March 2011
1 post
DDR [Chaosradio Express] →
Die Deutsche Demokratische Republik ist jetzt bald seit 20 Jahren Vergangenheit und Dinge geraten in Vergessenheit. Im Gespräch mit Tim Pritlove versuchen Frank Rieger und Martin Schramm das Gefühl, DDR-Bürger zu sein, wieder in Erinnerung zu rufen und zu erklären, worin sich das Leben im Osten vom Westen unterschieden hat.
Themen: Agitatoren in der Schule, Altstoffsammlung (Crowdsourcing),...
February 2011
1 post
Deindividuation [You Are Not So Smart] →
The Misconception: People who riot and loot are scum who were just looking for an excuse to steal and be violent.
The Truth: You are are prone to losing your individuality and becoming absorbed into a hivemind under the right conditions.
January 2011
2 posts
The shared genetic heritage of Jews and... →
Skynet meets the Swarm: how the Berkeley Overmind... →
Fascinating article about how to handle a specific real world problem using AI
December 2010
6 posts
The truth about suicide bombers [Boston Globe] →
Are they religious fanatics? Deluded ideologues? New research suggests something more mundane: They just want to commit suicide.
Investment with Strings Attached: Cables Reveal... →
China has strengthened its economic and political ties in Africa in recent years in an effort to open up new markets and secure much-needed raw materials. The leaked US diplomatic cables reveal that Africans are growing increasingly resentful of China’s aims and methods.
WikiLeaks embassy cables: the key points at a... →
There are no fewer than 251,287 cables from more than 250 US embassies around the world, obtained by WikiLeaks. We present a day-by-day guide to the revelations from the US embassy cables both from the Guardian and its international media partners in the story
"State and Terrorist Conspiracies" & "Conspiracy... →
To radically shift regime behavior we must think clearly and boldly for if we have learned anything, it is that regimes do not want to be changed. We must think beyond those who have gone before us, and discover technological changes that embolden us with ways to act in which our forebears could not.
Julian Assange and the Computer Conspiracy; “To... →
WikiLeaks cables reveal how US manipulated climate... →
Embassy dispatches show America used spying, threats and promises of aid to get support for Copenhagen accord
November 2010
3 posts
Die Legende vom Salzstock [Zeit Online] →
Ratlos in Gorleben: Wo ist der Castor wirklich? Die Geschichte einer Selbsttäuschung
Oracle cooks up free and premium JVMs [The... →
October 2010
1 post
Captured: America in Color from 1939-1943 →
These images, by photographers of the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information, are some of the only color photographs taken of the effects of the Depression on America’s rural and small town populations
September 2010
3 posts
stuxnet: targeting the iranian enrichment... →
The Colony [Al Jazeera] →
The past decade has seen Chinese economic growth explode across the world and the Chinese economic miracle seems to reach into every imaginable area of manufacturing and natural resources.
Filmmakers Brent Huffman and Xiaoli Zhou traveled to Senegal in West Africa to explore the onslaught of Chinese economic might and its impact on long-standing African traditions.
In the following account,...
Unhear it - get that damn song out of your head! →
We created this site for those of you that have a song stuck in your head and you can’t get it out no matter what you do. Using the latest techniques in reverse-auditory-melodic-unstickification technology, we’ve been able to allow our users to “unhear” songs by hearing equally catchy songs. So all we’re doing is making you forget your old song by replacing it with...
August 2010
5 posts
Beginner's Health and Fitness Guide →
Common Programmer Health Problems [Zed Shaw] →
YousableTubeFix (for Greasemonkey) →
Makes youtube right.
Don’t Be Ugly By Accident! [OkCupid] →
If you’re anything like me, you usually think of your pics in terms of content: Here’s me smiling. Here’s me looking tough. Here’s me in Hawaii with that wacky turtle. And so on. Today, however, we’ll analyze photography from a numerical angle—we’ll discuss flash, focus, and aperture instead. We feel like people don’t really think about these things when...
Yakuza 3 (the game) reviewed by Yakuza [Boing... →
July 2010
12 posts
The dark side of Dubai [The Independent] →
The Pwnie Awards 2010 →
The Anchoring Effect [You Are Not So Smart] →
Caffeine: A User's Guide to Getting Optimally... →
Caffeine is the most widely used stimulant in the world, but few use it to maximal advantage.
Toad Houses Disassembled →
To waste some time today I played some Super Mario Bros 3 on my Wii. I only made it trough three levels before I reached the first Toad House. Upon receiving the item from Toad I decided to investigate something I’ve wanted to know for, I don’t know, maybe 15 years. How exactly does the game decide what item you receive?
The StarCraft Storyline →
Deepwater Horizon alarms were switched off 'to... →
Oil spill in Dalian, China [The Big Picture] →
Five days ago, in the northeastern port city of Dalian, China, two oil pipelines exploded, sending flames hundreds of feet into the air and burning for over 15 hours, destroying several structures - the cause of the explosion is under investigation. The damaged pipes released thousands of gallons of oil, which flowed into the nearby harbor and the Yellow Sea. The total amount of oil spilled is...
Red Dead Redemption: World in Motion →
Time-lapse footage of Rockstar’s western opus
pOnd →
Peanut Gallery invites you to experience pOnd, a one-button zen relaxation game that celebrates the simple beauty of the natural world. Enjoy the pleasant sights and sounds and breathe in nature as you journey deep into the woods.
Internet-Enquete-Kommission: padeluun (Danisch.de) →
AnimeReactor Community Awards - 2009 →