"Take a look at the world's oldest mathematical object":http://io9.com/5806767/A short article about the Ishango bone, apparently the "oldest known object containing logical carvings". "Nemesis: Der Todesstern und die Dinosaurier":http://www.scienceblogs.de/astrodicticum-simplex/2011/06/nemesis-der-todesstern-und-die-dinosaurier.phpSomehow I've missed the Nemesis theory until now, but it sure is interesting (in German). "Rich Hickey Q&A":http://www.codequarterly.com/2011/rich-hickey/Great interview with Rich Hickey in Code Quarterly. Whenever I hear/read something by Rich, I understand why Clojure is such an awesome language. "Earth may be headed into a mini Ice Age within a decade":http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/14/ice_age/Hm, finally a good excuse to move to warmer places for good? "Or not":http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2011/06/new-ice-age-dont-count-on-it.html? "DIY Weapons of the Libyan Rebels":http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/06/diy-weapons-of-the-libyan-rebels/10 More
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