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August 31 2010

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August 28 2010

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August 27 2010

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What different sorting algorithms sound like
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August 26 2010

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On the pace of Mac sleeping indicators:

In July 2002, Appled filed a patent for a “Breathing Status LED Indicator” (No. US 6,658,577 B2). They described it as a “blinking effect of the sleep-mode indicator in accordance with the present invention mimics the rhythm of breathing which is psychologically appealing.”

The average respiratory rate for adults is 12-20 breaths per minute, which is the rate that the sleep-indicator light fades in and out on most Apple laptops.

August 18 2010

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Hallowed Ground

photos of stuff the same distance from the WTC as the "Ground Zero Mosque" [via

August 17 2010

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Wer mag helfen?

Wir suchen interessante geolocated audio clips für http://www.audiokarte.at . die aufnahmen sind für ein projekt, in dem e-learning technologien für blinde und schwer sehbehinderte kinder entwickelt werden. 

mitmachen - also mithelfen - geht ganz einfach: 

- audioboo fürs smart phone runterladen
- zugriff auf location zulassen (wird üblicherweise beim start nachgefragt)
- aufnahme machen
- sinnvollen titel vergeben (die aufnahmen sind für blinde!)
- taggen mit "audiokarte" und eventuell weiteren sinnvollen tags.

wir sind für jeden beitrag dankbar, der was spannendes zum hören bietet! schwerpunkt ist im moment wien und umgebung, aber im endeffekt ist jede interessante aufnahme willkommen. 

ergebnisse können unter http://audiokarte.at eingesehen werden.

ach ja: bitte weitersagen! mobilisieren! lehrer: zum klassenprojekt machen! wir sind für jede interessante aufnahme dankbar!
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August 14 2010

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David Foster Wallace The String Theory - David Foster Wallace on Tennis - Esquire

What happens when all of a man's intelligence and athleticism is focused on placing a fuzzy yellow ball where his opponent is not? An obsessive inquiry (with footnotes), into the physics and metaphysics of tennis.

August 10 2010

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The illustrated guide to a Ph.D.

Every fall, I explain to a fresh batch of Ph.D. students what a Ph.D. is.

It's hard to describe it in words.

So, I use pictures.

Read below for the illustrated guide to a Ph.D.

Imagine a circle that contains all of human knowledge:

By the time you finish elementary school, you know a little:

By the time you finish high school, you know a bit more:

With a bachelor's degree, you gain a specialty:

A master's degree deepens that specialty:

Reading research papers takes you to the edge of human knowledge:

Once you're at the boundary, you focus:

You push at the boundary for a few years:

Until one day, the boundary gives way:

And, that dent you've made is called a Ph.D.:

Of course, the world looks different to you now:

So, don't forget the bigger picture:

Keep pushing.

The illustrated guide to a Ph.D.
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The Garden of Cosmic Speculation


The Garden of Cosmic Speculation is at Portrack House, near Dumfries in South West Scotland. It is a private garden created by Charles Jencks.  The garden is inspired by science and mathematics, with sculptures and landscaping on these themes, such as Black Holes and Fractals. The garden is not abundant with plants, but sets mathematical formulae and scientific phenomenae in a setting which elegantly combines natural features and artificial symmetry and curves. It is probably unique among gardens, and contrasts nicely with the historical and philosophical themes of the less spectacular but equally thoughtful Little Sparta.  The garden is private, however it is often open on one day each year through Scotland's Gardens Scheme and raises money for the Maggie's Centres, a cancer care charity named for Maggie Keswick Jencks, the late wife of Charles Jencks.

Photos by Paulus Maximus

hat tip:  apartment therapy

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Radio Lab - 16: Moments (via zefrank)

August 09 2010

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Giant Steps by Michal Levy (via open culture, ideally watched on Levy's website!)
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