March 2010
1 post
The Cat Crusader - Batman on vi.sualize.us -... →
February 2010
1 post
November 2009
2 posts
“The only difference in the game of love over the last few thousand years is that...”
– The Indianapolis Star
August 2009
3 posts
WatchThe Longest Way 1.0 - one year walk/beard grow time lapse on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
July 2009
10 posts
“We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when...”
– Einstein
Jenga House →
Science Tattoos →
Civilization by Marco Brambilla →
Fusion of over 400 HD video sources into a mind-melting ascension from hell to heaven…
The Graphing Calculator Story →
A fun and cool story about two engineers who created software for macs in the early 90s by sneaking into Apple’s buildings every day even though they were not on the payroll.
Insights gained via one's career →
I love a good Ask Metafilter post, and this is a good one.
“None of our men are “experts.” We have most unfortunately found it...”
– Henry Ford Sr., “My Life and Work”
June 2009
4 posts
“A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is saying,...”
– Jonathan Swift, 1711
The Bureau of Communication →
Previously.
WatchShadow of Colossus sequel… awesome.
May 2009
13 posts
“Science is nothing but trained and organized common sense, differing from the...”
– Thomas H. Huxley
Uncomfortable Plot Summaries →
DIE HARD: Dysfunctional cop saves marriage by murdering foreign national.
The Seatbelts - ELM
“The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so...”
– Bertrand Russell
April 2009
6 posts
Star Trek: Revising the Future →
This article explains a bit of how the new Star Trek movie creates an alternate timeline for the fictional universe.
“Progress isn’t made by early risers. It’s made by lazy men trying to find easier...”
– Robert Heinlein
Wall Street on the Tundra | vanityfair.com →
Interesting story about Iceland’s bankruptcy
“An intellectual is a person who has discovered something more interesting than...”
went for a coffee and missed all the loveliness.... →
went for a coffee and missed all the loveliness. thanks all :)
March 2009
3 posts
DJ Yoda →
previously
Keep Your Identity Small →
MeFi: Neutral Power FTW →
World War II: Simple Version. (SLJPG)
February 2009
2 posts
Niels Bohr →
“An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.”
Link →
November 2008
2 posts
The Real Great Depression →
Forget about the Great Depression. Writing in the current issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education, Scott Reynolds Nelson, a history professor at the College of William & Mary, argues…
R. Buckminster Fuller →
“Everything you’ve learned in school as “obvious” becomes less and less obvious as you begin to study the universe. For example, there are no solids in the universe. There’s not even a suggestion of…
October 2008
3 posts
Struggling Lower-Class Still Unsure How Best To... →
WASHINGTON—As election day nears, millions of the nation’s poorest voters have reportedly yet to settle on the most profound and enduring…
Ultrasound Machine Ages Wine →
Inventor Casey Jones says his creation uses ultrasound technology to recreate the effects of decades of aging by colliding alcohol molecules inside the bottle. Mr. Jones said, “This machine can take…
Last April I posted a very funny and, I thought,... →
Last April I posted a very funny and, I thought, deadly accurate British account of the subprime market. I’m not sure that many readers of “The Monkey Cage” invested the necessary eight…