Things I've Liked on the Internet Recently

[cheerfulstoic]

How Jelly Belly invents flavors
AI based on swarm behavior
What nerds fight about on Wikipedia
St. Petersburg: Now and Then photos of the siege of Leningrad melded with modern images
The Minimum Wage Machine I've had so many jobs that felt exactly like this. Check out his other work too!
The Language of Food Only four posts, but this blog combines

Comments

[marstheinfomage]

nerd wiki fights are awesome!

as for ants simulating the traveling trader salesman problem - not so much. they are finding the shortest path between two points, which is similar but infinitely less complex - and does not require or always generate the optimal solution.

[marstheinfomage]

the minimum-wage machine is also fun, but i'm already thinking about how best to trick it out of its hard-earned cash :)