Geoffrey Chaucer Hath a Blog: A Long Tyme Agoon in a Shire Far Away
5 weeks ago by Vaguery
"…A WHINY YOUTHE cam nexte, barleye a man,
With yelwe haire, tunique, and farmeres tan.
But aquaculture litel did he love,
He wolde been a pilot al above
And bullseye oump-rattes yn a nimble craft.…"
amusing
With yelwe haire, tunique, and farmeres tan.
But aquaculture litel did he love,
He wolde been a pilot al above
And bullseye oump-rattes yn a nimble craft.…"
5 weeks ago by Vaguery
[1112.1841] Consistency of multidimensional combinatorial substitutions
december 2011 by Vaguery
"Multidimensional combinatorial substitutions are rules that replace symbols by finite patterns of symbols in Z^d. We focus on the case where the patterns are not necessarily rectangular, which requires a specific description of the way they are glued together in the image by a substitution. Two problems can arise when defining a substitution in such a way: it can fail to be consistent, and the patterns in an image by the substitution might overlap.
We prove that it is undecidable whether a two-dimensional substitution is consistent or overlapping, and we provide practical algorithms to decide these properties in some particular cases."
fractals
rewriting-systems
mathematical-recreations
amusing
nudge-targets
undecodability
We prove that it is undecidable whether a two-dimensional substitution is consistent or overlapping, and we provide practical algorithms to decide these properties in some particular cases."
december 2011 by Vaguery
Presto Chango | Futility Closet
october 2011 by Vaguery
"It will be observed that this square when turned upside down is still magic."
mathematical-recreations
amusing
nudge-targets
october 2011 by Vaguery
A VC: Investing In The Cultural Revolution
june 2011 by Vaguery
"In the middle east, we've seen the power of the Internet in the Arab Spring. I believe we are in for a lot more of that sort of thing and that it will not be limited to repressive governments, but to all large institutions that seek to control people and their free will. This is the cultural revolution that I referred to in my talk with Erick at Disrupt.
I think investors should be aware of what is coming and seek to invest in it where it is investable. I'm curious what the AVC community thinks of this investment thesis and where we should be looking for opportunities that fit into this thesis."
disruptive-technology
internet
investing
venture-capital
amusing
disintermediation-targets
startup-culture-must-die
I think investors should be aware of what is coming and seek to invest in it where it is investable. I'm curious what the AVC community thinks of this investment thesis and where we should be looking for opportunities that fit into this thesis."
june 2011 by Vaguery
YouTube - Erlang: The Movie
may 2011 by Vaguery
"This is a short video about Erlang, the functional programming language."
amusing
geek
programming-language
video
may 2011 by Vaguery
The Lovecraftsman: Why Cthulhu never gets invited to play Call of Cthulhu (comic)
april 2011 by Vaguery
Why Cthulhu never gets invited to play Call of Cthulhu
comix
Cthulhu
amusing
april 2011 by Vaguery
Photosounder.com - Image-sound editor & synthesizer
october 2009 by Vaguery
"Photosounder is a one-of-a-kind image-sound editing program. It is unique in that it opens images and sounds indiscriminately, treats and processes them as images, and synthesizes them as sounds. Sounds, once turned into images, can be powerfully modified to achieve effects and results that couldn't be obtained in any other way, while images of all sorts reveal the infinite kinds of otherworldly sounds they contain. Ultimately, knowing how sounds look and how images sound, you'll be able to create images that sound like what you want to hear, or like what you couldn't imagine to hear."
sound
images
synthesis
modality
transformer
amusing
algorithms
algorithmic-art
october 2009 by Vaguery
diesel sweeties: 8-bit robot romance webcomic and geeky t-shirts : Pint the Legend
july 2009 by Vaguery
in preparation for the Michigan Brewers' Guild festival in a few weeks
beer
cartoon
amusing
artisanal
craftsmanship-as-self-definition
july 2009 by Vaguery
Lost Names at Hooting Yard
july 2009 by Vaguery
"“So, Ringo Starr, you continue to defy me?” hissed evil Nazi Obergruppenfuhrer Blind Jack of Knaresborough to his quailing captive. Suddenly, a rescue party led by daring trio Nova Pilbeam, Ivy Compton-Burnett, and Thomas De Quincey crashed in to the chamber. The Nazi hellhound spun on his heels, but was swiftly grappled to the floor by David Miliband.
Later, as the gung ho heroes sat in the helicopter taking them back to Blighty, they were moved to receive congratulatory radio messages from both Richard Milhous Nixon and Ayn Rand."
amusing
Later, as the gung ho heroes sat in the helicopter taking them back to Blighty, they were moved to receive congratulatory radio messages from both Richard Milhous Nixon and Ayn Rand."
july 2009 by Vaguery
io9 - Michael Bay Finally Made An Art Movie - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
june 2009 by Vaguery
"So, to sum up: Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen is one of the greatest achievements in the history of cinema, if not the greatest. You could easily argue that cinema, as an artform, has all been leading up to this. It will destabilize your limbic system, probably forever, and make you doubt the solidity of your surroundings. Generations of auteurs have struggled, in vain, to create a cinematic experience as overwhelming, and as liberating, as ROTF."
movie
amusing
review
june 2009 by Vaguery
Rubx
april 2009 by Vaguery
"Rubx, a.k.a. Ruby Boobie, is your personal Ruby interpreter in Twitter. Whether you are trying to test some Ruby code, play around with it or see what's capable of, Rubx is here for you.
Think of Rubx as IRB (the Interactive Ruby Shell), built-in on Twitter."
twitter
Ruby
interactivity
amusing
project
bot
Think of Rubx as IRB (the Interactive Ruby Shell), built-in on Twitter."
april 2009 by Vaguery
Agile consulting: The Dangers of Agile
march 2009 by Vaguery
"Everybody knows that agile provides some great ideas if you want to add value to software delivery projects. But what I haven’t seen is a fundamental look at the effects of agile on our health, on our sanity, and the safety of our environment..."
agility
fair-and-balanced
amusing
march 2009 by Vaguery
Genetic Algorithm in Python to Generate File Converters - biais.org
january 2009 by Vaguery
Actually, this is a form of linear genetic programming (GP). A "genetic algorithm" typically refers to mapping genes directly onto a fixed series of parameters. Genetic programming refers to search over the set of arbitrary-size executable code, or structures of arbitrary complexity.
via:arthegall
evolutionary-algorithms
genetic-programming
Python
filters
amusing
january 2009 by Vaguery
The Rewriting of Open Source History - Seeking Alpha
january 2009 by Vaguery
"The open source blogosphere featured two articles the last week of December 2008 that inaccurately draw software-market history timelines from which the authors then inaccurately position the place of open source software in the information technology (IT) market. I doubt if the statements are intentionally misleading; they are most likely the result of ignorance or sloppiness."
open-source
history
rewriting
amusing
class-wars
january 2009 by Vaguery
Fantasy Illustration by Andy Hopp
december 2008 by Vaguery
"Where the Deep Ones Are"
Cthulhu
amusing
illustration
parody
december 2008 by Vaguery
the reclaiming of arbcamp
november 2008 by Vaguery
"I think it’s incredible work you’ve been doing lately, and I wholeheartedly endorse it" YAY!!!
via:mitten
amusing
tribalism
prejudice
Santayana-effect
local
social-networks
insular
a-group-is-its-own-worst-enemy
november 2008 by Vaguery
Save a Bookmark on Delicious
october 2008 by Vaguery
"I have not even touched on the fascinating possibilities of interstellar finance, where spot and forward exchange markets will have to be supplemented by conditional present markets."
economics
paper
Krugman
academia
amusing
october 2008 by Vaguery
News - Telegraph TV
october 2008 by Vaguery
"I personally will miss Belgium, because like any imaginary country, they made me dream."
politics
history
secessionism
amusing
haha-only-serious
video
Europe
cultural-norms
october 2008 by Vaguery
Stet. « The Edge of the American West
september 2008 by Vaguery
"... We’d hate that to happen to you, because you can actually write, and having giles coren is a sanctimonious little twat who needs to get over himself could be quite costly in T-shirt lettering...."
editing
publishing
writing
collaboration
copyediting
hubris
self-definition
amusing
september 2008 by Vaguery
Mightygodking.com » Blog Archive » Bad habits.
june 2008 by Vaguery
"Attack of the Impractical Horde" seems the winner in my book
books
rpgs
Steve-Jackson
amusing
photoshop
vintage
june 2008 by Vaguery
Broken Koans and other Zen debris
june 2008 by Vaguery
"... At the slap of the apple against his palm, the student was enlightened. Or at least he shut up for awhile."
via:complexitydaemon
zen
buddhism
koans
amusing
philosophy
june 2008 by Vaguery
YouTube - John Hodgman - Hobo Matters
may 2008 by Vaguery
"Walker Evans: photographer by day, hobo hunter by night."
history
John-Hodgeman
video
Ken-Burns
pastiche
amusing
interminable
appropriately
may 2008 by Vaguery
blue cat: "Annnnnthen he calls his family...."
april 2008 by Vaguery
"Alelexander Hanbleton shot a bullet right into Alenexander Hammlldon."
video
humor
amusing
follies-of-the-less-wise
history
Founding-Fathers
april 2008 by Vaguery
The Internet? Bah! | Newsweek.com
march 2008 by Vaguery
"Lacking editors, reviewers or critics, the Internet has become a wasteland of unfiltered data. You don't know what to ignore and what's worth reading."
via:arthegall
Clifford-Stoll
culture
history
skepticism
amusing
figure-ground-error
par-for-the-course
Newsweek
march 2008 by Vaguery
The Triumph of Bullshit
march 2008 by Vaguery
"More Power Than Your Body Has Room For"
video
amusing
satire
advertising
commercial
march 2008 by Vaguery
Venture Capital Wear
february 2008 by Vaguery
"You Had Me at Nanotech"
startups
entrepreneurs
venture
capital
clothing
amusing
february 2008 by Vaguery
blog.pmarca.com: Yum! Patton Oswalt on the KFC Famous Bowl
january 2008 by Vaguery
"The end is near. I hear a noise at the door, as of some immense slippery, living mound lumbering against it."
food
criticism
Patton-Oswalt
amusing
review
KFC
january 2008 by Vaguery
qwantz.com - dinosaur comics - January 08 2008
january 2008 by Vaguery
"when the only tool you have is birth control, all your problems start to look like this thing you can maybe have safe sex with"
cartoon
amusing
learning-by-doing
funding
webcomic
january 2008 by Vaguery
PCL LinkDump: PUSSYCAT PUSSYCAT I LOVE YOU
january 2008 by Vaguery
Al Swearengen before he left St. Louis for the Hills.
movie
trailer
YouTube
1960s
naughty
amusing
weird
heavy-handed
january 2008 by Vaguery
open...: Open Source Unoriginal? - How Unoriginal
january 2008 by Vaguery
"...what most sensible people would regard as a virus is cited as one of 'the more sophisticated examples of code'"
openness
open-source
argument
amusing
complaint
rhetoric
debate-prep
january 2008 by Vaguery
Honourable Ninja Farm 3 - Weebl's Stuff
november 2007 by Vaguery
Have missed many Weebl videos in the last few years. Catching up
cartoon
cows
Flash
animation
ninjas
amusing
humor
november 2007 by Vaguery
Del Maguey Mezcal - Pechuga TM
november 2007 by Vaguery
Probably not one for our little informal tasting. But I particularly like the presence of the chicken.
tequila
mezcal
pulque
liqueur
distillaiton
craft
amusing
irony
one-upsmanship
november 2007 by Vaguery
I Read These Papers So You Don't Have To
november 2007 by Vaguery
"It would be unfair to compare the author's methodological advice to enjoining us to remember to breathe..."
peer-review
academia
social-norms
publishing
writing
amusing
wimp
november 2007 by Vaguery
Twenty Sided » DM of the Rings I:The Copious Backstory
september 2007 by Vaguery
via Danny Yee. Takes me back, that does....
roleplaying
RPGs
D&D
games
amusing
humor
comix
nostalgia
september 2007 by Vaguery
IonRay Polarized - Ionized Polarized Sunglasses
june 2007 by Vaguery
One of the best examples of unadulterated all-natural bullshit I've seen in many years. My faint hope is that it's some sociology experiment... but no. People are suckers.
scam
crackpot
psychoceramics
kooks
amusing
codswallop
marketing
june 2007 by Vaguery
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