Logic Gates
On Sunday, my Little and I took the next step up the chain of complexity to building a computer: logic gates!
Link: Logic Gates
Source: onetrue.name
Cleopatra lived closer to the Moon
- The Great Pyramid was built ~2560 BC.
- Cleopatra lived 69 - 30 BC.
- The Moon Landing was in 1969 AD.
Conclusion: Cleopatra lived closer in time to the first Moon landing than to the building of the Great Pyramid. Mind blown. Thank you reddit.
Source: reddit.com
Are Video Games Art?
Brian Moriarty writes an insightful apology of Roger Ebert’s infamous claim that video games are not - and cannot be - Art (with a capital A).
Link: Are Video Games Art?
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Apparently, a peck is two gallons. Though I’m still not sure how you pick a pickled pepper… they don’t exactly grow on the trees that way.
Pandora’s Box
Okay, Pandora, here’s the deal. The channels I have created consist of guitar instrumentals, glam rock, rock ballads, “epic” music, punk, video game themes, nerdcore, “quirky”, Irish punk, and… country / folk. Yes, I have thumbed up Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, and some other classics. No, that is NOT an excuse to fill my quick mix with Dixie Chicks and Tim McGraw.
My country / folk station currently has one page of seeds, and SIX pages of thumbed-down songs. ಠ_ಠ
High resolution video of a solar flare
A high resolution video of a solar flare. For comparison this is a picture comparing the relative size of our planet to the sun.
Scale of the Universe
An awesome little flash animation that gives a good representation of the scale of things in the universe. As always, I love things like this.
Bonus: Something similar done by Nikon
Link: Scale of the Universe
Source: reddit.com
Axe Cop #82
Axe Cop: “Because I don’t know what’s on Invisible King Bad Guy Planet 2… but whatever it is, I’m sure it can’t beat dinosaurs.” Well, unless it’s a meteor.
Link: Axe Cop #82
Source: axecop.com
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The 2010 midterm elections were a mandate for the new GOP sorta-but-not-really majority in Washington. The American voter has clearly demanded:
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