Weekly Random: #77

Misc

• Hans Rosling: Religions and babies – TED Talk

• Triple-H adding some class to the WWF while making someone’s day
• The dog paradox – The Oatmeal

• President Obama to United Nations: ‘We Do Not Ban Blasphemy’
• “Wake the Fuck Up” narrated by Samuel L. Jackson

Recent Favorite Music Videos

• Good Intent – Kimbra (Linked here before. I like Kimbra.)
• Two Way Street – Kimbra (live at Sing Sing Studios)
• Turn it Down – Kaskade with Rebecca & Fiona
• Push and Shove – No Doubt
• Wide Awake – Katy Perry
• The Cataracs – All You ft. Waka Flocka Flame & Kaskade (Explicit …and hilarious)
• Too Close – Alex Clare (Alt. Video)
• Not so recent
  • 4 in the morning – Gwen Stefani
  • Maresias – Robert Miles (music only)

Technical

• How I ended up loving JavaScript – alternate tool chain options
• Interesting JS frameworks:
  • AngularJS
  • Meteor
• JS charting libraries use-able for continuous graphing
  • Flot
  • Highcharts
  • NVD3 (not yet tested for continuous motion)
  • Rickshaw
  • Smoothie

Quote

• “Why should we take advice on sex from the pope? If he knows anything about it, he shouldn’t!”
  – Bernard Shaw