clusterflock » Andrew Simone http://www.clusterflock.org thoughts, questions, original art and content and links to stuff we think is of interest; a group blog dedicated to pretty much everything. by people you would like to meet at a party; proof of intelligent life on the planet; inhabited by Internet hunter gatherers in the pre-apocalyptic realm; a destination that offers constellations of stimulating links to popular (and not so popular) culture; a group blog dedicated to culture: art, design, music, food, architecture, science, travel, movies, books, typography, politics, etc.; inclusive of geezers!; a delightful mixture of orange words and pictures of well, the insides of a stuffed animal–delightful all the same; the social network I never thought I’d join. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:47:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 supersized quantum mechanics http://www.clusterflock.org/2010/03/supersize-quantum-mechanics.html http://www.clusterflock.org/2010/03/supersize-quantum-mechanics.html#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:00:37 +0000 Andrew Simone http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=39823 The day I see  ”double-decker buses simultaneously stopping and going” is the day I remove my cat from its hermetically sealed box:

Cleland and his team took a more direct measure of quantum weirdness at the large scale. They began with a a tiny mechanical paddle, or ‘quantum drum’, around 30 micrometres long that vibrates when set in motion at a particular range of frequencies. Next they connected the paddle to a superconducting electrical circuit that obeyed the laws of quantum mechanics. They then cooled the system down to temperatures below one-tenth of a kelvin.

At this temperature, the paddle slipped into its quantum mechanical ground state. Using the quantum circuit, Cleland and his team verified that the paddle had no vibrational energy whatsoever. They then used the circuit to give the paddle a push and saw it wiggle at a very specific energy.

(via kottke)

]]> http://www.clusterflock.org/2010/03/supersize-quantum-mechanics.html/feed 0 Dogs as Typefaces http://www.clusterflock.org/2010/03/dogs-dogs-as-typefaces.html http://www.clusterflock.org/2010/03/dogs-dogs-as-typefaces.html#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:23:54 +0000 Andrew Simone http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=39818

I feel like the combination of these two things constitute a perfect storm for Deron and Amy.

]]> http://www.clusterflock.org/2010/03/dogs-dogs-as-typefaces.html/feed 10 The Smurfette Principle http://www.clusterflock.org/2010/03/the-smurfette-principle.html http://www.clusterflock.org/2010/03/the-smurfette-principle.html#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:53:36 +0000 Andrew Simone http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=39816

via Drew

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]]> http://www.clusterflock.org/2010/03/home-taping-is-killing-music.html/feed 1 Y’all were missed. http://www.clusterflock.org/2010/03/yall-were-missed.html http://www.clusterflock.org/2010/03/yall-were-missed.html#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:14:50 +0000 Andrew Simone http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=39794 I had a fantastic time in San Francisco with Amanda Mae, Kelsey, and India. We broke bread and ate goat.

]]> http://www.clusterflock.org/2010/03/yall-were-missed.html/feed 15 Chatroulette Map http://www.clusterflock.org/2010/03/chatroulette-map.html http://www.clusterflock.org/2010/03/chatroulette-map.html#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:46:07 +0000 Andrew Simone http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=39527 We can geolocate pervs now. (via)

]]> http://www.clusterflock.org/2010/03/chatroulette-map.html/feed 9 Tron Legacy http://www.clusterflock.org/2010/03/tron-legacy.html http://www.clusterflock.org/2010/03/tron-legacy.html#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:36:56 +0000 Andrew Simone http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=39522

I pretty much just expect about an hour of eye candy, but I am still going to go see it.

]]> http://www.clusterflock.org/2010/03/tron-legacy.html/feed 1 Surfer Blood – Catholic Pagans http://www.clusterflock.org/2010/03/surfer-blood-catholic-pagans.html http://www.clusterflock.org/2010/03/surfer-blood-catholic-pagans.html#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:26:06 +0000 Andrew Simone http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=39508 The Weezer comparison seems to be common in my music circles. Pitchfork also makes it.

]]> http://www.clusterflock.org/2010/03/surfer-blood-catholic-pagans.html/feed 0 So, a lion, two sheep, and a bear are pulling a cart… http://www.clusterflock.org/2010/03/so-a-lion-two-sheep-and-a-bear-are-pulling-a-cart.html http://www.clusterflock.org/2010/03/so-a-lion-two-sheep-and-a-bear-are-pulling-a-cart.html#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:55:44 +0000 Andrew Simone http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=39502

]]> http://www.clusterflock.org/2010/03/so-a-lion-two-sheep-and-a-bear-are-pulling-a-cart.html/feed 5 King Crimson – Lark’s Tongue and Aspic Part I http://www.clusterflock.org/2010/03/king-crimson-larks-tongue-and-aspic-part-i.html http://www.clusterflock.org/2010/03/king-crimson-larks-tongue-and-aspic-part-i.html#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:45:07 +0000 Andrew Simone http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=39419

I like my metal either over the top or just plain weird.

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