Archive for May, 2008
How to avoid removing of Minidump by Windows Error Reporting
0 Comments Published by cjlise May 19th, 2008 in Software, BlogThere is something annoying about Windows Error Reporting: The minidump created after a crash is removed once we close the WER crash notification window. Greggm explains in his blog how to avoid this:
basically move to the %tmp% directory
find the .dmp file recently created and
change it’s attribute to read-only.
Gregg explains how to do this […]
Origin of Probability and Gambling of the Chevelier de Mere
0 Comments Published by cjlise May 17th, 2008 in Science, Web
I recently read a book that reviews the basic notions of probability. And this book also describes the "Gambling of the Chevalier De Mere": Solving this problem, Blaise Pascal produced the basic laws of probability.
Historically recorded is the fait of a swinging Flemish renaissance gentleman, the Chevalier de Mere. Around 1650, he suffered severe […]
I came across this amazing optical illusions that are album covers for a band called Soulwax. Here are some hints to see the hidden text:
• squint your eyes• make your vision blurry by ”flexing’ your eyes• cross your eyes just a little bit• raise your eyebrows & stretch your eyes tight
The Monkey […]
A funny cartoon from NGenius:
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