September 2011
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The Bolshoi Simulation, “the most accurate cosmological simulation of the evolution of the large-scale structure of the universe yet made”.
What is actually being shown above is a visualization of dark matter in a small fraction of the actual simulation. Visit the Bolshoi website at the University of California High-Performance AstroComputing Center for more information and visuals.
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Wikipedia Unveils Probably the Coolest QR Thingy... →
Wikipedia announced QRpedia today. This is a service which allows users to take a picture of a QR code and directs them to an associated Wikipedia page by auto-detecting the language their phone uses. Codes can be generated at the project’s website, qrpedia.org.
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How Psychology Solved A WWII Shipwreck Mystery →
The story of how two cognitive psychologists found shipwrecks that had been lost since 1941, by analyzing the conflicting first-hand accounts of the survivors.
Pictured above: the HMAS Sydney, lost in a battle with the German HSK Kormoran in 1941, found in 2008.
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It looks as though someone is doing something with all of that Geocities data: The Deleted City.
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Neighborhoods of trust on the web →
Aldo Cortesi has done the above visualization of trust relationships on the web. More details at the link.
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The Top 10 Books Lost to Time →
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Interactive History of the Nobel Prize →
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Continuous Clandestine Tagging, Tracking, and... →
Declassified U.S. military briefing on clandestine tracking methods. Nanotech, long-distance biometric identification, cell-based sensors.
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The rise and fall of graphic adventure games →
An article from a while back on Ars Technica about the decline of a once-dominant form of computer game. Image is from Bad Mojo, 1996.
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