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Entries Tagged as ‘technology’
April 2, 2010
Video Game Health Care Bill
CollegeHumor put together a great spoof of the health care debate, using video game characters as a backdrop. Obama is giving a joint address to Congress with some quality lines – “Insurers will no longer be able to deny coverage to mini-bosses based on preexisting weaknesses.” Huge bonus points for the Toejam and Earl cameo! [...]
February 24, 2010
Why the internet will fail (from 1995)
UPDATE: Welcome BoingBoing readers! Just came across this article from Newsweek in 1995. It lists all the reasons the internet will fail. My two favorite parts: The truth in no online database will replace your daily newspaper, no CD-ROM can take the place of a competent teacher and no computer network will change the way [...]
November 5, 2009
Wow
Still trying to recover from last night…and the last month of playoff baseball really. Incredible night that I will never forget. I did manage to get some video and a few grainy photos..I will upload by sometime tomorrow. In the meantime, I saw this terrific post on Gizmodo. NYC Is finally joining the 21st century. [...]
October 21, 2009
The best secret games for playing at work
UPDATE: Fixed the Nintendo8 link below, sorry about that! CantYouSeeImBusy.com is the latest in a long line of flash games to help you take a small mental break while at work. The catch is that unlike normal flash games, this one is supposed to seamlessly integrate into your normal work flow. The game at left [...]
October 19, 2009
What aliens are watching on TV
Just came across the Strange Maps blog, which is quasi self explanatory – they feature all kinds of maps that range from the abstract, to the historical, to the just plain odd. Below is one I liked – a graphical representation of how far global television signals have traveled. To think – life forms near [...]
October 9, 2009
Why don’t they have a straight-on center field camera?
Ever wonder why balls and strikes look off when you watch a baseball game? It’s fairly obvious that the camera is slightly off-center to allow you to see both the pitcher and batter clearly, but I had no idea what a difference it made. Courtesy of River Avenue Blues, here’s a quick video explaining the [...]
September 30, 2009
Brain scans reveal what you’ve seen
Mad scientists from the University of California, Berkeley, recently announced that we are one step closer to dream reading machines and thought controlled computers. Essentially, the team used an fMRI machine, which tracks blood flow through the brain. They had test subjects look at numerous pictures to build a model, and then were able to [...]
September 24, 2009
AT&T predicts the future
In this AT&T ad from 1993, the company lists all kinds of possibilities for the future (Have you opened a door with the sound of your voice? You will). They end by saying the company that will bring it to you is AT&T. On one hand, this commercial is incredibly forward thinking. Many of these [...]
