AJ Slater

COBOL ON COGS

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:16:04 -0800

COBOL ON COGS

The Roman Army Knife: Or how the ingenuity of the Swiss was...

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:01:00 -0800

The Roman Army Knife: Or how the ingenuity of the Swiss was beaten by 1,800 years (via Ada)

This echidna wants to be a photographer but he has no thumbs. :(

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:30:50 -0800

This echidna wants to be a photographer but he has no thumbs. :(

Body Scans of two Women: 250lb vs 120lb

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:38:46 -0800

Body Scans of two Women: 250lb vs 120lb

SR-71 Disintegrates Around Pilot During Flight Test

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:31:16 -0800

SR-71 Disintegrates Around Pilot During Flight Test:

…Everything seemed to unfold in slow motion. I learned later the time from event onset to catastrophic departure from controlled flight was only 2-3 sec. Still trying to communicate with Jim, I blacked out, succumbing to extremely high g-forces. The SR-71 then literally
disintegrated around us…

Parametric estimations of the world distribution of income

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:45:09 -0800

Parametric estimations of the world distribution of income:

Since 1970, income worldwide has increased 10x while income inequality has declined.

World poverty is falling. This column presents new estimates of the world’s income distribution and suggests that world poverty is disappearing faster than previously thought. From 1970 to 2006, poverty fell by 86% in South Asia, 73% in Latin America, 39% in the Middle East, and 20% in Africa. Barring a catastrophe, there will never be more than a billion people in poverty in the future history of the world.

via @ggreer

Panzerbike via harzer-bike-schmiede.de

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:18:22 -0800

Panzerbike via harzer-bike-schmiede.de

Italic ampersands were a later ligature of E and T, and are also...

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:06:29 -0800

Italic ampersands were a later ligature of E and T, and are also present in modern fonts. These were developed as part of cursive scripts that were developed during the Renaissance. They’re often more formal-looking and fancier than the standard Carolignian ampersand.

The word “ampersand” was first added to dictionaries in 1837. The word was created as a slurred form of “and, per se and”, which was what the alphabet ended with when recited in English-speaking schools. (Historically, “and per se” preceded any letter which was also a word in the alphabet, such as “I” or “A”. And the ampersand symbol was originally the last character in the alphabet.) (via The History of the Ampersand and Showcase | Webdesigner Depot)

Vespa 150 TAP

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:39:26 -0800

Vespa 150 TAP

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Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:40:28 -0800

Solar Eruptions Captured By DiY Astronomer - Larry Alvarez - io9

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:07:01 -0800

Solar Eruptions Captured By DiY Astronomer - Larry Alvarez - io9

via funk.co.uk

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:59:48 -0800

via funk.co.uk

Why Are Europeans White? Tells why northern Europeans are so...

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:55:30 -0800

Why Are Europeans White?

Tells why northern Europeans are so oddly de-pigmented compared to everyone else on the globe.

Houseboat Eats: How to preheat your pan

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:09:23 -0800

Houseboat Eats: How to preheat your pan:

there is actually a small ideal window of heat that you should be aiming for in order to prevent sticking, optimize browning of your meat, and develop a nice fond on the pan. With a stainless steel skillet, there is a cool trick that will help you identify this window.

Better Know a Lobby - Ploughshares Fund | November 30, 2009 |...

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:47:21 -0800

Better Know a Lobby - Ploughshares Fund | November 30, 2009 | ColbertNation.com

Watch this at least until 3:40

3-tap Middleclick on OSX for MacBook & Magic Mouse

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:19:50 -0800

3-tap Middleclick on OSX for MacBook & Magic Mouse

via kuvaton.com

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:49:04 -0800

via kuvaton.com

via www.thirdeyeconcept.com

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:56:24 -0800

via www.thirdeyeconcept.com

"girl at restaurant: “Are you Tony Hawk?” me: “Yes.” her:..."

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:19:15 -0700

“girl at restaurant: “Are you Tony Hawk?”
me: “Yes.”
her: “Why?”
I had no idea how to answer.”

- Twitter / Tony Hawk

"OMAHA, NE—A report released Monday by the Omaha-based public-interest group Aurora indicates that..."

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:31:57 -0700

“OMAHA, NE—A report released Monday by the Omaha-based public-interest group Aurora indicates that increasing numbers of Americans are being defrauded by schemes that offer financial reward for a lifetime of hard work. “People don’t realize that long-term savings and loyalty to one company don’t pan out,” said Sylvia Girouard, the study’s author. Girouard added that steady employment which claims to offer long-term financial gain in the form of a pension plan is nothing more than an elaborate Ponzi scheme.”

- More Americans Falling For ‘Get Rich Slowly Over A Lifetime Of Hard Work’ Schemes