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Archive for May, 2011

“Sorting Out Sorting”

Yes, a 30-minute video about sorting algorithms… and it’s amazing.

May 31st, 2011 at 4:11 pm

Homemade levee

A homemade levee on the Mississippi River.

Via: UK Mail Online

May 31st, 2011 at 8:31 am

Quicksort

Visualization of the “quicksort” algorigthm, by Wikipedia user RolandH.

May 30th, 2011 at 12:46 pm

Lights and Leaves

May 30th, 2011 at 12:42 pm

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Beware

“Beware of geeks bearing formulas” – Warren Buffet

Via: NY Times

May 25th, 2011 at 9:32 am

Dirt and sunlight

May 23rd, 2011 at 9:31 am

Algea

Microscopic image of algea (Gephyrocapsa-oceanica) by Wikipedia user Neon ja.

May 21st, 2011 at 4:42 pm

Still from “Aliens”

Still from “Aliens”, 01:04:36.

May 19th, 2011 at 9:14 pm

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Multi-pendulum simulation

Completely mesmerized by this video, I found myself spending a better part of yesterday creating a version of it in Processing.

Video above, source code here.

May 19th, 2011 at 4:38 pm

Old printer clipart

Clipart of a plotter and a printer (respectively); thoughts for a poster.

Via: Arthur’s Clipart

May 19th, 2011 at 10:27 am

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