Capt. Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation first discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch — an endless floating waste of plastic trash. Now he’s drawing attention to the growing, choking problem of plastic debris in our seas.
In the following video demo, VMWare introduces their new virtual machine solution for smartphones. Just like their other virtualization products, this one will allow users to load multiple operating systems on a single mobile device. Unfortunately, for now, the product will only work on smartphones featuring processors of ARM Cortex-A8 or Cortex-A9 designs.
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] I’m pretty sure that these dogs aren’t the fans, but rather their owners… after all, we know how much animals love wearing clothes, right? And I didn’t even try to come up with pithy headlines for these; once I saw one labeled “Bark Vader” I knew I couldn’t compete. […]
Here is what possibly is the most simple and easy to understand explanation I’ve heard of the credit crisis we’re all going through. Kudos goes to Jonathan Jarvis, the author of this informative video, for his masterful vulgarization skills. [Via Dominicarpin.ca (french) ]
For those of you interested in learning more about the Oracle database system, we have a free 2-day course available for you in our IT resource center. In this course you will find detailed information on the tasks outlined in the chapters of the Oracle 2 Day DBA manual, including step-by-step instructions. List of Lessons […]
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] Labeled “A Stormtrooper Mardi Gras”, this picture I think I’m putting in the “people point cameras at the weirdest things” category. And is anyone else wondering what they had to do to get those beads?
In the following video, Theo Grey from Popular Science fills soap bubbles with a hydrogen-oxygen mixture. He then puts fire to the bubbles as they rise up in the air. While this may look like a very fun experiment to attempt, we do not recommend that you try this at home.
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] The Law & Order franchise has covered a lot of ground over the years… SVU, CI, Trial by Jury, and even the French Paris enquêtes criminelles. The newest series is starting on Monday, and it’s also an international version–the London-based Law & Order: UK. Of course, even Americans might […]
By Johnny Daniels Contributing Writer, [GAS] After 20 years, the Simpsons has changed their opening sequence. Now they seem to have this weird part where they are chasing their couch across Springfield. I’ll let you decide whether or not the new opener is a good one.
Dieters should look away now. Classified in the same category as the Krispy Kreme and Fatty Melt burgers; here comes the unhealthy bacon-cheese-pizza-burger. Want to make one? Just take a giant beef patty, eggs, bacon, colby, pepper jack cheese, and throw everything in between 2 large meat pizzas. Yum. Please note that we will not […]