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part of me wants to see kings of pastry, but i suspect the failures will be pretty painful to watch

not sure if 'contact juggling' is really what it's called, but this video is very impressive

thanks to kastner for pointing me to this thread from 6 years ago. guess what retarded commenters? i was right all along. see also: everything written on large distributed databases since then.

noting these down for later reference - two excellent answers on quora from adam d'angelo on why quora uses mysql instead of postgres or a nosql solution. he says everything i've been saying for the last few years, but more eloquently

excellent idea - a blog of things to watch on netflix streaming

this is a pretty plausible theory of lost. explains some confusing elements from the final season

if you've seen the trailer for the facebook movie, this will make a lot more sense: the youtube version

ikea heights is great. how did i not think of this? sul should have, at least

these animated subway tiles are lovely. will be seeking those out next time i'm in NYC

edible cups made from agar sound like a fun idea. if you could make them yourself, otherwise probably not eco-friendly on net