[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/17083789 w=640&h=420]
Short video by NPR on the mystery that is humans’ inability to walk in a straight line for more than a short distance, when no point of reference is in sight.
Author: Stephane Daury
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Brian Behlendorf Becomes New CTO of World Economic Forum
Brian Behlendorf, primary developer of the Apache Web Server, co-founder of the world’s first dedicated commercial web site creation company and a member of the Mozilla board has joined the World Economic Forum as the organization’s CTO, he announced on Twitter this morning.
Via Apache Co-Founder, Mozilla Board Member, Becomes New CTO of World Economic Forum.
I like the sound of that!
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Leash Verbosity
This does not reflect my personal views on cats. 😉Found on Break.com.
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Shanghai 5
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/17700447 w=640&h=360]
A 20+ minutes documentary about skateboarding in Shanghai. Directed, Filmed, produced and edited by Charles Lanceplaine.See also, Legion of Sorts.
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Google Megastore: The Data Engine Behind GAE
Megastore is the data engine supporting the Google Application Engine. It’s a scalable structured data store providing full ACID semantics within partitions but lower consistency guarantees across partitions.
via Perspectives – Google Megastore: The Data Engine Behind GAE.
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Giant Robot Famicom Scion XB
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tXU3ZKpQmM&w=640&h=385]
Brilliant Nintendo-inspired concept car. Designed by Eric Nakamura, editor and publisher of Giant Robot Magazine. You can see the car at the Zen Garage in LA, until February 13th. -
New Surf FlowRider Now Opened in Laval
[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/18516274 w=640&h=360]
Maeva Surf, in Laval, has now inaugurated and opened their brand new FlowRider to their patrons. Gotta try that out!
Found via OuiSurf, “the first online audiovisual surf magazine 100% made in Quebec”.
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Mr. Scruff Vs Kirsty Almeida: Pickled Spider
“Mr Scruff combines forces with fellow Mancunian Kirsty Almeida, featuring a massive spider on the Bassline….. Pickle jars at the ready!” -
Must be Music Friday
My day’s music purchase tally, so far.
