This is pretty amazing.

This is pretty amazing.

Originally shared by Dan Milano

How humans grow other humans! Source: http://bit.ly/1jr6Fyn

Great explanation of Pythagoras.

Great explanation of Pythagoras.

Originally shared by Tom Eigelsbach

Demonstration of the Pythagorean Theorem
Not a proof, as it could have been just a close approximation, but it's what I call an "engineer's proof." For an actual visual proof:

https://plus.google.com/+TomEigelsbach/posts/Qu3t4YmkSb7

And see a more algebraic proof by (20th) President Garfield here:
Garfield's proof of the Pythagorean Theorem

(President Garfield said that this was the only claim he ever made that people in both parties and both houses of Congress could all agree upon was fact!) 

And a different visual proof, maybe my favorite: 
Pythagoras in 60 Seconds

And here's yet another one, also a fun one to watch:
Visual Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem

Backblaze, the large backup company, analyse the failure rate of the consumer level harddrives that they use.

Backblaze, the large backup company, analyse the failure rate of the consumer level harddrives that they use.  Seagate is the worst offender for failure and this agrees with the limited experiences I have had.
http://blog.backblaze.com/2014/01/21/what-hard-drive-should-i-buy

Illumina have announced two new sequencing machines, producing even more data per run. Scary stuff.

Illumina have announced two new sequencing machines, producing even more data per run. Scary stuff.
http://feedly.com/e/y4N5Kgxc