February 2010
36 posts
WatchA day in the life of New York City, in miniature
“Even Streng had to give up on some of the planned experiments, though (bonus...”
– Things I won’t Work With
WatchI love these too-good-to-be-true stories. Though it saddens me that this is left over tech from a scrapped mars mission.
WatchHaiti Earthquake Aftermath Montage on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
“The surprise came at the conclusion of the event. The winner was revealed to be...”
– The Chess Master and the Computer - The New York Review of Books
“The number of legal chess positions is 10^40, the number of different possible...”
– The Chess Master and the Computer - The New York Review of Books
WatchTimescapes Timelapse: Learning to Fly on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
“There are huge efforts that do go into making people, to borrow Adam...”
– Education is Ignorance, by Noam Chomsky (Excerpted from Class Warfare)
“This is true of classical liberalism in general. The founders of classical...”
– Education is Ignorance, by Noam Chomsky (Excerpted from Class Warfare)
“The 9 Hours is the brand new capsule hotel unveiled in December 2009 by...”
– 9 hours [Monocle]
Click through to see the 4 minute video. This would be great for transit flights. I’d like to see this in lots of airports.
Enter The Magical Mystery Chambers is a remix...
WatchEspresso, Intelligentsia on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
“Q. How soon after the U.S. Postal Service issues the Calvin stamp will you send...”
– Bill Watterson, creator of beloved ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ comic strip looks back with no regrets | Living - cleveland.com - - cleveland.com