Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Secret spaces, hidden gems

Image: Kelisi 

Amazing photos of buildings you'll never be allowed inside.

How to hide a subway system. The bits that poke above ground level at least.

Sometimes secret sometimes not. Some of Scotland's most unusual buildings.

"The only secrets are the secrets that keep themselves." - George Bernard Shaw

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Easy, easier, easiest

A not so easy walk. Milford Track 2014 Image: Alan Watson. 

Reboot a bad day in ten minutes. Looks pretty easy to me.

Chairs that assemble themselves. Making life easier? Well, not yet but someday.

Life hacks anyone? 100 little tips, some of which even look useful.

"I'm trying to find myself. Sometimes that's not easy." - Marilyn Monroe

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

The end of Flash

Image: kitty.green66

Youtube dumps Flash as the default player. Cat videos now will be viewed with HTML5 as predicted by Steve Jobs years ago.

Kittens, kittens everywhere!

Check out this list of the most viewed videos of all time on youtube.

"New open standards created in the mobile era, such as HTML5, will win on mobile devices (and PCs too). Perhaps Adobe should focus more on creating great HTML5 tools for the future, and less on criticizing Apple for leaving the past behind." - Steve Jobs, 2010

Tuesday, February 03, 2015

Gadgets and Gizmos

Image: Morio CC-BY-SA 3.0

Wacky tech gadgets. Eye massager anyone?

New gadgets for 2015. Anything you might need?

And most importantly, a 3D chocolate printer.

"My first transistor radio was the heart of my gadget love today. It fit in my hand and brought me a world of music 24 / 7." - Steve Wozniak