Month: March 2010

Autonomous towels

with the proof that this can be done, now they only need to speed it up by a couple 100x.

Mars Express

those are utterly amazing

Farmville Politics

a fellow committee member suggested he be removed from his seat as he “needs more time for his virtual farm.” A vote was taken, and he was axed. He argued that he was only level 40, and a fellow councilman was level 46, so why not fire that guy?

Teabonics

These are signs seen primarily at Tea Party Protests. They all feature “creative” spelling or grammar. This new dialect of the English language shall be known as “Teabonics.”

Second Life requiem

It’s desolate, dirty, and sex is outcast to a separate island. Barry Collins returns to Second Life to find out what went wrong, and why it’s raking in more cash than ever before. 3 years ago, I underwent one of the most eye-opening experiences of my life – and I barely even left the office. I spent a week virtually living and breathing inside Second Life: the massively multiplayer online world that contains everything from lottery games to libraries, penthouses to pubs, skyscrapers to surrogacy clinics. Oh, and an awful lot of virtual sex.

it reminded me of eureka, utah

Salman Khan

Khan Academy is getting 50% more views per day than even MIT which is considered the standard-bearer for open courseware. Khan Academy is one guy.

Dumb Militia

this time it was a completely incompetent one, including posting online about their plans. next time, who knows.

Orange Sunshine

In the 1960s, a group called the Brotherhood of Eternal Love figured it could turn the entire world on to the mystical power of LSD. It seemed like a reasonable idea at the time.

Summer Catalog

best Parks and Recreation episode ever. groan-inducing

classic Turing Machine

I wanted to build a machine that would be immediately recognizable as a Turing machine to someone familiar with Turing’s work.