A pretty heart-warming video, even if I’ve been trained to be cynical enough about videos like this that at the end I thought it was probably a viral video for Coke! (Turns out it’s a charitable foundation called Love Everybody). (via LyinRPL)
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Battle of the #skndpldr YouTube Videos
Just before the Sask NDP leadership campaign started, I compared a variety of social media metrics for each of the potential candidates. Now that we’re a couple months into things, I thought I’d revisit this idea but with a twist. Instead of looking up all of the numbers (and how they’ve changed) for each candidate […]
Obama Wins Re-Election!
Pundits were split along ideological lines but most statistical analysis predicted it was a near-sure thing. But I still wasn’t sure myself, not after the paths for a Romney victory faded away, not even after CNN projected an Obama victory. But I’ve just watched Mitt Romney concede, am awaiting Obama’s acceptance speech and it’s going […]
Friday Fun Link – How Much Did It Cost Google To Stream “Gangnam Style” 600 Million Times? Did They Make a Profit?
[Edit: This video is now poised to be the first YouTube clip to reach 1 billion views, amazingly in less than six months!] [Edit2: Some further analysis of the revenue Gangnam created.] “Gangnam Style”, a quirky Korean pop song with a very “uniquely” stylish video is the second most watched clip in the history of […]
Will Ferguson Wins #Giller Prize, Is All Around Good Guy #canlit
When I worked for the Writers Guild of Alberta, the biggest part of my job was probably working with beginning and emerging writers. So you can imagine my surprise when the phone rang one day and I heard a voice on the other end of the line say: “Jason, it’s Will, Will Ferguson calling.” He […]
Saturday Snap – High Impact Wrestling Moonsault (Gives New Meaning to Saturday “Snap”)
So after probably more than a year of saying I would get to the monthly card of High Impact Wrestling, Regina’s local wrestling promotion, I finally went last night. And it was AWESOME! I should step back a bit – there are a couple guys at work who go regularly and I always meant to […]
Google Street Views Now Allows You To View Underwater Locations Including Two In Hawaii
Google Street View (Ocean View?) now allows you to “swim” through various underwater locations including Hanauma Bay on Oahu where I fell in love with snorkeling as a kid and Molokini Crater which was one of many highlights during our Hawaii trip last January. View Larger Map View Larger Map
Felix Baumgartner Record-Setting Freefall Skydive
I wasn’t one of the millions watching the record setting freefall by Felix Baumgartner live today. But even watching the highlights video below took my breath away. Before you watch that video, here’s some highlights from this guy’s other previous jumps around the world to whet your appetite. Now watch this one. Humans are truly amazing creatures sometimes…
Friday Fun LInk – Genetic Portraits
A Canadian photographic artist is getting lots of attention for his blended portraits where he combines photos of parents and children into a single image – often with striking results.
LEGO & Libraries – A Perfect Match
If the link in this CLA press release announcing a chance for your local library to win Lego was working, I’d ask you to vote for Regina Public Library. But it’s not so I won’t. Instead, you can just send your Lego donations directly to: Pace Hammond c/o Dad Can’t Afford Any More Lego Regina, […]