Category Archives: Random

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 →

Other The father of the Sandy Hook killer searches for answers – Andrew Solomon, The New Yorker Misc The science of raising happy kids Why ‘Cosmos’ Host Neil deGrasse Tyson Has the World in His Hands Mississippi River Basin Van … Continue reading →

“Briefly stated, the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect is as follows. You open the newspaper to an article on some subject you know well. In Murray’s case, physics. In mine, show business. You read the article and see the journalist has absolutely … Continue reading →

Excellent What’s gone wrong with democracy – The Economist The Eagleman Stag Advice From A Single Guy Who Spent A Year Interviewing Couples Russia in color a century ago Miscellaneous Kickstarter at a billion Breaking out of your comfort zone … Continue reading →

Cool “Oh Sweet Lorraine” –  A Letter from Fred Miscellanous Luxo – a light painting robotic arm An app to improve neurological eye sight processing Discussion on reddit with author and scientist participating Newgrange – Prehistoric monument in Ireland 10 … Continue reading →

Miscellaneous – Interesting Riding along in a snow plow in Minnesota ELI5: Why Does E=mc2? More specifically, what does the speed of light have to do with the amount of energy in a given amount of matter? Thank God At Least … Continue reading →