4.29.2010 6:47 am/Matthew Gipp
The Indelible Stamp of our Lowly Origin
An eight-minute video that goes about proving—and does so in an extremely compelling, entirely unscientific way—that we’re all pretty apelike.
tag: earth
3.23.2010 7:20 am/Matthew Gipp
'I Train for That Golden Fight'
An extended, freeform rumination on Lyari, Karachi, Pakistan, of prices paid, ambition, pain, despondency and, yes, amateur boxing. Absolutely stunning. Written by Maniza Naqvi.
12.01.2009 9:33 pm/Matthew Gipp
Data Centers, Pt. II
Almost as cool as Google’s patent for ocean-powered data centers:
a floating platform-mounted computer data center comprising a plurality of computing units, a sea-based electrical generator in electrical connection with the plurality of computing units, and one or more sea-water cooling units for providing cooling to the plurality of computing units.
12.01.2009 9:22 pm/Matthew Gipp
Server/Heat Farm
Excess heat from hundreds of computer servers to be located in the bedrock beneath Uspenski Cathedral, one of Helsinki’s most popular tourist sites, will be captured and channelled into the district heating network, a system of water-heated pipes used to warm homes in the Finnish capital.
That’s some good thinking.
11.12.2009 11:51 pm/Matthew Gipp
I, For One, Welcome Our New Dolphin Overlords
Hot news: a captive dolphin in Mississippi masters the market economy.
The end is (probably) near.
11.07.2009 3:08 pm/Matthew Gipp
Birdbrained
If you ever meet a crow, keep this in mind: it’s got quite a memory for faces—apparently to the extent that it could pick you out of a crowd, follow you home and remember you for years.
While your mind is reeling, read this article. And then watch this video of a crow solving a puzzle that would leave a chimp scratching its head.
Thanks, Sam
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