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July-September 2008

25 September 2008
8:39am

Space Junk

Each white dot represents an individual piece of tracked orbital debris. This image shows the Low Earth Orbit, which is the region from the Earth's surface to 1,240 miles and contains the most space junk:

23 September 2008
9:19am

Japanese IQ Test

This is an IQ test supposedly given to job applicants in Japan.

21 September 2008
3:59pm

I Never Moved

Sneaky cat:

21 September 2008
3:31pm

Silicon Proverbs

An oldie but a goodie:

1. Home is where you hang your @.

2. The e-mail of the species is more deadly than the mail.

3. A journey of a thousand sites begins with a single click.

4. You can't teach a new mouse old clicks.

5. Great groups from little icons grow.

6. Speak softly and carry a cellular phone.

7. C:\ is the root of all directories.

8. Don't put all your hypes in one home page.

9. Pentium wise; pen and paper foolish.

10. The modem is the message.

11. Too many clicks spoil the browse.

12. The geek shall inherit the earth.

13. A chat has nine lives.

14. Don't byte off more than you can view.

15. Fax is stranger than fiction.

16. What boots up must come down.

17. Windows will never cease.

18. In Gates we trust.

19. Virtual reality is its own reward.

20. Modulation in all things.

21. A user and his leisure time are soon parted.

22. There's no place like home.com.

23. Know what to expect before you connect.

24. Oh, what a tangled Web site we weave when first we practice.

25. Speed thrills.

26. Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him to use the Net and he won't bother you for weeks.

18 September 2008
6:11pm

So That's What Sticky Notes Are For...

Wonderful use of sticky notes to simulate Slinkies and other effects.

18 September 2008
6:05pm

Skateboarding Down a Long Steep Hill

Skateboarding through traffic at high speed and swapping cameras as you go... Awesome.

10 September 2008
10:35am

Desktop Spider

Feed it insects by positioning your cursor and pressing the space bar.

31 August 2008
8:44am

Where in the World are You?

Enter your surname and find out where your namesakes live.

28 August 2008
9:11am

The Europe Quiz

Can you identify all the European countries?

25 August 2008
7:46am

History's Greatest Journeys

Somewhat mis-titled, but this neat interactive graphic shows the routes taken by the likes of Magellan, Amelia Earhart, Columbus, and James Cook. Can't say I agree with the inclusion of Kerouac, though.

15 August 2008
9:24am

The Amazing Intelligence of Crows

Joshua Klein's fascinating talk demonstrates just how smart crows really are.

5 August 2008
5:45pm

Unbelievable Papercraft

Paper Calleson creates truly amazing papercraft.

1 August 2008
4:22pm

Where the Hell is Matt (again)?

I posted a link to the original a couple of years ago. This much improved update is highly entertaining. (Turn off HD for smoother operation.)

30 July 2008
4:08am

Intriguing Audio Illusion

An example of the Shepard scale, where a tone appears to continue to rise or fall, rather like an Escher drawing.

28 July 2008
2:00pm

Over 60,000 Podcasts

Podcasts from all over the world.

28 July 2008
10:48am

Randy Pausch's Last Lecture

This is the widely-acclaimed and highly entertaining last lecture by Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch, who died on 25 July 2008 from liver cancer at the age of 47.

In his talk, Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams, Pausch advised students on how to achieve their own career and personal goals based on his life experiences.

25 July 2008
8:25pm

Bicycle Ballerina

If there are any other ways left to ride a bicycle, I'd be amazed.

25 July 2008
10:00am

Swan Lake with a Difference

100 acrobats and dancers of the "Great Chinese State Circus" add a new dimension to the ballet.

24 July 2008
12:55pm

Ninja Turtle Attacks

Turtle menaces cats in his garden.

24 July 2008
9:15am

Keith Barry: Brain Magic

"First, Keith Barry shows us how our brains can fool our bodies -- in a trick that works via podcast too. Then he involves the audience in some jaw-dropping (and even a bit dangerous) feats of brain magic."

16 July 2008
4:45pm

Rice Field Art

Using different types of coloured rice, these farmers literally grow their patterns. Then the works of art get harvested.

15 July 2008
8:25am

Three-year-old Solves Rubik's Cube

In under two minutes.

3 July 2008
11:45am

Inside the Space Station

Weightlessness in action.