Exasperated Calculator: Star Trek & Economics
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C64 Nostalgia
The first real computer[^1] I ever used was a [Commodore 64](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_64). I think it was 1984, so we were pretty much on the cutting edge. Things have moved on a lot now: my current computer has 32,000 times more RAM, and the processor is about 2000 times faster. But in a lot of ways it…
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The American legal system in song
[Weird Al explains the legal system](http://www.overlawyered.com/2007/03/ill_sue_ya.html).
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Least practical Pizza oven ever
[Open air rotating pizza-oven](http://www.boingboing.net/2007/03/18/open_air_rotating_pi.html) that I really strongly suspect doesn’t even come close to working.
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An even less practical clock
[Planetary Orbit clock](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/planetary-orbit-clock-takes-lightyears-to-read-245076.php). Really nice.
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More Zelda papercraft
[Make your own Link](http://www.siliconera.com/2006/04/28/legend-of-zelda-papercraft/). ([Via](http://kotaku.com/gaming/link/papercraft-wind-waker-link-245027.php))
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Map of science
[A map of the connections between scientific disciplines](http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/03/interconnections_everywhere.php).
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Hugo Review: Eifelheim
Four hugo books down, one to go… The penultimate Hugo review for this year is *Eifelheim*, by Michael Flynn. This is a complex story, told in two time periods and with three main characters… * Sharon Nagy is a physicist, on the brink of fundamental breakthroughs that could revolutionise physics. * Tom Schwoerin is a…
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Stat of the day
[66 per cent of travellers think that if you say the wrong thing to US immigration officials you’ll get detained for hours or worse](http://blogs.ft.com/rachmanblog/2007/03/how_to_help_the.html).
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Kitten freak-outs
[Kitten meets Mac](http://lifehacker.com/software/request-line/request-line–you-want-a-kitten–you-get-a-kitten-244693.php).
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Nice design work
[Cool calendar](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/if-this-perpetual-calendar-is-rockin-dont-come-knockin-244796.php). Looks very nice, but probably not hugely practical.