June 27, 2017
The music of nightmares
The Apprehension Engine expresses the emotions that cannot be expressed in other ways, triggering fear with intense sonic methods.[via]
You know what I want
Moneyness is an interesting blog about all things money. Interesting articles:
Where do the stairs at the bottom of the pool go? Where?!?
Going to Orlando? With 29 of your favorite friends? And looking for a place to stay? Why not rent The Captain's Quarters III? You might never even make it to DisneyWorld.
Baseball criticism from beyond the grave...
Swapping digits of pi and e
Over at Mathoverflow, user Erin Carmody asked the question "If I exchange infinitely many digits of π and e, are the two resulting numbers transcendental?" The answers given were great, and PBS Infinite Studios made this video about it.
There's no comparison
mostly dogs mostly showcases the silly, the adorable, the happy and the skillful.
mostly cats, mostly showcases the teensy, the tender, the annoyed and the weird.
Bonus comic: Dogs vs. Cats
mostly cats, mostly showcases the teensy, the tender, the annoyed and the weird.
Bonus comic: Dogs vs. Cats
Building a Better Base
Busy each day with thousands or tens of thousands of people, a military base is a mini-city. It has its own police, fire, and recreation departments, and even a “mayor” (the base commander). It has traffic, crime, and pollution, just like a regular city. And its residents are dealing with a major public health concern—obesity. Now the U.S. Department of Defense is looking to the environment of the base itself to get its forces into shape.
Huge as the frowning Precipice, cruel as the bloody Panther
Early American natural historians struggled to establish the validity of their discipline. Europeans such as Count George-Louis Leclerc Buffon, curator of the King’s Natural History Cabinet in France, opined that American species were inherently degenerate and inferior. Thomas Jefferson attempted to change Buffon’s mind by sending him the remains of a large moose. Then, in 1801, the remains of an enormous animal were unearthed on a farm in New York state. It was the Incognitum. [more inside]
The synergy was electric.
Killability Score™
All the Marvel Superheroes Who Should Die in Avengers: Infinity War [Nerdist] “Time to kill some superheroes! Marvel boss Kevin Feige confirmed to JoBlo that Avengers: Infinity War [YouTube] [Extended First Look] will be the last appearance for some central figures of the MCU [wiki], which means they might shuffle off their mortal capes or retire to their secret, woodsy homes… or alien planets or state-of-the-art mansion towers. But hopefully a bunch will get killed. Don’t look at me like that! Marvel needs to show some stakes, especially if the long-promised fight against Thanos is going to live up to the hype as something on a scale we’ve never seen before. Considering their longevity, significance, and power, here are the heroes of Infinity War, ranked by killability.”
“I Adore my Lesbian Daughters—Keep them safe.”
Frances Goldin, a 93-year-old mother of two lesbians, has been attending the New York City Pride march for nearly 50 years. And each year, she waves the same sign. [more inside]
Major and fast spreading cyber attack
A quickly spreading ransomware attack is hitting countries across the world including Ukraine, Russia, Spain, France and the United States, just weeks after a ransomware attack known as “WannaCry.” [more inside]
Coastal Canadian corvid continues campaign of chaos
After being knocked unconscious at a soccer game earlier this year, Vancouver's Canuck the Crow (previously here, Facebook page here) is back in action: Canada Post has suspended mail delivery to three addresses after Canuck repeatedly attacked a mail carrier. On one occasion, the carrier was left bleeding. Earlier this week, he caused a flap at a local McDonald's.
"I have heard the sound of the future. This is it, look no further. "
Learn More About Where You Live
Native Land is a resource to help North Americans learn more about their local history. Search a North American address to learn more about native territories, languages, and treaties.
It's Mr. Galaxywide
a mere suggestion.... anakin's volcano fight scene w/ obi wan + fireball by pitbull (SLT) [more inside]
These New Spaces are All Designed to Be Flexible
The Oklahoma Mixer
The numerous incarnations of "Turkey in the Straw" (previously) over the course of the song's American history have usually focused either on the rural feel of its folk roots or the silly, irreverent and sometimes offensive lyrics.
Yet in post-war Japan, the song began another life where it became known as "Oklahoma Mixer," or オクラホマミキサー, by serving as the musical accompaniment for a line-dancing event in school sports days around the nation for decades. More recently, it even provided the basis for a 2016 hit single. [more inside]
Killing beans with robots
Hiss Clack Toot Bang Whirr Puff Scrape
Like enormous Victorian steam engines? From pants and coins to beer and paper, goofball Mark Williams gives us a running (sometimes literally running) tour around the UK’s industrial past. After that, we puff on over to the continent with Ronald Top. For your summer binge-ing pleasure, enjoy many hours of Industrial Revelations on YouTube.
We are still mythical
Under May / there is a gulf that separates us and it seems to gape a little wider every day. / Now watch her pray on every tragedy. / Divide divide and frenzy up the nastiness / The them and us, the human cost / the rising threat / we must be watched / clocked and kept and screamed and blocked. / If this is strength then we’re all fucked / But give them an inch and they’ll set up shop. / I want to create a truly hostile environment. / Her words, not mine. [more inside]
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