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How learning German taught me the link between maths and poetry

World Slam Poetry Slam Champion and maths nerd Harry Baker, speaking at TEDxVienna.

• english
• falafel
• german
• language
• logic
• math
• poetry
• tedtalk
• wordplay

Wave Form Helix

This wave form helix has a higher spring rate constant (k for you Hooke's laws fans out there) that allows the coil to carry more mass than those currently on the market. More mass means more momentum which allows this toy to perform

• physics
• slinky
• toys
• want

termbin.com - terminal pastebin

There is only one thing you need to use this service - netcat.

• netcat
• pastebin
• software

Okay, Feminism, It’s Time We Had a Talk About Empathy

Growing up with autism is a never-ending series of lessons in how people without autism expect the rest of the world to relate to them.

• autism
• empathy
• feminism

Paul Bloom: Against Empathy [Boston Review]

Most people see the benefits of empathy as too obvious to require justification. This is a mistake.

• book
• empathy
• paulbloom
• psychology

Sir Mix-a-Lot: "Baby Got Back" Has Made Over $100M (YouTube)

The story behind the song and its making.

• feminism
• interview
• sirmixalot

Glow-in-the-dark Rubber Chicken

The body is somewhere in the neighborhood of chartreuse, and the feet, beak, eyes, wattle and comb are forest green. Yes, you read that right: glow-in-the-dark.

• deadchicken
• glowinthedark
• magicchicken
• sciplus

A Teenager’s View on Social Media (Backchannel@Medium)

Written by an actual teen

• facebook
• social
• socialnetwork
• twitter

A woman named Marijuana plays it straight - and wins

No one named Marijuana Pepsi gets lost in the crowd.

• names

What’s wrong with the Raspberry Pi

and this all is really just the tip of the iceberg...

• consideredharmful
• dontgetmestarted
• raspi

Back to the Future Prequel Trailer: 1.21 Gigawatts on Vimeo

Back to the Future prequel that explores Doc's shady dealings with the Libyan terrorist group.

• backtothefuture
• cleanenergy
• fanfic
• movie
• prequel
• trailer

Mr. Rogers's Simple Set of Rules for Talking to Kids (The Atlantic)

Freddish anticipated the ways its listeners might misinterpret what was being said.

• communication
• education
• freddish
• language
• mrrogers

The tooth fairy economy

Although the price of a tooth has risen faster than inflation since 1998, the average under-the-pillow payout is a fairly reliable indicator of the S&P 500…

• economics
• mythology
• toothfairy

SHTOX: the spinning ornamental whisky glass

• glass
• glasswork
• whisky

Licensing Code Fragments in Your Blog – It Really Does Matter (Bruce Perens)

• copyright
• licensing
• programming

How Do Those Plastic Rings Get Into The Ocean?

• ecology
• wtf

Plan for Your Kid's After-School Meltdown 

When kids are forced to keep it together for such a long stretch of time, sitting criss-cross-applesauce and waiting their turns and following the social norms of the day, the moment they get a chance to break, they do. (For better or worse, you are their safe place to collapse.)

• parenting
• school

XEP-0392: Consistent Color Generation

a set of algorithms to consistently generate colors given a string, correction for color vision deficiencies, and adapting the color for specific background colors

• color
• generative
• vision
• xep
• xmpp

The Game Dork's Gaming Corner: Dinosaur Tea Party

a little like the game `Guess Who?', but with some extra mechanics to make it better in all the ways it needs to be better.

• dinosaurs
• game
• tea

Accessing the system clipboard (Vim Tips Wiki)

Vim offers the + and * registers to reference the system clipboard…

• clipboard
• vim