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January 10, 2011Nobody can deny that Wikipedia's insane intra-site linking can keep you reading about the most obscure subjects for hours on end. I wish I could see the pages I've read over the years, so I figured I'd start listing them here.
History
2000's (Decade)
It is sometimes interesting to see how much our world sucked in the past decade. Really makes you wonder if their are really aliens... How would we hold their interest?
1980's (Decade)
This one has a special meaning to me, especially 1985...
List of Decades
If you're born in a different year that I was, look it up!
It is sometimes interesting to see how much our world sucked in the past decade. Really makes you wonder if their are really aliens... How would we hold their interest?
1980's (Decade)
This one has a special meaning to me, especially 1985...
List of Decades
If you're born in a different year that I was, look it up!
Science and Technology
Number Station
My buddy Dan gave me a heads up about this interesting article. The sound snippets, while boring to most, have an eeire feeling of the history of radio, and of war.
Galvanic Anode
This is one of the techniques they use to protect steel underground and underwater. Same as the grade-school electroplating examples, this is just a large-scale version of that.
Signal to Noise Ratio in Imaging
While trying to better understand the ISO settings of my camera, and how to reduce film grain, I stumbled upon the equation used to approximate film speeds by digital sensors.
Special Information Tone
These are the "DO-DO-DEET" sounds you hear when you place an incorrect phone call. I wanted to make my phone's voicemail have the "Telezapper" tone, but once I found out it was a dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) signal, I figured I'd save it for the next time I want to tinker with Audacity.
Machine Learning
Never... EVER ask me about this subject, or your ear will fall off. I think with the right data sets, computers can become "human", everybody else thinks it's the logic.
Self-Replication
I know this sounds incredibly dirty, but I was seriously only reading about how we could make machines learn themselves and replicate. Personally, I think it would be one hell of a feat.
Boiling Water Reactor
I've read this article several times... While I'm not a nuclear physicist, I still am fascinated by how technology has evolved, even in 1950.
My buddy Dan gave me a heads up about this interesting article. The sound snippets, while boring to most, have an eeire feeling of the history of radio, and of war.
Galvanic Anode
This is one of the techniques they use to protect steel underground and underwater. Same as the grade-school electroplating examples, this is just a large-scale version of that.
Signal to Noise Ratio in Imaging
While trying to better understand the ISO settings of my camera, and how to reduce film grain, I stumbled upon the equation used to approximate film speeds by digital sensors.
Special Information Tone
These are the "DO-DO-DEET" sounds you hear when you place an incorrect phone call. I wanted to make my phone's voicemail have the "Telezapper" tone, but once I found out it was a dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) signal, I figured I'd save it for the next time I want to tinker with Audacity.
Machine Learning
Never... EVER ask me about this subject, or your ear will fall off. I think with the right data sets, computers can become "human", everybody else thinks it's the logic.
Self-Replication
I know this sounds incredibly dirty, but I was seriously only reading about how we could make machines learn themselves and replicate. Personally, I think it would be one hell of a feat.
Boiling Water Reactor
I've read this article several times... While I'm not a nuclear physicist, I still am fascinated by how technology has evolved, even in 1950.
Mathematics
Doomsday Rule
Shows an algorithm devised to calculate the day of the week in the Gregorian Calendar.
Shows an algorithm devised to calculate the day of the week in the Gregorian Calendar.
Medical and Pharmaceuticals
Business
Music
Chiptune
Pretty interesting, and with cool results. Just a shame that these old chips are being sampled by the same talentless performers who depend on a computer program to promote their "talent."
Roger Daltrey of The Who
For a guy who beat the hell out of his equipment, I was still surprised to see that he uses a $99 (Amazon) microphone to do his shows.
Behind Blue Eyes by The Who
The first song I learned on the guitar, taught to me by my Dad, has an unexpected background. I just thought the music was neat-o.
Pretty interesting, and with cool results. Just a shame that these old chips are being sampled by the same talentless performers who depend on a computer program to promote their "talent."
Roger Daltrey of The Who
For a guy who beat the hell out of his equipment, I was still surprised to see that he uses a $99 (Amazon) microphone to do his shows.
Behind Blue Eyes by The Who
The first song I learned on the guitar, taught to me by my Dad, has an unexpected background. I just thought the music was neat-o.
| Posted: Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 2:38:30 AM |
| By: Tommeh |
| Helllllo brother! I dont know how into astronomy you are but you should check out http:en.wikipedia.orgwikiSpacehabitat its a pretty cool read if i do say so muhself braw. |