Software Peter principle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
august 2010 by mtowber
"The software Peter principle is used in software engineering to describe a dying project which has little by little become too complex to be understood even by its own developers."
development
wikipedia
august 2010 by mtowber
Stanford White - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
may 2010 by mtowber
Stanford White (November 9, 1853 – June 25, 1906) was an American architect and partner in the architectural firm of McKim, Mead, and White, the frontrunner among Beaux-Arts firms. He designed a long series of houses for the rich and the very rich, and various public, institutional, and religious buildings, some of which can be found to this day in places like Sea Gate, Brooklyn. His design principles embodied the "American Renaissance". In 1906, White was murdered by millionaire Harry Kendall Thaw, leading to a widely reported trial.
architecture
art
people
wikipedia
may 2010 by mtowber
Mean World Syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
april 2010 by mtowber
"Mean World Syndrome is a phenomenon where the violence-related content of mass media convinces viewers that the world is more dangerous than it actually is, and prompts a desire for more protection than is warranted by any actual threat."
crime
media
psychology
television
wikipedia
april 2010 by mtowber
Greeble - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
march 2010 by mtowber
"A greeble or nurnie is a small piece of detailing added to break up the surface of an object to add visual interest to a surface or object, particularly in movie special effects."
design
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scifi
film
march 2010 by mtowber
Sensorama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
january 2010 by mtowber
"The Sensorama was a machine that is one of the earliest known examples of immersive, multi-sensory (now known as multimodal) technology."
technology
history
wikipedia
january 2010 by mtowber
List of places with fewer than ten residents - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
october 2009 by mtowber
Prickly Pear Cays, Sombrero, Egg Island, Bankhead, Whiskey Gap, Dix's, Martin's Location, &c. &c.
geography
wikipedia
reference
october 2009 by mtowber
List of unsolved problems - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
october 2009 by mtowber
"A list of unsolved problems may refer to several conjectures or open problems in various fields"
science
philosophy
math
ai
compsci
linguistics
economics
neuroscience
physics
statistics
wikipedia
october 2009 by mtowber
List of common misconceptions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
december 2008 by mtowber
Oh Wikipedia, you're so clever.
reference
education
wikipedia
december 2008 by mtowber
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