background preloader

Knowledge

Facebook Twitter

10 stunning images show the beauty hidden in pi. Saturday -- March 14, 2015, or 3/14/15 -- marks an extremely nerdy holiday.

10 stunning images show the beauty hidden in pi

It is the official celebration of π, the magical, mathematical and infinite constant that is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. 40 maps that explain the world. Maps can be a remarkably powerful tool for understanding the world and how it works, but they show only what you ask them to.

40 maps that explain the world

So when we saw a post sweeping the Web titled "40 maps they didn't teach you in school," one of which happens to be a WorldViews original, I thought we might be able to contribute our own collection. Some of these are pretty nerdy, but I think they're no less fascinating and easily understandable. A majority are original to this blog, with others from a variety of sources. I've included a link for further reading on close to every one. 20 Command Line Tools to Monitor Linux Performance.

It’s really very tough job for every System or Network administrator to monitor and debug Linux System Performance problems every day. After being a Linux Administrator for 5 years in IT industry, I came to know that how hard is to monitor and keep systems up and running. For this reason, we’ve compiled the list of Top 20 frequently used command line monitoring tools that might be useful for every Linux/Unix System Administrator. These commands are available under all flavors of Linux and can be useful to monitor and find the actual causes of performance problem. This list of commands shown here are very enough for you to pick the one that is suitable for your monitoring scenario. 1.

Linux Top command is a performance monitoring program which is used frequently by many system administrators to monitor Linux performance and it is available under many Linux/Unix like operating systems. . # top For more examples of Top command read : 12 TOP Command Examples in Linux. 39 Commonly Misused Words and How to Use Them Correctly. The first ever photograph of light as both a particle and wave. Lennart Nilsson Photography. 5 Hidden Facebook Tricks You Need to Know. More than 1 billion people regularly use Facebook, but that doesn't mean they know all the hidden tricks for using the social media platform.

5 Hidden Facebook Tricks You Need to Know

Both Facebook and its messaging companion app are constantly being refreshed with new features and redesigns, which can make it hard to keep up. Here are eight tricks to make sure you're on top of your Facebook game: Read old Facebook messages without scrolling forever. What Are the Coolest Words in the English Language, and What Do They Mean? Google Is Making Human Skin. By Jono Simrin Take a tour inside the lab that wants to cure cancer in "years, not decades" At Google's life sciences lab, researchers are trying to make some major advancements in the fight against cancer.

Google Is Making Human Skin

The project profiled here involves swallowing a pill that will put certain markers on your red blood cells. Earth From Space Photos: Amazing Images by Astronauts and Spacecraft. Day three at the Jaipur Literature Festival. CommentWritten on the body CommentA jokey, wide-ranging session on sex and writing enlivened the afternoon hour at the Jaipur Literary Festival on Day Three.

Day three at the Jaipur Literature Festival

Nicholson Baker, Sarah Waters, Hanif Kureishi and Deepti Kapoor talked dirty to a diverse audience, moderated - or rather, egged on - by NYT Book Review editor Parul Sehgal. They spoke of their first experience with sexual material, the impossibility of successfully describing sex, on taboos and political correctness. Literary novels seemed to fall into a trench when the sex scene came up, said Baker, and then pick themselves up to be literary again. (1) Home. A Woman's Dignity Does Not Lie In Her Vagina, And All Of Us Need To understand That! By Sayendri Panchadhyayi: Any news or discussion concomitant to sexual violence, especially women circulates like a forest fire becoming the burning issue of the hour.

A Woman's Dignity Does Not Lie In Her Vagina, And All Of Us Need To understand That!

While sexual violence has been an effective patriarchal weapon in violating the dignity of women, one needs to gauge and intensify the insight why rape of a woman grabs heightened attention. A woman is historically associated with the body and the man with the mind (the Cartesian mind-body split). Whether it is religion or the medical discourses the central principle is rooted in controlling and regulating the bodies of women. 9 Rules For Emailing From Google Exec Eric Schmidt. Communication in the Internet Century usually means using email, and email, despite being remarkably useful and powerful, often inspires momentous dread in otherwise optimistic, happy humans.

9 Rules For Emailing From Google Exec Eric Schmidt

Here are our personal rules for mitigating that sense of foreboding: Cover of 'How Google Works,' by Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg How Google Works 1. Respond quickly. What are some English phrases and terms commonly heard in India but rarely used elsewhere? Arun Govil. Personal life[edit] Arun Govil was born in Ramnagar near Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.

Arun Govil

He got his formal education at Meerut University, where he acted in some plays. He spent his teenage life in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh .His father wanted him to become a government servant while Arun wanted to do something for which he would be remembered. In 1975, at the young age of 17, he moved to Mumbai to start his own business there. He later found his way into acting. Family[edit] Religious beliefs[edit] Deepika Chikhalia. Career[edit]

Deepika Chikhalia

12 Useful Math Hacks That They Didn't Teach You In School. Life DIY NEXT PAGE 12 Useful Math Hacks That They Didn't Teach You In School.

12 Useful Math Hacks That They Didn't Teach You In School

Saudi Arabia Facts, Facts about Saudi Arabia. [IRFCA] The IRFCA Server : FAQ - Table of Contents. 8 Things You Didn’t Know About Sexual Satisfaction. The truth about orgasms. Geometric construction with the compass alone. Top 10 Strange Temples in India Part I - Astrospeak.com.