π Day – March 14
eiπ + 1 = 0
(more…)Caspero: The Return of the Storyteller (2015)
Quote of the Day
Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.
-- Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid)
Knife and Fork
For your viewing and listening pleasure, Stan Ridgway’s “Knife and Fork”:
(more…)Star Technologies Graphicon 1700S
The Star Technologies Graphicon 1700S was the image processor that was used to generate the out-the-window graphics used by the ship handling simulators I supported in Busan, South Korea and Kochi, India.
Star Technologies Graphicon 1700S:
Real-time visual training available for under $50,000
Manipulates 2,000 shaded polygons at 30 Hz or 600 polygons at 60 Hz.
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The Three Genders
The 3 genders
— We Have Always Existed: Transgender History (@transgenderhistory.bsky.social) March 11, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Mmmm, Lay’s Classic Potato Chips
When Empires Fall
usually if you ask experts why an empire fell they’ll say it’s nuanced and multifaceted, so i think it’s kind of cool that with America future historians will get to just say like “oh they took the idiot train to moronsville”
— Peter (@notalawyer.bsky.social) August 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
MST3K 1114 – At the Earth’s Core
USAID
USAID – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:
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