As someone finally learning Git, this is my new favorite page (thanks Dan): git-man-page-generator.lokaltog.net Every bit as cromulent as the real thing
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Ever wonder if a neuroscientist's toolkit would let us understand an actual microprocessor's structure and function? biorxiv.org/content/biorxi
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The difference between "easy" and "hard" isn't always obvious, even to insiders. bit.ly/1SigQIs (an oldie but a goodie)
I'm late to the party, but thanks to for sharing "The importance of stupidity in scientific research" bit.ly/1L38Nw0
Leave it to XKCD to finally explain etendue in practical terms. bit.ly/1o7nLqC
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It's not new, but this salmon fMRI study is a great example of how no data is better than misinterpreted data bit.ly/1NqS13S
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This has to be the first IRB reference I've seen in a comic: bit.ly/1PUxhag
The case of the amazing gay-marriage data: How a grad student uncovered a huge scientific fraud. slate.com/blogs/browbeat via
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Here's a great blog post by Atman on late latching and its value in reducing latency: bit.ly/1F6BRe2
We're excited to have Mary Lou Jepsen joining our team! recode.net/2015/03/02/fac
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No, an online test can't tell if you're a tetrachromat with magic color vision. However, the subject is fascinating. stanford.io/17KS5P6
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Someone should compose some on-hold music that explicitly respects the telephone pass band.
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It's great to see Valve and HTC officially throw their respective hats into the VR HMD ring. Exciting times for VR!
If evolution favored seeing colors the way photoshop sees them, our visual system would much simpler. Until camouflage evolved. #thedress
Your eye estimates the "color" of that photon. Your brain tries to infer the color of the object it came from, lighting be damned. #thedress
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Your brain doesn't care if in this light that tiger looks bluish or orangey in Photoshop; it cares if OMG THAT'S A FREAKIN' TIGER! #TheDress
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It was good to see Cave Johnson pick up an Oscar last night. Next up, a Nobel Prize, maybe?
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A great article on why we fall for the illusion of causality and how to avoid/reduce it: 53eig.ht/1Ad1OJ0
Anyone who has had to watch me drawing x-t diagrams of light on the retina probably wishes I had done this instead:
Maybe we've put a little TOO much emphasis on the realistic haptics... bit.ly/1sYWoJZ
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XKCD's IPD hack is brilliant. Just make sure the cameras are aligned and try not to break your brain in the process: bit.ly/1v14jLl
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I was about to complain about a 350-page dissertation, and these numbers say my griping is justified. Seriously? bit.ly/1BHXT5Z
I've given Tim Schafer flak in the past, but he holds his own pretty well here. Great last line... bit.ly/1CTRl5L
These Dota 2 fans have really managed to capture the heart of the game in words...mostly Russian words.
I found this page on visualizing algorithms to be surprisingly beautiful. For code, that is. bit.ly/1jSoJxW
Bold Move, Tesla: "Tesla Just Gave All Its Patents Away to Competitors"
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We made the cover of this month's WIRED magazine! Very exciting times for VR...
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It's great to see Michael, Peli, and co. get credit for their programming course at RBHS; I loved teaching with them. bit.ly/1gj4qgw
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And now, thanks to popular demand, the Xbone is available without Kinect for $100 less: bit.ly/1mVzYrz
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TIL: There is such a thing as an ASCII stereogram. Seems kinda obvious in retrospect, but is still intersting to see. bit.ly/QD5v6T
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Ever wonder which pen to use in a nuclear reactor? Someone tested 97 pen/ink reactions to radiation, saving you time. bit.ly/1mWpjQZ
Heartbleed is about as bad as security bugs get; seriously. What you can do about it: m.theatlantic.com/technology/arc
Does your compiler load a web browser during compilation? Are you sure?
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