Computer literacy is important to me and it’s interesting to think about the problems with making programming accessible to different linguistic backgrounds. I promptly started to implement an Arabic dialect of html making use of some features of modern browsers to make it work.Meet the Genius Who Created the First Fully Functioning Arabic Programming Language …

Netherland bike culture seems a little weird… Bouke, Marleen, is this very accurate?The Bike Instructor’s guide to cycling in Amsterdam Let the Bike Instructor guide you through the potential pitfalls of cycling in Amsterdam, and soon you’ll be cycling just like a local! Cycling in Amsterdam … cross-posted on Facebook

This is good news!Alaska becomes the second state to officially recognize indigenous languages Dedicated supporters staged a 15 hour sit-in until the early this morning, when the Alaska Senate passed the measure on an 18-2 vote. cross-posted on Facebook

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Bradley Michael this is making it’s way through my Non-Canadian friends 🙂Brodie Brazil Here’s something to restore your faith in people. Last night the Calgary Hitmen minor league hockey team held their annual “teddy bear toss” game. In the 2nd period, Jordy Stallard got the first goal of the contest for the home team. Which …

If you ever find yourself complaining about “millennials”, or “the younger generation” I hope can someday realize how much of a hipster that makes you… because irony…15 Historical Complaints About Young People Ruining Everything Nothing is certain in this life but death, taxes, and the existence in every generation of fuddy-duddies who carp about things …

You didn’t need to do any work today…. right?Inspirograph A digital replica of the classic Spirograph toy. Written in TypeScript, using D3.js. cross-posted on Facebook

Still a great explainer.Weston I keep try to explain this to people and have never been able to make it this clear. Geodesy 101. cross-posted on Facebook

So even the conservative CATO institute is like: “one terrorism-planning conviction for a refugee for every 286,543 of them who have been admitted. To put that in perspective, about 1 in every 22,541 Americans committed murder in 2014. The terrorist threat from Syrian refugees in the United States is hyperbolically over-exaggerated and we have very …

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Surveys with R/V Skidbladner Surveys with R/V Skidbladner during Petermann 2015 Expedition with I/B Oden cross-posted on Facebook

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Some awesome investigative journalism.Were You Or Your Relatives Exposed To Mustard Gas? Search Our Database NPR has compiled a database of more than 3,900 American servicemen exposed to mustard gas in secret military experiments during World War II. cross-posted on Facebook

I like it.Bernie Sanders Watch our first TV ad and remember: together, we will make real change. cross-posted on Facebook

Want a Better Economy? History Says Vote Democrat! Which party will be better for U.S. economy? Some historical facts on the economy worth reviewing. cross-posted on Facebook

They grow up so fast…How Have You Changed Over The Last Years? We Usually Do Not Notice Our Changing Looks As Time Flies By. Above All, These Transformations Usually Make Us Proud. Find How You Have Changed Over The Last Years! cross-posted on Facebook

“The Republican primary has thus far been a festival of outlandish policy. The candidates seem to be competing to craft the tax plan that gives the largest tax cut to the rich while blowing the biggest hole in the deficit (a competition that, as of tonight, Ted Cruz appears to be winning). And the problem …

Technology is a wondrous thing.Health Conscious Man Switches to Processed Meat Vaporizer After hearing news that american favorites such as hot dogs, bacon, and other processed meat can lea… cross-posted on Facebook

Death Valley National Park A series of unusual storms in October caused large amounts of damage throughout Death Valley National Park. Flash floods destroyed significant portions of multiple roads and heavily damaged several historic structures at Scotty’s Castle and deposited debris in Devils Hole. Watch this inaugural episode of the “Death Valley Exposed” video podcast …

UNAVCO Incidentally, terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) does not work well in the snow… cross-posted on Facebook