Pictures of People Scanning QR-codes tumblr
Posted: 2015/06/19 Filed under: humor, technology Leave a commentPictures of People Scanning QR-codes.
water faucet spirals
Posted: 2015/03/06 Filed under: awesome person, design, good idea, I want, technology Leave a comment
A London student recently designed this conservation-friendly faucet that swirls your water into captivating geometric patterns as soon as you turn on the tap. The faucet weaves small jets of water into intricate, cross-hatched designs that look like they belong on delicate crystal glassware. The faucet head is a simple, minimalistic curve, making the designs it spouts out all the more delightful.
via Magnificent Faucet Swirls Water into Elegant Patterns – My Modern Met.
This is SO pretty. Also, now I have to pee.
I put my hand upon your hip/ when I gif you gif we gif
Posted: 2014/09/26 Filed under: art, design, good idea, media, technology Leave a commentall pretty adorable!
12 Flat Design Animated GIFs | Designvertise.
check out SlideRule & learn learn learn
Posted: 2014/06/08 Filed under: academics, advice, hobby, I want, technology | Tags: and MIT Open Courseware, Codecademy, Khan Academy, learning, reviews, SlideRule, Udemy Leave a commentSlideRule’s reach is extensive and covers many popular education providers, like Codecademy, Khan Academy, Udemy, and MIT Open Courseware. You can browse by provider or through subjects like Computers & Technology, Business & Economics, and Law. SlideRule also has a review system so users can rate courses and help you avoid the ones that aren’t worth your time. The service is fairly new so there isn’t an overabundance of reviews yet, but as more people use it, the review system will get better. Start searching for online classes by checking the link below.
via SlideRule Searches for the Best Online Courses in Any Category.
travel back in time with street view
Posted: 2014/04/24 Filed under: design, events, good idea, hobby, media, technology Leave a commentGo back in time with Street View
If you’ve ever dreamt of being a time traveler like Doc Brown, now’s your chance. Starting today, you can travel to the past to see how a place has changed over the years by exploring Street View imagery in Google Maps for desktop. We’ve gathered historical imagery from past Street View collections dating back to 2007 to create this digital time capsule of the world.
If you see a clock icon in the upper left-hand portion of a Street View image, click on it and move the slider through time and select a thumbnail to see that same place in previous years or seasons.
Now with Street View, you can see a landmark’s growth from the ground up, like the Freedom Tower in New York City or the 2014 World Cup Stadium in Fortaleza, Brazil. This new feature can also serve as a digital timeline of recent history, like the reconstruction after the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Onagawa, Japan. You can even experience different seasons and see what it would be like to cruise Italian roadways in both summer and winter…
via Official Google Blog: Go back in time with Street View.
xkcd: Before the Internet
Posted: 2014/03/28 Filed under: academics, advice, events, media, technology Leave a comment
via xkcd: Before the Internet.
It totally was not worth it.
Bay Bridge finally gets some respect
Posted: 2013/03/04 Filed under: academics, art, awesome person, design, events, media, technology | Tags: Bay Bridge, Berekely, bridge, IKEA, installation, Leo Villareal, light, light show, new, npr, pixels, Rodney Dangerfield Leave a comment*Seriously watch the video below!!*
The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge “is the Rodney Dangerfield of bridges,” as our friends at KQED say. While the Golden Gate gets respect and tourists, the Bay Bridge simply does its job. But the humble span will shine Tuesday, thanks to 25,000 light-emitting diodes.
The white lights will form patterns that continuously morph and move across the bridge’s span, or slide up or down its supports. The Bay Lights project is the work of artist Leo Villareal, who uses diodes like pixels to create scenes of mesmerizing fluidity…
via Artist Prepares To Light Up San Francisco’s Bay Bridge Like Never Before : The Two-Way : NPR.
I’ve never heard of the Bay Bridge being called the “Rodney Dangerfield of bridges,” but that’s hilarious. I *do* respect you Bay Bridge. You let me live in SF while going to school in Berkeley, and how else would I get to IKEA? ❤
NASA’s Night View of Cleveland
Posted: 2013/03/04 Filed under: art, design, events, technology | Tags: Cleveland, lights, NASA, night view, Ohio Leave a comment
I grew up in Cleveland. I can easily say this is the prettiest picture I’ve seen of it.. and taken from the appropriate distance one should stay from Cleveland (JK GUYS, settle down, Drew Carey blah blah blah, loving/hating Lebron, weird EERF Stamp..)
MEANWHILE IN GERMANY: Internet access declared a basic right
Posted: 2013/02/11 Filed under: events, I want, media, politics, technology | Tags: basic right, germany, internet, internet access Leave a commentA top German court has ruled that people can sue their Internet providers for damages if connection is lost. The court has ruled that access to the Internet represents a basic need in modern society.
The complaint that brought about the ruling came from a man who lost his Internet connection for two months due to an administrative error caused by a takeover of his Internet provider by another company. He is now entitled to monetary compensation – and while the amount may not be very high, the ruling reflects an important shift. With it, Germany’s Federal Court of Justice has stated that Internet connection is a modern necessity, on par with the right to mobility.
The court compared the situation to a car owner claiming damages after someone else has caused an accident that renders the car unusable for some time.A ‘vital’ part of lifeAmong other reasons for the judgment, the Federal Court states that “the majority of German residents use the Internet on a daily basis. It has become a medium that plays a vital role in the lives of most people, and whose absence has a significant impact on daily life.”
via Internet access declared a basic right in Germany | Sci-Tech | DW.DE | 27.01.2013.
WHAT IS THIS
SO: I was initially looking for a picture that was like “Go Germany!” then I thought of their love of Hoff. I was searching for something that possibly combined the two but then saw THIS & had to stop. I mean, it chose ME.
