The wind rose hibiscus earns its name from the fine radial veins that fan out like a meteorological chart, blending cream edges, blue-purple midtones, and a red eye
"A real index of intelligence is humour, you know? It requires great affection for people and the world and the act of being, a forgivingness and a bemusement. The sure sign of the fanatic is an absence of humour."
- Terence McKenna
In 1991 Enya appeared on spains VIP Noche on Tele 5 performing carribean blue and this still feels unreal three decades later. What a time to be alive to listen to this.
This came out of Indiana.
Roughly 2,000 years ago, someone at the Mann Site carved a crouching feline into black steatite, finished the paws and pads underneath it, then cut a smoking bowl into its back.
PlayStation 9 (2078)
The PlayStation 9 was a fictional console created for a PlayStation 2 advertising campaign around 1999–2000.
There is speculation that the commercial was originally meant to show a PlayStation you could take anywhere with you, and that it may have been an early reference to the PSP, which launched a few years later.
in 1971, the federal minimum wage was $1.60 an hour.
40 hours of work = $64
at the official $35/oz gold price, that was about 1.83 ounces of gold.
today, 1.83 ounces of gold is worth roughly $7,900.
to earn $7,900 in a single 40-hour workweek today, you’d need to make about $198/hour.
$1.60/hour then.
~$198/hour today.
measured in gold.
let that sink in.
Hindu comedian hears Christians and Muslims talk about God and tries to add them to the list.
“What does He look like?”
“Does He have special powers?”
“How do you talk to Him if you can’t see Him?”
His attempt to make sense of monotheism is hilarious.
today i've learned that 2 air gapped computers in the same room can communicate with each other by regulating their CPU temperature
we're not gonna be able to contain AGI
Researchers at Hanyang University developed magnetic micro swarm robots that can operate in groups of up to 1,000 units. Individually simple, the robots collectively achieve capabilities through coordination, including carrying objects up to 350 times the weight of one unit. The swarm can operate on surfaces, in liquids and confined spaces, with potential applications in clearing blocked arteries, drug delivery and pipeline navigation.
Video Credit: Hanyang University
#engineering #technology #robotics
A Stanford neurologist told me:
“Sticking out your tongue for 40 seconds removes cortisol faster than any pills and breathing exercises.”
1. Your neck is what's keeping you anxious.