December 2010
55 posts
Several hi-tech cameras have cast new light on the world of the polar bear, in the icy Arctic islands of Svalbard in Norway.
Blizzard cam and snowball cam, iceberg cam and several drift cams were kitted out to withstand temperatures as low as -30C.
But to get the footage seen in Polar Bear: Spy on The Ice, they also had to be able to withstand the attentions of curious polar bears - including...
I want a credit card that’s got no limit / And a big black jet with a bedroom in it
Visual i/zer - http://www.identitee.com/visualizer.php
So here’s my manifesto. It’s about transcending the industrial age’s slyly abusive relationship between the boardroom and the living room, between corporate “people” and human people, between “shareholder value” and enduring worth, between the bottom line and the bigger picture—and taking a giant leap to a higher level of advantage, one that’s...
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The iTunes App Store offers downloads of select Lonely Planet City Guides for iPhone / iPad / iPod touch for free during Lonely Planet’s Snow Relief Sale. The guides are intended to benefit travelers who are stranded due to the recent snowstorms but are available to everyone. Features include offline maps, location-based navigation, points of interest, image galleries, and editorial content. Deal...
Thinking about revamping FMC in 2011…
After two years of analysis, West and Bettencourt discovered that all of these urban variables could be described by a few exquisitely simple equations. For example, if they know the population of a metropolitan area in a given country, they can estimate, with approximately 85 percent accuracy, its average income and the dimensions of its sewer system. These are the laws, they say, that...
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Products in a different way.
BIG-ASS MESSAGE : http://bigassmessage.com/73343
In many ways, 2010 was finally the year of mobile for news media, and especially so if you consider the iPad a mobile device. Many news organizations like The Washington Post and CNN included heavy social media integrations into their apps, opening the devices beyond news consumption.
http://mashable.com/2010/12/20/news-media-predictions/
Thinking about buying a new jacket for this season?
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A must read this Xmas! Why *Santa*?
* – the introductory asterisk reminds customers of a snowflake alighting on the eyelash of a fawn. SAN – the first three letters represent South and North. We are headquartered in the North, but our reach is global. N – the N also symbolises nitrogen, the most abundant atmospheric element, calling to mind the abundance of gifts we distribute. TA – the final...
Alex Trochut - Works http://www.alextrochut.com
TIME/IMAGE engages the public in the past, the present and the future by inviting them to explore and discuss the films of the British Council. http://www.timeimage.org.uk/
WatchTimescapes Timelapse | http://timescapes.org
OFFICE DARES - NEW OBJECTIVES FOR THE WEEK
ONE-POINT DARE 1. Ignore the first five people who say ‘good morning’ to you. 2. To signal the end of a conversation, clamp your hands over your ears and grimace. 3. Leave your fly open for one hour. If anyone points it out, say, “Sorry, I really prefer it this way”. 4. Walk sideways to the photocopier. 5. While riding in a lift, gasp dramatically every time the doors...
