Mathematics →

Published December 14, 2013  ·  All posts on Dec 14  ·  

To those who do not know mathematics it is difficult to get across a real feeling as to the beauty, the deepest beauty, of nature. C.P. Snow talked about two cultures. I really think that those two cultures separate people who have and people who have not had this experience of understanding mathematics well enough to appreciate nature once. […] Physicists cannot make a conversion to any other language. If you want to learn about nature, to appreciate nature, it is necessary to understand the language that she speaks in. She offers her information only in one form; we are not so unhumble as to demand that she change before we pay any attention.

~ Richard Feynman

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Unicorns →

Published December 12, 2013  ·  All posts on Dec 12

What is the most effective discipline to learn for absolute beginners?

~ GµårÐïåñ from, What is the Most Effective Discipline to Learn for Absolute Beginners

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Kyoto →

Published December 10, 2013  ·  All posts on Dec 10

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Control T for TENEX →

Published December 8, 2013  ·  All posts on Dec 8  ·  

This magic works via detection of a STATUS control character, Control-T, by the kernel tty driver, which then prints the load line via tty_info() on FreeBSD or ttyinfo_locked() on Mac OS X. It also sends a SIGINFO to the process, so it can run its own routine. See STATUS in the termios(4) man page.

~ Brendan Gregg from, «http://dtrace.org/blogs/brendan/2013/10/05/control-t-for-tenex/»

It is so freakin’ cool when I learn new Unix tricks. It’s like a maze of twisty passages, all alike; Except there’s… oh! A piece of candy! oh! A piece of candy! oh! A piece of candy.

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Compassion →

Published December 6, 2013  ·  All posts on Dec 6  ·  ,

All cruelty springs from weakness.

~ Seneca

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Hydrogen bomb pressed against your eyeball →

Published December 4, 2013  ·  All posts on Dec 4

detonation of a hydrogen bomb pressed against your eyeball

~ Randall Munroe from, Lethal Neutrinos

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This does not end well.

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Transgression Tuesday →

Published December 3, 2013  ·  All posts on Dec 3  ·  

…where you feel guilty for what you did on Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

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Lowell Observatory Telescope →

Published December 2, 2013  ·  All posts on Dec 2

The telescope, inside the observatory dome, at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff Arizona.

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Prioritize practical movement →

Published November 30, 2013  ·  All posts on Nov 30  ·  

Natural human movement comprises locomotive skills such as walking, running, balancing, jumping, crawling, climbing, or swimming; manipulative skills such as lifting, carrying, throwing, and catching; and combative skills such as striking and grappling. In today’s comfortable world we are losing sight of the practicality of these skills, yet their value cannot be ignored whenever a life-threatening situation arises. You might have to run for your life, or climb, swim, fight, lift, etc. These abilities can save not only your own life, but that of strangers and loved ones as well. George Hebert said, “Be strong to be useful.” Do you want to be strong and useful? Then prioritize practical ways to move.

~ Brett McKay from, Get Fit Like a Wild Man

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New knee ligament discovered. Again. →

Published November 26, 2013  ·  All posts on Nov 26

Orthopedic surgeons in Belgium have hunted down the enigmatic structure in cadavers. And what do you know — the good Parisian doctor [who discovered it 150 years ago] was right.

There is an overlooked ligament in the knee. And it might be important for keeping your knee from twisting and turning, especially after an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL.

~ Michaeleen Doucleff from, Surgeons Discover Quirky Knee Ligament All Over Again

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