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Malostranská Metro stop
Malostranské Metro stop, originally uploaded by Kevglobal.
The Metro stops in Prague remind me of those in Stockholm. They aren’t just places to catch a train, but they are also wonderful pieces of public architecture. Unlike like the stations in Washington DC, which are also stylish but all roughly the same, these stations have different styles. It’s great to see when cities invest this kind of attention to public transport. As more of us choose buses and trains over cars, it helps that the experience is a pleasant and eye-pleasing one.
Leatherback turtles in Barbados, originally uploaded by Kevglobal.
Suw and I took a sunset catamaran cruise on our honeymoon in Barbados. I went snorkeling, and the crew attracted these turtles with some bait.. I took these pictures with a single-use Polaroid, non-instant camera.
The one thing to look forward to when it comes to the US Elections: JibJab animations! Now, you can even put yourself in the action. If I had got an economic stimulus cheque, I would have put down some money for that.
more about “JibJab – Time for Some Campaignin’“, posted with vodpod
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Sweden and other Nordic countries top list of “technological readiness” from World Economic Forum. The US drops to 9th on regulatory issues. The UK dropped out of the top 10.
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A great fast intro to the web framework Django.
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Alf Hermida highlights an interesting study showing that Canadian news preference. “But only 8% said they choose newspapers because they were a source of local news. And even less said it was because they like holding a physical paper.”
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Learn how to control which type of sleep your fall 2005 (or newer) laptop uses.
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At the bottom of the biggest underwater cave in the world, … Dave Shaw found the body of a young man who had disappeared ten years earlier. What happened after Shaw promised to go back is nearly unbelievable—unless you believe in ghosts.
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Irony of the British housing crash, originally uploaded by Kevglobal.
The number of mortgages granted has plummeted. New house construction has dropped off a cliff – apart from (public) social housing. But construction workers now find work gutting shuttered estate agents. How symbolic.
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Newsknitter combines computerized knitting technology with live internet feeds to produce the ultimate in customized sweaters. Using the daily news as a data source, a software generates different visualizations which are then finalized as patterns ready
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Kiyoshi Martinez looks at the local/hyperlocal market in Chicago and the precarious financial position of some newspaper companies.
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Kevin: So it begings in the British media market. Advertising down 12-14% in May and June. Sly Bailey of Trini-Mirror: “We can’t defy the gravity of the advertising market, or the economy.”
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Kevin: Technology and politcs gone awry. What happens when you replace every instance of ‘gay’ with ‘homosexual’? FAIL. I bet the AP loves their content being used like this.
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The NSA has made headlines in the past few years for wiretapping and data-mining of questionable legality, but one of its primary functions is protecting the military’s computer networks, and that’s where the red team comes in.
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