20091110

ASPM (Gene) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

ASPM (Gene) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "A new allele (version) of ASPM appeared sometime between 14,100 and 500 years ago with a mean estimate of 5,800 years ago. The new allele has a frequency of about 50% in populations of the Middle East and Europe, it is less frequent in East Asia, and has low frequencies among Sub-Saharan African populations.[4] It is also found with an unusually high percentage among the peoples of Papua New Guinea, with a 59.4% occurrence.[5]"

blog.reddit -- what's new on reddit: Moving to the cloud

blog.reddit -- what's new on reddit: Moving to the cloud

Technology Review: TR35

Technology Review: TR35: "A children’s toy inspires a cheap, easy production method for high-tech diagnostic chips"

20091109

Antique Radio Tuning Dials 1

Antique Radio Tuning Dials 1

Trace Your Ancestry with DNA - DNA Ancestry Project

Trace Your Ancestry with DNA - DNA Ancestry Project

Rucksack Motorcycle Backprotector Hardshells | MEGALOPOLIS AERO | CARBON | BOBLBEE OFFICIAL HOMEPAGE

Rucksack Motorcycle Backprotector Hardshells | MEGALOPOLIS AERO | CARBON | BOBLBEE OFFICIAL HOMEPAGE

20091108

Laptop Converted to 2nd Monitor

Laptop Converted to 2nd Monitor

Low-tech Magazine: Rings of fire: Hoffmann kilns

Low-tech Magazine: Rings of fire: Hoffmann kilns

Low-tech Magazine: Tiles as a substitute for steel: the art of the timbrel vault

Low-tech Magazine: Tiles as a substitute for steel: the art of the timbrel vault

20091106

STIGA Snow Racer by BOSSBi.com

STIGA Snow Racer by BOSSBi.com

The TTY demystified

The TTY demystified

Benford's Law

Benford's Law

MrJerkface.com - Instructional diagrams for complete assholes: The most useful tattoo?

MrJerkface.com - Instructional diagrams for complete assholes: The most useful tattoo?

20091104

Good Chinese food in Seattle? : Seattle

Good Chinese food in Seattle? : Seattle

This Mob Is Big in Japan - washingtonpost.com

This Mob Is Big in Japan - washingtonpost.com:

Famous Perl One-Liners Explained, Part III: Calculations - good coders code, great reuse

Famous Perl One-Liners Explained, Part III: Calculations - good coders code, great reuse

20091030

Steepster Blog : Brewing a Better Rating System

Steepster Blog : Brewing a Better Rating System

20091029

The Busy Beaver Problem - good coders code, great reuse

The Busy Beaver Problem - good coders code, great reuse

EnGarde Secure Linux :: About EnGarde

EnGarde Secure Linux :: About EnGarde: "The Community Edition of EnGarde Secure Linux was designed to support features suitable for individuals, students, security enthusiasts, and those wishing to evaluate the level of security and ease of management available in Guardian Digital enterprise products. Its development is very much driven by not only the requests from the community, but also their continued participation."

Pat Maddox, BDDMF » Blog Archive » What I Like About vim

Pat Maddox, BDDMF » Blog Archive » What I Like About vim

20091028

Getting Your Feet Wet in SDL, Part 2: The Pong Clone! - Just code it.

Getting Your Feet Wet in SDL, Part 2: The Pong Clone! - Just code it.

Internet Anagram Server / I, Rearrangement Servant : anagram, anagram, software, anagramme, anagrama, wordplay, word play, anagram creator, anagram solver, anagram finder, anagram generator, anagram maker, anagram unscrambler, anagram machine, crossword,

Internet Anagram Server / I, Rearrangement Servant : anagram, anagram, software, anagramme, anagrama, wordplay, word play, anagram creator, anagram solver, anagram finder, anagram generator, anagram maker, anagram unscrambler, anagram machine, crossword,

23 items worth maxing your credit card out on before the world ends ... or the Zombies arrive

23 items worth maxing your credit card out on before the world ends ... or the Zombies arrive

Animated stereoviews of old Japan ::: Pink Tentacle

Animated stereoviews of old Japan ::: Pink Tentacle

Fred Gambino home page

Fred Gambino home page

Native Americans descended from a single ancestral group, DNA study confirms (5/1/2009)

Native Americans descended from a single ancestral group, DNA study confirms (5/1/2009)

55+ Extremely Useful Online Generators for Designers

55+ Extremely Useful Online Generators for Designers

RSS Buttons, RSS Button Generator - 150 Fonts, 144 Colors - 80x15 Pixel Button Maker

RSS Buttons, RSS Button Generator - 150 Fonts, 144 Colors - 80x15 Pixel Button Maker

PatternCooler | Cool Seamless Background Pattern Designs for Web and Graphic Projects, Blogs, Twitter, MySpace, Mobile Phone Wallpapers,

PatternCooler | Cool Seamless Background Pattern Designs for Web and Graphic Projects, Blogs, Twitter, MySpace, Mobile Phone Wallpapers,

Nikon | Feel Nikon | Universcale

Nikon | Feel Nikon | Universcale

Brother News Release

Brother News Release: "Brother Develops Mobile Spectacle-type Wearable Retinal Imaging Display"

GOG.com

GOG.com

Hard Light Productions

Hard Light Productions

Pat Maddox, BDDMF » Blog Archive » What I Like About vim

Pat Maddox, BDDMF » Blog Archive » What I Like About vim

What type of math is needed to understand the universe? : science

What type of math is needed to understand the universe? : science: "Okay. To get any meaningful experience out of studying physics, you must know calculus. You need to understand multivariable calculus along with vector calculus. Next, you should have a look at some matrix algebra, including systems of equations and eigen-stuff. Physics is all about expansions in terms of eigenfunctions. Next, get to know about tensors and higher-rank forms. Study classical field theory; after you've mastered this, you should quantize it to explore physics at the quantum level. Quantum field theory is the key to understanding theoretical physics under the umbrella of the Standard Model. At the most basic level, the laws of physics (particles and their interactions) are governed by what's known as group theory. In fact, the Standard Model is an instance of the SU(3) x SU(2) x U(1) group. I'm no expert in the most detailed technicalities, but string theory is also heavily laden with group theoretical structures.

Other topics you'll need to know: Green's functions and differential equations, and about 7 years worth of non-fundamental physics.

It takes a long time to get to know about this field. If you're genuinely interested in understanding, you should explore the physics degree options at a university. Popular science books will only get you...well, nowhere."

BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | The map that changed the world

BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | The map that changed the world:

Cell Size and Scale

Cell Size and Scale

Revolution Games - revolution

Revolution Games - revolution: "Beneath a Steel Sky"

not martha - Meat Hand

not martha - Meat Hand

20091027

Functional Geometry

Functional Geometry: "Peter Henderson wrote an article about a method to describe pictures with functional programs. I've implemented it in Lisp. An updated version of the article uses curves and different shapes and has some references to other applications for this method, like 'An Algebra of Music'."

20091023

Space-filling curve - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Space-filling curve - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Old Ceramic Tiles Artwork | Oriens

Old Ceramic Tiles Artwork | Oriens

20091022

Controversial Moon Origin Theory Rewrites History : Discovery News

Controversial Moon Origin Theory Rewrites History : Discovery News

20091019

Discover Interview: Roger Penrose Says Physics Is Wrong, From String Theory to Quantum Mechanics | Cosmology | DISCOVER Magazine

Discover Interview: Roger Penrose Says Physics Is Wrong, From String Theory to Quantum Mechanics | Cosmology | DISCOVER Magazine

Paul Buchheit: Applied Philosophy, a.k.a. "Hacking"

Paul Buchheit: Applied Philosophy, a.k.a. "Hacking"

Seth’s blog

Seth’s blog

Shirataki MiracleNoodle Shop!

Shirataki MiracleNoodle Shop!: "Shirataki Konjac has been known and used in Asia for over two thousand years. It isknown as Moyu or Juruo
in China, and Konnyaku or Shirataki in Japan."

From Geek to Freak: How I Gained 34 lbs. of Muscle in 4 Weeks

From Geek to Freak: How I Gained 34 lbs. of Muscle in 4 Weeks

How to Lose 20 lbs. of Fat in 30 Days… Without Doing Any Exercise

How to Lose 20 lbs. of Fat in 30 Days… Without Doing Any Exercise

Low Carb Eating | Low carb diet support, free low carb recipes, Atkins Diet, Protein Power Diet Support, Low Carb Forums and low carb help.

Low Carb Eating | Low carb diet support, free low carb recipes, Atkins Diet, Protein Power Diet Support, Low Carb Forums and low carb help.

Amazon.com: Good Calories, Bad Calories (9781400040780): Gary Taubes: Books

Amazon.com: Good Calories, Bad Calories (9781400040780): Gary Taubes: Books

20091016

Printable Paper

Printable Paper

Free Printables

Free Printables

Free Spreadsheets & Templates in Microsoft Excel | Pointy Haired Dilbert: Charting & Excel Tips - Chandoo.org

Free Spreadsheets & Templates in Microsoft Excel | Pointy Haired Dilbert: Charting & Excel Tips - Chandoo.org

OCLC Classify

OCLC Classify: "An experimental classification web service"

The Cataloging Calculator

The Cataloging Calculator

20091013

Cyber security experts learn from ant tactics - Telegraph

Cyber security experts learn from ant tactics - Telegraph: "Scientists have worked out a new way to defend computers from cyber attackers - by studying ants."

20091010

Cool Tools: Mountainsmith Day

Cool Tools: Mountainsmith Day

20091008

DRG (digital raster graphs)

DRG (digital raster graphs)

Valgrind Home

Valgrind Home

Cessu's blog: Have You Listened to Your Program Today?

Cessu's blog: Have You Listened to Your Program Today?

Free USGS DRG Topographical (TOPO) Maps

Free USGS DRG Topographical (TOPO) Maps

USGS - Digital Raster Graphics

USGS - Digital Raster Graphics

Mayan Periodic Chart of the Elements

Mayan Periodic Chart of the Elements

Technology Review: Blogs: arXiv blog: A New Graphical Representation of the Periodic Table

Technology Review: Blogs: arXiv blog: A New Graphical Representation of the Periodic Table

20091007

Unixmen - Things you didn’t know VLC media player can do | Unixmen

Unixmen - Things you didn’t know VLC media player can do | Unixmen

20091006

Bujinkan Hombu & Ayase Classes

Bujinkan Hombu & Ayase Classes

Bujinkan Buyu Camp West - Budo Taijutsu, Ninjutsu, Ninja, Ninpo

Bujinkan Buyu Camp West - Budo Taijutsu, Ninjutsu, Ninja, Ninpo

Chinese Knotting: History

Chinese Knotting: History: "The lyrical rhythm, unabashed intensity of color, highly defined texture and detailed patterns of Chinese knots are deeply entwined in folkloric tradition. It is evident that decorative knotwork is ripe with symbolic meaning. There are currently 18 basic types of Chinese knots: including the 'cross knot', 'ring hitch' and the 'Chinese lanyard knot' to name a few. Certain knots such as the 'mystic knot' pattern with its seemingly endless and repetitive pattern evokes one of the fundamental truths of Buddhism and the cyclical nature of all existence. In essence, knotwork serves to create an atmosphere of well-being, good luck and health, longevity and harmony. As gifts, they are emotional, sentimental, and are often keepsakes between lovers and friends."

Amazon.com: Rothco Ultra Force Boonie Men's Hat - Black: Clothing

Amazon.com: Rothco Ultra Force Boonie Men's Hat - Black: Clothing

20091005

Stormdrane's Blog

Stormdrane's Blog

Stormdrane's Blog: A simple paracord sling

Stormdrane's Blog: A simple paracord sling

www.benjoffe.com | Texas Hold'em Experiment

www.benjoffe.com | Texas Hold'em Experiment: "Ice Cold Decks"

20091004

Scientists discover clues to what makes human muscle age

Scientists discover clues to what makes human muscle age

Surgeons offer eyesight tailored to an individual’s life and career - Times Online

Surgeons offer eyesight tailored to an individual’s life and career - Times Online: "tephen Trokel, who was the first to demonstrate the application of the excimer laser (then used for carving microchips) to the field of eye surgery in 1983, recently ope"

The Lost Cosmonauts

The Lost Cosmonauts: "The following article was originally published in the April 1965 issue of Reader’s Digest

ITALY'S AMAZING AMATEUR SPACE WATCHERS
By J. D. Ratcliff

With homemade electronic equipment, two young Italians are keeping tabs on Russian satellites and making some startling discoveries"

20091002

Semantic satiation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Semantic satiation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Semantic satiation (also semantic saturation) is a cognitive neuroscience phenomenon in which repetition causes a word or phrase to temporarily lose meaning for the listener, who can only process the speech as repeated meaningless sounds."

20091001

IAmA Norwegian 17yo who has lived with three christian neo-con families in Alabama over the course of five months. AMA : IAmA

IAmA Norwegian 17yo who has lived with three christian neo-con families in Alabama over the course of five months. AMA : IAmA: "Incredible. Incredibly diverse too I noticed, so I might have to spend some more time there to truly get an impression of the people. I'm a huge fan of the culture though, especially your electronic music scene (Low end theory, Flying Lotus, Dadeleus, GLK etc.). Loved venice beach, didn't love beverly hills as much. It's a city I definitely want to visit again, though I might prefer SF over LA because I wouldn't have to depend so much on a car to get around."

I've had 4 "real" programming jobs in my 5-year career. They've all ended the same way: innovation isn't allowed, new features are all emergencies, and development ends up the least of my responsibilities. : programming

I've had 4 "real" programming jobs in my 5-year career. They've all ended the same way: innovation isn't allowed, new features are all emergencies, and development ends up the least of my responsibilities. : programming: "Some advice from the world of book publishing ...

So for a while I was in control of about 200 simultaneous projects and everything was an emergency. Books are like programs - marketing wants to keep adding features, the scope change daily, sudden changes are made on a half-understood comment from some customer.

I see in your responses that you talk about using a whiteboard and using the 'Oh, so should I drop x to do y?'. I used an advanced form of this to kill off emergencies.

For example, there were multiple sales people all wanting different things, all bugging me over and over. I gathered them at a meeting and said that I'd be happy to help them but they had to decide amongst themselves which projects and features got priority. So instead of the salesperson trying to push their stupid little Winnie the Pooh reader with me directly, they had to push it against another salesperson. I was also very clear that there was only limited slots of what could be done and if the request didn't make it into the limited list then it wasn't happening.

I did the same with marketing and anyone else who wanted to bring me tasks. They could bring me whatever task they wanted but they had to first convince the rest of the group that it was the most important task.

So say the group decided that books A, B, C were most important. Then when a salesperson came to me mid-week and pushed for something outside the list, I could say no and refer them to the list. They'd beg but eventually everyone got onboard with the manta of 'If it's not on the list, don't even ask'.

Extend the time between email and answer. Never answer an email sooner than ten minutes after receipt.

I used this a few times also: 'Sure, I can work on that but I can only do it tonight after 5:30pm so I'll have to work overtime. If I do, then you have to be here with me until it's done.' This was mainly used with sales staff who wanted extraordinary things and sauntered out the door on time each day whilst I stayed behind. I never got a yes to this.

I'm a big believer in people treat you the way you train them to treat you. If someone comes to you more than once with an 'emergency' then you need to tell them that they get one emergency per month. The rest of the time it needs to be not urgent.

Arrive on time and leave on time and take your lunchbreak every single day no matter what. People can't ask you questions if you're not around.

Make some unilateral decisions. This is the hardest one but it can also work incredibly well. I simply said no to some people. I went to meetings and declared that there would be no new additions/changes for books published March - October. Salespeople who didn't get in requests when they were meant to didn't get their request fulfilled. If you are as valuable as you say then you should have some power here.

Oh yeah, papertrail also. Once I made people start signing off things they stopped requesting so much stuff. Every change was printed on a piece of paper and it grew and grew until it was clear that too many changes were being made.

I'd add to get a bit blunter when discussing changes. Make it very clear to everyone in a single meeting that each request cuts away time and they will personally be responsible.

edit: Forgot to add that recording what is happening over time is a good thing. I had f-all time so it killed me to be writing down what was happening, who was responsible, what people did, etc but it had two awesome outcomes: 1) Don't ask me, look in the file first. 2) Patterns that I was unaware of became clear. I never noticed for example that the initial specs meeting was a tiny sliver of time and then it was followed by massive chunks of time over weeks and weeks. Made spec meeting longer, etc."

20090930

Virtual composer makes beautiful music—and stirs controversy - Ars Technica

Virtual composer makes beautiful music—and stirs controversy - Ars Technica: "Can a computer program really generate musical compositions that are good enough to have been written by humans? Professor David Cope thinks so, and has dedicated decades of research to the topic of artificial intelligence in music, which has resulted in not one, but two controversial composing engines."

Is *this* unethical or somehow wrong? : AskReddit

Is *this* unethical or somehow wrong? : AskReddit: "About six years ago, and periodically ever since, I've obtained a full CD disc of database information using my State's open government records laws. This database listing is of all current open felony arrest warrants in the various counties in my state. The information is freely available to anyone who asks as long as they are willing to pay the nominal fee."

Code Monkeyism: The dark side of NoSQL

Code Monkeyism: The dark side of NoSQL

20090926

Do you want to join a transportation engineering, transit analysis, and traffic modeling opensource project ? : programming

Do you want to join a transportation engineering, transit analysis, and traffic modeling opensource project ? : programming

Cool Tools: Parachute Cord

Cool Tools: Parachute Cord

Cool Tools: Lincoln Stick Welder

Cool Tools: Lincoln Stick Welder

10 Seconds Guide to Bash Shell Scripting | All about Linux

10 Seconds Guide to Bash Shell Scripting | All about Linux

Sietch Nevada « MATSYS

Sietch Nevada « MATSYS: "Year: 2009
Location: 37°46′20.10″N, 117°31′57.38″W
Exhibition: Out of Water | innovative technologies in arid climates"
"How Anyone Can Write a Book Fast and Why You Should.."

Japanese apples

Japanese apples: "Photography professor researches Japanese method of raising ideal apples"

BEAR-4

BEAR-4: "Hi-Def Video from The Edge of Space."

20090922

The Holy Grail of the Unconscious - The New York Times

The Holy Grail of the Unconscious - The New York Times: "What the unearthing of Carl Jung’s Red book is doing to the Jungs and the Jungians (and maybe your dreams)."

Moserware: A Stick Figure Guide to the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

Moserware: A Stick Figure Guide to the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

Gold | Causes of Color

Gold | Causes of Color

20090921

Will a clean fridge get you laid? - Boing Boing

Will a clean fridge get you laid? - Boing Boing

TheStar.com | living | Contents of your fridge is a window to your personality

TheStar.com | living | Contents of your fridge is a window to your personality: "onside"

175 Times. And Then the Catastrophe.. In the Pipeline:

175 Times. And Then the Catastrophe.. In the Pipeline:: "t of the company's reactor vessel, which ended up on some train tracks 400 feet away. The 4-inch-wide shaft of the agitator traveled nearly as far, imbedding itself into the sid"

20090919

Fez | Polytron Corporation

Fez | Polytron Corporation

Never mind the language, the programmer is what matters | Psychology of Programming

Never mind the language, the programmer is what matters | Psychology of Programming

20090916

How Islamic inventors changed the world - Science, News - The Independent

How Islamic inventors changed the world - Science, News - The Independent

20090914

ITOC Research: CDX Datasets

ITOC Research: CDX Datasets: "Toward Instrumenting Network Warfare Competitions to Generate Labeled Datasets"