October 2009

Classic Fail

by 53X11 on October 26, 2009

Well this does not help the view of Tennessee, but it is still funny. see more Epic Fails

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Lower Bounds of Complexity

by 53X11 on October 6, 2009

Gower’s weblog has a ongoing series uniquely discussing the lower bounds of complexity (P vs NP) by use of emoticons. Yes that is right a math conversation with emoticons as the characters. Be sure to read the comments as well. The series will eventually have nine parts, but only three parts are up so far. [...]

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Marc Drier & A Life Lesson

by 53X11 on October 6, 2009

Vanity Fair has a great story up about Marc Drier. Most people have forgotten about Drier, due to Bernie Madoff, but Drier stole hundreds for millions from hedgefunds and ran a ponsi scheme that finally brought him done. Some claim he did it for the trill or because he needed the money to maintain his [...]

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10 Hi Risk Foods

by 53X11 on October 6, 2009

ABC News has a story up about 10 foods that have a high risk to give us food poisoning. The CDC routinely points to beef as the riskiest food, but the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) list 10 different foods which create health risks. CSPI list the following foods – #1 Leafy [...]

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1950′s HDTV

by 53X11 on October 6, 2009

[H/T to Switched for this one] Gizmodo has a really interesting story up about a HD TV that was developed and which worked in the 50′s. No way to connect your DVD player though. Full story here.

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Disgusting Pepsi Flavors

by 53X11 on October 6, 2009

Oobject has a poll going about the 13th most disgusting flavors of Pepsi ever. Personally I liked Clear Pepsi (ALOT) and Pepsi Summer Blend. I even tried the Holiday Spice Pepsi once and it was not terrible. Bottom line, give this poll a look but I personally disagree with some the flavors they included in [...]

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Polanski Support

by 53X11 on October 1, 2009

The fact there are some coming out in Hollywood to say that Roman Polanski should not be extradited or have to face the sentence of rape that he plead to some 30 years ago should be a stinging indictment to the average American (regardless of political stripe / view) just how far out of step [...]

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Windows 7 Launch Party – REALLY WHY?

by 53X11 on October 1, 2009

If you care, you already know that Microsoft’s next OS – Windows 7 – is being released in late October (October 22nd specifically). Below is a video made by Microsoft as a “guide” to hosting your launch party. REALLY WHY WOULD ANYONE HAVE A WINDOWS 7 LAUNCH PARTY!! This is Windows 7, i.e. Vista fixed [...]

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