Archive for the ‘ Get Smarter ’ Category

Speaking Up

A rare sight indeed, a Congressman speaking at length about Climate Change to his fellow colleagues. Thank you, Sheldon Whitehouse, for your courage, please keep it up[ READ MORE ]

The Very Oldest

Henry Ford may be attributed to the invention of the automobile, but it just isn’t the case. This week, the oldest running car in the world, a steam driven 1884 De Dion Bouton Et Trepardoux was auctioned off for $4.62 million dollars. It’s pretty amazing that this 127 year old automobile is still around, alive [ READ MORE ]

Occupied

A movement is swelling, and I don’t see an end point anytime soon.  I am hugely grateful that people are beginning to stand up to the utter scandal of greed, dishonesty and disparity in this country.  I’m one of those “if you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention” kind of people.  I have deep-seated resentment [ READ MORE ]

Siri!

Get ready to yell more. Thought you were annoyed by the glow of people texting in a darkened theater? Just wait for them audibly talking, shouting, whispering, yammering into their phones. It’s coming soon. Apple’s just-announced iPhone 4S is coming loaded with Assistant, supposedly the world’s most advanced consumer artificial intelligence (AI). Supergeeks will cry [ READ MORE ]

Keep Dreaming

I’ve always been fascinated with designers who push limits far beyond the need of society. Designers with the courage, foolishness or brashness to buck the norm, and think and design without constraints. It’s these designers who inspire the designers that are more grounded in reality. Perhaps the nature of their absurd or far-fetched visions is [ READ MORE ]

Playing with Physics

Wish I had come across this sooner[ READ MORE ]

Zombie Wedding

Wedding photos, jeeze they sure get boring. No, I’m not hatin on true love, but people, those overly heart-throbby airbrushed galleries make us want to puke. Thanks to this couple for keeping some humor, creativity and originality alive, even on the day of nuptials. Via YouMightLikeThis[ READ MORE ]

We Live in the Future

No, it didn’t include jetpacks, or not ones you’d find in Wal-Mart for $200. And yes, cars are still driven by people. But some of our technological dreams have been manifested, and they’re ridiculous. Take the phone in your pocket. It blows away even the optimistic hope of mobile devices 10 years ago.  The pervasive [ READ MORE ]

Jimmy Chin’s Yosemite Story

A really beautiful video following Jimmy Chin as he photographs a story of rock climbers in Yosemite for the cover/feature of National Geographic. Amazing camera work[ READ MORE ]

The Flake

A super cool and bizarre car concept that’s been making a wave in the design scene this week. Scary, for sure, but in an intriguing way. Definitely look for this in science fiction movies before you see it running errands at the grocery store. Via Wired Autopia: The Flake, Da Feng’s latest design, is covered [ READ MORE ]

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