January 2010
24 posts
Jan 31st
Slime as Engineer - brainless mold mimics Tokyo... →
Physarum polycephalum + oat flakes = Tokyo subway map? Because they couldn’t mathematically determine a “perfect” solution, the researchers decided to task the slime mold with a problem…
Jan 31st
Jan 30th
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Why A Man Plays Mario →
In the comments: “Only the immature dismiss and avoid something that lets them have fun just because how they look or play.”
Jan 30th
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Busting an iPhone thief →
Long process, but intense!
Jan 29th
How the brain works →
Excellent primer on the inner workings of the brain by noted science educator, John Cleese. (Via the Mind Hacks blog.)
Jan 27th
Gnop: Avoid Hitting Paddle For High Score →
Gnop might be the most austere game you play all week, though not necessarily the simplest: Bit Battalion have (as you’ll follow from the title) turned Pong on its head by giving you…
Jan 26th
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Jan 26th
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The Most Amazing MW2 Knife Kill Jeez!
Jan 25th
Jan 22nd
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From 50 Dangerous Things: boil water in a paper... →
A few days ago I wrote about Gever Tulley and Julie Spiegler’s kids’ activity book called Fifty Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do). Gever and Julie kindly gave me…
Jan 21st
Jan 21st
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Cracking ice-sheets sound like Star Wars blasters →
This remarkable recording of ice-sheets cracking on a frozen lake sounds just like a Star Wars blaster fight. Andreas Bick, a Berlin sound designer/composer, made the recording and explains, on…
Jan 18th
Jan 18th
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Woot shirt of the day - ‘Ancient Egyptian Plumber’ →
Grab yours here (thanks tduck!)
Jan 17th
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Aziz Ansari Discusses R. Kelly on Kimmel from Aziz Ansari - Video
Jan 17th
I was going to start procrastinating →
I was going to start procrastinating today, but I figured I would wait until tomorrow to start. iz hard wurk doing wut i do. Picture by: Ken Burgner Caption by: Mac_Man via …
Jan 16th
Jan 14th
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I’m so excited for World of Color! How about you?
Jan 9th
Remains of the Day: The U.S. Consumes 3.6... →
AT&T promises to improve their network in 2010, Snow Leopard 10.6.3 looks like it’ll be packed with bug fixes, and we take a look at the total U.S. data consumption in one day with the help of…
Jan 8th
Jan 6th
Jan 6th
Police car chase with Benny Hill theme music →
The fun starts at the 20-second mark.
Jan 6th
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Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Beaten! Probably need to look at a guide to get the rest of the beans :/ Finished my first game of the new year! And yes, I did start it last year, but it still counts!
Jan 2nd