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matthen: Chaos Theory is a very important area of mathematics which can explain a lot of what we see in the real world. A pendulum with one mass is relatively easy to explain mathematically, and it behaves nicely. However if you put another mass in there, it behaves chaotically. Technically, this means that if you…
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polychroniadis: Dan Grayber, ‘Bottle Mechanism #3’, 2010.
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emergentfutures: A brain area unique to humans is linked to strategic planning/decision making/multitasking Oxford University researchers have identified a specific area of the human brain that appears to be unlike anything in the brains of some of our closest relatives. MRI imaging of 25 adult volunteers was used to identify key components in the area…
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chiguire: ask-omnipony: thelolgifs: The Japanese have too much time on their hands are you kidding me this is ingenious engineering Pi-tá-go-rá su-í-chí – https://vimeo.com/13420214
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misanthrobot: have just been informed that “seahawks will win but the broncos will catch the snitch” is not a valid bet for the superbowl because apparently football “doesn’t work like that”. whatever.
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Without strong net neutrality rules, an ISP can interfere with a user’s access to content online – that could mean, for example, blocking controversial content or discriminating against a competitor’s site. We’ve seen it happen before. In 2007, Verizon Wireless blocked text messages from the reproductive rights group NARAL. That same year, Comcast was caught…
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Chess: a diabolical entry into a Borgesian horror of infinity. … (via magnificentruin)
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“Blogs are free,” explains Gabby Bess, founder of Illuminati Girl Gang. “Websites are like, $10. Illuminati Girl Gang started out as a Tumblr blog, and if no one had followed it or cared about it, it would have been no loss to me. The internet just provides more in-roads for people that don’t have access…
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The only thing that can be safely predicted is that sometime soon your organization will be challenged to change in ways for which it has no precedent. Gary Hamel (via stoweboyd)