On this day
October 4
13 items, across every year
2023 3 years ago
1 post
- Be seen in the background of Chicago’s free classical concerts
I'm thinking about having Mr. T visit Chicago's free classical concert series. You might spot us in the background of WFMT's live stream on Youtube and…
2019 7 years ago
1 post
- The ligatures in Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
The Museum of Science and Industry is renaming the museum to be the “Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry” Sounds pretty silly right? Look…
2018 8 years ago
4 posts
- What happens when you use an invisible camera?
If you take a photo while you are invisible with an invisible camera, what is recorded on your camera? To be clear, both you and your…
- Quantum computing exists, and it looks pretty crazy
Quantum computing for anyone! Every month you get 1 free minute of processing time on D-Wave’s quantum computer. What sort of things would you like to…
- Your goal of publishing one blog post a day might be destroying your blog
Today I realized something with my blog. I’m much more of a habit guy than a goal guy. Goals are actually destroying my blog. What helps…
- Adding prayer to 23andMe’s survey
The genetic service 23andMe has DNA samples from over 3,000,000 individuals, including myself. They ask these people to fill out surveys to help uncover genetic connections…
2012 14 years ago
1 post
- Take a book, bring a book
Oh wow. This is so cool. A family in Oak Park set up their own little library in their front yard. I totally want to visit…
2010 16 years ago
1 post
- Top three tweets of September 2009: Super Mario Bros & liquor Jelly Bellys
For September’s top tweets, three hand-picked tweets from @spudart. Imagine elevators as the tubes in Super Mario Brothers. They warp you to another level. 28-Sep IDEA:…
2007 19 years ago
1 post
- Tapping all over
This is so me in the elevator. I like to knock on things to see what pitch it generates. (btw, this is not my comic strip,…
2006 20 years ago
1 post
- Top 20 most common words in wrestling names
Out of the existing 720 wrestling names, the most common word is: “Mr.” Here’s the 20 most common words in names of wrestlers: —Mr (13 occurances)…
2005 21 years ago
1 post
- Saturn’s sponge moon, Hyperion
It’s rather incredible that Saturn has a moon made of sponge floating around it. Maybe Saturn is a planet of maids, and one of their sponges…
2004 22 years ago
2 posts
- the best player on the very first Chicago Cubs team
Who were the players on the very first baseball teams like the 1876 Cubs? Not the 2nd season, but the very first season? What are the…
- Piero’s Proses: Part 2 of 7: Interface
“My sofas are uncomfortable. I design them to be uncomfortable.” You get strong feedback from my couches. To continuously use. It’s like the computer. Without using…