Videos

January 17th, 2011

I thought this was a pretty cool video.  It shows 24 hours worth of global air travel in just over a minute. Now who wants to be an air traffic controller? Crazy to see the daytime frenzies over Europe and North America, with much lighter traffic elsewhere.  Fun to recognize some flight patterns like the [...]

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December 24th, 2010

A retelling of the nativity for the digital age: I like the “Avoid Romans” checkbox and the wise men shopping at Amazon! And the low-tech atheist response: a billboard in New Jersey.  Come on guys, I expect better! Merry Christmas all. -Nick

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November 26th, 2010

We’ve already established how Mochi the giant shih-tzu likes to nap on the couch by my desk.  Sometimes he lets loose a good series of chirp-like barks in his sleep.  We call them night terrors but they could very possibly happy reactions to be pleasant puppy dreams.  Either way, it’s kind of funny.  You’ll probably [...]

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October 11th, 2010

I thought this was a really cool video on ESPN: -Nick

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September 23rd, 2010

Have you seen the new Wheat Thins commercials that use real people who tweeted about the product?  I think it’s pretty great marketing (even though some elements aren’t entirely true). This guy wanted crunch-proof headphones: This guy used a wheat thin to pick his air guitar. The company contacted the commercial’s stars’ friends and family [...]

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September 3rd, 2010

So ready for the season to start tomorrow! -Nick

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