April 2011
1 post
February 2011
3 posts
“to be better than a human at answering trivia questions, Watson only has to be...”
– Watson
8 Spruce Street by the Architect Frank Gehry -... →
My new favorite building in the city.
January 2011
6 posts
Real Headlines from the Homepage of Boing Boing
viafrank:
HOWTO teach your small children to swordfight
Ketchup dispensing mobile robot
Demon rug
Insects made of human hair
HOWTO make a motorcycle out of cigarette lighters
HOWTO make an ultra-gross melting-head cake
HOWTO make monster snowshoes for your kids
Skull made of McDonald’s fries
Man shot in head, sneezes out bullet
This is pretty much why I love the internet.
[citation needed]» Blog Archive » The psychology... →
If you only read one review/criticism of the forthcoming ESP paper, make it this one.
WatchHappy New Year 2011 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
December 2010
2 posts
sshhh.: This is me making you uncomfortable. →
sshhh:
I’ve tried writing this in a more reflective and candid way. I’ve tried separating the thoughts and analysis from the emotion. I wanted to write about it for another collection that I’m putting together but it’s not meant for that.
I was thinking about my experience with most of the female friends I’ve had. How the emotional woman and the damaged woman have been conflated in the...
November 2010
12 posts
“We live underground. We speak with our hands. We wear the earplugs all our...”
– Amazon.com: Whisper’s review of AudioQuest K2 terminated speaker cable - U…
There Will Be Blood - The New York Times →
NO BLASTERS!: My TSA Encounter →
noblasters:
“You don’t need to see his identification.”
On November 21, 2010, I was allowed to enter the U.S. through an airport security checkpoint without being x-rayed or touched by a TSA officer. This post explains how.
If you feel like you need to protest, do it right.
Qualia →
bestofwikipedia:
Qualia, singular “quale”, from a Latin word meaning for “what sort” or “what kind,” is a term used in philosophy to describe the subjective quality of conscious experience. Examples of qualia are the pain of a headache, the taste of wine, or the redness of an evening sky. (via 102828)
Reblog for one of the most fundamental terms in my fields of study. The More You Know™
Voltier Creative » Reddit’s Astonishing Altruism →
Looks like MetaFilter is getting some competition in the good-guys game.
“No need for suspense: this new 16.3 MP sensor is simply the best APS-C we have...”
– DxOMark - DxOMark review for the Pentax K5
VINDICATED
October 2010
14 posts
WatchAokigahara Suicide Forest - VBS News | VBS.TV
The Jukai suicide forest sits at the base of Mount Fuji. This simple but powerful documentary follows a day with a geologist studying the mountain who has become a sort of unofficial suicide patrol in his 20 years working in the forest.
Cleaning pennies with taco sauce →
From kitchen experiment to theoretical chemistry.
Your Beautiful Pictures Are Stupid: Against Trendy... →
And you know what it all means? It means every picture and every video looks the same.
Amen. I’ve looked down on this crap since it started getting popular, but I never put it into words.
Parting the waters: Computer modeling applies... →
Years ago, I saw a TV program suggesting a tsunami triggered by an eruption of Santorini may have caused the sea to recede enough to allow the Jews to escape Egypt, and I’ve used this explanation ever since as an interesting application of science to religious history. This new work from CU shows that high winds could have produced phenomena almost exactly as described in the Old Testament.
September 2010
2 posts
August 2010
3 posts
best of craigslist: You stole my freakin' cameras →
July 2010
6 posts
Watchlightningbaron:
From Fridays’ big storms. Pretty damn cool, especially considering that it was shot on an iPhone.
The NYC metro area had more storms this weekend. I am hoping that means a break from the heat & humidity this week, but I’m not gonna hold my breath… :p
My video, btw. Forgot to post it earlier.
How Hot Is It? Where, Exactly? - City Room Blog -... →
Something most New Yorkers probably don’t realize is that temperature readings for the entire city come from the middle of central park, where it’s not uncommon for it to be ~5° cooler in summer or warmer in winter than the rest of the city.
Amazon is offering 1 year of Amazon Prime to... →
nickdouglas:
emmyblotnick:
(via androogenous & themattsmith)
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I pay for Amazon Prime and it’s worth it. So if you have an edu address and you buy shit online, GET THE FUCK ON THIS.
Central Park vs. Prospect Park - NYTimes.com →
(via Instapaper)
June 2010
1 post
