Michael Nielson provides an interesting paradox on “notability” on Wikipedia.
It is a good day for the net neutrality movement. The FCC has proposed new rules requiring ISPs to treat all internet traffic equally. Hooray!
Today’s lab regatta was a success. After my usual fumbling about with the rigging, I remembered what I was doing and was able to pilot the boat with little difficulty. This morning, though, I attempted to teach my labmates some sailing terminology as well as explain the rules of right-of-way. And while I correctly remembered that a boat on a starboard tack has the right-of-way over one on a port tack, I goofed up my definition of port/starboard tack.
This is not a new error for me. I have always wanted starboard tack to mean that the boom is on the starboard side of the boat. But no, it means that the wind is coming from the starboard side. In other words, it is the complete opposite. My definition makes much more sense to me….
So, how do I go about convincing the entire world of sailing to change the definitions of port and starboard tack?
HP - invent from Tom and Matt on Vimeo.
From idsgn.
News of our latest result is starting to appear in the media. Engadget has the funniest version so far. For a more serious article, you can view the Nature news story.