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Arturo Genova's submarine elevator: "Every so often, news would appear about sunken ships in which, even though it was known that the sailors remained alive in the depths, nothing could be done to save them. The only means available at the time to attempt such rescues consisted of using auxiliary vessels equipped with diving bells, but the results were often tragic. Since the submarines of the era had no rescue system at all, our inventor felt the need to respond to such a terrible problem. From that distress was born his rescue buoy system, or 'submarine elevator', a pioneering technology that was ahead of its time."
Coleco Adam - The curious case of the computer that could erase nearby magnetic disks: "The main problem, the great flaw to highlight of the Coleco Adam, was that that computer generated such a large amount of electromagnetic energy at startup that it was capable of erasing any information from any tape or disk drive that was inserted, or even that was near the equipment. In reality, the flaw could affect any other nearby electronic device that was sensitive to electromagnetic currents." More about Colecovision.
Listening to punk and heavy metal calms us and makes us live in peace: "Many unconscious and naive people have the false belief that fans of punk or heavy metal are people full of anger, aggression, violence, or a desire to always be in trouble, and a recent study has shown the opposite; under the studs, the manes, the impossible crests, the pins, the leather, the black clothing, or the military boots, there are souls that live in peace, harmony, and happiness with the world. The research was conducted at the University of Queensland in Australia, with a sample of 39 people aged between 18 and 34 who listen regularly to heavy, metal, hardcore, punk, or hard rock music."
Do you make wrong decisions and don't correct them? That is the 'sunk cost fallacy': "How many times have you stayed in the cinema when it was a fact that the movie wasn't what you expected? How long did it take you to tell that partner you went to the cinema with that your relationship doesn't work? Do you finish a book to the end just because you're already halfway through even if it's boring? Why don't you change lines in the supermarket when it's a fact that the person ahead is buying enough supplies for a barrack? Many? Too many? Don't worry, it's normal. So much so that psychologists have given it a name: sunk cost fallacy."
Intel has problems with the 14nm process, prices go up: "This means that almost all Intel processors are manufactured under the 14nm process in its different interactions (standard 14nm, 14nm+ and 14nm++), but also its latest chipsets. Concentrating all the productive load under a single process can have negative consequences if demand is high and production capacity cannot adapt to hold up, a reality that is starting to take its toll on Santa Clara and that consumers are suffering."
How often should you really poop: "Let there be no doubt: going to the bathroom matters, a lot. As with sex, there seems to be a lot of misinformation out there. Also, as with sex, advice that talks about high numbers can be exaggerated. I mean the number of times you 'should' poop."
21 posters from the golden age of porn, when X movies were art and were shown in mainstream cinemas: "Although most adult films of the 60s, 70s and 80s faded into cinematic history, what remains, as an everlasting legacy, are those wonderful posters of each production. Vintage posters of adult films that transport us to an era where suggestive seduction and 'spicy' images were the core of erotic and sexual appeal, obviously, with all the metaphors, wordplay, and intelligent humor of the genre."
Pseudodoxia Epidemica, a catalog of 'urban legends' from the 16th century: "During the 16th century, the Englishman Thomas Browne, besides practicing medicine, published several books on various topics: Religio Medici, a confession of his Christian faith for those who considered him an atheist; Urn Burial, a reflection on mortal remains and the vanity of monuments; and The Garden of Cyrus, a speculation on the importance of patterns and numbers in nature. However, his most popular work during his lifetime was Pseudodoxia Epidemica, where he demystifies errors and urban and rural legends. Many of those errors deal with popular beliefs about animals, which Browne dismantles with wit and a peculiar style."
When practicing sodomy on Spanish galleons was punished with the stake: "Enjoying heterosexual sex aboard a Spanish galleon was practically impossible, because the women who embarked on them were very few, and those who did usually went well protected and watched over by fathers or husbands. On the long voyages of the Golden Age, the crowded Spanish sailors took as a norm that aphorism that states 'in time of war, any hole is a trench', risking ending up at the stake for falling into the so-called 'nefarious vice'. And it is that the Spanish Navy did not look favorably (at least officially) on sodomite practices aboard its ships."
Chinese techno-governance: who needs democracy when you have data?: "Xi seeks 'cyber sovereignty' to improve censorship and exercise total control over the national internet. In May, at a meeting of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, he stated that technology was the key to achieving 'the great goal of building a socialist and modernized nation'. In January, when he addressed the country on television, the bookshelves on both sides of him contained both classic titles such as Capital by Karl Marx, and some new publications among which were two books on artificial intelligence: The Master Algorithm by Pedro Domingos and Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane by Brett King."
Curiosities about sleep and facts you didn't know about sleeping: "Did you know that Google was invented thanks to a dream? And that if you sleep little, it is easy for you to gain weight? The curiosities about sleep are inexhaustible and striking. Start with us to learn fascinating aspects about our way of sleeping and how sleep affects our life."
The Cretan paradox: "Epimenides was a legendary poet-philosopher of the 6th century BC. His paradox is famous, a paradox about the falsity, or not, of certain types of propositions, also known as the liar paradox, of which there is no single version. Another is attributed to Eubulides of Miletus - or Megara - a contemporary of Aristotle. In fact, depending on where you look, we will find the same paradox attributed to one or the other indistinctly."
VIDEOS: Championship of jumping into the pool like a madman, another psychopath breaking a Guinness record, (NSFW) cyberpunk tits (NSFW), how his beard grows, dog stealing dentures, kid playing classics on the ukulele, plays violin with a prosthetic arm, friendly lion, demanding girlfriend, straw monsters, liquid hydrogen explosion and a bunch of shorts: CTRL Z, ENOUGH, CAPTAIN 3D, Scavenger and KODACROME - Oh, You Two.
GALLERIES: 70s science fiction posters, optical shadow illusions, "and they lived unhappily, without eating partridges", Euclide's art, retro hairstyles, terrifying desserts, Eashan Misra's manipulations, Donglu's art, perfect photos in imperfect places, giant animal illustrations, rock concert posters, cartography history to download, and we close with the Visual Dump and the Animated Dump, which you can't skip.
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