!Even on t-shirts, the number of bugs increases by the day. All getDigital t-shirts are of course way past the beta phase ;)

Awaken your ingenuity with MaKey MaKey! Turn apples into computer game controllers or invent a 'banana keys' piano. The MaKey MaKey Kit offers ever...

Sometimes you just need a few moments to collect your thoughts. As people (fortunately) can't look into other people's heads, you have to somehow m...

All users of a unix-like operating systems (Linux, Mac, BSD, etc) should know what a fork bomb is. A fork bomb is a program which creates so many c...

"Too many cooks spoil the broth!" - a principle that not only applies in the kitchen but also the world of IT. When it comes to identifying former ...

An answer to every single newbee question... Now you do not even have to make the effort to open your mouth!For those who do not know (and are afra...

Programmers who use pointers should be careful because they aren't far away from hell ;) At least that's what the 2nd of the 10 commandme...

Most of us nerds have a naturally vivid imagination. This is especially true for the Dungeon Masters among us. Even during the grey of everyday lif...

When it's done, it's done and everything will run the way you expect it to run. Well, in theory...In a couple of months, you might have to make som...

What's the trick behind all the software and where does it come from? That's what we asked ourselves and then we went on a investigation....

Tell everyone that it's better to keep away from your computer... and your network, too. Perfect for LAN-Partys. The sticker measures about 10cm x ...

We really don't know what evolution was thinking with zebras! Ok, maybe the stripes help against flies, in the heat or confuse predators. But let's...

ooner or later, you’re bound to lose your keys at home. And when do they decide to go AWOL? Yep, right when you’re in a hurry and don’t have time t...

To be or not to be, that is the question.2b, or not 2b, that is the question./(bb|[^b]{2})/ We knew it: coders are poets. If only Shakespeare had b...

Fortunately, crowded keyboards with tons of extra buttons that you’ll never actually use are (mostly) a thing of the past! Instead, more and more p...

"Hey, you're working with computers, right? Can you take a look at my laptop? Internet Explorer is extremely slow and this moose keeps asking for m...

While navigating the sheer endless realms of a local network, novice users need to be careful not to lose track of all the different IP addresses. ...

The back says ACK.SYN/ACK are the "commands" that the TCP/IP protocol uses to establish every connection.

The bicycle is locked, but the USB stick with our most important and confidential data we simply carry around openly? Not so smart. Of course, a U...

It's safe to say that without IT specialists, the world as we know it could hardly function. Most aspects of our lives, whether we realize it or no...

Isn't it a good feeling to have power over hardware users? Of course, backups don't help against a real admin, but users won't reali...

Who tells us what is right and what is wrong? Or, maybe, right is not right, and wrong is right!? Maybe it's a matter of opinion?

At times, one can get the impression that in many software companies, one department does not know what the other is doing and vice versa. For exam...

Who knew that two small words could make a seasoned programmer sweat and shiver in fear? Simply utter "syntax error" to reduce anyone who works in ...

Let's be honest: anyone who needs additional explanations besides the code wouldn't understand your explanations anyway. The next time someone asks...