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Additional Processors
Computerphile
Computerphile at its best, here tackling the topic of additional (supplementary) processors, like FPUs, GPUs, sound processors, etc., to which CPUs outsource some of their work under specific circumstances. Even speaking as somebody who's upgraded a 386/SX to a 386/DX through the addition of a "math co-processor" (an FPU) and seeing the benefit … -
An Honest Stock Market Update
NEW YORK -- Stocks gained momentum on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing up 48 points, reversing losses from last week's decline.
Experts hailed both moves as a "remarkable, textbook example of pure statistical chance," chalking up Monday's gains to a couple random marginal buyers being slightly more motivated than a few random marginal sellers.
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100 Years of Periods
Allure (YouTube)
Bitesize introduction to the (mostly-unspoken) history of the last century of sanitary products. It wasn't so long ago - still within living memory! - that doctors' advice was not to exercise during your period and that sanitary products had to be packaged in plain containers so as not to embarrass buyers nor … -
Brixton To Brighton By Boris Bike
The Boris bike is a magical creature – aptly named after the former mayor of London ‘Boris Johnson’. I say aptly because the bikes are heavy, chunky, provide the absolute bear minimum service and they are expensive to the public.
At £2 per half hour and with 55 miles ahead of us this was ultimately a … -
No, @NetflixUK, I don't want you to WhatsApp me. I never want you WhatsApp me. Why do you ask me every time? No means no. -
You've been... Gayageumstruck!
Luna Lee (YouTube)
AC/DC's Thunderstruck played on a Gayageum, a traditional Korean stringed instrument. You might also enjoy it performed on a pair of cellos. Or, as I shared earlier this year, sung by a 21-month-old. -
Life of Brian Modern Trailer
Stéphane Bouley (YouTube)
What if Monty Python's Life of Brian were a dramatic blockbuster theatrically released in the 2010s? It'd probably have a trailer a bit like this... -
Prime and Punishment
by Josh Dzieza For sellers, Amazon is a quasi-state. They rely on its infrastructure — its warehouses, shipping network, financial systems, and portal to millions of customers — and pay taxes in the form of fees. They also live in terror of its rules, which often change and are harshly enforced.
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Found OK0231 St Giles Webcam Cache, Oxford
This checkin to OK0231 St Giles Webcam Cache, Oxford reflects an opencache.uk log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Wandered out of my office and around the corner to this cache, which has long been on my to-do list, this afternoon. Waved at the new camera!
Note to future visitors: looks like the "lag time" … -
Need-maintenance OK0231 St Giles Webcam Cache, Oxford
This checkin to OK0231 St Giles Webcam Cache, Oxford reflects an opencache.uk log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Looks like the webcam is now back up, but the URL on this page needs revising to https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/webcams/ and/or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh48dJYojmE.
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We need a movement of developers and enthusiasts who loudly, proudly, use @mozilla @firefox as their primary browser....
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Jered Threatin
by Jessica Lussenhop “We would have been overjoyed if that many people actually turned up.”
Jessica Lussenhop (BBC News)
Remember Threatin? Earlier this year, this guy and his band played a European tour to... basically nobody. He'd faked having a successful US career, record deal, etc. and persuaded a handful of session musicians to tour … -
Having a second child worsens parents' mental health
by The Conversation For many parents, the decision to have a second child is made with the expectation that two can’t be more work than one. But our research on Australian parents shows this logic is flawed: second children increase time pressure and deteriorate parents’ mental health.
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The Conversation
New research shows that while it's … -
Festive Cranberry & Cinnamon Bagels
Dan shares a recipe for delicious and highly-seasonal bagels.
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These Dragon Christmas Decorations Are Tearing a Neighborhood Apart
by River Donaghey
A Louisiana woman's unusual Christmas decorations have inadvertently ignited a beef on her street—because they've apparently got her boring-ass neighbors worried that she's a member of a "demonic cult."
Author Diana Rowland just wanted to celebrate the spirit of the holiday season by, naturally, setting up a bunch of inflatable dragons on her …