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Saturday, May 17, 2014

Alcohol Under a Microscope.

I wonder if this could answer why different people feel like they drink certain drinks, but not others.

Different alcoholic drinks under a microscope.

link here.

take it easy ;)

Interesting New Toilet Idea.

Saves on water and space, and it flushes after closing...

I could see a few issues with it clogging.

link to article here.
take it easy ;)

Amazing Maps Showing Various Awesomeness

The World Divided Into Seven Regions, Each with a Population of One Billion

7 Sections of the World - 1,000,000,000 People Each

How The World Would Look If Mapping Conventions Were Flipped Upside-Down.

Because orienting north toward the top is a matter of convention rather than correctness, a south-up map is technically just as correct as north-up. Maps with different orientations have appeared in several cultures and time periods. The convention of orienting north to the top (and thus east to the right) was probably established by the astronomer Ptolemy.

The world if South was North, which is just as possible.

Happiness Map.

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The Most Photographed Places In The World

link to article here.

take it easy ;)

Javascript Terrain = FRACTALS

I love fractals, personally. They are all around us and they are vital in the building blocks of life.

Awesome Page to try out the Imagery ---> HERE

"Programmers tend to be lazy (I speak from experience), and one nice side effect of laziness is really brilliant ways to avoid work. In this case, instead of spending mind-numbing hours manually creating what would likely be pretty lame rocky surfaces, we'll get spiritual and teach the computer what it means to be a rock. We'll do this by generating fractals, or shapes that repeat patterns in smaller and smaller variations."

If you're interested in fractal imagery, there is a "sandbox-type" website ---> HERE
(this is probably how AI is going to begin understanding self-evolution,
and build themselves a leader... just saying.)

link to article here.
take it easy ;)

"The John Hancock Tower in Chicago rolled out a snazzy scary new attraction for people who visit the top of the skyscraper: windows that tilt down to give you a better view of the ground beneath you. It's like a roller coaster ride for those afraid of heights (that would be me). Just stand next to the window and it'll tilt itself down like you're falling."

link here.
take it easy ;)