Tuesday, June 30, 2009

3D Porn

Hooray, it's about time. Though we need some home-screens to support it, cause I'm not gonna see porn in a cinema, and those red/green glasses suck. *Video contains no nudity

Monday, June 29, 2009

Liquid Helium Superfluid, a Physics Demonstration

A 39 minute 1963 film by Alfred Leitner demonstrating the remarkable properties of liquid helium when cooled below the lambda point (the superfluid state). 39 minutes in 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 parts (couldn't make a playlist because they don't all allow embedding) You can also watch or download the full free DVD and more demonstrations here. Maybe not for everyone, but I thought it was quite interesting.

Sunday, June 28, 2009

US finally stops the Afghanistan poppy eradication policy

The United States is set to overhaul its anti-drug strategy in Afghanistan by phasing out the destruction of opium poppy crops. Richard Holbrooke, the US special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, says the US policy has only put farmers out of business and engendered sympathy for the Taliban. -Aljazeera
Finally a somewhat more rational policy. Change we can believe in?

Moon Panoramas

Holy shit, I came across this super cool site when looking for pictures for my presentation. With modern computer technology, not available at the time, they have made panoramas out of the pictures taken by the Apollo astronauts. Smart of them to think about making panoramas while they were there. On the site you can look around the pictures with Quicktime and authentic radio transmissions are played in the background for extra effect.

How a Train Stays on the Track

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Friday, June 26, 2009