These are my rants about what is happening in the world, technology, computing, and the Internet.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Amazing mind reader reveals his 'gift'
Video Description: "Dave is an extremely gifted clairvoyant who finds out specific financial information. This video reveals the magic behind the magic, making people aware of the fact that their entire life can be found online. And by doing so urging everybody to be vigilant."
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
The Most Incredible Volcano Video of ALL Time
Video description: "The Most Incredible Volcano Video ever shot ! Geoff Mackley, Bradley Ambrose, Nathan Berg, after an epic struggle with the weather for 35 days, we became the first people ever to get this close to Marum Volcano's famed lava lake on Ambrym Island, Vanuatu. Coming within 30 metres of the lava lake down a watercourse, it was possible to stand the heat for only 6 seconds. With Fire Brigade breathing apparatus and heat proof proximity suit it was possible to stand on the very edge and view the incredible show for over 40 minutes."
Video: Small Businesses Affordable Assembly Robot (only $22,000)
Demonstration of factory robot Baxter, built by Rodney Brooks and his company Rethink Robotics. (Learn more)
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Sunday, September 02, 2012
Video: Joy Reidenberg: Weird whales (or more then everything you wanted to know about whales)
Video description: "In her talk, "Why Whales are Weird," energetic, articulate anatomist Joy Reidenberg presented an amazing array of fact about the beloved mammal (Whales evolved from deer-like creatures! Their spinal movement is more like galloping in the water! They don't actually spout water! They have mustaches!). She took us through the story of evolution using whales as a model, explaining that evolution is the process to mediate resilience and thus, survival."
Video: John Thackara: The end of endless growth
Video Description: "Social critic John Thackara argues that the current human paradigm of endless growth is obviously unsustainable, so we should consider the brilliance of the Brazilian Jequitiba tree, which soaks up four tons of water a day. 'I am a proper tree hugger, as well as a lichen hugger.'"
Video: Eben Upton -- Raspberry Pi (TEDxGranta )
Video Description: "Eben Upton is the founder of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, which is developing a $25 microcomputer with the goal of putting programmable hardware in the hands of every child in the UK. Eben is responsible for the overall software and hardware architecture of the Raspberry Pi device."
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