Space Oddity on the ISS.
Submitted by Dave Blair on Fri, 05/17/2013 - 18:24Chris Hadfield, the commander of Expedition 35 on the International Space Station has recorded David Bowie's Space Oddity while in space.
10 billion websites and nothing on?
Daft Punk - Peter Serafinowicz
Submitted by Dave Blair on Sat, 05/04/2013 - 12:21Road Rage Assault on Cyclist
Submitted by Dave Blair on Fri, 04/26/2013 - 14:41Apparently for this, because he had no police record, the driver was not charged. He was brought in for interview and initially claimed provocation, that the cyclist kicked his van and kicked him in the chest. He changed his story when told there was video evidence.
Wringing out a washcloth in orbit.
Submitted by Dave Blair on Thu, 04/25/2013 - 16:57nternational Space Station commander Chris Hadfield soaks a washcloth, and then shows what happens when he wrings it out.
Bittorrent sync
Submitted by Dave Blair on Thu, 04/25/2013 - 14:43Automatically sync files via secure, distributed technology.
This works like existing cloud file storage systems such as dropbox, box.com etc, except that:
File transfers are encrypted and use the Bittorrent protocol. Your information is never stored on a server in the cloud and your data is protected by private keys. This means that no-one but you can access it.
BitTorrent Sync was designed with privacy and security in mind. All the traffic between devices is encrypted with AES cypher and a 256-bit key created on the base of the secret—a random string (20 bytes or more) that is unique for every folder.
Stoopidtall
Submitted by Dave Blair on Thu, 04/25/2013 - 14:27A tall bike riden through LA. It almost gets stuck under a bridge at one point in the video.
14.5ft at the Seat
Built in 12 work hours
One Huffy beach cruiser, 2" square tubing, 3/4" round tubing, and 1" round tubing
26" single speed coaster brake wheelset
6 1/2 single speed bicycle chains (32.5ft of chain)
Improv Everywhere
Submitted by Dave Blair on Mon, 04/01/2013 - 18:22Over 2,000 people move backwards through Times Square.
Winny Puhh
Submitted by Dave Blair on Fri, 03/29/2013 - 14:45Activate the insane upside down rotating drummers.
Smarter Every Day- Mystery of Prince Rupert's Drop
Submitted by Dave Blair on Tue, 03/26/2013 - 16:19A specific tadpole shaped piece of glass, created using water cooling. It has an extremely strong head. However, the tail is brittle and if damaged, will cause the whole piece of glass to explode.
Rock Art animated
Submitted by Dave Blair on Wed, 03/20/2013 - 11:49Some of the world's oldest engravings of the human form, prehistoric rock art from Valcamonica in the Italian Alps, have been brought to life by the latest digital technology.
Dumfries - Mountain bike ride
Submitted by Dave Blair on Tue, 03/19/2013 - 11:57Went for a snowy adventure near Dumfries at the weekend. What should have taken a couple of hours ride took us 6 hours and meant we had to do the last descent in darkness.
Click here to see more photos.
Voices from Solitary: A Sentence Worse Than Death
Submitted by Dave Blair on Fri, 03/15/2013 - 15:46The following essay is by William Blake, who has been held in solitary confinement for nearly 26 years.
"He describes here in painstaking detail his excruciating experiences over the last quarter-century. “I’ve read of the studies done regarding the effects of long-term isolation in solitary confinement on inmates, seen how researchers say it can ruin a man’s mind, and I’ve watched with my own eyes the slow descent of sane men into madness—sometimes not so slow,” Blake writes. "
Tweedlove - bike festival
Submitted by Dave Blair on Thu, 03/14/2013 - 17:04Bowie - The stars (are out tonight)
Submitted by Dave Blair on Tue, 02/26/2013 - 22:36New video, with Tilda Swinton. Takes a few listens, I think.
Gmittook 1.1
Submitted by Dave Blair on Wed, 02/13/2013 - 12:19I've added some tweet mapping to the Gmittook twitter client. Search for tweets on any subject and see where the tweets were sent from:
Get it here.