Wednesday, 19 October 2016
"A two-year-old's solution to the trolley problem"
I enjoyed this video about an alternative solution to the classic trolley problem.
Tuesday, 2 August 2016
Accidental Twitter Bot
This Twitter bot scans Twitter and posts tweets that happen to match 5/7/5 syllable structure. It is mildly amusing.
Saturday, 14 November 2015
Amazon Bots Fighting Over Price
I enjoyed this story about Amazon seller bots trying to outdo themselves leading to some funny results, namely a 20$ book priced at 2.4 million. Story found here.
Tuesday, 25 March 2014
Sunday, 26 January 2014
Saturday, 16 November 2013
xbcd Comics
xbcd is a popular online comic strip that accurately describes itself as "a webcomic of romance,
sarcasm, math, and language". Its solid mix of thoughtful insights and geeky humor had me laughing out loud several times.
Monday, 11 November 2013
Saturday, 9 November 2013
Thursday, 7 November 2013
Why the growth of bee populations follows the Fibonacci series.
The Futility Closet blog has an interesting entry about why the growth of bee populations follows the Fibonacci series.
[Illustration from their story.]
Wednesday, 16 October 2013
Random Poetry Maker Gains Massive Twitter Following
A random poetry generator, mix and matching sentences from eBooks has an incredible 220 thousand followers. The video discuss the implications of the popular "SPAM machine" in the context of art.
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