Friday, December 07, 2007

- Ten easy to learn math tricks:
http://listverse.com/science/10-easy-arithmetic-tricks/

- American Civics Test. I scored an 85%
http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/resources/quiz.aspx

- Two articles about artificial life. According to the first article, scientists will create artificial life in the next 3 to 10 years. In the second article, apparently someone already has created artificial life!
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8R4H0Q00&show_article=1

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/oct/06/genetics.climatechange

- I bought one of my spring semester programming books early, so I could get a head start on the course. The programming language I am referring to is assembly language, and it's the language I would most likely use if I want to program this type of machine:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/20/powered_jackboot_exoskeleton_darpa_mit/

...or if I want to some day build this (yes, this is an actual picture from the new movie)













- Which hands to play, and not to play, in low-limit poker. Memorize this, and I guarantee you will
(at the minimum) break even every time you play at a casino:
http://www.lowlimitholdem.com/main/StartingHands.htm

- Wonderful optical illusion. Which way does the silhouette spin for you? Supposedly, this optical illusion tests whether you are left-brain or right-brain dominant. It spins counter-clockwise for me, but if I stare to the left or right of the silhouette, and let my eyes relax, it will start to spin clockwise! Kooky!
http://www.switched.com/2007/10/15/the-trippiest-optical-illusions-on-the-net/