Naming a baby can be hard, and there are a lot of factors to consider. Should you name the child after family? How will other kids use the name to tease your kid? Is your baby’s name available as an Internet domain name. That last one’s probably not a thing many parents consider, but now there’s an online tool that suggests baby names based on domain availability.

AwesomeBabyName.com works by allowing users to input their last name and to select the gender (or non-gender “Whatever” option) of the impending child. It then spits back a few suggestions of names with available domains.

They also link directly to a site where you can buy those domain, but if you don’t like any of the first 10 suggestions (Not that anyone wouldn’t like Remington Skywalker) you can pay $9 for more suggestions $3 for more suggestions. (They’re on sale at the moment.)

There are countless baby-naming books and websites out there already, but AwesomeBabyName.com is trying to fill a need I’m not sure anyone actually has. It’s easy enough to just type potential baby names into a domain site’s search engine to see what’s available. Maybe they could add a feature that lets you add “Danger” as the middle name to see if that’s available?

(AwesomeBabyName.com via Business Insider, images via screengrab)

Previously in how babby is formed

• Get on board with the @babbytips Twitter account for all your babby tip needs
• These are the female characters we considered naming our daughter after
• A baby was born at CERN last year, but the parents didn’t name it Higgs

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Propeller 1 Open Source. Full press release below -

Parallax Propeller Multicore Microcontroller Released as Open Source Design

Rocklin, CA – Parallax Inc. has released their source code design files for the Propeller 1 (P8X32A) multicore microcontroller among the 13,000+ attendees of the DEF CON 22 Conference in Las Vegas where their chip is also featured on the conference’s electronic badge. Parallax has long-believed in openly sharing product designs for the benefit of its users and the development community. CEO Ken Gracey anticipates this release will inspire developers the same way Parallax founder Chip Gracey was motivated when he taught himself to program computer systems in the early 1980s.

Hobbyists, engineers, and students may now view and modify the Propeller Verilog design files by loading them into low-cost field programmable gate array (FPGA) development boards. The design was released under the GNU General Public License v3.0.

With the chip’s source code being available, any developer may discover what they need to know about the design. The open release provides a way for developers who have requested more pins, memory or other architectural improvements to make their own version to run on an FPGA. Universities who have requested access to the design files for their engineering programs will now have them.

The Propeller multicore microcontroller is used in developing technologies where multiple sensors, user interface systems, and output devices such as motors must be managed simultaneously. Some primary applications for Parallax’s chip include flight controllers in unmanned aerial vehicles, 3D printing, solar monitoring systems, environmental data collection, theatrical lighting and sound control, and medical devices.

The decision to go open-source has positive implications for Parallax’s next design: the Propeller 2. In recent years the community contributed the compilers, multi-platform programming tools and languages for the Propeller 1. Several of the Propeller 2 features were contributed and designed by community members running binary images of the chip in an FPGA. Though a small supplier in the semiconductor industry, the high quality of Parallax’s products can be attributed, in part, to their close relationship with the development community.

For more information on Parallax’s open source release of the Propeller P8X32A, visit www.parallax.com. ###

About Parallax Inc.:
Parallax Inc. designs custom multicore microcontrollers and a vast array of educational programs in robotics, sensors, and electronics. Parallax is dedicated to providing the electronics industry with products that are technically innovative, unique, and economical while staying committed to thoughtful, creative design and quality workmanship. Parallax Inc. is a privately-held company located in Rocklin, California.

Triumph of Death, Oratorio dei Disciplini, Italy, 15th century

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Last year's Burger Week saw 13 local restaurants sell well over 20,000 $5 burgers. Chefs strove to outdo one another, offering towering, even outlandish creations that would normally have cost two or three times that much. You, the customer, were treated to awesome food at a ridiculous price.

This year, we have 20 participating restaurants, and we've prepared them for the mayhem. The burgers are once again $5, and the kitchens know you're coming. Visit portlandburgerweek.com for large, gastrographic (a pretty bad play on pornographic, sorry), full-color pics of these charred, juicy beauties.

That said, Burger Week creates such strong, lusty, even insane feelings, that we decided it needed its own little religion-type screed. Please read on.

1. THEY WILL RUN OUT

These restaurants nearly got demolished last year. The top performers sold nearly 2,500 burgers during Burger Week 2013. They are getting hit like never in their histories. So, if a place runs out toward the end of a shift, take it like a man: go back the next day, earlier, order your burger, and thank them for working their asses off to do this for you. Do Not Be A Shit To Our Restaurants.

2. THERE WILL BE WAITS

People have been talking about Burger Week 2014 for weeks. It has become an institution in a single year. Don't be surprised if restaurants have waits. In fact, be surprised if they don't.

3. YOU WILL TIP

$5 brings out the cheap in all of us, but really, you're getting a $10-$15 burger (many restaurants go way overboard with ingredients, trying to outdo each other), so please tip at least 20%. The people who are serving you are working harder during Burger Week than at any other point in the year. A kind word will also be welcome—these people are our friends and neighbors.

4. YOU REALLY SHOULD BUY A DRINK AND/OR OTHER FOODS

While extra purchases are not a requirement, I think it says something good about you if you show a little love to a restaurant going above and beyond to bring you an awesome burger. Pick up some fries and a pint of Widmer, or a shot of Kentucky Fire! You'll enjoy yourself more.

5. CHECK TWITTER, FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM

Restaurants are encouraged to post their waits and remaining burgers for the day. Go to portlandburgerweek.com and don't forget to tag your Instagram photos and tweets with #portlandburgerweek

THANK YOU

A huge and heartfelt thanks to our sponsors! Once again the wonderful and always-supportive Nicky USA (meats), as well as ever-generous Widmer Brothers Brewing (beer), and now newcomer Jim Beam Kentucky Fire (delicious cinnamon whiskey)!

Click here for the Burger Map!

Ate-Oh-Ate
2454 E Burnside
Daily 11am-9pm

CHAR SIU BURGER
Ground Laurelhurst Market beef patty on brioche, with shaved char siu pork, spicy Chinese mustard, and crunchy Asian pickles.

Bar Bar
3939 N Mississippi
Daily 11am-2am

STATE FAIR BURGER
Tender Alessio bun, griddled onions, beef patty, thick cheddar, ketchup. Boom. The stone classic archetype.

Burnside Brewing
701 E Burnside
Mon-Tues 3pm-10pm ,Wed-Sat 11am-12am , Sun 11am-10pm

CLASSIC CHEESEBURGER
Classic American cheese cheeseburger, special sauce, sesame seed bun, lettuce, onion, pickle, tomato.. No thrills, just good eats. Make it a double or even triple if you like, and add on a can of Couch Lager for $2, a shot of Beam for $3.

Club 21
2035 NE Glisan
Daily 11:30am-2:30pm

SHADOW BURGER
Painted Hills ground chuck, bacon, smoked Gouda, lettuce, tomato-bacon jam, & topped with an onion ring.

Double Barrel
2002 SE Division
Daily 2pm-2:30am

BURNIN' LOVE BURGER
Painted Hills ground chuck, southern pimento cheese, fried jalapeños, tender bacon.

Doug Fir
830 E Burnside
Daily 7am-2:30am

SPICY CANDIED BACON CHEESEBURGER / BURGER DFX
Candied bacon, mozzarella cheese, smoked and candied jalapeño aioli, shredded iceberg, 6oz hand-formed Wagyu patty, Portland French Bakery bun.

Foster Burger
5339 SE Foster
Daily 11am-10pm

PEPPERJACK BACON BURGER
1/4-lb beef patty with American cheese, pepperjack cheese, fat and tender bacon, sharp house pickles, and crisp, raw, white onion.

Hop & Vine
1914 N Killingsworth
Mon-Wed 3pm-11pm, Thurs-Fri 3pm-12am, Sat 10am-12am, Sun 10am-11pm

VENISON FOCACCIA BURGER
Housemade focaccia, house-cured pork belly, house pickles, tomato jam, fresh aioli, and a char-grilled Nicky USA venison patty. Available after 3pm every day.

Mi Mero Mole
32 NW 5th
Mon-Thurs 11am-9pm, Fri 11am-10pm, Sat Noon-10pm

SONORAN CHILE RELLENO BURGER
Chorizo patty on brioche bun with refried black beans, guacamole, pickled red onions, especial sauce, and bacon-wrapped Hatch chile relleno. Offer begins at 2pm each day. Available at downtown location ONLY!

North Light
3746 N Misissippi
Mon-Fri 4pm-12am, Sat-Sun 9am-12am

STUFFED CHEESE CURD BURGER
Painted Hills 6oz hand-formed patty (cooked rare or to order and drizzled with brown butter), stuffed with Wisconsin cheese curds, on brown-butter-griddled housemade brioche bun. Topped with garlicky housemade kimchi aioli.

Rialto
529 SW 4th
11am-2:30am

THE RIALTO CHEESEBURGER
Hand-formed fresh beef patty, with extra-sharp white cheddar and all the classic trimmings, on a fresh potato bun.

Rockin' Robyn's Sassy Burger
3423 SE Belmont
Wed-Thurs 12pm-7pm, Fri-Sat 12pm-10pm, Sun 12pm-6pm

BUFFALO BURGER
Ground buffalo patty w/Robyn's signature seasoning blend, peppered bacon, roasted red peppers, smoked Gouda cheese, tomato, a thick slab of white onion, pickles, on a Portland French Bakery brioche bun.

Slowburger
2329 NE Glisan
Daily 11am-11pm

BANH MI BURGER (Same as Slow Bar)
Pickled daikon and carrot, fresh jalapeño, cilantro, Sriracha mayo,Grand Central brioche bun, thick Painted Hills beef patty.

Slow Bar
533 SE Grand
Daily 11:30am-2:30am

BANH MI BURGER
Pickled daikon and carrot, fresh jalapeño, cilantro, Sriracha mayo, Grand Central brioche bun, thick Painted Hills beef patty

Smallwares
4605 NE Fremont
Daily 5pm-10pm

THE SMALLWARES CHEESEBURGER
Fresh ground beef griddled in bacon fat, potato bun, Swiss cheese, tomato, shredded iceberg, shiso, cilantro, crispy fried shallot, sweet chili-ginger special mayonnaise.

Spirit of ’77 *Veggie!*
500 NE MLK
Mon-Fri 4pm-12am, Sat 12pm-12am, Sun 12pm-10pm

HOUSEMADE VEGGIE BURGER
Housemade veggie patty (black bean, roasted red pepper, spinach, quinoa), roasted red pepper aioli, served on a whole wheat bun.

The Station
2703 NE Alberta
Mon-Fri 4pm-Late, Sat-Sun 12pm-Late

OUTLAW BURGER
Sing it: "(One) all-beef patty, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickle, and onion on a sesame-seed bun."

Tilt
1355 NW Everett Suite 120
Mon-Thurs - 8am - 11pm Fri-Sat 8am - 12am Sun - 8am - 11pm

EASTERN BLOCK
Locally sourced natural chuck patty, American cheese, hand-carved pork belly, fried onions/peppers and a tasty house recipe sweet pepper & dill yogurt sauce, all perfectly nestled on one of Tilt's giant, house recipe fresh baked biscuits. Burger Available after 8am.

Tilt
3449 N Anchor
Mon-Thurs 11am-8pm, Fri 11am-9pm, Sat 9am-9pm, Sun 9am-3pm

EASTERN BLOCK
Locally sourced natural chuck patty, American cheese, hand-carved pork belly, fried onions/peppers and a tasty house recipe sweet pepper & dill yogurt sauce, all perfectly nestled on one of Tilt's giant, house recipe fresh baked biscuits.

White Owl Social Club *Veggie!*
1305 SE 8th
Daily 3pm-Late

WHITE OWL SOCIAL CLUB HAZELNUT BEET BURGER
House veggie patty (garlic, almonds, brown sugar, red miso, kosher salt, black pepper, peanut butter, wakame, hazelnuts, quinoa, beets, potato starch, white onion, olive oil), served on a toasted bun with Misonaise, Heidi Ho Monterey Jack, carrot ramps and pea shoots.

Widmer Brothers Pub
929 N Russell
Sun-Thurs 11am-11pm, Fri-Sat 11am-1am

AMERICAN KOBE CHEESEBURGER
6 oz Snake river farms American Kobe beef, American cheese, grilled pickled onion, iceberg slaw, fennel-tomato ketchup, grand central potato bun. Offer begins at 2pm each day.

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Disney has finally woken up to the massive demand for Star Wars experiences, and is massively expanding the Star Wars presence in their theme park universe. It's going to be exponentially bigger than just one measly Star Tours ride.

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I knew it. I knew DC/WB didn't have the guts to keep Batman V. Superman's premiere on May 6th, 2016, the same date as Captain America 3. Warner Bros. has moved BvS to March 25th, 2016, so the two superhero movies won't cannibalize each other's box office, and oh, by the way now DC/WB has nine more movies on the way.

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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings humble-bragged on Facebook today:

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He’s right. (About the financials, at least—Silicon Valley, an HBO sitcom about tech startups, was really bad.) Here’s how HBO’s subscription revenue compares to Netflix’s revenue from subscriptions to its streaming video service:

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That reflects Netflix’s rapid subscriber growth in recent years. Over the same period, HBO subscribers have been roughly flat in the United States, with modest gains in other countries.

Now for the caveats. First, the comparison to HBO is not exactly apples-to-apples: HBO is a TV channel that also has an on-demand service, and is known primarily for its high-quality original shows; Netflix is an on-demand streaming service (with a declining DVD rentals arm), whose own original shows are a growing but still small part of its business.

Then, as Hastings notes, HBO is still way more profitable. It made $548 million last quarter for its corporate parent Time Warner, compared to Netflix’s $71 million in profit.

HBO also generates additional revenue from licensing its popular shows, and that portion of its business has been growing. It had $274 million in content revenue last quarter, boosted by a deal to license old HBO shows to Netflix’s streaming rival Amazon. That’s small compared to $1.14 billion in HBO subscription revenue, but still significant.

But it’s the ambition to be more like HBO that prompts Netflix to constantly draw the parallel. Netflix has repeatedly called HBO its top competitor. Ted Sarandos, the head of content at Netflix, said in 2013, “The goal is to become HBO faster than HBO can become us.” Hastings last year joked that HBO CEO Richard Plepler’s password for HBO Go, the network’s streaming service, was “Netflix bitch.”

HBO doesn’t welcome the comparisons. Time Warner executives feel that investors undervalue HBO, compared to Netflix. And as a content company, HBO is far ahead, which Hastings alluded to with his comment about Emmy awards.

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• HBO’s powerhouse growth is a savior for Time Warner
• HBO Go is poised to become more like Netflix

Fly, you fool! On the streets of Rye with one of the famous seagulls, while filming #MRHOLMES nearby. pic.twitter.com/6UyNoML6zg

— Ian McKellen (@IanMcKellen) August 6, 2014

This is an important thing that has happened. Let it bring light and joy and an appropriate snarkiness towards seagulls into your life. What do you guys think you are, Great Eagles?

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Dan Geer, speaking at Black Hat, outlined a series of policies he believes will help make the Internet more secure.

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LAS VEGAS—In a wide-ranging keynote speech at the Black Hat information security conference today, computer security icon Dan Geer gave attendees a sort of personal top 10 list of things that could be done to make the Internet more secure, more resilient, and less of a threat to personal privacy. Among his top policy picks: the US government should move to “corner the market” on security vulnerabilities by paying top dollar for them and then publish them to the world.

Geer is the chief information security officer for In-Q-Tel, the not-for-profit venture capital firm funded by the Central Intelligence Agency to incubate technologies that aid intelligence operations. However, he noted that he was speaking in a private capacity at the event and not as a public official.

“We could pay 10 times the market price" for zero-day vulnerabilities, Geer said. “If we make them public, we zero the inventory of cyber weapons where it stands.”

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NASA. Space Suit Tests. 1960s.

Jeff Treppel talks with the girls of Babymetal before their Los Angeles headline performance, their first ever show in America.

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