April 2012
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Quantumaniac: Why Does 0.999... = 1? →
quantumaniac:
Consider the real number that is represented by a zero and a decimal point, followed by a never-ending string of nines:
0.99999…
It may come as a surprise when you first learn the fact that this real number is actually EQUAL to the integer 1. A common argument that is often given to show this is…
Reblogging this so I can reblow my mind later reading it again.
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Fun?
screwing with jQuery, primarily pretending to know what I’m doing when I replace expressions and values. function whatAmIdoing(help) { seriously; }
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getting closer. →
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Project D: Fonts - Beyond the Web Safe Font Set →
projectdeign:
In the past web site design was done with the fonts available on your computer, the problem occurred when you designed a site with a font that wasn’t available on every-one’s computer. So a list of fonts were compiled that are (on average) available on every computer. The fonts are:
Arial (font…
Yeahs. CSS web/server fonts are wonderful.
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I'm joining my friends for the Lymphoma & Leukemia... →
I’ve signed up with a group of friends on the Coalition of Reason team to smash cancer! It’s a great cause, and I’ve spent several minutes writing why you should help me get my goal.
I love science, let’s get some research done!
Pass along this link to someone who can help as well: http://bit.ly/fightcancer_giveskymoney
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jtotheizzoe:
fuckyeahspaceexploration:
Mandatory orientation video for Gemini Flight Control staff.
It’s so retro!
Did the same guy do all the filmstrips in the sixties? That voice …
Completely rad.
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Caffeine: A User's Guide to Getting Optimally... →
Optimize!
When it’s not whiskey, it’s caffeine. Also, I prefer Jameson, if anyone was barely holding back to send me a bottle.
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Late night
I’ve had many conversations with my peers on the nature of ambition, self-realization, and the idea that you’re only growing when you find yourself uncomfortable. The only way you can get better at anything is to defy your default discomforts. I’ve had an incredible experience thus far in a wide variety of fields. It’s only now though that I feel the rush of going for it...
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I used to be on here.
I was noonesboy, but we can go by my real name now. Going to see how many of my followers/people I followed are still on this internet contraption…
Interneeeeeeetttttt!
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This show about a Doctor that flies around in a blue box that says “Police” on it while using a screwdriver on everything is pretty neat.
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If we can persuade enough people that science is as wonderful as it is useful,...
– Brian Cox (via chos)
Science: it’s my favorite thing ever.
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Responsive Web Design: Missing the point. →
“I got to help create Tiffany & Co.’s mobile web site. Shortly after they launched, they saw over a 125% jump in their conversion rates (and keep in mind they sell diamonds). Since then, they’ve invested even more resources in their mobile web presence and things are going quite well.”
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