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June 23, 2012
Consciousness is a state of mind...
A great talk by Bob Blum on the mind-blowing subject of consciousness. Check out around 20:15, his use of our classic Brain in a Vat comic. :-)
Bob Blum: Consciousness: What, Who, When, and Why from Monica Anderson on Vimeo.
Posted by Snaggy at 08:19 PM
7 minutes of terror: getting Curiosity on the surface of Mars
These geeks are my heroes!
Posted by Snaggy at 12:42 PM
The Making of...
Our friends at Thinkmodo reveal how they put thogether that very cool Underwater Nightclub video.
Posted by Snaggy at 07:44 AM
June 22, 2012
Ray Bradbury to be honoured with 451 error message?
The Guardian is reporting that software developer Tim Bray has proposed a new HTTP status code to honour Ray Bradbury (inspired by his novel Fahrenheit 451). The new code would indicate when access to a page has been denied for censorship reasons. Brilliant!
You can read more here, and check out our Ray Bradbury tribute comic here.
Posted by Snaggy at 09:16 AM
June 19, 2012
The Slinky bottom doesn't move!
Posted by Snaggy at 12:33 PM
June 12, 2012
Tidbits for this week in June!
GrumpySteen takes a Long exposure photos from the ISS, and gives a WTF to Helicopter + dead cat?, ... Shooshie heralded Game of Tech Thrones, ... the MoMan toasts D-Day, and The Famous Druid finds the Headline of the Year.
Posted by Snaggy at 02:55 PM
June 07, 2012
Meet Ray Bradbury
Posted by Snaggy at 12:39 PM
June 06, 2012
RIP Ray Bradbury. :-(
Don't ruin your life by over-thinking it...
via CharlesGnilka
Posted by Snaggy at 08:37 AM
June 05, 2012
Transit of Venus Day!
For lots more, including viewing info, visit transitofvenus.org
Update: There's some great transit pics in this Forum thread, including mine!
Posted by Snaggy at 12:38 AM