"The biggest uninterrupted indoor space on the planet, Tropical Islands Resort, sits on an old airfield in Germany. How on earth could anyone afford to build something that big... and then use it as a... continue reading
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"The biggest uninterrupted indoor space on the planet, Tropical Islands Resort, sits on an old airfield in Germany. How on earth could anyone afford to build something that big... and then use it as a... continue reading
posted by blacklotus90While they don't quite cause a Y2K-scale of disaster, leap seconds can cause some serious glitches. Here's why computers have trouble with something that should, in theory, be pretty simple.
posted by blacklotus90"It's never been done on the internet. You're going to learn something." YouTube: SYNCHRONIZE WITH DEREK'S VIDEO: http://bit.ly/SouthernSwirl We each repeated the experiment 3 times, and got the... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals(yt description) 5 designs guaranteed to win 1st place or your money back. I hope you enjoy the video and learn something new like I did when I made it. Feel free to share with any one who likes to learn... continue reading
posted by Magicpants"Everybody is worth something."
posted by PlayhousePalsI've doubled what I thought I'd live ... must be doing something [cough] right!
posted by PlayhousePals"A short Humanist animation about morality" - YT
posted by messengerHe's on to something here. I forgave the Sifters who were certain that I was a sock puppet. And boy howdy, I felt better. Full disclosure, a smidgen of valium was instrumental in helping me achieve nirvana... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePalsYT: "Soooo, its raining outside and finally had a day off!! Wanted to talk about something that close to my heart. Learn some wack stuff about my native language, Finnish!"
posted by mintbbbThere was something deeply satisfying about watching a true craftsman doing their thing. This was artisanal beyond my reckoning. I had no good ideas myself on how you'd find and reuse the same hidden... continue reading
posted by SFOGuyThere's something to be said for polite society.
posted by PlayhousePalsMore evidence that those in the inner circle "elite" know what's up, but preach something else (often for their own gain). Here, Alan Greenspan (finally) comes clean, albeit "too late." Via Voices... continue reading
posted by TrancecoachNeatorama: DIY fanatics like myself consider Adam Savage (of Mythbusters fame) to be one of the gods of DIY. The man can build really cool stuff out of a pile of random stuff, and his diverse skillset,... continue reading
posted by ZawashFrom http://www.dorkly.com/post/63198/lets-take-this-game-boy-apart-and-learn-something ...
posted by antFor nearly all of human history, most people were very, very poor. But something happened after 1800. Average wages began to rise. For example, in the past 200 years, the average wage in the United States... continue reading
posted by TrancecoachThanks to Visually (http://Visual.ly) for facilitating the creation of this video, to http://youtube.com/kurzgesagt for the animation, and to The Prison Policy Initiative for research help and fact checking.... continue reading
posted by eric3579YouTube Description: So what does perception even mean? What's the difference between seeing something and making sense of it? In today's episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank gives us some insight... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePalsCan you figure out the rule? Did you see the exponents pattern? http://youtu.be/AVB8vRC6HIY Why do you make people look stupid? http://bit.ly/12Fmlpl How do you investigate hypotheses? Do you seek... continue reading
posted by eric3579“Now this is a very, very important point — to realize that the world is not an illusion, that the world simply happens to be an abstraction. Out of the process, please remember we are interested in... continue reading
posted by TrancecoachThe brain that changed everything. Einstein's brain was removed a few hours after he deceased. Then it was stolen / lost. And then recovered. And researched lots to see if there was something about it.
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