Links van 7 december 2015 tot 17 december 2015

“Cats and Dogs” by H. P. Lovecraft Between dogs and cats my degree of choice is so great that it would never occur to me to compare the two. I have no active dislike for dogs, any more than I have for monkeys, human beings, negroes, cows, sheep, or pterodactyls; but for the cat I …

Links van 11 april 2015 tot 16 april 2015

Study finds, surprisingly, that women are favored for jobs in STEM – The Washington Post“At one point we turned to each other while we were coding email responses from faculty across the U.S. and said we hoped that the large preference for women applicants over identically qualified men applicants would slow down because it seemed …

Links van 3 maart 2014 tot 9 maart 2014

The Trek Collective: Trek-lit reading orderAs the continuity of Star Trek novels grows the question is ever changing, but if you're wondering: "What do I need to read before Articles of the Federation?" or "…Destiny?" or "…The Fall?", here are the answers. Maandans – Deelnemen is belangrijker dan SwinnenDe Calimero's zitten dit keer niet bij …

Links van 8 januari 2014 tot 9 januari 2014

The Jesus Blog: The Testimonium Flavianum, Eusebius, and Consensus (Guest Post) – OlsonIn this post, I’ll try to make clear why I am skeptical toward common scholarly claims about what an early Christian writer would or would not have written in a brief passage about Jesus. Native Ads Are The Worst Idea In The World …

Links van 8 april 2012 tot 11 april 2012

Interesting ArticlesA curated stream of interesting articles. Beste MIVB, heb uw personeel en de passagiers lief | SixlogJe bent nergens meer veilig, niet in het verkeer, evenmin thuis en zeker niet op een boot. Dat heet toeval of noodlot en hoeveel blauw ook op straat, of hoe streng de straffen: het zal altijd blijven gebeuren. …

Links van 19 maart 2012 tot 6 april 2012

Child of Rage The FULL Documentary – YouTubeShocking, Horrifying, Fascinating The full documentary. The Best Textbooks on Every Subject – Less WrongWhat if we could compile a list of the best textbooks on every subject? That would be extremely useful. Let's do it. Omni-Suzanne Ciani – YouTubeSuzanne Ciani working on the music and sounds for …

Links van 13 maart 2012 tot 18 maart 2012

Sustainable Pleasure – Sex Toy Recyclingfind out how sex toy recycling works Ruby, Ruby on Rails, and _why: The disappearance of one of the world’s most beloved computer programmers. – Slate MagazineWhat happened when one of the world’s most unusual, and beloved, computer programmers disappeared. The Inside Story of How John Carter Was Doomed by …

Links van 12 november 2011 tot 5 december 2011

Arcade Improv: Humans Pretending to Be Videogames – Waxy.orgInstantly, Mike and Jerry understood, along with everyone in the audience born before 1978. Catherine Young & Family, Page OneA family working in the Tifton (Ga.) Cotton Mill. Mrs. A.J. Young works in mill and at home. Nell (oldest girl) alternates in mill with mother. Mammy (next …

Links van 29 april 2011 tot 30 april 2011

YouTube – Authors@Google: Tina FeyTina Fey joins Google's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt for a fireside chat about her new book, Bossypants. Multiplayer HighListen to anyone talk about schools today: classical education just can't keep up. In the digital generation's world of constant change, most schooling is profoundly boring. But what else is possible?

Links voor 24 april 2011

The 50 Things Every Graphic Design Student Should Know – Jamie Wieck – Design, IllustrationA condensed primer for students and graduates-to-be. Terraria – Coming soon!Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. The world is your canvas and the ground itself is your paint. Terraria is coming soon! YouTube – Creativity …