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The Onion has its own take on the difference between real war and video game war: an "ultra-realistic" war game featuring endless paperwork, awaiting orders, and repairing trucks: …

Popular Science in 1948 had an article "This Capsule Challenges Vacuum Tube" on the germanium transistor calling it a device that may spark a revolution in electronics, and discuss…

The above link pretty much answers everything. Please, skim the first two pages before replying. It explains why 'curve of pursuit' is the wrong strategy, how the lion can win if t…

Slot machines use a bunch of interesting psychological techniques. They are set up to produce "near misses", where the reels show you almost win, with the winning symbol just below…

Some tips for border crossings, based on my Canada to US experiences: The border agents don't like one-way flights. My sister was turned away at the border because she had a one-wa…