Powerlines Down in Concord, CA

A number of powerline poles have been downed on Monument Blvd in Concord, CA.

Residents in the area are advised to unplug all sensitive electronic equipment in case the power-lines snap.

A PG&E contractor has stated that the powerlines downed around 1300 Monument Blvd are the property of a phone company (did not mention which) and that the cable support was improperly installed.

Here are some pictures and a video:


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Howto: Facebook Chat XMPP settings

Here are XMPP settings to connect to facebook chat with your favorite client. We recommend Pidgin, PSI, or Miranda IM.

Protocol: XMPP

Username: Your Facebook Vanity Name
Domain: chat.facebook.com
Jabber ID: vanityname@chat.facebook.com
Password: <Facebook password>

Connect port: 5222
Connect server: chat.facebook.com
Use SSL/TLS: no
Allow Plaintext Authentication: no

So if you are setting it up for Pidgin, your settings should look something like this:

If you are still having trouble, check out the official support page.

Wordcamp 2010 in San Francisco

WordCamp 2010 in San FranciscoWordCamp is a Wordpress conference being held on May 1st, in SF Mission Bay Conference Center, and on may 2nd a developers’ unconference is held at the same location.

Tickets are avaiable at $50, and $60 walk-in. You can volunteer or buy a ticket.

We’ll be covering the event live, and keeping an extra eye out for anyone trying to sniff our packets. If anyone wants to join us, drop a line below.

First Windows 8 Build Screenshots

Windows 8 ScreenshotsComrades at WZor, as promised, have publicized a number of screenshots from a Windows 7 post RTM build as well as the technical data from build 7700.0.100122-190.

MICROSOFT.WINDOWS.7.POST-RTM.7700.X64.RETAIL.ENGLISH.DVD-WZT

FILE: 7700.0.100122-1900_x64fre_client_en-us-GRMCXFRE_EN_DVD.iso

SIZE: 3,231,166,464 byte

SHA1: C0CB719B781D49B39D8CC93A27F990A366B8E4C7

MD5: EBEB8AEC73339536564D26DB584A9474

CRC: B3F323D6

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