Found this seriously cool clip on YouTube. To quote the YouTube writeup: This is a 24 hour observation of all of the large aircraft flights in the world, condensed down to 1:11. From space we look like a bee hive of activity. What you will see, is a video showing air traffic around the world […]
A while back I was chatting to my Cape Town colleague, Francois Jordaan, and asked him what cellphone I could get my standby technicians. I wanted something that would be rugged and have a LOOOOOONG battery life. He said that he would email me a clip on a phone that he was using. It was […]
Found this interesting article on Etsy.com about some photographers (Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre) that went into Detroit USA, which is fast becoming a modern day “Ghost Town”, and took some photos to capture the atmosphere in the city. I must admit looking at the photos made me feel like I was looking at something […]
I am probably giving away my age here, but many folks will remember a TV cartoon show from the 80’s that made kids run around with swords shouting: “Thunder! Thunder! Thundercats! HOOOOOOOOOO!” Yup! The adventures of Thundercats will be returning the small screen thanks to Warner Brothers Animation and Studio4°C. Now a whole new generation will […]
Have you ever wondered how the banks or financial service providers determine the numbers on your credit card? Contrary to what you may think, they aren’t random. Those 16 digits are there for a reason and, knowing a few simple rules, you could actually learn a lot about a credit card just from its number. This […]