Kind: Reposts
Reposting of content from another site, often with commentary.
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Cropmarks 2018
https://rcahmw.gov.uk/cropmarks-2018/ (rcahmw.gov.uk)
The unprecedented spell of hot, dry weather across Wales has provided perfect conditions for archaeological aerial photography. As the drought has persisted across Wales, scores of long-buried archaeological sites have been revealed once again as ‘cropmarks’, or patterns of growth in ripening crops and parched grasslands. The Royal Commission’s aerial investigator Dr Toby … -
Frigid
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Frigid (smbc-comics.com) Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal -
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Hopefully they'll be able to let it go... let it go... -
The Alice and Bob After Dinner Speech
John Gordon: The Alice and Bob After Dinner Speech (urbigenous.net) Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen.
There comes a time when people at a technical conference like this need something more relaxing. A change of pace. A shift of style. To put aside all that work stuff and think of something refreshingly different.
So let's talk about coding … -
Einstein's theory still passes the test: weak and strong gravity objects fall the same way
AstronNL (YouTube)
Fabulous explanation of the Strong Equivalence Principle coupled with a nice bit of recent research to prove that it holds true even in extreme gravitational fields (and therefore disproving a few interesting fringe theories). It's hard science made to enjoy like pop science: yay! Plus a Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy reference, … -
How To Play - Carcassonne
https://youtu.be/DJ2Si2sjHNY (youtu.be)
The Dragon's Tomb (YouTube)
This is not your typical How To Play. I'll bet you never knew the real rules for Carcassonne... -
The Insane Story In The Background Of Arrested Development
The Insane Story In The Background Of Arrested Development (Cracked.com) The day that Mitchell Hurwitz starts making shallow humor is the day that we rip the mask off of Mitchell Hurwitz and find the real Mitchell Hurwitz bound in his own cellar. Throughout the first three seasons of Arrested Development, we were treated to some …
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Lateral: Game 1 with Kat Arney, Helen Arney, Simon Clark, and Sally Le Page
https://youtu.be/_xS-BIcu4ew (youtu.be)
Tom Scott (YouTube)
Tom Scott's new YouTube game show, Lateral, has just finished it's first series. Start watching from here, if you're at all interested... and you should be, it's funny and clever (albeit in a very different way to Citation Needed). -
Unbreakable smart lock devastated to discover screwdrivers exist
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/06/15/taplock_broken_screwdriver/ (theregister.co.uk) It's never easy to crack into a market with an innovative new product but makers of the "world's first smart fingerprint padlock" have made one critical error: they forgot about the existence of screwdrivers.
Tapplock raised $320,000 in 2016 for their product that would allow you to use just your finger to open the … -
REPORT: Cards Against Humanity officially surpasses acoustic guitars as the most annoying thing you can bring to a party - The Beaverton
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2018/06/report-cards-against-humanity-officially-surpasses-acoustic-guitars-as-the-most-annoying-thing-you-can-bring-to-a-party/ (thebeaverton.com) VICTORIA, BC – After data collection from thousands of parties across the country, reports are coming in that the annoying person who brings an acoustic guitar to a party is now officially less hated than the person who expects everyone to sit down and play Cards Against Humanity.
“At least when some asshole starts … -
JS Oxford Indieweb presentation - Polytechnic
JS Oxford Indieweb presentation by Garrett Coakley (polytechnic.co.uk) Last night I attended the always excellent JS Oxford, and as well as having my mind expanded by both Jo and Ruth’s talks (Lemmings make an excellent analogy for multi-threading, who knew!), I gave a brief talk on the Indieweb movement. If you’ve not heard of Indieweb …
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Rab the Giant versus the Witch of the Waterfall
Rab the Giant versus the Witch of the Waterfall (firesidefiction.com) Once upon a time there was a giant called Rab who lived in Glasgow and almost no one came to his door to kill him anymore. He had lived there since the time before legend, long before there even was a Glasgow, when giants and …
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Tim Ferriss is wrong -- no, maybe he's right!
Tim Ferriss is wrong -- no, maybe he's right! (changingminds.org) ...
There is an American principle that success is more about what you are making than what you are worth, and even less about being able to stop working. This is a brilliant cultural driver for a strong economy as it celebrates working billionaires. In Britain, … -
Lucy`s Secret Number puzzle
Lucy’s Secret Number puzzle (datagenetics.com) You are at a party and overhear a conversation between Lucy and her friend.
In the conversation, Lucy mentions she has a secret number that is less than 100.
She also confesses the following information:
"The number is uniquely describable by the answers to the following four questions:"
Q1) Is the number divisible by … -
Does Pee Come out of the Vagina?
Does Pee Come out of the Vagina? (youtu.be)
Sexplanations
Dr. Doe doing her thing again. Stay curious! -
Rise Of The Mesopredator
Rise Of The Mesopredator (youtu.be)
MinuteEarth (ft. ScienceWithTom)