Archive for the ‘Social’ Category
This is terrifying.
February 4th, 2012 | Social, Technology | Comment »I'm pretty sure I saw these things in one of the Terminator movies. From Engadget: We've kept a pretty stern eye on the development of GRASP Lab's quadrocopters, and with good reason it seems, now that the four-bladed aerial ninjas have even more alarming abilities at their disposal. In the video after ... Read more »
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State government “pouring” money into researching mass honeybee deaths
They stole my idea.
The future of rail?
November 25th, 2011 | Social, Technology | Comment »This is a really cool idea for how we can completely change the way we travel on trains, by Paul Priestman over at Priestmangoode, a multidisciplinary design group in the UK working in branding, transport, environment, product and packaging design. Here's how they describe it: Moving Platforms is a concept for the ... Read more »
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Microsoft’s vision of the future
Possibly the most incredible footage ever
Pretty cool behind the scenes look at the camera technology used in the making of The Hobbit
November 6th, 2011 | Social, Technology | Comment »Pretty interesting video (via Engadget) about how Peter Jackson is using the new RED Epic cameras to shoot The Hobbit in 3D at 48fps, how they have to use one camera pointing at a mirror in order to get the two cameras spaced close enough together, and how they have ... Read more »
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From my brother: David Kahn, making it difficult for people to believe that he’s qualified for his job.
From Vanity Fair: Behind the scenes of Leno vs Conan
This, however, does look pretty fun:
Sabzi from Common Market & Blue Scholars takes us behind the scenes
Microsoft’s vision of the future
October 31st, 2011 | Social, Technology | Comment »This is pretty interesting, and it no longer seems far-fetched. I can see this stuff actually happening at some point. I mean, for me, things like the new iPhones and iPads and even innocuous things like 64 GB USB sticks are already paying off previous promises of what the future ... Read more »
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The future of rail?
Hope for the future
I’m not saying curves are bad.
Welcome to the future.
From Kanye: Highways of the future
We’re getting closer to Star Trek
October 4th, 2011 | Social, Technology | Comment »I don't know if the Siri voice recognition software works on the iPhone 4S the way they say it does, but if so, man, we're inching closer and closer to Star Trek territory each year. It'll be incredible to see where we are 10 years from now, because 10 years ... Read more »
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Abrams’ Trek
Bloody great ad: adidas Originals – Star Wars Collection
Script Review: Ben Ripley’s Source Code, to be directed by Moon’s Duncan Jones and to star Jake Gyllenhaal
My 2010 NBA All-Star reserves
Eat swordfish, wait for cops.
July 30th, 2011 | Social, Social Welfare | Comment »This is a great story from the New York Times published back in 1994 about a homeless man who repeatedly refused to pay for his meals at upscale restaurants so that he could be arrested and enjoy the comforts of prison. At the time this was published, the man had ... Read more »
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I can’t wait to get old.
Apple’s quarterly revenue
July 23rd, 2011 | Business, Social, Technology | Comment »Just saw this over at TechCrunch: It's an awesome chart that breaks down Apple's quarterly revenues by product. So many things to take away from this. First off, Apple's sales growth is ridiculous for a company of its size, and, as the post points out, the company's revenue growth is actually accelerating. Unreal. Second, ... Read more »
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Similar to what a vitamin shop makes…
A fourth Apple Store in New York
We’re getting closer to Star Trek
Don’t bunt. Aim out of the ball park. Aim for the company of immortals.
April 24th, 2011 | Business, Social, Uncategorized | Comment »That's a quote from David Ogilvy, one of the founding fathers of modern advertising and the presumed inspiration for Mad Men's Don Draper. Here's the complete text of an amazing 1909-word advertisement his agency, Ogilvy and Mather, took out in newspapers across the country in the 1960s and 70s: How to create ... Read more »
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Jack Armstrong: “What was different for you tonight?” Hedo Turkoglu: “Ball.”
TED Talks: Rory Sutherland on perceived value
I really want to know what they’re saying.
March 31st, 2011 | Social, Social Welfare | Comment »Whatever it is, it appears at times to be both intense and hilarious. Video of twin babies having, possibly, the most amazing conversation ever: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JmA2ClUvUY[/youtube] Isolated incident? False: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lih0Z2IbIUQ[/youtube] I'm not sure I would have ever been able to predict that finale. These kids are something else.Related posts: From my brother: We are not alone. Read more »
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From my brother: We are not alone.
What kind of razor does Matt Damon use?
February 17th, 2011 | Social, Technology | Comment »Related posts: Matt Devlin. Fail. I kind of want to take that back…but not really. This is exactly the kind of stuff we should do in Halifax. Read more »
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Matt Devlin. Fail.
I kind of want to take that back…but not really.
This is exactly the kind of stuff we should do in Halifax.
It takes a special kind of mind to do what Michael Bay does.