Following up on my previous post about great new travel planning apps, Google has just come out with their infinitely useful “Tour Builder” maps feature, released on Veteran’s Day. From Google: Tour Builder is a new way to show people the places you’ve visited and the experiences you had along the way using Google Earth. …
Last Austral Summer, I spent 3.5 months living at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica. Among my many jobs on station, one of the most rewarding was the work I did with the Askaryan Radio Array drill and deployment teams. During my time working with the ARA, I got to spend some good time with …
Gravity is definitely one of my favorite movies of the year, and I’ve seen it three times, in three different formats: Telluride Film Festival, Dolby 3D Image, Dolby 7.1 Channel Sound NYC AMC Loews Lincoln Square, IMAX Image, Dolby 7.1 Channel Sound NYC AMC Empire 25, RealD 3D Image, Dolby Atmos Sound The best presentation …
When Bitcoin starts being accepted at major real world brick and mortar stores, how are you going to ensure that your Bitcoins stay safe? Bitcoin is not like a physical currency – it exists only in the digital world, and your ownership of your digital store of Bitcoins is dependent on you keeping, and keeping …
Infographic for today is a cross section of the now-destroyed Kowloon Walled City. I certainly wish I had a chance to explore this marvel before it was torn down.. From Wikipedia: Kowloon Walled City was a densely populated, largely ungoverned settlement in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Originally a Chinese military fort, the Walled City became an …
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