Source: Inside a super fast CSS engine: Quantum CSS (aka Stylo) – Mozilla Hacks – the Web developer blog
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The Chart, Version 3.0: What, Exactly, Are We Reading? – All Generalizations are False
Auto Mechanics Recreate Renaissance Paintings
Photographer Freddy Fabris had always wanted to pay homage to the Renaissance masters with his photos in some way, but he wasn’t sure how until he stumbled upon an auto-mechanic shop in the Midwest.
How did the Apollo Lunar Rover get to the moon?
Robert Recorde = Inventor the equals symbol
Robert Recorde was one of those people so extraordinarily ahead of his time that he seemed destined to come to a tragic end. In the 16th century, he made advances in economics, medicine, theology, and poetry. But his greatest contribution is taught to every elementary school child, and it arguably laid the groundwork for modern computer science. He invented the equals sign.
Source: The strange and righteous history of the equals sign
The Cornish beaches where Lego keeps washing up
A container filled with Lego fell into the sea in 1997. The pieces are still turning up today.
Source: The Cornish beaches where Lego keeps washing up – BBC News
There’s a reason your phone videos aren’t as good as those ‘Shot on iPhone’ commercials
Spoiler: it’s a wee few thousands of dollars of equipment more then your attempt.
YouTuber Marques Brownlee reveals the truth behind those ultra-cinematic, gorgeous looking ‘Shot on iPhone’ ads that seem too good to be true.
Source: Video: Those ‘Shot on iPhone’ ads are not what they seem
The Motorcycle Industry Is Dying
I do enjoy these Millennials will kill/save (choose one) [insert industry here] articles. Mostly for the schadenfreude.
As aging riders hang up their leathers, Harley-Davidson and Honda pin their hopes on smaller, affordable bikes for a new generation.
Source: The Motorcycle Industry Is Dying
How Long Does it Take to (Quick) Draw a Dog?
An exploration of drawing time in Google’s Quickdraw dataset
How Competitive Walking Captivated Georgian Britain
In 1815, thousands of people came to watch George Wilson, the “Blackheath Pedestrian,” walk 1,000 miles.
Source: How Competitive Walking Captivated Georgian Britain – Atlas Obscura