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Category: English
Make an ISO from a CD/DVD on OS X
I just needed to create an .iso file from a DVD and Disk Utility was no help. 🙁 So I turned to the internet and found my answer on SuperUser. 🙂
hdiutil makehybrid -iso -joliet -o Image.iso /input_path
There are other variants described on the linked page.
The Definition of Cloud
cloud, n.
mythical place where all the unloved data is brought
Update:
The Oxford English Dictionary has already been notified about this omission. 😉
Hatebase
There is a new kid on the block: Hatebase.
It’s for hate speech what Urban Dictionary is for English slang. It’s still very early, but it’s going to be fun browsing through it. 😉

Dante, Islam and the Banking System
Dante, Islam and the banking system … interesting talk …
Drawing a “Zoo” With a Two-year-old
JetPack vs. Antispam Bee
Seems like Jetpack discussions and Antispam Bee don’t go well together: upon submitting a comment you get a “Invalid security token” error. Well … bye, bye Jetpack discussions.
Vowels
I just learned the difference between [ɯ] and [ɨ]. 😀
Yay for Wikipedia’s vowel chart with audio samples. 😀
Many Tamagotchis Were Harmed in the Making of this Presentation
One of the less serious, but still very interesting (and insightful) talks from 29c3.
Just turned my MacBook Pro into a MacBoat Pro
Just turned my MacBook Pro into a “MacBoat Pro” … 🙁
