Friday, December 2, 2011

Octopus Walks on Land

Let me be among the first welcoming our new 8-legged overlords.

This is amazing. I thought it was fraud when I heard about it, but it's been potentially confirmed as accurate. Go figure.

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Great Sportsmanship

Stuff like this gives hope to the world.


Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Brinicle of DEATH!

Ever heard of a brinicle? Me either, but wait until you see this phenomenon. Captured on film for the first time, see this amazing footage via Gizmodo:

http://gizmodo.com/5862229/this-unreal-slow+motion-ice-tornado-kills-everything-it-touches

"Frozen Planet" is a documentary filmed for BBC One

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Mind = Blown

This is not CGI. It's not fabricated. It's not 'enhanced'... or so they say at least.

The last space fly-by was fascinating, but this one is more... much more. The Northern Lights / Aurora Borealis is amazing from earth; from space, it's phenomenal. Watch, and be amazed.

Earth | Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over | NASA, ISS from Michael König on Vimeo.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Google Takeout




Being a big proponent of Google's online services, a key component that has been missing is the ability to back up data off line. Enter Google Takeout.

Pretty simple stuff, but a quick explanation from Techzilla if preferred:

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Uhhhhhh...... yeah, get me some of that

Again, no explanation necessary. I need one.




Get one here.

Monday, October 3, 2011

This is Why I Want(ed) to be an Astronaut

This gorgeous fly-by needs no introduction.



NASA posted a time lapse fly by from the International Space Station (ISS), and the wonders of the internet (and too much time on their hands) stitched it together. The lightning and storms are awesome.

Friday, August 19, 2011

Neptune Canada: The World's Largest Undersea Observatory

The Neptune—North-East Pacific Time-series Undersea Networked Experiments—Canada Ocean Network is the world's largest cabled undersea observatory, spanning 530 miles of diverse undersea terrain.



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Thursday, August 11, 2011

3 Windows 7 Tricks

Oh Cnet, how I love thee.

Today, Cnet posted 3 great hidden windows tricks. I've already used the snipping tool half a dozen times. Awesome.

Worth a look:

Monday, August 1, 2011

"Half a Penny on the Dollar"

What does $0.005 of every US taxed dollar get you? NASA. Builder of dreams.

As a big fan of Neil deGrasse Tyson, this talk about NASA and how the funding is about to be essentially extinct is one of the many financial problems the US is facing now, and, in my opinion, in danger of falling from the world's super power to an also-ran. Watch and think about what NASA has meant, and what it could mean to the future of us as a species.