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Jolidrive, Manage Multiple Cloud Services in Your Browser
Jolidrive by Jolicloud is a browser-based platform that aims to collect all of your most-used cloud services in one location. It works in Chrome, Firefox,…
Faking It: Manipulated Photography Before Photoshop
“Faking It: Manipulated Photography before Photoshop” is an exhibition that takes a look at manipulated photography from the 1840s until the 1990s, when digital photo…
iSteve, Comedy Site Funny or Die Releasing its Own Steve Jobs Biopic
Comedy site Funny or Die has announced that it will release iSteve, the “FIRST Steve Jobs biopic,” on April 15, 2013. The 60-minute movie was…
‘Street,’ A Slow Motion Look at New York Life
Street by James Nares is an hour-long, unscripted video of New Yorkers going about their everyday business in slow motion. Nares’ work is currently part of an exhibition at the…
Reddit Debuts Original Web Series ‘Explain Like I’m Five’
Reddit debuted its own original web series today based on popular subreddit Explain Like I’m Five, beginning with a video exploring Friederich Nietzsche and the philosophy…
Young Penguins Play ‘Games for Cats’ on an iPad
Young penguins Newsom and Jeremy play Game for Cats on an old iPad at the Aquarium of the Pacific. Sure enough when Jeremy and Newsom noticed the…
Exquisite Face-Painting Designs Created by a New Zealand Mom
There’s face-painting and then there’s face-painting by the very talented New Zealand-based makeup artist Christy Lewis of Daizy Design. Christy began painting faces regularly for…
The History of the Universe in 18 Minutes
Historian David Christian recounts the 13 billion year history of the Universe in this fascinating 18 minute TED Talk. Christian is the pioneer of a…
DIY GoPro Array Replicates Surreal Bullet Time Effects
Marc Donahue of PermaGrin Films — creator of the time-lapse music video “Dream Music” — has created his own GoPro Array, a homemade rig of 15 GoPro…
Which Type of Electricity Hurts More: AC or DC?
Engineer Mehdi Sadaghdar uses his own body (mainly his tongue) to find out which form of electrical current causes more pain: is it AC or…