Things that make you go "Hmmmm…"

[jasong]

http://www.wired.com/wp-content/uplo...1133098342.jpg
John Conway looks a bit like he might have an adamantium skeleton. I don't know, maybe it's just me. Got this from their science news page.

[jasong]

http://www.wired.com/2014/07/whats-u...me-more-tired/

Been wondering about my own sleeping patterns lately. It's really easy for us Goatcher's to fall asleep, but from reading this article, that might be our downfall.

I've tried to fix my sleeping patterns in the past, but my bed's like my little cocoon of safety. I go there to think, read a book, when I'm stressed and obviously to sleep.

Guess it's time to really take this problem seriously.

[Xyzzy]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...ing-your-kids/

[ewmayer]

Dad Writes Check To School In Common Core Math To Show How Ridiculous It Is | Distractify

It seems every generation of students has some inane version of 'new math' inflicted on them - in my day it was the 'abstract set theory is key to basic arithmetic!' craze.

[kladner]

Originally Posted by ewmayer

Dad Writes Check To School In Common Core Math To Show How Ridiculous It Is | Distractify

It seems every generation of students has some inane version of 'new math' inflicted on them - in my day it was the 'abstract set theory is key to basic arithmetic!' craze.

You Yew wuz jist beggin' fer this-

[science_man_88]

http://gizmodo.com/a-new-light-based...men-1731307674

Electrons are quick, but they’re not quick enough — in fact they’re holding back the speed of modern computing. Now, a team has developed the world’s first ever light-based memory chip that can store data permanently, and it could help usher in a new era of computing

[petrw1]

Originally Posted by kladner

You Yew wuz jist beggin' fer this-

Unfortunately that is now OLD Math.....now it's Common Core Math such as this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBkQAxt1JXA

My only hope is that this will be a passing fad like "Hooked On Phonics" was for the last generations of kids.

[kladner]

Peta sues to give copyright for 'monkey selfies' to macaque who snapped them

A macaque monkey who took now-famous selfie photographs should be declared the copyright owner of the photos, rather than the nature photographer who positioned the camera, animal-rights activists contend in a novel lawsuit filed Tuesday.


The suit was filed in federal court in San Francisco by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta). It seeks a court order allowing Peta to administer all proceeds from the photos for the benefit of the monkey, which it identified as six-year-old Naruto, and other crested macaques living in a reserve on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.

[LaurV]

If they win, that's bad for Jason, he will remain only with the sexing unicorns...

[Brian-E]

Originally Posted by ewmayer

Dad Writes Check To School In Common Core Math To Show How Ridiculous It Is | Distractify

It seems every generation of students has some inane version of 'new math' inflicted on them - in my day it was the 'abstract set theory is key to basic arithmetic!' craze.

Yep. I grew up with set theory too. But the only point those "frustrated parents" seem to be making is "The way I was taught is much easier, why can't they just stick with that?", not appreciating that teachers are attempting to instil an understanding of numbers rather than mere rote learning of a set of rules for manipulating them.

The first "frustrated parent" mentioned in that article hilariously thinks that his degree in Electronics Engineering with its "extensive study in differential equations and other higher math applications" qualifies him to ridicule current teaching methods of arithmetic to young children.

[ewmayer]

http://www.wired.com/2015/09/microso...nux-run-cloud/