Collected Links (05-30-2022)

• Why much published research is wrong (problems with p-values, etc.)
• Calculating p-values: Wikipedia; Wolfram (discussion); Kahn Academy (slyt)
• Ceramics by Ariana Heinzman (on Colossal) -- hand made vessels, bright abstracted floral motif (mostly) surface decoration
• Wisteria in Japan (on Colossal)
  
• "Japanese Suburbs in Watercolor" (on Nag on the Lake) -- lovely
  
• Flora Yukhonovich -- abstracted Rococo paintings
  
• "Latecomers [Edited] Guide to Crypto" (via Tim) Annotated "grossly irresponsible" NYT tech article -- although some of the annotations are trenchant, a fair number are just sniping. "Crypto," of course, is not tangible property -- its proponents would have us believe it's a currency. It's subject to the same quasi-ponzi scheme and speculation driven concerns as any intangible asset; concerns that currencies are not pegged to any tangible standard, such as gold, have been the source of hand wringing for at least 150 years. That's repeated again in the annotations. Yet except in El Salvador (currently) crypto's not an official currency anywhere, it's not a necessary means of exchange, and it's highly speculative as an investment. It may have benefit for this who want to wash or shelter assets (despite the articles suggestions otherwise). But I'm not an investor. 
  
• Maps for proposed walks around London (on a blog called A Lady in London) (via Nag on the Lake)
  

The Story of My Life

Will It Blend -- iPhone5 vs. Samsung Galaxy S3

The Blendtec blender man calls it a draw, but if you watch I think it is obvious that the iPhone blends a lot easier than the Samsung -- that is, Samsung wins! (My guess is that the Android operating system had no effect on the outcome.)

Scientists are Using Amusement Park Rides to Increase Intelligence

Scientists at the Institute for Centrifugal Research (here's its Facebook page) have developed a series of fantastic aerodynamic kinetic experiments to defeat some of the mental processing boundaries people face. This is the kind of amazing thing you come upon today -- it's worth watching. Via Colossal.

Because I Can Post Anything I Want

Here's a list of recent interesting crap:

• Thanks Obama! (because anything that goes wrong must be Obama's fault)
• Inane conspicuous consumption (a video of a $5 million garage)
• Know your wines
• Driving in Russia (a short ani gif)
• Parrots
• I have suspicions this may be photoshopped (okay, via Kotke, here's a video. Holly shit.)
• 40 cute things
• Know  your  whines
• What came first, the chicken or the egg? (an elementary but not bad video)
• A multi insturment New Orleans street musician
• A superb street performer with a soccer ball
• A trombone quartet playing Kansas's Carry On Wayward Son
• According to Buzzfeed, the 35 dumbest things ever said on the internet (this blog once again not recognized)
• A chainsaw wielding robot (not as safe as it sounds)
• 1907 to 1930 Paris in color photographs
• Sperm whales adopted a deformed dolphin -- also here's a cool video of a dolphin repeatedly seeking out a diver's help to cut a net off of it -- also here's some divers who came upon some whales 50 meters down
• In other animal news, 15,000 crocodiles escaped from a farm in South Africa, 11 live otters were found in luggage in Thailand, a chimp will only go out in the snow if he has a blanket to wear while a funny little monkey ventured out in the snow wearing a coat, an abandoned turtle lived for perhaps 30 years in a storeroom before being found alive, and an abandoned dog ate its own tail.

We should do this more often.

A Little Internetz Magik

Oh Galileo! Click the link. (Refresh it multiple times.) In the address bar replace the text with your own (+ between words).Via MetaFilter.

Highlights of Last Weekends' NFL Playoffs

Continuing the world class sports coverage provided here on Galileo Feynman, today, via Kotke, we bring you what he claims is "the best thing ever." Yes. Yes it is.

Somethin' in Me Teeth

Via Nothing to Do with Arborath:

This is not a cat.

We Defeated the Germans for This?

There is so much wrong with that post title. But on the other hand -- well, that's completely a non sequitur, but, anyway, on the other hand -- the English version of Gummibear has almost 260 million views on YouTube. Jolly Jebus how did I not know about this?

Alas, We did not save the French:

Is Shakespeare Not Good Enough for You, You Hellish Scum?

The Lutheran Insulter

You pious prancer.

Would Thou Wert Clean Enough to Spit Upon

The Shakespearean Insulter. 

That is all.

Well, There Go a Couple of Hours I'll Never Get Back

I was wrong before. THIS is what the internuts is for. I am sorry. So very sorry.

"The 50 Most Interesting Articles on Wikipedia" According to the Blog, Copybot

According to the blog Copybot someone named Ray Cadaster, who I can't locate, has put together an exhaustive list of interesting articles on Wikipedia, and these are his top 50.  He's got a list, as well, of his second 50, should you exhaust these.

1.  Marree Man
2.  War Plan Red
3.  Vela Incident
4.  Tybee Bomb
5.  United States Numbered Highways
6.  Wow! Signal
7.  Tube Bar Prank Calls

Cats that Look Like Pin-up Girls

Violating this blog's long standing policy of no animal posts and under no circumstances of any kind no animal pictures, goddammit, we present you with the website Cats that Look Like Pinup Girls. We feel we have an obligation to keep you, the reader, abreast of the latest developments in world media, and if this isn't a tragic development in world media, nothing is. We regret the inconvenience.

The Nietzsche Family Circus

A website that does the impossible, twice: it makes both Nietzsche and Family Circus funny.

To quote its self-description:

The Nietzsche Family Circus pairs a randomized Family Circus cartoon with a randomized Friedrich Nietzsche quote.

Genius!

The Golden Age of Video, by Ricardo Autobahn

I was mistaken earlier when I said this is why the internetz exists. No, no, plainly The Golden Age of Video is why the intertubez exist. I suspect that Ricardo Autobahn is not a real name. Just a guess there. Via Miss Cellania.

Mo Farah Running Away From Things

This is why the internetz exist.

Via Neatorama.