Month: November 2013
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Google Earth Tour Builder Lets You Tell Stories Through Maps
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.…
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Scientist Terry Benson Presents On “Innovations in Hot Water Drilling at the South Pole”
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…
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Dolby Atmos and the Sound Design in “Gravity”
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…
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How To Keep Your Bitcoins Safe As It Goes Mainstream
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…
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Infographic: Kowloon Walled City
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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Coin, The Electronic Credit Card Will Be Great, V2 Even Better
Coin is going to be incredibly cool when it launches. An electronic credit card that stores all of your credit cards, and let’s you swipe any card just like normal. It’s not pushing the actual physics of credit transactions in a new direction, but rather giving consumers a tool to keep using existing card-swiping transaction…
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Photography Portfolio: Adventure Travel with the Sony RX-100
During the past year, I spent 3.5 months living and working at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica, and then traveled solo through Southeast Asia. At my side consistently through my year of extreme adventure was the best pocket camera I’ve ever used, the Sony RX-100. Now that I’ve returned, here’s a quick portfolio of…
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5 Online Tools You Should Use To Plan Your Next Trip Around The World
I’ve recently returned from about a year of constant travel. During my travels, I planned most of it on my own using a few custom planning forms I’ve developed over the years, as well as a few basic tools. However, after researching the current offerings of travel planning tools on the internet, I now know…
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How To Get A Job In Antarctica
So, you want to live and work in Antarctica? Sounds good! I’ve lived and worked in Antarctica a number of times (2012-13 South Pole and 2014-15 WAIS Divide), and have fielded countless questions about the best way to get down to the ice. Getting my position down on the ice was no easy task, and took…