Archive for the ‘From the web’ Category
The Oatmeal, a unique comic
Here’s a unique comic called The Oatmeal, which I like quite a bit. It’s done by Matthew Inman, and his standard type of comic is to point out something about everyday life in a funny way. A couple of examples I thought were particularly funny: How a Web Design Goes Straight to Hell The 3 Most […]
Why creationism is dangerous
I’ve always been of the opinion that people can believe and do whatever they want, as long as they’re not hurting others. You might think that believing in creationism is harmless, but it’s not. The most dangerous part of creationism is people getting the idea that it should be taught in schools along with evolution. […]
Am I the bad guy?
Everyone thinks of themselves as the good guy in their own story. But when one person spends a month researching your interactions with others and concludes that you are the bad guy, and dozens of people agree with her, you really have to think long and hard about what you’re doing. This story is about […]
Humans almost died out around 70 000 BC
Why haven’t I heard about this before? After an unbelievably huge volcano eruption, humans almost died out around 70 000 BC. The volcano is called Toba and its eruption is the biggest that scientists are aware of. Evidence suggests that the population was down to mere hundreds or thousands of people. How Human Beings Almost […]
Technologies that will change the future
This is another article that’s 3 years old but it’s still worth looking at. Some technologies seem to come out of nowhere but others are predicted by smart people, like that guy Jules Verne: 10 technologies that will change the world in the next 10 years
Satire on TV shows about World War II
I’m going through some old bookmarks… Here’s a blog posting that I’m guessing I found on Boing Boing. Anyway, I thought its unique satire on World War II shows on the History Channel was very clever: Stuff
Disadvantages of only watching movies online
It’s a 3-year-old article, but it articulately argues that by only watching movies online we’re losing some things: The convenience trap: What the changes at Netflix reveal about an insidious trend
30 hilarious street posters
I found these extremely funny… 30 hilarious street posters you certainly haven’t seen around You might find other funny things on that web site too — it’s called Just something (creative), the magazine for visual addicts.
Kids React & Teens React
These are some videos I came across recently that are produced on a regular basis by the Fine brothers. They have other videos but the two series I thought were the best were Kids React and Teens React. The two series are the same idea with a different age range. The brothers show kids or […]
The Ohio State University Marching Band
This is one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen. At the same time as these young people are playing their instruments they’re marching in such a way as to create stunning moving images when seen from above. The precision is mind boggling, and must take a lot of practise. Every routine they do […]