Monthly Archives: July 2012

Bad Design Review: The Sony Smart Watch

Posted on 07/31/2012 by Zed

Sam Biddle of Gizmodo calls it Maybe the Worst Thing Sony Has Ever Made. I agree. I have written much about how Sony has lost its way in the modern world of technology. Here is further proof: The hideous Sony Smart … Continue reading →

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Mountain Lion inspires some lame headlines

Posted on 07/31/2012 by Zed

Jim Dalrymple at The Loop has a funny blog post about The stupid, lame and lazy Mountain Lion headlines. Here’s a few choice ones: Cat power: Apple’s Mountain Lion is quickly marking its territory — VentureBeat Apple OSX Mountain Lion now … Continue reading →

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Why are Olympic mascots so creepy?

Posted on 07/26/2012 by Zed

Mascots for London 2012 Olympics. The five rings of the Olympics are an internationally recognized symbol–and an appropriate and stylish one at that. However, the last few years have seen the emergence of the Olympics mascot tradition, which has given us … Continue reading →

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The crazy junk-food diet of some Olympic athletes

Posted on 07/26/2012 by Zed

Image used under Flickr CCLi. Photo by Flickr user lyrandian. Champion swimmer Michael Phelps made headlines in 2008 when details of his diet were revealed. People were stunned to find out that Phelps’ 4,000-calorie breakfast consisted of three fried-egg sandwiches, … Continue reading →

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Why kerning is so important

Posted on 07/25/2012 by Zed

Kerning–the spacing between individual characters, is very important. Otherwise, it can lead to unwanted results, like the picture above shows. Source: reddit via buzzfeed

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The first computer-generated motion picture?

Posted on 07/25/2012 by Zed

Back in 1963, Bell Lab scientist Edward E. Zajac created a film called “Simulation of a two-giro gravity attitude control system.” The animation was created on an IBM 7090 mainframe computer Stromberg-Calson 4020 film recorder, programmed in FORTRAN. Source: The … Continue reading →

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Found Artifact #63

Posted on 07/25/2012 by Zed

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How to prepare for Google’s acquisition of Sparrow

Posted on 07/23/2012 by Zed

Many people are distraught because Google has just acquired Sparrow, the OS X email app loved for its simple layout and user experience. Here’s BoingBoing’s essential HOWTO guide to preparing for this acquisition, with all of the changes that are likely … Continue reading →

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The “mystery” of Pioneer 10 and 11 spacecraft (solved)

Posted on 07/23/2012 by Zed

NASA has finally explained the “mysterious” slowdown of Pioneer 10 and 11 spacecrafts. Pioneers 10 and 11 were launched in 1972 and 1973, and are now both about 10 billion away from planet earth. In 1988, JPL scientists noted that … Continue reading →