Archive for July 2009
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I See Sierpinski Shapes by the Sea Shore
The patterns on this sea shell appear to be very similar to that of a mathematical structure called a Sierpinski triangle.
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Essays, Projects, and Distractions of Geoff Milburn
- Jeff on Color and Reality: I’ve always wondered the same thing about individual spectra, and this is the first...
- Nick on Geoff’s Original Homemade Air Conditioner: replace the bucket with a mini fridge and another copper coil and...
- Alana Marcus on The Ultimate Home Laser Show – Assembly: Hi, Eric, I usually choose glasses from:...
- George on Spencer’s Homemade Air Conditioner: Hi Geoff, I am glad you are still replying to these threads. I am...
- Fermilab’s Strange Letter – Progress
- Geoff’s Original Homemade Air Conditioner
- The Ultimate Home Laser Show
- What are Some Possible Issues With Memory Foam?
- Spencer’s Homemade Air Conditioner
- How to Select a Memory Foam Bed Frame
- Quaternion Travels
- Quaternion Julia Fractals
- Elementary Cellular Automata
- When Advertisers Get Lazy
What is Memory Foam?
Memory foam is actually a rather advanced material, and has only gone down in cost enough to be practical... Read More »
Monday Miscellany
A few little things for Monday – 5000 fish and recommended reading from MIT. Read More »
Homebrew Air Conditioning
It was the summer of 2005, and my student house was stiflingly hot. Fueled by a combination of too many... Read More »
Newspaper Stories and YouTube Videos
A Chicago Tribune story I was interviewed for, and how to embed high quality YouTube videos... Read More »
Herds of Android Birds Mimic Ad Hoc Flocks
In winter during the late afternoon before settling down to roost, flocks of thousands... Read More »
How to Select a Memory Foam Bed Frame
All that’s left to do is find out if your current bedframe is appropriate for a memory... Read More »
Essentia Forma Spa Review
Bottom Line: An amazingly comfortable and well manufactured pillow that will lull you off to sleep –... Read More »
The Ultimate Home Laser Show – Laser Safety
Laser safety is serious business. No no, not in the internet meme sense, but... Read More »
Clever as a Fox
Sometimes we see things so often that we simply forget to ask “why are they like that?” For instance,... Read More »
Water Supply Improvements
I decided to modify the system to run off a garden hose, for increased reliability and to prevent late... Read More »