A United States agency is calling for the abolition of the kilogram. That’s not to say the National Institute of Standards and Technology wants to get rid of the unit of measurement itself. Instead it believes it’s time to stop using the physical object (or “artifact”) that determines the precise mass that makes up a […]
Yesterday, when we asked our Facebook fans to send in pictures of their Halloween costumes, we never thought that so many would participate! While we simply can’t post them all (there was waaaayyyy to many for that), we can at least feature a few of the ones we liked best, just like the one above […]
Well, aside from the curious name (it sounds like what my son says when he eats something he really doesn’t like) it looks like Blekko has people talking. And talking to the tune of $24 million in funding. What on earth is Blekko? According to TechRadar, Blekko is a search engine with a radically new […]
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Even evil minions can get their fifteen seconds of stardom. [Via]
Even if you weren’t in Washington DC for the massive Rally to Restore Sanity, you too can experience the overwhelming sanity by having a look at some of the signs touted by reasonable yet impassioned attendees. As it turns out, there was a fairly high geek demographic, so here are a few of our favorites. […]
We’ve featured Professor Matthew Weathers’ Math Lectures many times in the past (here and here); this year, once again, he has organized a little something special for his class in honor of Halloween. Check it out:
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So, you put a lot of efforts decorating your house for Halloween and think you have the best setup ever? Well I’m sorry to dissapoint you my friend, but I’m pretty sure your home looks nowhere near as awesome as this one. Behold:
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