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I’m not sure I have any comment for this, other than to say how pleased I am that puns work just as well in math.
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Delightful science fiction story in review of $6800 speaker cable
Nestled amongst the many funny and delightful reviews for the AudioQuest K2 terminated speaker cable, an 8-foot audio cable that sells for $6,800.00 (a $1,650.00 savings!) is this wonderful short science fiction story by Whisper, an Amazon customer i… Continue reading
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A science joke for your Saturday morning
As told by Mr. Karl Sinfield in the comments section of a Tom Chivers blog post at the Telegraph:
A geneticist, a physiologist and a physicist were summoned to meet a wealthy racehorse magnate. He told them he would give a million pounds to the one… Continue reading
The Periodic Table of Swearing
Click for super grande. The guys at Modern Toss made this as a poster. Sadly, they’re all sold out for now. I hope they make more!
(via @timoreilly, @gnat and @templesmith)
Portal’s Still Alive filmed in Lego
A video for Portal’s end credits song filmed in Lego stop-motion! More than 1300 individual pictures went into the making of this film. It is based off of the video game, Portal, and features the soundtrack from the game’s credits … Continue reading
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Wired Magazine on the resurrection of Futurama
Wired has a great series of articles on the new season of Futurama, and the story behind it. Cohen has another reason to be happy. The segment he’s watching is from Futurama, the show that he codeveloped back in 1999 … Continue reading
What the F***? Why we curse.
Cognitive scientist Steven Pinker has written an interesting and amusing article on why swears carry such an impact. But perhaps the greatest mystery is why politicians, editors, and much of the public care so much. Clearly, the fear and loathing … Continue reading
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Laws of Software Development
This site has collected a large list of laws related to software development. Inspired by Phil Haack’s article 19 Eponymous Laws of Software Development, I decided to collect laws, axioms and rules pertaining to mainstream software development and put them … Continue reading
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Cylons. Why debugging matters.
Amusing banner ad from Microsoft. Link (via Compiler – Wired Blogs)
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Punish Your Microsoft Developer
Rather than just sending back a memory dump, how would you like to be able to physically punish the developer that’s causing you so much anguish? Link (via Compiler – Wired Blogs)
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The Social Norm of Leaving the Toilet Seat Down: A Game Theoretic Analysis
Will this settle the debate once and for all? Probably not, but an amusing read nonetheless. All hope is not lost though. An important issue regarding social norms is whether they are created to increase welfare. Are they society’s response … Continue reading
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What Would Happen if You Bought 25 Bottles of Nyquil?
A very entertaining story when the author’s curiosity gets the better of her. I mean, what kind of nanny state am I living in right now? I can’t even buy cold medicine anymore without the government all up in my … Continue reading
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Poppy quarter led to U.S. spy warnings
Earlier this year, there were reports that U.S. Department of Defense contractors had been bugged with suspicious looking Canadian coins. Now we find out what the real culprit was. The odd-looking — but harmless — “poppy coin” was so unfamiliar … Continue reading
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Fast Food: Ads vs. Reality
This site takes pictures of the fast food you actually get at the counter and compares them to the promotional images. Each item was purchased, taken home, and photographed immediately. Nothing was tampered with, run over by a car, or … Continue reading
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Don’t Believe the Hype: The 21 Biggest Technology Flops
Read ComputerWorld’s list of over-hyped failures of the tech industry. Hype is the coin of the realm in the technology business. If you listen to vendors and the media, it may sometimes seem as though every new product, service, concept … Continue reading
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The Original Human Space Invaders
Space Invaders in stop-motion using humans as pixels. Brilliant! Link (via Boing Boing)
Was the Death Star Attack an Inside Job?
This is an amusing piece that claims that the destruction of the Death Star may have been part of a massive conspiracy! Presented here are some of the results of my soul-searching regarding this painful event. Like many citizens, I … Continue reading
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