Every key on a telephone keypad has its own sonic signature, a sort of calling card composed of two distinct tones: one high, one low. While it's easy to tell the difference between the individual pitches in a single row—see, for example, this article on using your cell phone as a musical instrument—, it's often difficult to differentiate between notes within the same column. Unless, of course, you outsource the work to a computer! Which is what Uruguayan hacker [Charlie X-Ray] recently set o...
If you're not familiar with the animations of Jan Švankmajer, you're in for quite a trip. The Czech artist and filmmaker is known for his metaphorical, captivatingly surreal stop-motion and claymation films, and is God to many (including talents such as Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam and the Brothers Quay).
Just the other day, we featured Perry Watkins' "Wind Up" mini car, plus his extreme lowrider, the "Flatmobile". Both impressive.
There are endless possibilities for eReaders, and lots of amazing things are already happening. But wow-worthy visual tricks aside, how can technology really change the way we consume books? In the video below design company IDEO presents three separate concepts for virtual consumption: Nelson, Coupland and Alice. IDEO groups their virtual experiences into three separate concepts: Nelson, Coupland and Alice. Core77 breaks down each concept:
Born in 1975, the world's first digital camera used a standard cassette tape to record images, rather than today's standard data cards.
Red Dead Redemption is hard to pin down in game play and story. The game offers this massive multi-layered world in which the player can roam freely, offering plenty of challenges, beautiful graphics and atmosphere for the player to experience. Yet after some point the whole world feels barren and unchangeable, and your achievements are nothing more than a trophy that does not matter in the sandbox world the player resides in. The story, told in three arcs, offers an inconsistent narrative of...
What Hand Do I Read - And Why ?This is the first tumbling block for some budding palmists, so let me give you some real begginning tips.
I have been writing since I was a little boy. I remember watching South Park at age 9 and writing my own episodes. Aside from some curse words and sexual humor that you don't expect from a nine year old, there really was not much there. In middle school I used to write short stories, usually about myself and some of the things that had happened to me. To this day no one knows that a lot of the events I have written about are true. This is something that people have always asked about. I remem...
In Alan Wake, there are hidden messages hidden throughout the levels that are only visible with a flashlight. If you don't flash the light at a particular spot, you will not be able to see the message.
A wise old man once said, "Random best comes in threes". True story, somewhat. The elusive Flicker-Wiper:
"Top Gun" Recut as a Homosexual Love Story. "Taxi Driver" Recut as a Romantic Comedy "Planes Trains and Automobiles" Recut as a Homosexual Love Story. "The Ring" Recut as a Romantic Drama "Harry Potter" Recut as a Homosexual Love Story. "The Wrestler" Recut as a Romantic Comedy.
You've seen it in action before, but now it's finally got a solid release date, well... release month.
Embedded videos are increasingly common around the web. Sometimes the video is there to enhance the content of the page, and other times it's the only content on the page. Regardless, if you scroll to read the accompanying article or comments, you lose sight of the video.
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to repair shingle siding. Steps:
Now don't read everything for what it is. The article may seem a bit extreme, so doubt it, question it and make your own decision.
If only airline safety cards were more like this in real life, we would be much more tempted to read them. Then again, in the unlikely event of an emergency, we'd have to endure cries of "Won't someone please think of the children!?"
The department of Homeland Security released a list of 'words and phrases' it uses to search social media for terrorism, and whatever else they decide they are looking for that day. Read some of these. A few are obvious "bomb, nuke" and some "target, event" are just down right vague. More reasons to watch what you do on the Internet. You are not the only one watching!
A major attack went down more early then expected, read the pastebin for the lulzy details!
Epic is sponsoring a 48-hour Unreal Engine development jam at University of Bedforhsire starting November 4th. The event will be a great chance for anyone with the means of attending to practice learning to use the biggest engine in game development with help from the people who made it. Click through to read the details and register.
Learn professional photography by starting at the beginning. In this episode you will learn what your histogram is and how to read it, as well as what your metering modes are (Evaluative, Partial, spot and Center Weighted) and how they work. As always, wishing you all GREAT shooting...Thanks for following!
An interesting take on Google+. Follow along as PC World editor Tony Bradley uses Google+ for 30 days, and read about his (mis)adventures. I really, really wish that the PC World's articles were less cluttered, though. It was really difficult to find the first post.
i'm from belgium but if i win i have an adress in america were you can send the prize (i did say IF, and i hope you will read this before just erasing me from the selection)
hi im quite new to palmistry and was just wondering what my lines mean ......... also what does that mole mean
This Blender graphic shows my idea of an Egyptian style Scrabble board, inspired by the ancient board game Senet. It features the Nefertiti (Latin) font, so you don't have to read hieroglyphs to make words. The white hieroglyphs on the black granite tiles was inspired by inscriptions on Egyptian statuary of the same material.
From a Japanese commercial. Fake, but awesome. Read more about Meijin here.
The Sims 3 is one of the best games iv know for a virtual life game to build houses and families so that is why im going to be sending links of houses and families to you right from here and i hope you enjoy thankz for reading and happy simming
What is an Electricity Facts Label? Why are they important? EFLs can tell you everything you need and want to know about an electricity plan. This video will walk you through a Bounce Energy EFL and explain the various sections.
Check out all these confused faces, and read more.
A brilliant idea for sushi with a touch of fire! See/read more.
Plantation Shutters Plantation Shutters give your home a clean and contemporary look that is both stylish and functional! This particular brand EuroVue by Bali are easy to install, even for the most novice do-it-yourselfers.
Thank you to everybody who submitted entries to last week's Secret Tips Of The Yumiverse: DIY Contest!
This augmented reality tattoo can be read by the new Nintendo 3DS. It's pretty awesome!
Warnings THIS IS NOT MY VIDEO!
YourBalloonMan has a huge series of free online balloon videos on YouTube that are totally worth checking out. There over 50 different free videos at the time of this writing and possibly even more at the time you read this. Please be sure to check it out and let him know you heard about him from Make Balloon Animals World. ;-)
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Sometimes your bill may not be correct- your TDSP may record your usage either higher or lower than it really is. In some cases the mis-read may not be noticed right away but sooner or later you'll get a usage adjustment. This video will explain to you what usage adjustments are, and how to understand one should you get one on your Bounce Energy bill.
People grumbling their way through the grimness of winter have better recall than those enjoying a carefree, sunny day, Australian researchers have found.
The fancier the cortex, the smarter the brain? July 17, 2009
