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A computer aided simulation builds a spiral galaxy from
its beginning. In all, 390,000 particles were placed in an arrangement similar to a newborn galaxy. The end result after three months is an event that is believed to take billions of years to occur.
(animation)
posted to MetaFilter by samsara
at 4:14 PM on August 7, 2002
(7 comments)
Is the front page shrinking? (more..)
posted to MetaTalk by samsara
at 8:13 AM on October 22, 2001
(7 comments)
Recently I've found myself passing the mouse cursor over usernames only to see their ID number. I was thinking for a bit as to why (Is it number envy? Is it newbie-spotting?) What if the user IDs were somewhat to completely hidden? What would be the
pros or
cons?
posted to MetaTalk by samsara
at 2:16 PM on September 6, 2001
(18 comments)
Scripophily
is the misunderstood love of owning stocks and bonds that shouldn't be worth anything anymore. So why not make a
business out of it? I'm just glad to see that
e-toys is doing good once again.
posted to MetaFilter by samsara
at 6:16 AM on June 26, 2001
(5 comments)
Punk rock chickens!
This has to be one of the weirdest things I've seen. But when you work with chickens, I guess you get pretty bored. Enjoy!
posted to MetaFilter by samsara
at 10:44 AM on April 14, 2001
(7 comments)
Conspiracy or not?
Convinced to sit and watch FOX's show on whether we landed on the moon, I found myself wondering why
there was no evidence against the hoax presented. Is this is clearly
another feed on the
conspiracy theories surrounding JFK's administration? Or was it just another "When cars attack?" (If so, I didn't find this as funny)
posted to MetaFilter by samsara
at 6:39 AM on March 26, 2001
(24 comments)
What started out as a joke
in the late eighties, has transformed into a
multi-billion dollar industry (of course, I'm exaggerating). Upgrade that
aging Macintosh that's just collecting dust...or take a drive to your local dealer for the custom-built
macquarium of your dreams. (And for those who hate the smell of fish food, there is always the
macterrarium)
posted to MetaFilter by samsara
at 8:11 AM on March 19, 2001
(12 comments)
I know this will start a paradox of "
I saw this before," but I think that it would be neat to have the preview option also do a search of the site to see if the link is referenced elsewhere. Now the question is, was this feature request made before?
posted to MetaTalk by samsara
at 11:14 AM on March 16, 2001
(5 comments)
By testing the limits
of what the USPS will actually deliver, scientists at the Annals of Improbable Research (AIR) have answered an age-old question: "How patient is the US Postal Service when it comes to unwrapped packages?" (via
Useless Pages)
posted to MetaFilter by samsara
at 9:36 AM on March 16, 2001
(11 comments)
The Second Reincarnation of the Final Grandson of Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged.
For those of us in constant search of universally meaningful insults, wowbagger delivers.
The program is based on a character in Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", a character who, after an incident involving a time traveling machine and a piece of elastic band, became so pissed off at the universe that he sought to insult every creature in it, in alphabetical order.
posted to MetaFilter by samsara
at 8:51 AM on March 15, 2001
(5 comments)
