It would be enough if this beautiful Steampunk watch over at Instructables just kept time, but it also has the mechanical retracting iris that makes this watch a piece of art. The YouTube video of it in action is below,…
“El Cielo de Canarias†Time-Lapse Video is Stunningly Beautiful
I stumbled onto this thanks to my colleague Jenny, who posted it for Geek.com, and sure enough, it’s as beautiful as she describes. The video is actually a time-lapse shot over the course of a year by astrophotographer Daniel Lopez…
Facebook Admits to Hiring a PR Firm to Smear Google
When I heard this story, I was more saddened than anything else. Frankly, there’s no love lost between Facebook and I – I don’t find the service quite the panacea communications platform that so many other people do, but I…
Play Ghost in the Shell…with Kinect!
I’m a big fan of Danny Choo and the way he’s managed to let nothing stop him from making his passion his life and career, and one of the things he does regularly is work on a televison show called…
TwitPic Changes Terms, Now Owns Your Photos
TwitPic, one of the most popular image hosting services that many users use alongside Twitter, recently changed its terms of service in probably the most horrible way possible: they now have rights to use and re-use the photos that you…
PC Mag’s Biggest Tech Pet Peeves
The folks at PC Mag sat down and got busy thinking about what some of their biggest pet peeves around technology were. Horrible autocorrect? Check. People trying to multi-touch all over your laptop or desktop display? Check. People who want…
Starbuck and Starbuck in Starbucks
Ladies and Gentlemen, your moment of zen. Original is at the link below. I had no idea they were both such cigar fans! [ Buzzfeed :: Starbuck and Starbuck in Starbucks ]
Site Highlight :: CiviliNation is Working to Stop Online Bullying
A while ago, I wrote a piece about why snark is the mindkiller, and how it’s wrecking online discourse and discussion. I stand by that point, and still believe it entirely. Sadly, civil conversation and intelligent discussion is a trait…
PC Mag :: Going on a Digital Diet
Should you go on a “Digital Diet?” Do you spend waking hours refreshing Twitter or Facebook, reading friends blogs constantly and then commenting on each post even though you know you don’t have anything meaningful to say? Do you think…
Video :: Japan’s Earthquake Prediction System
According to friends I know in Japan, this handy little app also has a mobile phone counterpart that goes off if there’s been seismic activity detected. It’s pretty remarkable when you think about the absolute dearth of similar early warning…