Oblong g-speak - The Technology of Tomorrow and Today

This video is pretty amazing. The funny thing is that the technology is not even new.

The technology of tomorrow is developed today.

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Funny Insights about the Financial Crisis

The economy is going down. The market is crashing. Just a week ago it reached a new low. If you are into spread betting then you’ve probably made a killer. However, what is it that caused everything to go the direction it is going today? Watch the video bellow:

It is funny. Sadly, it is true! And at the end of the day those that will pay the price will always be the tax payers.

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The Chicken Littles of Our Society

The sky is falling! The sky is falling! So what? Let me refresh the story of Chicken Little.

Be afraid! Be very afraid of the chicken littles.

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Don’t Vote!

I like when people come up with crazy shit like this one.

My answer is simple: people don’t vote because they have other things to worry about and voting is the least thing on their heads. Although, I support the idea that everyone should vote, I do not think that ads like this one have any effect whatsoever. I like them, but no effect. You should start by telling people how voting will pay their bills and fix their problems. [...]

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code_swarm

code_swarm - created by Michael Ogawa with Processing.

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When technology takes over our lives

Technology can enhance our lives, as long as it doesn’t take over control. A scary thought.

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Mirror’s Edge

I am not an active gamer. In fact, the only two games I have been really into are StarCraft and WarCraft. Nevertheless, Mirror’s Edge really garbed my attention.

What I’ve found really interesting is the way the game designers solved various problems around concerns that players can get simulation/motion sickness. If you don’t know what simulation/motion sickness is, here is an excerpt from a Wikipedia article:

Pretty bad! [...]

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I’ll be gone

This song has been stuck in my mind for a while. Mario Basanov & Vidis feat. Jazzu - I’ll be gone.

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DNA Compiler

Another interesting TED talk. Paul Rothemund discusses how genetic engineers can fold proteins by writing the sequence of the DNA and compiling it with a DNA compiler. The result? Well, you can come up with whatever you want - from simple figures to actual living organisms.

This topic was introduced to me by Ramsesoriginal on a discussion within the House of Hackers network. [...]

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Crows

You’ve got to love TED. In this video Joshua Klein discuss his findings around the interesting intelligence crows exhibit. There are a lot of stories about crows and how intelligent they really are but it is my first time I learn more about this subject in an very interesting and entertaining way.

One of the ideas that I like the most is connected to what Joshua mentions at the end of his talk. [...]

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