August 2010
137 posts
July 2010
147 posts
Woman wakes up to find intruder in her bed →
Basil Marceaux : The Next Governor of Tennessee →
g2_gets_mad_when_leaving_zoo.MOV →
Apple iPhone economics
Yesterday: bought a new iPhone 4 (16gig) for $200 Today: sold a 2 year old iPhone 3G (8gig) for $175
There’s an upside to AT&T lock-in: the resale value of the older iPhones stays nearly as high as what was paid years ago, and so it costs almost nothing to upgrade every 2 years.
In my case, I’ve actually saved money by getting a brand new phone. Since AT&T now has tiered...
In times of profound change, the learners inherit the earth, while the learned...
– Eric Hoffer
Boxxy - Trollin' Loop →
How to Build an Igloo (above), and awesome video treasures at the National Film Board of Canada site.
Hominid timeline
From the creator of the Evolution Timeline comes the Hominid Timeline, a web-based timeline starting when we began walking upright and extending to the present. It covers 3.5 million years, with each inch representing 1944 years.
7291*2^530532+1 is prime
7291*2^530532+1 is a prime number.
I know this because I found it. It’s the 4636th largest prime number discovered, and it is my first. It’s also a really long number at 159710 digits long.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-7-25) →
Andy Votel (9)
Curtis Mayfield (4)
M.I.A. (4)
Delorean (1)
Magas (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Youtube Easter Egg
Did you know you can play the old-school game snake within a youtube video? Here’s how:
Go to any youtube video & start playing it.
Pause the video
Hold the left arrow down on your keyboard
After a few seconds, a snake will appear. Use the arrow keys to control the direction of the snake.
Remember that insane trailer from Grindhouse called Machete? It’s been made into a real feature length movie, and it’s coming soon. Above: the trailer.
Table: The World's Happiest Countries →
Not surprisingly, it’s the Nordic countries and the Netherlands at the top.
Symphony of Science - 'The Unbroken Thread' (ft.... →
Symphony of Science - 'Our Place in the Cosmos'... →