Amit Kumar
@akumar.me
“GQ profiled master counterfeiter Frank Bourassa. Bourassa made $200 million in nearly flawless fake US twenties in a barn in Canada, got caught, and, you get the feeling pretty early on in the piece, didn’t really do any time for the crime.
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November 14, 2024 at 1:44 PM
“GQ profiled master counterfeiter Frank Bourassa. Bourassa made $200 million in nearly flawless fake US twenties in a barn in Canada, got caught, and, you get the feeling pretty early on in the piece, didn’t really do any time for the crime.
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The Spielberg Light
The backlight of a setting sun. A harsh artificial light coming through a window and the air full of dust. A t-rex peering through a car window lit by flashes of lightning. Steven Spielberg is a master of light
The backlight of a setting sun. A harsh artificial light coming through a window and the air full of dust. A t-rex peering through a car window lit by flashes of lightning. Steven Spielberg is a master of light
November 14, 2024 at 1:44 PM
The Spielberg Light
The backlight of a setting sun. A harsh artificial light coming through a window and the air full of dust. A t-rex peering through a car window lit by flashes of lightning. Steven Spielberg is a master of light
The backlight of a setting sun. A harsh artificial light coming through a window and the air full of dust. A t-rex peering through a car window lit by flashes of lightning. Steven Spielberg is a master of light
“The opening scenes from dozens of movies, including 2001, There Will Be Blood, Lost in Translation, Seven Samurai, and Star Wars.
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November 14, 2024 at 1:44 PM
“The opening scenes from dozens of movies, including 2001, There Will Be Blood, Lost in Translation, Seven Samurai, and Star Wars.
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8-minute video - gorgeous Antarctica
November 14, 2024 at 1:44 PM
8-minute video - gorgeous Antarctica
“The New York Times profiles 29 year old Alex Honnold, who climbs sheer cliffs without using ropes.
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November 14, 2024 at 1:44 PM
“The New York Times profiles 29 year old Alex Honnold, who climbs sheer cliffs without using ropes.
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“This is silly and I loved it: someone took the clip from Aladdin when he and Jasmine sing A Whole New World while riding the magic carpet and dubbed realistic audio over it.”
November 14, 2024 at 1:44 PM
“This is silly and I loved it: someone took the clip from Aladdin when he and Jasmine sing A Whole New World while riding the magic carpet and dubbed realistic audio over it.”
Solving the Mystery of Link Imbalance: A Metastable Failure State at Scale
// interesting problem and problem-solving at FB scale
// interesting problem and problem-solving at FB scale
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Solving the Mystery of Link Imbalance: A Metastable Failure State at Scale
// interesting problem and problem-solving at FB scale
// interesting problem and problem-solving at FB scale
What happens when you shine world's strongest flashlight at world's brightest paint? Watch.
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
What happens when you shine world's strongest flashlight at world's brightest paint? Watch.
The Cranberries' searing acoustic version of "Zombie"
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
The Cranberries' searing acoustic version of "Zombie"
“When producing their claymation-style feature films or Wallace and Gromit & Shaun the Sheep animations, Aardman Animations goes through 100s of pounds of modeling clay”
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
“When producing their claymation-style feature films or Wallace and Gromit & Shaun the Sheep animations, Aardman Animations goes through 100s of pounds of modeling clay”
Just a chicken playing an operatic aria on a piano keyboard
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Just a chicken playing an operatic aria on a piano keyboard
An Instagram feed of fun illustrated facts
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
An Instagram feed of fun illustrated facts
Photography: the weird dreamy world of wet ground
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Photography: the weird dreamy world of wet ground
Ray Kurzweil's Mind-Boggling Predictions for the Next 25 Years
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Ray Kurzweil's Mind-Boggling Predictions for the Next 25 Years
University band pranks director by playing Mii Channel theme song instead of Bach
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
University band pranks director by playing Mii Channel theme song instead of Bach
Inside Deep Dreams: How Google Made Its Computers Go Crazy
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Inside Deep Dreams: How Google Made Its Computers Go Crazy
Classic superhero bodies photoshopped for believability
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Classic superhero bodies photoshopped for believability
Lost at sea: the man who vanished for 14 months
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Lost at sea: the man who vanished for 14 months
I Asked 12 Scientists: What Is The One Fact Humanity Needs To Know?
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
I Asked 12 Scientists: What Is The One Fact Humanity Needs To Know?
The wonderful sounds of black ice skating
Recently frozen lake ice has some interesting properties: it looks completely black and makes some interesting sounds when you skate over it.
Recently frozen lake ice has some interesting properties: it looks completely black and makes some interesting sounds when you skate over it.
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
The wonderful sounds of black ice skating
Recently frozen lake ice has some interesting properties: it looks completely black and makes some interesting sounds when you skate over it.
Recently frozen lake ice has some interesting properties: it looks completely black and makes some interesting sounds when you skate over it.
“In a lecture given in 1924, German mathematician David Hilbert introduced the idea of the paradox of the Grand Hotel, which might help you wrap your head around the concept of infinity.”
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
“In a lecture given in 1924, German mathematician David Hilbert introduced the idea of the paradox of the Grand Hotel, which might help you wrap your head around the concept of infinity.”
How The 'Kung Fu Fighting' Melody Came To Represent Asia
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
How The 'Kung Fu Fighting' Melody Came To Represent Asia
What happens to nearby streams and rivers when a tanker passes too quickly
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
What happens to nearby streams and rivers when a tanker passes too quickly
Scientific Instruments of Yore
Stephen Erenburg takes you into his 30-year-long obsession with early scientific instruments
Stephen Erenburg takes you into his 30-year-long obsession with early scientific instruments
November 14, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Scientific Instruments of Yore
Stephen Erenburg takes you into his 30-year-long obsession with early scientific instruments
Stephen Erenburg takes you into his 30-year-long obsession with early scientific instruments