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my first AJAX type thing
This code is very very very stolen from Wikipedia. I don’t know why it doesn’t work here, but it works on my journal <script> // Wikipedia JavaScript support functions function showTocToggle() { if (document.createTextNode) { // Uses DOM calls to … Continue reading
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The Carpet Problem
Take a 12 x 9 carpet, cut out 1 x 8 then cut the rest into exactly 2 pieces to make 10 x 10 Continue reading
Posted in Math / Logic
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Math/Logic Riddle
Slashdot Math/Logic Riddles The riddle about sorting coins without being able to see them seems impossible to me… I will ponder it.
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Plasma pencil kills germs
Plasma pencil kills germs This seems pretty cool. In a way, it’s like the first example of something cool that I’d never even considered possible; I thought plasma was necessarily gajillions of degrees. But now it’s available in a handheld … Continue reading
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long jokes
These are the long jokes I know. They are more like stories with silly punchlines. I wrote the one about the kid who loves to do dishes. How to catch a pink elephant Moe and Joe Kid who loved green … Continue reading
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General relativity versus Newton
CERN Courier – General relativity versus Newtonian phsyics No more need for pesky undetectable dark matter! What I can’t understand is why they used Newtonian physics to confirm Einstein’s theories! My brother explained thusly: I actually have no idea about … Continue reading
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Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
Kung Pow: Enter The Fist This is a really silly movie that has us almost continuously in stitches. So many mixed up movie references, plus hilarious dialogue in itself. We weren’t laughing as much at the very end, but it’s … Continue reading
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Jerusalem
I’m in Jerusalem! I haven’t really seen anything undeniably inappropriate, but there is definitely a distinction between areas for Palestinians and areas for Israelis, and definitely some weird stuff going on. For the past two days, I’ve been staying in … Continue reading
Posted in Palestine, travel
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Unveiling the high energy Milky Way reveals ‘dark accelerators’
Unveiling the high energy Milky Way reveals ‘dark accelerators’ In general, this article tells me we know *nothing* about the universe. Even so, I like how they’re using the atmosphere to detect the gamma rays via Cherenkov light. wow.
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automatic image categorisation
automatic image categorisation This seems pretty sweet. Google could use this technology to further optimize its image search. I could use this technology to get the pictures on my website arranged! Amazing to imagine that we are now living in … Continue reading
Posted in internet, technology
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