The presentation that changed computing, cognitive impatience, not masturbating doesn't help at all, and the "discoverer" of sperm, among many other things, handpicked for your full satisfaction. Welcome to the Recommended Links of the Week! You're sure to have a good time.
The 1968 presentation that changed computing: "Much is said about the iPod and, above all, the iPhone presentations as historic moments in the history of computing. And I won't be the one to say no, but I think it's important to highlight one of the most forgotten and important moments for the history of modern computing: the presentation by Doug Engelbart that took place in December 1968 at the Fall Joint Computer Conference in Atlantic City, New Jersey."
The treasure of the perfect villain: "He was a tremendously proud member of one of the most ancient patrician clans of Rome, the Servilia, and he always stood out for his impartiality: he despised with equal hatred anyone who did not belong to his aristocratic circle, whether a presumptuous homo novus, a starving plebeian, a miserable provincial, a barbarian from the north, or one of the Lusitanians whom, following family tradition, he devoted himself to massacring during his time as governor in Hispania."
Helter Skelter: the fatal reading of a song: "In the same vein, Ringo Starr, The Beatles' drummer, clearly recalls the moment of the recording session. 'Helter Skelter' is a song we recorded in the studio, laughing like crazy and totally out of control; sometimes you have to let loose what's inside you, and on that song – in which Paul's bass and my drums predominate – Paul started singing at the top of his lungs and wrote it in a jiffy," he says in the Anthology.
Cognitive impatience: The road to stupidity: "It is increasingly common. So much so that we could call it the 'ill of our hyperconnected era'. You talk to someone. They listen. Or at least it seems so. You think you've connected emotionally, that you've transmitted your message. But then you discover that person didn't understand almost anything you said. And the next day they don't even remember it. That is cognitive impatience, the most direct road to stupidity."
Consciousness is the greatest enigma of science and philosophy: "Consciousness is not an all-or-nothing phenomenon; rather, there are various levels of consciousness. And the transition from unconsciousness to consciousness is not simply a change from neuronal inactivity to activity, but rather a change in what neurons do, a change that is currently unknown. The dualism underlying some theories of consciousness raises the question of how to overcome it, since this dualism has not been able to clarify how an immaterial entity could interact with the matter that is the brain. We are far from understanding the qualitative leap from the brain's neuronal activity to the subjective experience of consciousness."
The skull of Joseph Merrick, better known as the "Elephant Man": Joseph Carey Merrick, also known as the "Elephant Man", was an English citizen who became famous due to the terrible malformations he suffered from the age of one and a half. Condemned to spend most of his life working in circuses, he only found peace in his final years. Despite his unfortunate illness, he stood out for his sweet and polite character.
The impressive story of Anton van Leeuwenhoek, the "discoverer" of sperm (and his peculiar reaction upon achieving it): "An extraordinary curiosity for the almost invisible led a humble Dutch cloth merchant to make one of the most important discoveries in the history of Biology. It happened one day in 1677 when Anton van Leeuwenhoek examined his own ejaculation under a microscope. He was immediately struck by the small 'animalcules' he found wriggling."
How a massacre video went viral without Facebook or YouTube being able to do anything: "The gruesome video is seen from the attacker's perspective, recorded with a head-mounted camera in the style of a first-person shooter. The terrorist is shown killing men, women, and children. Some people crawl on the ground after being shot, and at least one man is seen in a mosque trying to fight the attacker."
44 disappointing photos reveal how Silicon Valley workers really live in San Francisco: "The dream of working at one of Silicon Valley's tech giants, along with the luxuries that a six-figure salary could theoretically imply, has led many trained engineers to move to the San Francisco Bay Area. However, in practice, a tech industry salary is not as good as it seems. In fact, it can be almost impossible to find affordable housing in what is, according to data, the most competitive real estate market in the United States."
Why Japan is so strict with drugs: "The United States, for example, is not a perfect country with its drug laws. Numerous lives have ended up ruined by its zero-tolerance policy. American celebrities, however, have long appeared to play by different rules. That is not the case in Japan, where if the rich and famous are caught with illegal substances, it is not a simple blow to their careers; it is a stop sign."
Porn and masturbation: abstinence does not grant superpowers: "The fapstronauts cite scientific studies that link porn and masturbation to erectile dysfunction, compulsive behavior, anorgasmia, depression, anxiety, or social isolation. At the same time, the group presents success stories of young men who, after three months of abstinence, achieve superpowers: greater concentration, better athletic performance, more confidence in sexual relationships, more creativity, and even greater professional success."
They discover a giant bear 700,000 years old: "The remains, found in Argentina, correspond to a specimen of the species Arctotherium angustidens, which represents the largest bears that have ever existed. The researchers highlight the astonishing state of preservation of the skull and the two mandibular branches. Dr. Leopoldo Soibelzon, researcher at the La Plata Museum and CONICET, both entities in Argentina, commented that 'it is a large bear of the species Arctotherium angustidens, whose largest specimens, standing upright, could reach up to 4.5 meters in height'."
Videos
"Ready Player One" before and after special effects, cats reacting to cat with autotune, Tetris on the Guitendo, a film about flags, lighting a cigarette with a stun gun, blanket to put out car fires, 35 minutes of David Lynch-directed commercials, the Ribwich recipe from The Simpsons, he's hypnotized, the magic of Takumi Takahashi, cat-nomy, domino wall, the smallest cat in the world, the dog with the longest tongue, eaten and spat out by a whale, juggling from above, Jurassic World with cats, how to turn off the light with a whip, chasing the storm, earned money by opening a lock, from the cockpit of an F-16 Fighter Jet, speedrun of Windows 95, the short film Botanica, and (HIGHLY NSFW) an hour of pure hypnotizing physics (HIGHLY NSFW).
Galleries
The best battle stations, Soviet space missions, the art of Astor Alexander, Hanoi at the beginning of the 20th century, the most beautiful spiders in the world, the repetition of vintage horror, hamster subway, horrors of sleep paralysis, the art of Yoshiyuki Takani, the elephants of Kenya, Plastikofobia, the disturbing inanimate children of Morton Bartlett, the pioneers of photography, and to finish, the Animated Dump and the Visual Dump of the Week. Don't miss anything.
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