Cistercian Numerals

The most amazing numbering system that you’ve never heard of. Cistercian Numerals were created in the thirteenth century (CE) by the Cistercian monastic order. They look a lot like Norse Runes but they are actually a very cleaver numbering system that allows you to store any value between 1 and Read more…

Mad Honey

I came across something interesting the other day, a hallucinogenic honey known as “Mad Honey” that is produced in mostly in Nepal and the Black Sea region of Turkey. It’s called mad honey because of the effect it has on people who consume it, below is a quote from Book Read more…

Hanno The Navigator

I decided to write about something non technical for a change! Hanno (sometimes referred to as Hannon) was a Carthaginian explorer from the 5th century BCE and he’s famous for his naval exploration of the west coast of Africa. He is one of a relatively small number of Carthaginians who’s Read more…

Kilobytes vs Kibibytes

The title of this article should probably read “Kilobytes vs Kibibytes and why I hate them”, even the more technically capable of you who stumble across this blog may never have heard of a Kibibyte, I know for a fact that my spellchecker hasn’t and is busy angrily highlighting it Read more…