This article from the BBC, told from the first person perspective of Tamanna Rahman, made me really feel empathy for people that live under these circumstances every day. Placed in an area that was notorious for racially motivated attacks, she experienced a whole litany of verbal and physical abuse, simply because she wore traditional... »
This is one of those situations where you should keep your mouth closed….. By Lester Haines from The Register An Oz woman suspected of having caused a 33-year-old man to prang his ute has strenuously denied she was administering him oral pleasure at the time of the crash. According to the Northern Territory News, police believe "amorous... »
It's time we all stopped running around and slowed down for a bit. It's time that we realised that having pride in the end result often means taking a few more steps to get there. It's time that our media and our politicians realised that being faster isn't necessarily being more efficient. I'm not a... »
When I was in primary school, there was a very talkative young fella who used to love to have a chat about all the innocuous things going on in his life. I never had a problem with him, and in fact, some of his stories were mildly amusing, but the main issue I had... »
Live from the Panasonic keynote, the 150-Inch plasma’s first details are here, along with blurry shots: •2k x 4k res, 4x the res of 1080p •50% less power use via double luminance efficiency — big deal on a set this big. •You can’t afford this.... »
European politics can be a dull affair. Meetings, treaties, collaborations. Stodgy politicians who don’t even have fights in parliament like they did in the 80s. It’s all a bit bland isn’t it? I personally find Sylvio Berlusconi to be one of the main reasons why I bother reading about politics in Europe. Here is one... »
This must have taken months to work out! Hand drawn pictures being flipped over to create an amazing sequence of events. VIDEOGIOCO by Donato Sansone from Enrico Ascoli – Sound Design on Vimeo. »
After being annoyed for a long time on a good way to synchronise files to a backup location I have a good answer. I have been using a tool called Sync Toy for about a year now and it works a treat. It works on the simple premise that you have a left hand folder... »
You’re looking at the fastest, highest-performing amphibious vehicle ever built. The Python jets along at 60 mph on water, and on land, goes from 0 to 60 in 4.5 seconds. Oh, and it’s actually now available for anyone to buy. We’ve seen initial prototypes before, but this final version looks amazing. It’s likely built on... »
This footage is filmed at 1,000,000 frames per second. It looks amazing, you can see the bullets turning and smashing into lots of different objects. Check it out. »