March 19 11
One of the interesting things I found out when I visited the Royal Observatory in Greenwich this week is that for practical purposes, the prime meridian isn’t exactly where it’s marked as such. The prime meridian (0 degrees of longitude) is a completely arbitrary line and for historic reasons, it’s located in Greenwich. However, the [...]
March 4 11
The thing about Apple that I find so impressive is that they understand the importance of selling a complete system. While other companies tout the specs of their hardware, Apple sells the complete experience. Yesterday’s iPad2 launch was a great example – Not only did they improve the hardware specs (A third thinner, faster, yada [...]
March 3 11
A look at some amazing Sim-City style imagery being used in Chinese map websites.
March 3 11
The Supreme Court today ruled that the Westboro Baptist church could not stopped from protesting at the funerals of dead soldiers, however offensive it may be. The church has been notorious for their hateful protests and their claims that the deaths are because America tolerates homosexuality and ‘God hates fags’. The ruling is notable because [...]
February 26 11
Space shuttle Discovery makes its final launch and someone captures a video from an airplane.
February 26 11
How to browse the web without the risk of ‘getting hacked’. It’s simpler than you think.
February 25 11
How do you spell the Libyan president’s name? Is it Gaddafi, Gadhafi, Qaddafi or Khadafy? Fortunately, the answer is only a single query away…
February 22 11
I’ve been critical of Facebook’s attitude towards privacy in the past, but one of the things that has improved significantly is the ability to finely filter your privacy settings. Among other things, it is possible to ensure that your status posts are only visible to a small group of friends instead of everyone on your [...]