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The Story Behind the Development of the First iPhone

This in-depth look at the behind-the-scenes developments that led to the creation of the first iPhone is filled with all kinds of stories of innovation on a tightrope. It’s positively shocking how close the first iPhone launch (with a demo product that was apparently held together by duct tape and wishes!) came to being a […]

Posted 06 October 2013 § MemoryLane § Technology § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – A Great Convocation Speech by Tim Minchin

God, I love Tim Minchin!  (Er, never mind that I said that given the topic of this post!) 😉 This convocation speech is especially great…        

Posted 04 October 2013 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Politics § PopCulture § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Broken Bad

Posted 29 September 2013 § Infographic § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

EagleCam!

Someone mounted a POV camera on an eagle and the result is probably as close as I’ll ever get to what it actually feels like to fly (unless they hurry up and invent a workable, affordable jetpack!) (via Reddit)

Posted 17 September 2013 § Randomness § Technology § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Oh My God! Holy Shit!! Jesus Christ!!! (aka My Reaction To Tonight’s Episode of “Breaking Bad”)

Someone on Reddit posted their girlfriend’s reaction at various points during tonight’s episode of “Breaking Bad” and I’d concur… Fans are already calling it “the greatest episode of television in history” and I’d say if not, it’s pretty damn close! Like the majority of the show’s millions of fans, Shea and I came late to […]

Posted 15 September 2013 § Meme § Photo § PopCulture § Shea ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged:

The Fair Phone: The World’s First Fair Trade, Environmentally Audited Smart Phone

Feel guilty about how your smartphone was made and by whom?  Perhaps the Fair Phone is for you! (If Fair Phone sounds too good to be true, you have another good option – buy second-hand tech instead of running to buy the latest and greatest, most fashionable device.) (via MetaFilter)

Posted 12 September 2013 § Technology ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , ,

“The Spot Where You’re Sitting Is Now Its Own Internet Kingdom”

Wired magazine tells the story of a British entrepreneur who has designed a system that can designate every three metre space on earth using a three word code. What3Words.com is a system that’s much more accurate and memorable than current GPS, postal codes, street addresses and other similar techniques to designate addresses.   For example, […]

Posted 04 September 2013 § Internet § Technology § Travel § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – 18 National Flags Made From Each Country’s Most Representative Foods

Boo – no Canada in this list of national flags made from 18 countries’ most representative foods  – how easy would it be to make the red stripes of our flag out of back bacon and the maple leaf out of…maple syrup of course! Geez, one of the first results when you Google “Canadian flag bacon” […]

Posted 30 August 2013 § Canada § FridayFunLink § Humour § Travel § UK § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Music Monday – Paul McCartney – “Live in New York City” Full DVD on YouTube

Who knows how long it will be there but right now, there’s a full version of the most recent Paul McCartney concert DVD up on YouTube (I’ve been listening to the CD version on Rdio non-stop for the last week!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKvaosX3VHw

Posted 19 August 2013 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – A Very Special Tattoo

As I mentioned yesterday in my random thoughts about the McCartney concert post, one of the things I learned in advance of the show is that McCartney often picks out someone holding a sign in the front rows and brings them on stage to meet them or accept the gift they’ve brought or whatever. Regina […]

Posted 16 August 2013 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Sad § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,