Inner Solace

Why Nikola Tesla was the greatest geek who ever lived - The Oatmeal

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:04:05 +0800

Why Nikola Tesla was the greatest geek who ever lived - The Oatmeal:

An ode to Nikola Tesla.

Wow, Edison really was a douchebag.

thedailyfeed: Turns out the Easter Island heads have bodies,...

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:01:55 +0800

Turns out the Easter Island heads have bodies, too! Archeologists discovered bodies beneath the 887 stoic faces after 12 years excavating and studying the statues.

“They’re buried up to mid-torso level. So it’s understandable that the general public didn’t have a clue that those statues had bodies,” Jo Anne Van Tilburg, director of the Easter Island Statue Project, told Fox News this week.

While experts have known for some time that much of the stone figures has been partially buried due to centuries of exposure to the elements, “this is the first time that one has been excavated in such a way that the documentation was complete and scientific,” said Van Tilburg.

brain-food: Avenger Cocktailes by tumblr artist...

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:01:00 +0800

brain-food:

Avenger Cocktailes by tumblr artist the-more-i-art

I’m all set for The Avengers DVD release party!

The Black Widow - amazing.

(via Eric) Someone’s very passionate about the use of...

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:32:28 +0800

(via Eric)

Someone’s very passionate about the use of regexs to parse XHTML.

carudamon119: 金環日食 Annular solar eclipse in Japan

Tue, 22 May 2012 01:31:13 +0800

carudamon119:

金環日食

Annular solar eclipse in Japan

disoriented: ecaloshay: theresalighton: Henri 2, Paw de Deux...

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:27:42 +0800

disoriented:

ecaloshay:

theresalighton:

Henri 2, Paw de Deux (by WillBraden)

Saw this on G+ the other day. It’s much better than Henri 1. <3

This also described my mood the other night when you first showed me (in response to my mood).

La crème fouettée dans la salle de bain n’est pas la crème fouettée!

theresalighton: Henri 2, Paw de Deux (by WillBraden) Saw this...

Sun, 20 May 2012 20:24:43 +0800

theresalighton:

Henri 2, Paw de Deux (by WillBraden)

Saw this on G+ the other day. It’s much better than Henri 1. <3

shortformblog: nprfreshair: How Common Is Your Birthday? (via...

Sun, 20 May 2012 20:24:12 +0800

shortformblog:

nprfreshair:

How Common Is Your Birthday?
(via @stiles)

People with lighter colors are more unique. There. We said it.

What’s up with Feb 14 and the end of December? Are people inducing for those days? I understand the July to September thing, but those other two dark patches make me wonder what was going on nine months before that.

On an unrelated note, there are no degrees of uniqueness. You either are, or you aren’t.

brain-food: Nixon Men’s Murf Watch

Sun, 20 May 2012 20:20:01 +0800

brain-food:

Nixon Men’s Murf Watch

Spring blossom Starring: Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (by Bandal) (via...

Thu, 17 May 2012 20:53:53 +0800

Spring blossom

Starring: Mercedes-Benz 300 SL

(by Bandal) (via davidberes)

Purdy

amorihs: (via DavidSoComedy) This line? Hilarious? The rest of...

Thu, 17 May 2012 13:33:05 +0800

amorihs:

(via DavidSoComedy)

This line? Hilarious? The rest of the video? Just… no. It hurts to watch.

Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and Benedict Cumberbatch go on a roadtrip

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:45:10 +0800

karlimeaghan:

Instant image that comes to mind:

From the chronicles of the SP/CP/ZQ/BC roadtrip. <3

Plague doctors were individuals in the Middle Ages who were...

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:40:11 +0800

Plague doctors were individuals in the Middle Ages who were given the task of tending to people infected with the plague. In most cases, they were either second rate or under-trained physicians, incapable of maintaining their own practice. Many were not doctors at all, but people of various other employments paid by towns to cater to the sick.

Plague doctors were employed in various methods whenever plague set in. The earliest documentation of these individuals being hired go as far back as the mid 500s AD. The plague doctor image that we as a general public are familiar with was not seen until the 1600s. It was then that the “traditional” plague doctor costume was created. The costume consisted of a cloak made of heavy fabric covered in wax to protect the doctor’s body, and a mask to keep out the sick air. The masks had a long cone shaped structure at the nose, to be filled with scents that would protect the doctor from the bad air.

Because of the nature of their work, plague doctors often became victims of the plague themselves, or were quarantined for the protection of the public.

The Singapore Shophouse: A design timeline Love this. Love...

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:38:39 +0800

The Singapore Shophouse: A design timeline

Love this. Love shophouses.

neil-gaiman: ..and because some people have not seen this. The...

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:36:39 +0800

neil-gaiman:

..and because some people have not seen this. The Pinky & The Brain cover version of the Orson Welles Findus ad.

mashimaro: Sweet Memory - Peterバー This is a pretty...

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:36:15 +0800

mashimaro:

Sweet Memory - Peterバー

This is a pretty sweet-looking tiered tray.

Story of a Five Year-Old Avenger, Meeting the Avengers “Hi,...

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:34:38 +0800

Story of a Five Year-Old Avenger, Meeting the Avengers

“Hi, Loki!” my wife said (100% sure she didn’t know Tom Hiddleston’s name). “Can my son get a picture with you?” she asked. “Can I put him on my shoulders?” Loki asks. “Um … okay?” is Jill’s response and hands Tom Hiddleston our son. He hoists him up on to his shoulders (I should mention that this guy is like 8 feet tall), and my wife takes out her Blackberry, only to find that it’s on its last battery leg. Nonetheless she manages to get a couple of shots. Hiddleston puts Edison down, shakes his hand and says goodbye…

… Evans crouches down next to Edison, who extends his hand and shakes the hand of The First Avenger. “Can I see your shield?” Evans asks and Edison hands his battered toy shield over. “Wow, you’re getting a lot of use out of this. You fighting a lot of bad guys with this?” he asks. Chris Evans and Edison proceed to have a conversation about the finer points of shields and fighting the enemy.

Read the full account. So cute. ^_^

A Beginner's Guide to Passover Coke | Serious Eats : New York

Wed, 16 May 2012 13:10:36 +0800

A Beginner's Guide to Passover Coke | Serious Eats : New York:

So, interesting things.

In the US, corn syrup is everywhere and in everything. This is why people I talk to make this big deal about how Coke in Australia tastes different (and better) than Coke in the US because we use real sugar in our soft drinks.

What I didn’t realise was that this means that soft drinks in the US are not kosher during Passover, because during Passover, Jews avoid most grains, and soft drinks in the US contain corn syrup which is made from grain/corn.

So that people can get their kosher soft drink fix during Passover, soft drink companies produce a limited edition line of drinks that contain real sugar. Or they buy that Mexican stuff.

TIL.

BagelStep

Wed, 09 May 2012 23:17:53 +0800

I was reading an article with the headline “Drop the Base for Better Tasting Bagels” (or something to that effect). And all I could think of while reading the first paragraph was:

wub wub wub wub wub wub wub…

coketalk: Coldplay’s tribute to Adam Yauch, last night at the...

Sun, 06 May 2012 00:36:30 +0800

coketalk:

Coldplay’s tribute to Adam Yauch, last night at the Hollywood Bowl.

Say what you will about Coldplay, this is beautiful.