February 2010
28 posts
January 2010
13 posts
An engineer's calculators
The Casio ƒx-115MS.
Surprisingly, this is one of the best calculators I have ever owned.
I purchased it for using during my Fundamentals of Engineering exam as it was one of the few calculators that they allowed that did basic “solve for x”.
Now, 6 years later, I use it daily because: 1) I’ve never had to replace the batteries, 2) it lets you build a calculation on the...
I Don’t Know If We Should Be Giving Machines Our... →
Who are you honking at? (via Vimeo)
I’m impressed with the officer’s reaction. I wonder how that would work for non-police. “Can I help you sir?”
Compositing Breakdown
(via @jstayton)
Quite lovely.
Action, over-reaction and fighter-jet escorts →
Where is the new music? I have been trying an experiment. Whenever I’m around...
– Jaron Lanier Wonders about New Music, the Internet and Octopusses with Robert Krulwich (via WNYC - Radiolab)
A lot of the people who read a bestselling novel, for example, do not read much...
– The Economist (via solipsism)