Want your computer fixing? Custom building? A website? You name it, I'll do it!

I know, it looks like I'm prostituting myself, but really, I am, just not in the sexual way... In short, I have pretty much missed any opportunity I may have had to get a job over the summer (which I am in dire need of) so I was sat here thinking, what can I do? Then it hit me, computers, I can do computers! (And now you're thinking about me 'doing' computers... You should me ashamed of yourself.)

So here's what I'm offering and the prices:

> Got a new computer that needs setting up (software, configuration, etc.)? Price: £5

> Want lessons on how to use your computer and the internet safely? Or lessons on advanced stuff like how to program, make websites, or repair your computer? Price: £7 an hour

> Want a computer building from scratch? Gaming or normal? Price: The cost of the parts (as they are required) + £20

> Want a home (WiFi, media network, etc.) or business network implementing? Price: £20 up front + £10 per hour

> Got some nasty viruses? Won't your computer work? Does it even turn on? Is it making funny noises? Want your precious music and pictures recovering? Price: £10 up front, £7 an hour after the first hour

>Want a website? Price: To be discussed, depends on size/complexity, simple site: £15, Complex, £50+

I'm proficient with all major operating systems (Linux, Windows and OSX) and have no problem working with working with any sort of computer. Even better, I'm not just limited to computers, if it's technological (From toasters to TV's) and there's something up or something you want doing, I'll do it!

Here's some websites I've worked on in the past:
> My Blog (You're on it now)
> AnonPost
> The Quadratic Calculator (web app)
> World Domination (Text based war game, unfinished)
> Mingle (Social network, display only)
> Mingle user profile (display only)
> St Bernards Mobile (best viewed on mobile device)
> Vincent Snee Artist (Website redesign, unfinished)

If there's anything computer related you want doing, chances are I can do it, even better, I can do it cheaper than most (i.e, PC World is £250 upfront, plus extras if needed) so if you want anything (even stuff that isn't listed) just drop me an e-mail detailing what it is you want and I'll give you a quote and see what I can do! :) Note: I'm in the Rotherham/Sheffield area of England.

E-Mail: kladz-@hotmail.co.uk
(Please put the subject as: Computer Work)

Tags: Work, Job, Computer, Fix, Fixing, Virus, File, Photo, Music, Recovery, Cheap, Free, Web, Website, Design, PHP, MySQL, CSS, Rotherham, Sheffiled, Lessons, E-Saftey, Custom builds

Forget cameras that print pictures, this camera prints descriptions!

I'm really not joking, someone (Matt Richardson) has created a camera (below) that, like a normal camera, can be pointed at any subject and take a picture of it when the subject is pressed, however, rather than outputting a digital image, it outputs nothing but a text description of the subject.

The camera

On his website Richardson describes the technology behind the camera;

The technology at the core of the Descriptive Camera is Amazon's Mechanical Turk API. It allows a developer to submit Human Intelligence Tasks (HITs) for workers on the internet to complete. The developer sets the guidelines for each task and designs the interface for the worker to submit their results. The developer also sets the price they're willing to pay for the successful completion of each task. An approval and reputation system ensures that workers are incented to deliver acceptable results. For faster and cheaper results, the camera can also be put into "accomplice mode," where it will send an instant message to any other person. That IM will contain a link to the picture and a form where they can input the description of the image.

The camera itself is powered by the BeagleBone, an embedded Linux platform from Texas Instruments. Attached to the BeagleBone is a USB webcam, a thermal printer from Adafruit, a trio of status LEDs and a shutter button. A series of Python scripts define the interface and bring together all the different parts from capture, processing, error handling, and the printed output. My mrBBIO module is used for GPIO control (the LEDs and the shutter button), and I used open-source command line utilities to communicate with Mechanical Turk. The device connects to the internet via ethernet and gets power from an external 5 volt source, but I would love to make a another version that's battery operated and uses wireless data. Ideally, The Descriptive Camera would look and feel like a typical digital camera.

This is what the camera outputs:

And the images those descriptions were referring to:

(The faded picture of a building)

(The ugly/old cupboard)

(The corner of the wood floored room)

Source

Tags: Camera, Prints Descriptions, Not, Pictures, Metadata, Matt Richardson

Personally, I think this is the next #1 - Hot Problems [VIDEO]

If you think I'm being serious about this being the next #1, I would advise you to go here and try out one of the suggestions sometime in the very near future.

Tags: Hot Problems, Double Take, Friday, Rebecca Black, Viral, YouTube, Make your ears bleed

Why your Internet is about to change, and why you are about to have no privacy - CISPA - [INFOGRAPHIC]

Can I start by saying I am strongly against CISPA, as I was with SOPA and PIPA. Beres a bit about it, believe me, it's worth reading, because this is about you.

Tags: CISPA, SOPA, PIPA, Censorpship, Copyright, Online, Privacy, Save your Internet, USA, faggotry

This is brilliant, if you aren't smiling by the end there's something wrong with you

A 9 year old boy - who built an elaborate cardboard arcade inside his dad's used auto part store - is about to have the best day of his life.

Caine's Arcade Website Notice the college fund raiser on the right, target to send him to college was $100,000USD, raised offer $115,000 - AWESOME. This is an argument for why the internet is a brilliant place.

Tags: Caine's Arcade, Viemo, Internet, Dream come true, Awesome