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I made a thing. A triangle thing.

I made a thing. A triangle thing. And check out Eric Wrenholt's shots, they're awesome: http://www.timestretch.com

Translation for non-Germans: The German consumer products organization Stiftung Warentest tested five browsers on Mac and Windows. #Chrome got the best scores in all categories on both platforms. IE came last, mainly for being too complex and insecure.

Translation for non-Germans: The German consumer products organization Stiftung Warentest tested five browsers on Mac and Windows. #Chrome got the best scores in all categories on both platforms. IE came last, mainly for being too complex and insecure. Impressive work, not least by the Chrome group here in Munich. Originally shared by Wieland Holfelder Na wenn das mal nix ist, ein ganz klarer Punktsieg für Google Chrome in allen Kategorien und auf allen Plattformen! Eine solche Anerkennung der Stiftung Warentest (nach der Empfehlung des BSI vor 1.5 Jahren) ist eine sehr schöne Belohnung für die tolle und leidenschaftliche Arbeit unserer weltweiten Chrome Engineers, eine ganze Reihe davon übrigens auch hier bei uns in München (und wir suchen weiter nach Verstärkung)! http://www.stern.de/digital/online/stiftung-warentest-welcher-browser-ist-der-beste-2134150.html

I had never thought of this, but I'll have to watch out for it, and also keep an eye out for the German conversational style.

I had never thought of this, but I'll have to watch out for it, and also keep an eye out for the German conversational style. Any of my travelled friends who can relate? Or is the comment about this being a question of educational level more on the spot? http://universitypost.dk/article/comment-nordic-conversations-are-different

Here I thought the Useless Machine was the funniest thing ever. But you know what's funnier? Two useless machines fighting each other!

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Here I thought the Useless Machine was the funniest thing ever. But you know what's funnier? Two useless machines fighting each other!

For Mickey Blake: How games should integrate Chtulhu if they really wanted their players to get the full, mind-scattering experience.

For Mickey Blake: How games should integrate Chtulhu if they really wanted their players to get the full, mind-scattering experience. http://www.youtube.com/attribution_link?a=mbbJLZ_Jo6I&u=/watch?v%3D7DyRxlvM9VM%26feature%3Dshare
Enjoying a quiet Munich summer evening on our balcony. Wearing a heavy shirt and a cashmere sweater cause it's a friggin 13 degrees, in the middle of August. What's with that, eh?

Powerful, but: trigger warning.

Powerful, but: trigger warning. Originally shared by Carl-Eric Menzel http://freethoughtblogs.com/veil/2014/08/07/what-it-is-like-to-be-a-muslim-woman-muricaversary-edition/

"Once you make a stupid saying, the Internet conspires to put it on an insipide background and make it spread.

"Once you make a stupid saying, the Internet conspires to put it on an insipide background and make it spread. https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/t1.0-9/10488236_341609879321060_4502759863420758567_n.jpg

I've known dice like these. Bjarne Fich actually measured some d10 to be at about 13% chance each of rolling 9 or 0. Made for interesting RollMaster games...

I've known dice like these. Bjarne Fich actually measured some d10 to be at about 13% chance each of rolling 9 or 0. Made for interesting RollMaster games... http://imgur.com/gallery/4KpQc

Maybe I can get one built into a helmet.

Maybe I can get one built into a helmet. I'm not sure why the dangly-eye one is Googley, though. Originally shared by Laura Kohler "Glassy" http://feedly.com/e/DimgDVbF http://feedly.com/e/DimgDVbF

"Hello, I'm Bra..."

"Hello, I'm Bra..." "... And I'm Ket." "And we're here to quant - you op!"

If I see another thing about how 14 is an unlucky number and bad stuff always happens in the 14th year of a century... let's go back history lane

If I see another thing about how 14 is an unlucky number and bad stuff always happens in the 14th year of a century... let's go back history lane 20th century: WWI starts, traumatizing the West with its brutality. Score 1 for bad '14s. 19th century: Napoleon, having been defeated in 2012 in Russia (classical blunder!), is in retreat after years of successful war. His only remaining ally in Europe has gone bankrupt. After the defeaut in 1815 at Waterloo, the Pax Britannica oversees an era of progress. 1:1. 18th century: The War of Spanish Succession ends, bringing, if not peace, then at least less war to Europe after 13 years. 1:2 17th century: Nothing really notable happened until 1618 when the Defenestration of Prague started the 30 years war. 1618, not 1614. 1:3 16th century: Some ongoing wars, including the Italian wars (1494 to 1559), but nothing remarkable in 1514. 1:4 15th century: Nothing of note in 1414. The Battle of Agincourt happens the year after, but is but one of ...

3D printed parts in rockets. And no, not just little insignificant things, they printed the main oxidizer valve. Yes, the thing that controls the flow of liquid oxygen during take-off. They found it to be more solid that cast versions, and can be made in days instead of months.

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3D printed parts in rockets. And no, not just little insignificant things, they printed the main oxidizer valve. Yes, the thing that controls the flow of liquid oxygen during take-off. They found it to be more solid that cast versions, and can be made in days instead of months.  Originally shared by SpaceX SpaceX launches 3D-printed part to space, creates printed engine chamber for crewed spaceflight: http://www.spacex.com/news/2014/07/31/spacex-launches-3d-printed-part-space-creates-printed-engine-chamber-crewed