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fophillips··on Maverick forerunner of artificial life and animation remains largely unknown
Link to Alexander Galloway's Processing implementation http://cultureandcommunication.org/galloway/Barricelli/
fophillips··on Dumb.domains
balls.pics
fophillips··on Dumb.domains
wow.buzz is 18,480 USD
fophillips··on How Americans Die
Need some error bars on that data.
fophillips··on Roundcube Webmail 1.0.0 released
Bytemark do.
fophillips··on Emacs is Sexy
.wang!
fophillips··on Scientists Say Their Giant Laser Has Produced Nuclear Fusion
You go tell Feynman the Manhattan project wasn't about science.
fophillips··on Experiment.com Gains Big Venture Backers To Bring Crowdfunding To Science
As part of my physics degree we were greatly encouraged to hone our layman explanation skills. We had at least 4 presentations aimed at scientists not specialised in our area, and a couple for the "general public", including an elevator pitch.

I think scientists just need more practice.

fophillips··on I Got Myself Arrested So I Could Look Inside the Justice System
I imagine that knocking someone off their bike counts as "erratic driving".
fophillips··on Tydlig – Calculator Reimagined for iPad and iPhone
Interesting, I wasn't allowed to use one in A-Levels or university exams.
fophillips··on Tydlig – Calculator Reimagined for iPad and iPhone
Never been allowed to use a TI for exams in the UK. I've only ever been allowed to use a Casio.
fophillips··on Show HN: No More Passwords, Just Email
"Error with that email address. Please try again"
fophillips··on Falsehoods programmers believe about geography
DB Error - cached version http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?strip=1&q=cache...
fophillips··on Nerdalize: warm house, cheap datacenter
Server probably overheated.
fophillips··on Show HN: Test your E-Mail for IP Leaks
I think DKIM and SPF are more important for that sort of thing.