Author Archives: kaliatech

Other I’m Not Gonna Miss You – Glen Campbell  (His last song. He is now in final stages of Alzheimer’s) Miscellaneous IRIS+ Personal Drone – Quadcopter w/ HD video, auto-following, path control via smartphone, ~$1500 ELI5: Why are there inconsistent costs of … Continue reading →

Misc Animator vs. Animation IV How does a knife cut things at the atomic level? Technical Cubic Bezier Curves – Under the Hood Extended examples Path Finding Algorithms – Interactive Visualization CSS Guidelines Draggable CSS Gradients Analysis of the Shellshock … Continue reading →

Excellent I’m leaving Mojang – Notch Why I Hope to Die at 75 11,000mi: Riding a motorcycle to the end of the world reddit discussion Miscellaneous A Watch Guy’s Thoughts On The Apple Watch After Seeing It In The Metal … Continue reading →

Miscellaneous Where did the Gold on Earth come from?  – Quora If the universe started about 15 billion years ago, according to the Big Bang Theory, how can the universe be 46 billion light years wide if nothing can travel … Continue reading →

Miscellaneous Most detailed map yet of our place in the universe ACHIRES: Bipedal Running Using High-speed Visual Feedback 3D Object Manipulation in a Single Photograph using Stock 3D Models Glassified: Ruler with transparent display to supplement physical drawing The Windows … Continue reading →

Miscellaneous Interactive Design and Optimization of Free-formed Free-flight Model Airplanes Last statements by prisoners executed in Texas ATC routing at ATL during  a thunderstorm Ask HN: Who isn’t in the software industry/not a hacker? Technical Cybersecurity as Realpolitik by Dan … Continue reading →

 Miscellaneous Estimating and Predicting Epidemic Behavior for the 2014 West African Ebola Outbreak Helen Keller & Anne Sullivan (1930 Newsreel Footage) Photo of Helen Keller with Anne Sullivan in July 1888 Friendship paradox Israeli Jets Strike Gaza, photos and video … Continue reading →

Miscellaneous If you injure a bug, should you kill it or let it live and not die? – Quora How Tea Party tax cuts are turning Kansas into a smoking ruin Chess: Is it a good idea to let kids beat … Continue reading →

Really good The Gunfighter How Will I Know – Sam Smith (Whitney Houston Cover) Miscellaneous What’s Happening Inside Those 4th Of July Fireworks Various physics animations, created during my MSc in Physics Google withdraws Shaft robot from DARPA competition Letter to … Continue reading →

Excellent The Pitchforks Are Coming… For Us Plutocrats Miscellaneous Time is not money – James Altucher Custom wedding band design and build sequence Petra, The Treasury, 360° This Guy post #1 post #2 Just let them play Rogan & Goldberk … Continue reading →

 Miscellaneous Secrets, lies and Snowden’s email: why I was forced to shut down Lavabit What are good ways to prepare my kids to be billionaires?  – Quora 1st answer is excellent, as well as 1st comment No time. How did we … Continue reading →

Excellent F1 Telemetry for Rookies Miscellaneous What’s it like to own a Tesla Model S? – The Oatmeal WWI in Photos – The Atlantic (still work-in-progres) WWII in Photos – The Altantic Should your job exist? discussion on reddit Reddit’s … Continue reading →

Excellent Look Up 40 maps that explain the Middle East An inside look at a Formula 1 steering wheel An introduction to kit planes Miscellaneous Scatterplot of audience vs. critic ratings for a broad sample of films Live visualization of public … Continue reading →

Miscellaneous The 12 principles of animation Sid: internet controllable robot arm “On my recent trip to Indonesia, I got to feed the world’s deadliest animal.“ Boyhood – A film by Richard Linklater using same cast filmed over 12 years With … Continue reading →

Miscellaneous F1 Pitstops, 1950 vs 2013 AMA: Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero (guitar duo) Dolly Parton’s other Voice (Listen to ‘Jolene’ slowed down to 33rpm) How Americans Die – Data Analysis by Bloomberg Project Habu – photographing remaining 30 SR71 Blackbirds … Continue reading →

Miscellaneous MorpHex MKII teaser – Zenta 2014 Audio S4 Review by RegularCarReviews KitRex: the 3D paper velociraptor – Kickstarter Based on my Oculus Rift success, perhaps this will be be my first 3 billion exit? Non-advice for investing – James Altucher How … Continue reading →

Misc To the People of New Jersey – Elon Musk Bot & Dolly and the Rise of Creative Robots Facebook to acquire Oculus Rift  Probably thanks to my early backing of Oculus Rift on kickstarter. My first two billion dollar investment … Continue reading →

Misc A reply letter by Kurt Vonnegut 2013 vs 2014 F1 engine sound Recap of the first race this season Visual comparison, 4-series vs M4 The Myth of the Science and Engineering Shortage Who Had Richer Parents, Doctors Or Artists? … Continue reading →