By Ilya Kochanov Contributor, [GAS] My article on arrogant Mac fans made as little impact as I predicted it would. It seems like the whole community has decided to fight back against my discriminatory work with a movie dedicated solely to the culture behind owning said brand of computer. Agreed, there are sub-cultures for almost […]
By Brian Boyko [GAS] Contributor I’ve got a second quick clip from “Makers” my documentary about do-it-yourselfers at the Austin Maker Faire. This five minute movie deals with a live-sized Mouse Trap. As in the game, Milton Bradley’s Mouse Trap. While you can find the standard definition of the video embedded below, if you’ve got […]
By Marco Jardim Contributing Writer, [GAS] As my first article here in GAS, I thought would be a good idea to pinpoint the differences between blogging in “technologically-updated” places of the world and one that is several months behind all others. If there are any Australians reading this article, they will probably relate to parts […]
By Lyle Bateman Contributing Writer, [GAS] From a perspective of some six centuries later, it’s pretty easy to see the revolution inherent in the idea of movable type and the printing press. Once a hugely expensive endeavor confined to the scriptoriums of only super-wealthy patrons, book production was suddenly a fraction of the cost. Books, once highly […]
By David Peralty Contributing Writer, [GAS] My favorite web based comic, Penny Arcade, is starting their Child’s Play initiative once again. This is their fourth year of running the charity, and I hope to see it continue growing bigger and bigger every year. The premise of the charity is simple, give gaming technology to hospitals to […]
By David Peralty Contributing Writer, [GAS] I have three stories about Facebook today, one focusing on its ads, one on its apps, and one on its popularity. The first comes to us from TechCrunch and talks about how Facebook Flyers can allow you to target your advertising on the site to certain demographics. Here is […]
By David Peralty Contributing Writer, [GAS] There are many ways to get your favorite shows, you can watch them at their scheduled time on television, record them with your PVR or VCR (does anyone use a VCR anymore?) or watch them on the broadcast companies website. If none of these choices work well for you, […]
In the following video, social psychologist Dan Gilbert challenges the idea that we’ll be miserable if we don’t get what we want. Our “psychological immune system” lets us feel real, enduring happiness, he says, even when things don’t go as planned. He calls this kind of happiness “synthetic happiness,” and he says it’s “every bit […]
Cultural anthropologist Michael Wesch and 200 students at Kansas State University created this video summarizing the most important characteristics of students today: How they learn, what they need to learn, their goals, hopes, dreams, what their lives will be like, and how the world will change during their lifetime. It’s enlightening and interesting information for […]
By Sterling Camden Contributing Writer, [GAS] Hey fellas, have you heard the news? If it’s been a long time since you rock and rolled, then get ready for a whole lotta love. Led Zeppelin has finally decided to open their entire music catalogue to a number of online digital distributors. Verizon wireless will provide full […]