The Weekly Weird - 2014-11-28

Short but exceptionally weird.

• I really think this is the weirdest thing I have ever read. Broadly, "psychotic disorders" are about 32 cases per 100,000 people (UK figures). Congenital blindness is about the same rate, 3 per 10,000 live births (Canadian figures). You're all good at statistics, how common would you expect the combination (i.e. congenitally blind people with psychotic disorders) to be? Seriously, think of a number. Ok, now read this: http://mindhacks.com/2014/11/15/more-on-the-enigma-of-blindness-and-psychosis/
• Symbolic analysis is fun / LLVM is awesome: https://feliam.wordpress.com/2010/10/07/the-symbolic-maze/
• "Explore, remove hierarchies, and remember what you did wrong and tell someone" : http://qz.com/301402/what-yellow-slime-yes-slime-can-teach-your-organization/
• NYC is #1! Wait... http://www.businessweek.com/interactive/2014-best-worst-airports/#overall
• Robot escapes confinement! Rampages through surroundings! http://hackaday.com/2014/11/26/telepresence-robot-demo-unit-breaks-free-of-its-confinement/
• Fusion has been 25-30 years away for 50 years. Massive progress, it's now only been 10-15 years away for the last 5!: http://spectrum.ieee.org/energy/nuclear/inside-the-dynomak-a-fusion-technology-cheaper-than-coal
• You can now sell services on amazon: http://services.amazon.com/selling-services/pricing.htm?ld=EL-www.amazon.comAS
• A somewhat more in-depth look at that new network layout at Facebook: http://firstclassfunc.com/facebook-fabric-networking