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  • Disable Mac OS Boot Sound

    Turn off the Mac OSX boot sound with a terminal command.

  • How to pour Guinness from a can

    How to pour Guinness from a can

    Here’s the secret to pouring Guinness from a can into a pint glass.  Open the can, quickly jam it in the pint upside down, and slowly it pull out.  That’s it. And if that isn’t clear enough, I made a little video for you. It even “stands up” to the pencil test.

  • Turn Yeast into a Mosquito Killing Army!

    Mosquitoes are drawn to CO2.  Yeast create CO2.  So, use yeast to draw mosquitoes into a trap. I heard about this tip somewhere and thought I’d share it with you.  It cleverly uses yeast’s carbon-dioxide bi-product to trick mosquitoes into going into a bottle.  Since mosquitoes are also drawn to heat, you can paint the…

  • dirkwatkins.net

    I just bought dirkwatkins.net. Finally. So, if you go there, you will just come here. Very fancy indeed.

  • The New Face of CompSci!

    The New Face of CompSci!

    Looks who’s the new face of Carroll’s Master of Software Engineering. Yes, that’s me.