We like to think we are the lead actors in our lives, but we’re often just reading lines from a shadow script written by our past selves.

They place Andorra’s spectacle inside Carnival’s long European tradition of “inversion,” when norms are suspended before Lent ...

Al Cooper's viral post about the one DVD that "raised" him sparked thousands to share the random movies that shaped them.

A brisk theatrical thriller, “Data” perfectly captures the slick, grandiose language with which tech titans justify their ...

Pull fresh Unsplash wallpapers and rotate them on GNOME automatically with a Python script plus a systemd service and timer.

Eeny, meeny, miny, mo, catch a tiger by the toe – so the rhyme goes. But even children know that counting-out rhymes like this are no help at making a truly random choice. Perhaps you remember when ...

BASH is a Unix shell and command language which can run Shell Script files. You do not need to install Ubuntu or any other Linux Distros unless your scripts need the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Very little in this life is truly random. A coin flip is ...

If your name gets picked for jury duty, it’s because a computer used a random number generator to select it. The same goes for tax audits or when you opt for a quick pick lottery ticket. But how can ...

Randomness is incredibly useful. People often draw straws, throw dice or flip coins to make fair choices. Random numbers can enable auditors to make completely unbiased selections. Randomness is also ...