Polymath (n): A person who has extensive knowledge in many different areas
The country of Switzerland is well known for their simultaneous neutrality and preparedness. Having remained neutral during both world wars, they are also not a member of NATO nor the European Union, despite being surrounded by member nations. They also boast a robust emergency preparedness system, with a goal of having a nuclear shelter within Read More …
If you have been driving late at night, probably in an area which is not very populated, you may have seen some streetlights casting a strange blue/purple light. I’ve seen this myself in a few different areas. At the time, I thought that there must be some reason behind it – some sort of function Read More …
Last week was the annual Games Done Quick convention in Pittsburgh. During this week-long event, speedrunners get to showcase their talents as they complete video games in as short a time as possible. Throughout the event, GDQ raises donations to for the Prevent Cancer Foundation (there is a similar one in the summer which donates Read More …
In the last two posts, I discussed people attempting to ban the uses of colors. But what if you wanted to create colors rather than ban them? One of the challenges which has plagued artists and designers throughout the centuries is color. Or, to be more specific, the replication of precise colors. After all, it’s Read More …
My last post was originally meant to be a lead-in to this trivia factoid. But by the time I started writing the last post, I realized that the story of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar was worthy of being a post in its own right. And so, I decided to split today’s trivia Read More …
Sometimes, when I login to my computer, my friends notice that it takes me a (relatively) lengthy amount of time to input my password. They are quite surprised when I inform them that my password is over 20 characters long. They want to know why I have such a long password and how I remember Read More …