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Date: November 5th, 2008

Phenomenal Flickr Fun

5 November, 2008 (04:47) | Cool stuff, Math |

The Shape of Alpha
Using Where-On-Earth geotagged photos uploaded to Flickr, one is often able to reverse-engineer maps, sometimes even at the neighborhood level.
Over time this got us wondering: If we plotted all the geotagged photos associated with a particular WOE ID, would we have enough data to generate a mostly accurate contour of that place? [...]

Career Advice

5 November, 2008 (04:47) | Education, Physics |

Career Advice from Dr. Pion
Engineering and physics and programming are all hard work. Hard work can be fun, or it can be a drag. Money can make up for it being a drag, but many students who are just in it for the money will struggle with motivation when faced with the years of hard [...]

The Boolean Logic of Not Pizza

5 November, 2008 (04:47) | Math, Other science, Video |

Dominos as logic gates
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And the Domino half-adder

 

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