Mankind makes tools, that is what helps to seperate us from the animals, and other beasts of burden… Â Or at least that is what we tell ourselves… But, has it become that we are so used to new inventions and devices that we are afraid of making our own? Â Or that someone that is an […]
Well, in this post, Monitor Interlacing? What’s the refresh rate, kenneth? I attempted to address the concept of a Monitor\’s refresh rate…  But I noticed an odd search request: How Does Reaction time related to Vertical refresh rate For those that missed the earlier post, a Monitor\’s refresh rate is a measurement of of the number […]
A special case of information-selection by the human cognitive system. The brain seems to select the information worth to process, or most relevant, at every instant, in almost every context. This might produce some very specific phenomena such as what psychologists call \”Change Blindness\”.
Sometimes the more educated you are, the easier you are to fool. Â James Randi has been encouraging critical thinking for years, and his foundation continues his legacy…
Understanding technology shouldn\’t be limited to processors and memory. Developments in DNA sequencing are already changing the face of medicine, and the pace of technology development in the field is staggering. Read on to understand the basics of DNA sequencing. It\’s cool. That\’s it, go home. Okay, follow this link to the full article…
The Mythbusters guys will take up the question: Can you really build a cannon out of bamboo, sulfur, charcoal and diamonds if you need to blast a Gorn like Capt. Kirk on Star Trek? Check out the hilarious preview below. The episode, which takes Monday, Dec 28 at 9pm…
I went through the CRU code below, and while I try to stay out of politics, this appears to be a programming issue with Politics embedded in it. I would hazzard a guess that this started as a cover-up from issues arising from bad programming choices, and unvetted data being used for a while…. Â And […]
Well, I guess that\’s one myth debunked…? I wonder if we can get The Mythbusters on the case?