December 2011
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terryatjn: All Programmers Are Self-Taught →
terryatjn:
Thanks to Hacker News, I stumbled upon this little gem: All Programmers Are Self-Taught.
I have to say, given everything I’ve seen thus far… Jonathan’s pretty on point. Unlike him, I don’t really have the luxury of working with students who have interned with the Microsofts and the Googles of…
Types of bone fractures:
humananatomyfacts:
A complete fracture is when the bone has broken into two pieces.
A greenstick fracture is when the bone cracks on one side only, not all the way through.
A single fracture is when the bone is broken in one place.
A comminuted fracture is when the bone is broken into more than two pieces or is crushed.
A bowing fracture, which only happens in children, is when the...
celestial dissolve: Reddit: Best free online... →
fyeahcarlsagan:
Schools and Universities:
University of Reddit with corresponding subreddit
MIT Lectures
Carnegie Mellon
Johns Hopkins
Tufts
Rice - Connexions
Utah State
Berkeley
Berkeley Part 2
Berkeley Part 3 (videos)
Stanford
Stanford Part 2…
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Average Download Speeds by Country
wolframalpha:
Where does your country rank?
Pro-tip: If you live in the US, click on the “More” button a few times.
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Isaac Asimov - The Foundation Trilogy
The Foundation Trilogy consists of: 1. Foundations 2. Foundation and Empire 3. Second Foundation The Foundation Trilogy is an epic science fiction series written over a span of forty-four years by Isaac Asimov. It consists of seven volumes that are closely linked to each other, although they can be read separately. The series is highly acclaimed,...
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intothecontinuum:
High-Res (750x750)
Mathematica code:
Animate[ Graphics[ Rotate[ Table[ Circle[{100*Cos[i*Pi/12], 100*Sin[i*Pi/12]}, t+(100 - n) (1 + Sign[100 - n])/2], {n, 0, 100, 1}, {i, 0, 23, 1}], t*Pi/12], PlotRange -> 20, ImageSize ->750], {t, 0, 1}]
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