Alrighty, then ...

OK -- I've given up (for now) trying to figure out who's behind this. I'm assuming it's fabricated intertoobs hoaxary. Strike that, let me rephrase: I'm hoping it's fabricated intertoobs hoaxary:

Malphrus - Cameron Village
MH9 - MH City Main / 14:58 04.27.09

otherwise ... just: eww!!

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followup: ... well ... "eww!!" it is, then.
( bryozoa )

AR

Get Ready ...

"It works as follows: Starting up the Layar application automatically activates the camera. The embedded GPS automatically knows the location of the phone and the compass determines in which direction the phone is facing. Each [commercial] partner provides a set of location coordinates with relevant information which forms a digital layer. By tapping the side of the screen the user easily switches between layers."

(see also: mobilizy)

Okay Folks ...

(just in case you hadn't noticed)

THIS:

is not a VCR.

THIS:

is not a Walkman.

And THESE:

are not phones.

Don't know whether this is silly or scary

methinks the latter:

Using Psychology To Save You From Yourself

(from "All Things Considered" 8-Jun-2009)

Do you know these?

If you don't know about these tools, you're missing out!

• VLC (Video Player, all platforms)
• ffmpeg (A/V Converter, linux)
• FormatFactory (A/V Converter, Windows)
  
• SyncToy (Keep Files in Sync, Windows)

Julia Dales Beat Boxtress Extraordinaire

Play him off, keyboard cat.

!! DO NOT ATTEMPT !!

Hans Rosling -- Gapminder Master

Hans Rosling has a way with stats. Here's a brief clip that demonstrates his prowess w/ Gapminder:


more Hans Rosling (from TED 2006)

Brewin' a theory

I'm brewin' a theory. A theory of "almost everything" that sees connection between the financial meltdown, the collapse of the auto industry, cap-n-trade, pirates on the high-seas, pirates of the lowercase (c)'s variety, and the "flu pandemic".

And here it is: This is all evidence of the same cultural shift ushered-in by the change of power.

We're made to worry about these subjects; because, the media tells us so. But really, it's all about who's in charge and the nature of their wealth.

When we come out the other side, we'll find ourselves in a world where the lawyers are more powerful than the generals -and- the wider public is comfortable with *all new* mechanisms of state control.

Heads-up, eyes open!