Archive for the ‘links’ Category
Posted by delicious on 20 February 2007 at 1:32 am under links .View comments .
The way the eye reacts to changes of light
Smithsonian magazine article on one of the few surviving cargo cults.
factorial is pretty much the “Hello World” of functional languages. Here’re many ways of doing it, including examples that go from the paeno principles, and combinatory approaches.
Making your bookshelf social.
Posted by delicious on 17 February 2007 at 1:37 am under links .View comments .
Posted by delicious on 28 January 2007 at 1:27 am under links .View comments .
Posted by delicious on 19 December 2006 at 1:39 am under links .View comments .
Might be a fun way of recording timelines. A friend suggested it for planning fiction.
In depth look at the diamond trade, and the success of one of the worlds big cartels.
A wired news story about how a simple classical scheme may provide all the benefits of quantum cryptography.
Contender for most random news story ever.
Posted by delicious on 16 December 2006 at 1:41 am under links .2 Comments .
Some interesting particle physics topics explained in 60 seconds.
Why having an atrocious economy is good for you :-)
Who cares about desert flora and fauna? Global warming’ll kill em anyway, let’s get some solar panels out there.
A “Task focussed UI for eclipse”. Apparently it’s going to change my life.
Posted by delicious on 13 December 2006 at 1:41 am under links .View comments .
Something to check out later, looks fun.
Some bets that Brian at backseatdriving would be prepared to make regarding global warming.
An introduction to constructal theory.
Strongest creature on earth for its size. Able to carry off small babies (with the appropriate child seat modifications).
The nitty gritty of immobilizing that giraffe. It’s harder than you might think.
An article on the phenomenon of eusociality.
Posted by delicious on 12 December 2006 at 1:43 am under links .View comments .