Oenophile
oenophile - a lover of wine. The word did not exist in the wine lexicon until 1977 when Shirley Copperman coined it for her new bring-your-own-wine restaurant she and her husband dubbed "Oenophilia", located on the upper West Side of Manhattan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oenophilia
End of the World
This is where the end of the world begins. Chinese want to capture an asteroid into Earth's orbit: At first glance, nudging an asteroid closer to Earth seems like one of those "what could possible go wrong" scenarios that we generally try and avoid, and for good reason: large asteroid...
Halflife-Shortfilm: Escape from City 17
Nicely used effects and a well budgeted short. Filmed guerilla style. No crew. First two episodes made on a $500 budget, not including previous capital. Valve flew the brothers out to Seattle before it the release, and mentioned they were 'blown away' by the project on Steam. A story about...
When algorithms control the world
When was the last time you tried to remember something before going to Google? BBC News - When algorithms control the world: There will be no soothing HAL 9000-type voice informing us that our human services are now surplus to requirements.</p>
Chinese Couple Sells All Three Kids to Play Online Games
ABC News Radio: (DONGGUAN, China) -- A young Chinese couple has sold all three of their children in exchange for money to play online games at Internet cafes, reports a southern Chinese newspaper.</p> According to Sanxiang City News, the couple met in an Internet cafe back in 2007 and bonded...
NHK Disaster Reportage
Japan had the best coverage of the disaster, and I don't mean quantity, I mean quality. Everywhere you looked, even BBC, news was exaggerated. How Japan's NHK Public Broadcaster Adapted to Cover the Earthquake and Tsunami - The Hollywood Reporter: As a basic rule, we don’t use adjectives, just stick...
How to build Apps
The ‘Facebook Class’ Built Apps, and Fortunes - NYTimes.com: The students ended up getting millions of users for free apps that they designed to run on Facebook. And, as advertising rolled in, some of those students started making far more money than their professors. They had stumbled upon one of...
Obama Speech Photographs
Obama Reenactment of bin Laden Speech for Press Photos Stirs Controversy: As President Obama continued his nine-minute address in front of just one main network camera, the photographers were held outside the room by staff and asked to remain completely silent. Once Obama was off the air, we were escorted...