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#Caturday July 20, 2013: Simon’s Cat – “Flower Bed”

by 1389AD ( 3 Comments › )
Filed under Caturday, Open thread at July 20th, 2013 - 2:00 pm

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Published on Jun 14, 2013 by simonscat

“Fun in the garden.”

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How FC Barcelona uses some wonderfully simple math rules to win

by 1389AD ( 109 Comments › )
Filed under Open thread, Spain, Sports at July 20th, 2013 - 8:00 am

***COLDWARRIOR EDIT***

This was running last night and I thought it best that it became the Saturday Lecture.

 

Do enjoy the Math!

 

Carry on!

Win with science: The maths of successful teams – Number Hub (Ep 25) – Head Squeeze

Published on Jul 16, 2013 by Head Squeeze

Hannah Fry takes a look at the maths systems behind the wisdom of the crowd, “unpredictable” traffic jams, schools of fish, and the hugely successful FC Barcelona’s tiki-taka formation.

Shockwave traffic jams reproduced by New Scientist:
http://youtu.be/Suugn-p5C1M

School of fish clip:
http://youtu.be/cIgHEhziUxU

FC Barcelona’s tiki-taka triangle formation in action:
http://youtu.be/lGuaQ1khn2k

FC Barcelona’s “”pass and be patient”” rule:
http://youtu.be/NpFEfkgrwO8

FC Barcelona’s “”press for 6 seconds rule””
http://youtu.be/-Cs0IemkVKs

How Tiki-Taka works:
http://youtu.be/pS3KxFiIHeI

Hannah Fry: http://hannahfry.co.uk/

Political Posters: Who is this guy, anyway?

by 1389AD ( 204 Comments › )
Filed under Barack Obama, Humor, Open thread at July 14th, 2013 - 6:09 pm

(h/t: Gramfan)

He seems to confuse himself with someone else:

GWB: 'You inherited it?' (Statistics here) 'Sure, Barry, it's all my fault...Ya feel better now?'

George W. Bush: 'Listen, I'm only going to say this one more time: I'M NO LONGER THE PRES-I-DENT!'

Americans are kept in the dark:

We knew more about Edward Snowden in 5 hours than we've known about Obama in 5 years

IRS seized medical records of 11 million Americans, but Americans cannot see the medical records of Barack Hussein Obama. Why?

Hey NSA: Night of Benghazi, Obama phone records, please

Why is it that the man who thinks that he knows everything suddenly knows nothing?

Scandalpalooza: This is what you get, America, when you swoon over a Presidential candidate and don't bother to vet him properly. Had enough yet?

Foreigners seem to have a clue:

Obama Berlin speeches, 2008 vs. 2013: 200,000 attendees in 2008, 6000 in 2013 - That awkward moment you realize you're no longer relevant nor admired

Putin to Obama: Barack, you do realize the whole world is laughing at you

Ya THINK?

#Caturday July 13, 2013: Kitten-soft T-shirt/ Zimmerman Innocent

by 1389AD ( 205 Comments › )
Filed under Caturday, Open thread at July 13th, 2013 - 8:30 pm

Hanes ComfortBlend Commercial – Softer Than a Kitten

Published on Feb 12, 2013 by HanesOnline

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This ad may have backfired a bit: some commenters on YouTube prefer the kittens to the T-shirt.

Update: Zimmerman has been found not guilty.

(CNN) — George Zimmerman is not guilty of murder in the death of Trayvon Martin, a Florida jury decided late Saturday.

The fact that Zimmerman fired the bullet that killed Martin was never in question, but the verdict means the six-person jury had reasonable doubt that the shooting amounted to a criminal act.

The verdict caps a case that has inflamed passions for well over a year, much of it focused on race and gun rights.

The six-person jury — all women — had three choices: to find Zimmerman guilty of second-degree murder; to find him guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter; or to find him not guilty.

The jurors deliberated for 16½ hours total, including 13 on Saturday alone, before delivering their verdict.

When he learned his fate, a subdued Zimmerman had little visible reaction.

Justice has been served.