There are folks who have worked their magic and tried to imagine how a redesigned and (visually) cleaned up Wikipedia would look like … I must say I like it very much. 😀
Month: August 2012
The Thing About Global Warming
If you ever wondered why there seems to be no motivation to do anything (substantial) about global warning (on a political level) … have a look at Wikipedia’s list of companies by revenue … especially in the “primary industry” column.
Meanwhile there are (terrifying) numbers that say we should. :/
Learning at the Expense of Sleep is Bad
It seems learning at the expense of sleep is actually bad … I had a feeling this might be the case 😉
No More LFMF Updates
Well … it seems there will be no LFMF updates any more. This is a sad day for internet wisdom. 🙁
Die kleine Hagia Sophia
Ich wusste gar nicht, dass es eine kleine (Test-) Hagia Sophia gibt … anscheinend als “Generalprobe” für den Bau der Großen.
Amplifiying Subtle Changes in Videos
I was pointed to an awesome piece of research titled “Eulerian Video Magnification for Revealing Subtle Changes in the World.”
They have developed algorithms that allow them to amplify subtle changes in videos (color, movement) … and select desired frequencies at that. They have an awesome demonstration video:
Ken Edgett is excited
We can do focus now! … and in Color!
Ken Edgett seems really excited about Curiosity’s capabilities. 😉
TextMate 2 on Github
woot? o_O Macromates released the source code for TextMate 2 on GitHub. 😀
Roundcube 0.8
Kudos to the Roundcube Devs. The new release looks awesome. 😀
Curiosity
Congratulations to NASA for successfully landing a new gadget on mars. 😉