econix.co.uk

http://www.econix.co.uk/

bio-bins for biohacking

nonbeard 2012-04-28 17:30:36

Amiga-Maskinkode brevkursus

http://palbo.dk/dataskolen/maskinsprog/

A Danish-language course in 68k machine language programming for the Amiga by Carsten Nordenhof, with English translations courtesy "Herpes of Sign". Thanks, Herpes!

nonbeard 2012-04-26 15:49:01

Amiga power supply guide

http://www.ianstedman.co.uk/Amiga/amiga_hacks/Amiga_Power_supplies/body_amiga_power_supplies.html#ATX_PSU
nonbeard 2012-04-16 21:20:40

onedit 11 - Jennifer Cooke: POEMS

http://www.onedit.net/issue11/jenniferc/02.html
nonbeard 2012-04-14 18:31:40

Yeast DNA Extraction

http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/ATG/data/released/0508-LanaHayes/yeast1.php
nonbeard 2012-04-10 20:16:54

How Not To Sort By Average Rating

http://evanmiller.org/how-not-to-sort-by-average-rating.html

A formula for better weighting of products where the reviews are binary ("good" or "bad"). Great HN post: discusses a real problem, provides real examples, explains why they are wrong, and justifies the correct solution (a bit).

nonbeard 2012-04-03 14:23:26

languagehat.com: TO THE LIGHTHOUSE.

http://www.languagehat.com/archives/004566.php

Like Language Hat, I loved Mrs Dalloway and couldn't get into To The Lighthouse. I ought to give it another go.

nonbeard 2012-03-26 10:15:11

Perfect popcorn recipe

http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/perfect_popcorn/

delivers on title. 1am popcorn on Saturday night.

nonbeard 2012-03-25 01:33:08

Dallas Temperature Control Library - Miles Burton - Innovative engineering for pretty much anything

http://www.milesburton.com/Main_Page?title=Dallas_Temperature_Control_Library#Download

Supremely simple library for 18b20 interfacing

nonbeard 2012-03-21 17:05:03

Agarose gel loading buffer - OpenWetWare

http://openwetware.org/wiki/Agarose_gel_loading_buffer#Glycerol_.26_bromophenol_blue_.286x.29

Various loading buffer recipes.

nonbeard 2012-03-19 16:32:24

http://www.jicef.or.jp/wahec/ful318.htm

New-primer method of sex determination. Uses an agarose gel!

nonbeard 2012-03-18 15:50:03

Ensembl Genome Browser

http://www.ensembl.org/index.html
nonbeard 2012-03-18 15:31:10

Biopython - Biopython

http://biopython.org/wiki/Biopython
nonbeard 2012-03-15 10:12:31

garden room at the lanesborough hotel london knightsbridge

http://www.lanesborough.com/en/lanesborough-garden-room

Redditor kaer recommends for good times and poetry reading.

nonbeard 2012-03-08 13:11:56

Hacking Your Own Fluorescent Yogurt | Indie Biotech

http://www.indiebiotech.com/?p=152

Fluoro yoghurt. Bit tired but still has some cool value

nonbeard 2012-03-07 16:28:06

Bertrand paradox (probability) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand%27s_paradox_(probability)

Interesting because method 1 sounded right to me, but isn't.

nonbeard 2012-03-06 23:10:22

[video] Semi-Automated Input Crafting by Symbolic Execution, with an Application to Automatic Key Generator Generation

http://www.openrce.org/blog/view/2049/%5Bvideo%5D_Semi-Automated_Input_Crafting_by_Symbolic_Execution,_with_an_Application_to_Automatic_Key_Generator_Generation

Very nice. Focus on simplicity.

nonbeard 2012-03-06 15:02:02

Otjize - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otjize

Namibian hair-mud

nonbeard 2012-03-05 11:45:42

Using Vista's Boot Manager to Boot Linux and Dual Booting with BitLocker Protection with TPM Support - Port25 - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

http://blogs.technet.com/b/port25/archive/2006/10/13/http-port25-technet-com-archive-2006-10-12-windows-and-linux-integration-3a00-a-conversation-with-the-author-aspx.aspx
nonbeard 2012-02-22 17:10:21

When will computer hardware match the human brain? by Hans Moravec

http://www.transhumanist.com/volume1/moravec.htm

Actually answers the related question, "When will the raw processing capability of computer hardware match the raw processing capability of the human brain?" and comes up with "Between 2020 and 2030." The analysis for this is strong, the arguments relating power-of-computer-hardware to ability-to-display-humanlike-intelligence relatively unconvincing (perhaps because this isn't the point of the paper, but the connection is certainly implied).

nonbeard 2012-02-20 21:20:27

MindPapers: 6. Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence

http://consc.net/mindpapers/6/all

bibliography.

nonbeard 2012-02-19 02:33:56

GOD/HEAD | Ovalhouse

http://www.ovalhouse.com/whatson/detail/god-head

Written by Jennifer's friend

nonbeard 2012-02-18 19:37:31

How To Genetically Modify Yogurt | Oscillator, Scientific American Blog Network

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/oscillator/2012/02/14/how-to-genetically-modify-yogurt/
nonbeard 2012-02-17 00:50:54

Meat eaters downplay animal minds | Psychology Today

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/ulterior-motives/201202/meat-eaters-downplay-animal-minds

"There was a systematic relationship between the animals people choose to eat and their beliefs about the minds of the animals. People were much less willing to eat animals that they believe have complex mental abilities than to eat animals that do not have complex minds." This is pretty much Hofstadter's argument, and to me it is appealingly simple, though muddy if investigated too closely.

nonbeard 2012-02-15 15:18:47

Minimus AVR USB and Minimus 32 AVR USB

http://jamie.lentin.co.uk/embedded/minimus/

A better guide for avr-gcc plus the minimus

nonbeard 2012-02-14 23:42:57

CrossPack - A Development Environment for Atmel’s AVR Microcontrollers

http://www.obdev.at/products/crosspack/index.html

The AVR toolchain which works with the Minimus (though I had to use a Makefile from elsewhere)

nonbeard 2012-02-14 23:35:44

UCSC Genome Browser: Downloads

http://hgdownload.cse.ucsc.edu/downloads.html

The entire genome of Homo sapiens and various other creatures including microbat, lamprey, and stickleback.

nonbeard 2012-02-13 13:23:01

Home - Gene - NCBI

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene

A searchable database of genes.

nonbeard 2012-02-13 12:29:21

GeneFisher2 Submission page

http://bibiserv.techfak.uni-bielefeld.de/genefisher2/submission.html

Primer design, supports multiple sequences

nonbeard 2012-02-13 12:15:37

There may be no universal facial expressions

http://mindhacks.com/2012/02/12/a-culture-shock-for-universal-emotion/

This makes sense to me as I have an unusual amount of difficulty with the "what expression does this face have" type personality tests (but I'm fairly sure I don't have an autism-spectrum disorder). Given this finding, it seems likely that such tests are in fact complete bullshit.

nonbeard 2012-02-13 00:27:34

make your own dna with genelaser

http://makeprojects.com/pdf/make/guide_782_en.pdf

For biohacking, quite a lot of detail on the extraction and PCR processes.

nonbeard 2012-02-12 00:50:03

AMBL » Amplification of a specific DNA sequence by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

http://www.bioteach.ubc.ca/amplification-of-a-specific-dna-sequence-by-polymerase-chain-reaction-pcr/

For biohacking, isolation of DNA from cheek cells, quite a detailed protocol.

nonbeard 2012-02-12 00:49:12

Foam tipped applicator 6 inch, foam tipped sterile swab with polystyrene shaft | Sigma-Aldrich

http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/ProductDetail.do?lang=en&N4=A9601%7CSIGMA&N5=SEARCH_CONCAT_PNO%7CBRAND_KEY&F=SPEC

For biohacking, can be used (I think) for taking cheek swabs.

nonbeard 2012-02-12 00:48:23

Triton™ X-100 for molecular biology | Sigma-Aldrich

http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/ProductDetail.do?lang=en&N4=T8787%7CSIGMA&N5=SEARCH_CONCAT_PNO%7CBRAND_KEY&F=SPEC

For biohacking, one of several standard chemicals to lyse mammalian cells.

nonbeard 2012-02-12 00:47:51

Chelex® 100 sodium form 50-100 mesh (dry) | Sigma-Aldrich

http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/ProductDetail.do?lang=en&N4=C7901%7CSIGMA&N5=SEARCH_CONCAT_PNO%7CBRAND_KEY&F=SPEC

For biohacking: added to a PCR template, binds to proteins which would otherwise inhibit PCR.

nonbeard 2012-02-12 00:47:08

Group sync « Mind Hacks

http://mindhacks.com/2012/02/11/group-sync/

People collaborate better when they are physically closer. Most-cited papers come from researchers working within 10 metres of each other; least-cited papers come from researchers working more than 1km apart.

nonbeard 2012-02-11 18:07:59

Lorrygänget: Chefen fyller år - YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S0r00bLbk4

också läxa

nonbeard 2012-02-07 16:19:47

3. God natt Alfons Åberg - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f7Mn_ECbvk

min läxa -- tittar och sammanfatta

nonbeard 2012-02-07 16:19:32

Baltimore’s Vegetarian- and Vegan-Friendly Restaurants - VegBaltimore.com

http://www.vegbaltimore.com/restaurants/

They exist (via Asa)

nonbeard 2012-02-07 12:57:02

Gamasutra - News - Analysis: The heroine's journey

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/39841/Analysis_The_heroines_journey.php

I hadn't realised the Hero's Journey was gendered.

nonbeard 2012-02-06 15:36:45

Topology Optimization of Tesla-Type Microvalve | Sen Lin

http://www.senlin41.org/topology-optimization-of-tesla-type-microvalve/

optimisation of layout of tesla's no-moving-parts valve.

nonbeard 2012-02-05 00:50:18

MAKE | The Tesla Valve: One Way Flow With No Moving Parts

http://blog.makezine.com/2012/01/05/the-tesla-valve-one-way-flow-with-no-moving-parts/

as title

nonbeard 2012-02-05 00:49:44

Vortex tube - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vortex_tube

Separates air into hot and cold portions, with no moving parts. Has Maxwell's Demon as a see also, which is itself cool.

nonbeard 2012-02-05 00:46:42

Du gamla, Du fria (Sveriges nationalsång)

http://www.dugamladufria.com/songs/nationalsong.html

Swedish national anthem via Anneli

nonbeard 2012-02-02 19:35:21

Five veg seeds to sow now, five to save for later | Life and style | guardian.co.uk

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/gardening-blog/2012/feb/01/veg-seed-sowing-february

via Jennifer. Peas, rocket, and onions!

nonbeard 2012-02-02 00:26:32

Press Freedom Index - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Press_Freedom_Index

Pretty interesting. Go Nordics!

nonbeard 2012-01-30 14:51:26

Sublime (philosophy) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sublime_(philosophy)#Immanuel_Kant

the sublime (from the Latin sublīmis) is the quality of greatness, whether physical, moral, intellectual, metaphysical, aesthetic, spiritual or artistic. The term especially refers to a greatness beyond all possibility of calculation, measurement or imitation. Looove is… what I got

nonbeard 2012-01-30 13:08:22

Skeleton: Beautiful Boilerplate for Responsive, Mobile-Friendly Development

http://www.getskeleton.com/

Have a look at this as well as the second edition of Bootstrap

nonbeard 2012-01-29 19:07:27

GradyHendrix comments on I started reading Ulysses by James Joyce, got lost on the first page

http://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/oxekf/i_started_reading_ulysses_by_james_joyce_got_lost/c3kti9i

skip chapter 3. via liedra

nonbeard 2012-01-28 23:45:45

italki: Learn a language online

http://www.italki.com/

like polyglot-learn-language.com

nonbeard 2012-01-27 15:53:14