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Raspberry Pi, the soon to be released $35 arm computer has a limited amount of USB ports. If you need to copy a file to a usb drive you will have to unplug your keyboard. Luckily, I have written a small python script that will solve this potential headache.

import time
import string
import os
import sys
lastspace = False
os.system("rm cat.txt cat2.txt device.txt")
if (len(sys.argv) > 1):
movefile = sys.argv[1]
else:
movefile = raw_input('Enter your file to be moved: ')
os.system("ls /media/ >> cat.txt")
raw_input('Press Enter and then insert USB device')
time.sleep(11)
os.system("ls /media/ >> cat2.txt")
os.system("diff cat2.txt cat.txt >> device.txt")
file = open("device.txt", "r")
device = file.read()
dlist = string.split(device,'<')
print device
print dlist
dlist[1] = string.strip(dlist[1],"\n")
x = 0
newfile = dlist[1]
while (x < len(dlist[1])):
     if(dlist[1][x] == " " and lastspace == False and x != 0):
         newfile = newfile[0:x-1] + "\ " + newfile[x:]
         lastspace = True
     if (dlist[1][x] == " " and x == 0):
         newfile = newfile[1:]
     if lastspace == True:
        x = x+1
     x = x+1
print "mv " + movefile + " /media/" + newfile + "/"
os.system("mv " + movefile + " /media/" + newfile + "/")

You can either enter your file name as an argument or it will prompt you. You can also tweak the waiting time that it takes before trying the move. I’m not sure how accurate the technique I have used to test for new devices is. But I thought it would be the easiest way.  Actually I’m pretty sure there has to be a more efficient way, but I didn’t want to implement a continuously polling program. I will definitely take suggestions and feedback in order to make it better.

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CNN Money declares that Apple’s Education even is grossly over-hyped. But is it? From that article it is made clear the Apple does not want to get into the Textbook market itself. Rather, it wants to empower the textbook industry to create the amazing, interactive textbooks that belong in the twenty-first century classroom.

This could be one of Apple's most important announcements in years http://t.co/0oTPyX8S #education #publishing

January 17, 2012 11:01 am via BufferReplyRetweetFavorite

@brainpicker

Maria Popova

Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs biography, Steve talks about the antiquity of the so called  ”modern” textbook. It is clear that the Textbook (along with the television) industry was one of the next places that he wanted Apple to revolutionize (pg. 510).

If Apple can make the creation of digital textbooks easy, they can create a new use for their iPad. Their iPad sales will skyrocket if colleges and high schools start using digital textbooks. Apple will not become the producer nor the publisher but the distributor. It will be exactly like iTunes but all over again.

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@digiphile @jayrosen_nyu that's just silly. Closing a global business in reaction to single-issue national politics is foolish.

January 16, 2012 4:48 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@dickc

dick costolo

According to Paul Carr of Pandodaily (the new blog setup by some TechCrunch refugees), Wikipedia should not be going black in protest of SOPA. His main reasons ares that:

• Wikipedia has asked their users for money in order to keep their servers up. The users have provided that money, and thus deserve uninterrupted service.
• It marginalizes other important things such as human rights abuses in Libya.
• It harms Wikipedia’s Neutrality.

Mr. Carr does have a point in that Wikipedia has been fundraising, and its users deserve the up time that they donated their money for. However, Wikipedia did not just make this decision on its own. Its users have voiced their opinions. If passed, SOPA/PIPA will bring down Wikipedia, not  for one day, but forever. SOPA/PIPA is also not just an issue in the United States. It also gives the ability for international sites to be brought down.

Mr. Carr’s second issue with Wikipedia’s marginalization of other issues is also somewhat valid. But, those other issues did not affect Wikipedia itself. SOPA will affect Wikipedia if passed. As a foundation that’s goal is to “empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content under a free license or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally.” Wikipedia should and must oppose all laws, American and Otherwise, that would make their mission impossible. 

Wikipedia’s articles must be neutral, but Wikipedia should not. It must serve its own interests. The Wikimedia foundation cannot roll over and allow the United States government to pass harmful bills that will negatively impact it.

This website will be joining Wikipedia in it’s protest. Wikipedia is making the right decisions and I fully support them.

 Update (Tuesday, @4:10):

@jimmy_wales was only referring to Twitter in response to explicit tweet suggesting we lacked courage for not shutting down.....

January 16, 2012 8:05 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@dickc

dick costolo

As shown in the Twitter update above, Carr misinterpreted Cosotolo’s tweet. Mr. Costolo was only referring to the pressure that Twitter should go down tomorrow.  But my argument for Wikipedia’s blackout still stands.

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Every time I see a discrepancy or a website offline I always like to screenshot. Imgur down? Better take a screenshot. Amazon’s pricing doesn’t make sense? Take that screenshot. Here’s some of the best so far:

Imgur:

Reddit:

Steam:

Amazon Pricing:

Amazon Shipping:

Hp Touchpad:

Captcha:

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