How to Fold a Julia Fractal — Acko.net
These imaginary numbers?called complex numbers when combined with our ordinary real numbers?are
What if Quality Journalism Isn't?
By now you have probably already read the leaked Innovation Report from The New York Times. And if you haven't, you should. It provides a great overview of the challenges and thinking that are happening in the industry, not just for The New York Times, but for every newspaper and magazine.
Starbucks to Provide Free College Education to Thousands of Workers
Through an unusual arrangement with Arizona State University, the company will pay for its workers to earn college degrees.
jakubroztocil/httpie
httpie - HTTPie is a command line HTTP client — a human-friendly cURL replacement.
SSD shadiness: Kingston and PNY caught bait-and-switching cheaper components after good reviews...
There's an increasing about of evidence to suggest that certain manufacturers are swapping out SSD hardware behind-the-scenes, and that products are suffering from it. It wouldn't be acceptable in other markets, and it's not acceptable here.
The Largest Black Hole In the Known Universe
It’s a huge surprise, and shows up in the most unlikely of places!
Hasnain says:
"For this galaxy, there must be a central black hole with a staggering 17 billion Solar masses, or a whopping 14% of the stellar mass of the galaxy! This is an unprecedented number; not only is this by far the most massive black hole we’ve ever found, but this is also the largest ratio of a black-hole-to-host-galaxy mass we’ve ever seen!"
Posted on 2014-06-16T01:16:34+0000
I’m Just Now Realizing How Stupid We Are
Some things I've learned. - Morgan Housel - Financials
jq
jq is a lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor. jq is written in portable C, and it has zero runtime dependencies.
The End of Cuisine
Nathan Myhrvold, the Mad Hatter of modernist cooking, invited the movement’s leading chef, Ferran Adrià, over for a 50-course, lab-prepared meal. It was a lot to digest, sure, but what does a feast like this mean for the future of eating?
Hasnain says:
"After 45 courses, I was lowing like a cow. In my food- and wine-altered state, I began to meditate on the notion of death by senseless beauty."
Posted on 2014-06-16T01:14:03+0000
Window into Airbnb’s hidden impact on S.F. - San Francisco Chronicle
Thousands of San Franciscans have transformed their homes into impromptu inns using Airbnb, the website that lets people rent rooms or houses to travelers.