Maurycyz

There's a story that goes something like this: In 1925, lightbulb manufactures secretly colluded to standardized lifespans at 1,000 hours. They would test each other's products to ensure compliance. This is true. At the time, many bulbs lasted longer than

One of the cool features of JPEG files is that there's the option to save low frequency components first. This means that a partially downloaded image will be displayed at low resolution instead of being cut off. In the file, this works by breaking up the

North is up (aprox). 0.53 "/pixel. 24' x 23' field FWHM = 3.75" A relatively unremarkable spiral galaxy... but hey, what's that in the background? var current = false; function change() { current = !current; document.getElementById("...

Summer gets really hot, and it's not going to get better anytime soon. At my place, it isn't actively dangerous yet , but it's still unpleasant. A normal air conditioner uses a low boiling-point liquid: something like liquid propane can boil down to -42 C

North is up (exact, mirrored). 0.53 "/pixel 18.8' x 7.4' FWHM = 4.2" This galaxy has a massive (and rather bright) tidal tail, but I can't see an obvious companion galaxy. The general...