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Purple gorilla story.
My kids asked me for a scary but not too scary story. The internet delivered this. ~ learn more
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Dead reckoning.
“In navigation, dead reckoning is the process of calculating the current position of a moving object by using a previously determined position, or fix, and incorporating estimates of speed, heading (or direction or course), and elapsed time.” ~ learn more
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Dealership sells car out from under woman who brought it in for repairs.
It feels like there’s more to the story here, but it’s certainly a weird occurrence. ~ learn more
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Nordic prisons not better at rehabilitation?
This author comes in hot: “It’s a well-documented fact that a small number of repeat-offending criminals are responsible for a large share of all crime. The primary reason why prisons effectively reduce crime is exactly because they prevent the crimes […]
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How researchers cracked an 11-year-old password to a $3 million crypto wallet.
A lesson in never giving up! Also a reminder that computers don’t do random very well. ~ learn more
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Phase diagrams.
“Understanding and interpreting phase diagrams. Created by Sal Khan.” ~ learn more
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Go ahead, little goat, eat some poison ivy.
We have recently cleaned up a poison ivy outgrowth in our alley without goats. Next time, we’ll call in the A-team! ~ learn more
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Messy desks and the myth of the perfect workspace.
“Whenever I see one of those ‘here’s my workspace’ posts with the perfect photos of a sleek, clean, and pristine desk, I vom a little.” I do not have a messy desk, but that’s only because I have not had […]