musings

Long shot: I’m trying to gauge the quality of some “random” numbers that I have generated. I’m using the “dieharder” https://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/General/dieharder.php library to analyse the data I have (in a file) I use a file for my data (even though that’s not recommended) and give that data to dieharder: dieharder -g 202 -f my_data.input -s 1 (where -g 202 tells dieharder to use the input file) and -s 1 is the test to run. ...

Kann ich mit leben. Embedded Link ![]() [Where Did My Taxes Go?](https://wheredidmytaxesgo.nelm.io/) Where Did My Taxes Go? City of Zürich 2010. Civil Status Single Married. Income. Assets CHF. Annual Taxes. CHF. This Money Lasted The City For. sec. Tweet. What is this? This was done during the MakeO... Google+: View post on Google+ Post imported by Google+Blog. Created By Daniel Treadwell.

Reshared post from +Joseph Lee Here's my Star Trek post of the night, it's related to my previous red shirt post: [https://plus.google.com/106176762220398854458/posts/2QC5CyWJuQU](https://plus.google.com/106176762220398854458/posts/2QC5CyWJuQU) Here we can see they really earn their reputation as they die, a lot. My favorite death is the one where they get turned into cubes, and then even the cubes are crushed! I need to watch that episode again. Redshirts, I salute you! Star Trek: Redshirts Google+: View post on Google+ ...

I just love the way the TopGear guys test cars (where the definition of “car” is quite widely interpreted) Another great thing is how close to reality the tests are done: Shopping center, Drive-In at McDonalds and being blown up with explosives. A treat - as usual Reshared post from +Maciej Stachowiak Jest piątek więc pozwalam sobie na odrobinę off topic ;) Warto obejrzeć filmij - Hammond jeździ Marauderem po RPA - tym razem wydali trochę pieniędzy na dewastowanie! ...

This is an absolute genius idea - I have boxes full of cables that are but a tangled mess… Reshared post from +Alida Brandenburg **[The "G" Clearly Stands for "Genius"]** Oh, wow. On top of the last two posts (https://plus.google.com/u/0/103765013042311928518/posts/cfwYX5ACG99 and https://plus.google.com/u/0/103765013042311928518/posts/RqsXwoH9Xs9) +Patrick Dorr just shared with me this novel use for toilet-paper rolls! Keep ’em coming! The OCD-nerd in me is looooving this. :D Google+: View post on Google+ ...

looking through those 100 books I see a lot of old friends - and I guess some new, in the waiting, friends… Reshared post from +Colin McMillen Brilliant: a flowchart to help you choose the next fantasy/sci-fi book you should read. Based on NPR's list of the top 100 sci-fi/fantasy books of all time. https://www.box.net/shared/static/a6omcl2la0ivlxsn3o8m.jpg Hat tip: +Mary Johnstone. Google+: View post on Google+ Post imported by Google+Blog. Created By Daniel Treadwell. ...