There is a lot of construction going on in Dubai and some of it is very eccentric, such as the worlds first seven star luxury hotel, the famous sail shaped Burj al-Arab. Architect David Fisher however is pushing the envelope with his plans for a 68 story tower in which all the floors will rotate […]
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Flickrvision is a great site that lets you see what is being uploaded to Flickr and from where in the world it is being posted from almost in real time. The site is powered by Google Maps and so the world map is fully zoomable. Hours of fun here, it is very addictive to watch.
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This is a trully excellent vid made by monkeys.
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Friday the 13th is considered bad luck by many cultures around the world. Whilst I think that it’s a whole lot of crap nonsense here is some trivia about it that you can impress your friends with.
The fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobia, which is derived from 3 Greek words meaning Friday, thirteen […]
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I like the one by Asimov the best.
1. “Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.” - Pablo Picasso.
2. “I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.” - Isaac Asimov.
3. “Maybe computer science should be in the College of Theology.” - R. S. Barton, software engineer.
4. “A hacker does for love […]
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Geeks have known this for a long time but the rest of the world are just beginning to notice that geeks are sexy. The Mingle2 blog has posted their top ten reasons on why geeks are so tremendously desirable :)
1 You’re probably very smart.
2 It’s hip to be geek. Everyone is familiar with the stereotype […]
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Who says there is nothing useful on the web? Here is a collection of fantastic documentaries available online and for free! There are currently over 400 videos in the collection, covering everything from religion and politics to the Roswell Incident and more.
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The Wikimedia Commons picture of the year competition for 2006 is over and the winner is this fabulous photograph of the Aurora Borealis (Northern lights).
More amazing images after the jump.
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Every year on June 17, the Goldberg family take a picture of themselves to capture that moment in time. They have been doing so since 1976.
It’s interesting but a touch depressing I think.
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With a heart-stopping price tag approaching $50,000 — $49,500 to be exact, although the price will climb to $59,750 in April — the Vividus bed launched last year by the Swedish manufacturer Hastens is among the most expensive sold in the United States.
But the Vividus, which means “full of life” in Latin, is just the […]
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There has been another tragic casualty in a seemingly endless war… Captain America is dead.
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“For years they’ve been saying these things would change the world…now maybe its coming true..because of internet”
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