British officials have ruled that Alan Turing cannot be posthumously pardoned for his convictions for homosexual acts. The government had already issued an official apology for the treatment. Turing was a leading pioneer in computer science, helping develop one of the first computers that users could reprogram using stored memory, rather than the device being […]
A team from StartUpBus: one of Elias Bizannes’ other start-up initiatives. Photo credit: Eoin McMillan. A couple of entrepreneur Aussies (and a Kiwi!) are tired of having their tech start-up friends, with bright, puppy-dog eyes crashing on their couches week after week. They needed somewhere to direct their tides of friends so they could actually sit […]
Underwater filmmaker Mike deGruy describes his wonderful nerdy path to exploring Earth’s final frontier. He’s a good example of how you don’t have to have a PhD to be a sexy geek, getting in arms races with octopi, and observing an eco-system discovered only 33 years ago! He also, of course, covers how irresponsible human […]
Given the events of the past few years, it’s no surprise to see a one-man show exploring the nature of commodities and how we place economic value on items beyond their intrinsic value. It is, however, a little surprising to see this show based around Ram-Man. A British man is attempting to buy up every […]
One day I got an email, an sms, a phone call, a Facebook message and two tweets all within about 5 seconds of one another. This video is a re-manifestation of my brain’s interpretation of that event. [Via The Awesomer]
This video portrays a brief history of aviation in 3D animation. While there are many contributions to aviation that could not be included, this video shows many of the substantial advancements that propelled aviation to what it has become today. [Via Neatorama]
Facebook is all full of firsts. The groundbreaking website that defined modern social media has set a new record as a post has reached One Million Replies, officially setting a world record. JustaGuyThing says: on October 31st, 2011, a post was, er, posted, with the goal of reaching as many comments as the Frontierville Fan […]
Android users in North America are more likely than other handset owners to put out on a first date. But if you do find yourself benefiting from that statistic, another finding means you might want to be wary of touching your new buddy’s handset. The first stats come from dating site Match.com. It conducted a […]
Valentine’s day is quickly creeping up on us and I’m sure you’ve all already figured out the perfectly geeky gift to give that special someone. You know, the one you watch out of your window and pray that they’ll look up and see the love in your eyes and then fly up to your window […]
A couple in Florida got a real surprise this week when their expecting mama cat gave birth to a live, two-faced kitten. Of course, there was no other choice than to name him Harvey Dent, after the Batman villain known for his double features. Called a “Janus cat” among veterinary circles, the term was derived […]