February 2012
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December 2011
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Let it snow →
October 2011
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Blackboards in Porn →
A blog checking whether the math is correct. Because it matters.
June 2011
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May 2011
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Because we believe that justice can be served with... →
April 2011
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WatchThe fun begins around 0:50. They do other sorting algorithms as well.
(via YouTube - Chaîne de AlgoRythmics)
November 2010
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“In most elevators installed since the early 1990s, the “close door” button has...”
– Placebo Buttons | Futility Closet
October 2010
6 posts
Hyperbole and a Half: Dog →
Confessions of a used-book salesman. - By Michael... →
Play video games on any web page →
September 2010
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Des chèvres sur un barrage →
August 2010
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June 2010
6 posts
Chinese actors play North Korean football fans →
Parité
27% des députés afghans sont des femmes.
La France est loin derrière, à 18.9%
Les députées afghanes entre craintes et espoirs - LeMonde.fr
“Deux camarades de promo, une semaine, une voiture, une contrainte : ne...”
– Ne suivre que les autres directions - Autres directions
(via geabulek)
May 2010
6 posts
Pizza Hut Irlande : une pizza gratuite chaque fois... →
Quand un bébé découvre l’iPad →
En passant d'Arial à Century Gothic, une... →
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“Goats have rectangular pupils.”
– QI: Quite Interesting facts about eyes
April 2010
4 posts
HATETRIS →
Il vous donnera toujours la pire pièce possible. Mon record : 4 lignes. [Edit : 7 lignes maintenant.]
Prononciation de "Eyjafjallajökull" →
March 2010
6 posts
One day while teaching a class at Yale, Shizuo Kakutani wrote a lemma on the blackboard and remarked that the proof was obvious. A student timidly raised his hand and said that it wasn’t obvious to him. Kakutani stared at the lemma for some moments and realized he could not prove it himself. He apologized and said he would report back at the next class meeting. After class he went straight to his...
Dr Pruneau, DPhil (Oxon) →
Je vais devoir changer le nom de ce blog : depuis quelques mois, je ne suis plus Outre-Manchot (à moins de changer de point de vue, évidemment). Ceux qui ont bien suivi sauront que j’étais…
World of ChoreCraft: Claim Experience Points for... →
You earn points by doing the washing up or cleaning the bathroom.
Supposedly, this helps get children or housemates to do their share of housework.
February 2010
1 post
À Topeka [capitale du Kansas], les batailles de boules de neige sont interdites : c’est considéré comme un lancer de missiles.
What American city says snowball throwing is illegal because it’s a missile? - Wikianswers Legal
January 2010
7 posts
“111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111...”
– E Pluribus Unum | Futility Closet
Why I Believe Printers Were Sent From Hell to Make... →
via Richard
No Nobel
Marvin Hamlisch has won four Emmys, four Grammys, three Oscars, a Tony, three Golden Globes, and the Pulitzer Prize.
A chess player whose cellphone makes any noise in the tournament hall automatically loses the game. Grandmaster Stuart Conquest used this rule to defeat Grandmaster Aleksander Delchev in 2009 without moving a single piece.
List of world records in chess