Author: MomentOfGeekiness
A Short History of the Modern Calendar
Why do we celebrate the beginning of the year January 1st? YouTube user jeremiahjw explains it in the video below. [Via laughingsquid]
Moment of Geekiness in 2011
It is the last day of the year, so every website, tv-show and newspaper is looking back on the year 2011 and making lists. Moment of Geekiness can’t miss out on this, so we...
To Understand Is To Perceive Patterns
Networks are everywhere. The brain is a network of nerve cells connected by axons, and cells themselves are networks of molecules connected by biochemical reactions. Societies, too, are networks of people linked by friendships,...
Pythagasaurus, the Math-loving Dinosaur
Pythagasaurus is an animated short directed by Peter Peake of Aardman Animations. Comedians Bill Bailey, Martin Trenaman and Simon Grenall provide the voices for this humorous film about two cavemen seeking help from a...
How governments have tried to block Tor
Two members of the Tor core team, Jacob Appelbaum and Roger Dingledine, gave a presentation at the Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin. The presentation is about how governments tried to block Tor and censor...
Doodle in MS Paint
I guess we all doodle around in Microsoft Paint sometimes. YouTube user Palivizumab doodled around for 8 hours and made a timelapse of it. [Via reddit]
Correlation vs. Causation [Infographic]
Need to prove something you already believe? Statistics are easy: All you need are two graphs and a leading question. [Via flowingdata]
Gaming in 2011
Just a few more days and 2011 comes to an end. That is probably also the reason YouTuber MalcolmWKlock made montage of some of the games released this year. It has been a pretty...
