Anyone can upload. Few can direct.
Love that the Canadian Worldwide Short Film festival (in Toronto! May 31 - June 5) had three directors take the (annoying) Charlie Bit My Finger viral video and put their own special spin on it (if you’ve never seen it ).
Pretty impressive actually for 1m40s.
Australia, much like the rest of the world, has seen climate deniers start to regain traction over the last two years, despite them not having a single scientific leg or credential to stand on. Oz’s Hungry Beast is here to tell you straight with some actual climate scientists.
Like that? You can also check out the COP 15 Rap Battle .
Another incredible panoramic timelapse, this time from Québec-based Dominic Boudreault (go Canada!). Beautiful footage of old stomping grounds in NA and nature. Darken the room, full screen this on HD and turn up the volume.
via Geeks are Sexy .
So, I got the call every techie dreads: 4.30am “OMG, we’re down!”
It was from Canada and I’m in Oz, so you know it was bad. As most people know now, Amazon’s US East Region was out and had taken down heroku where we host the main LeadNow site . We’re in the middle of spruiking democracy for the Canadian federal election and have been a central pivot for vote mobs and voter socials, so getting back up was really important ahead of the weekend.
Been holding down the fort in Oz this month and next with moving to the new place (you know, need nesting funds) and move to the freelancing and contract gig but still plotting some epic travel for this year and next. Not that I necessarily need the inspiration, but kinda loving this interactive world map with various historical and fictional travels with great little blurbs to explain them. Crack for my travel addiction. Check it for your fix.
What are the fifty most important machines to life as we know it?
Jucobowski sorted that out after his tractor kept breaking. He published open source blueprints that could allow you to make these things for a fraction of the cost and that should last a lifetime, not be built for obsolescence. Then people started helping him refine. He’s constructed eight of the fifty designs and gives this amazingly inspirational TED talk on unleashing human potential worldwide. Global maker culture for good. Open-sourced blueprints for civilization and a global village construction set So inspirational.
Five oceans. Five dives. One planet.
More men have walked on the surface of the moon than have explored the depths of our oceans. Virgin Oceanic is a project to measure the boundaries of the last frontier of our little blue planet here, the very bottom of the seas. The idea is to take a submersible to the deepest part in each of the world’s five oceans. Amazing.
Have to admit my admiration for Sir Richard Branson simply continues to grow. Much like Steve Jobs, I think he’s the CEO all of us want to be when we grow up.
The always awesome Rick Mercer telling you if you’re young and Canadian, you need to vote. It’s not just about tuition, it’s about vision and the future of your country.
If anything will scare the complacent Canadian poligentsia into some real policy choices and action this 41st Parliament, it’s a mobilized and directed youth vote. So, get out there and cast em.
Meant to post this last week when I saw it, as I’m reading the Golden Compass right now so thinking about the Aurora (and why the hell haven’t I seen the Aurora Australis while I’ve been here?). I’ve seen the Aurora a bunch of times back in Canada and it’s always jaw-droppingly stunning. Love this week-long time-lapse from Norway showing it in its full glory.
via Neatorama
I’m not even a journo, but hell… I’d turn out for this ad. Love it, and think it’s an excellent example of the awesome type of ads you can write to attract precisely the type of people you want to be working with if you’re hiring for attitude rather than skills expertise (which to be honest is half the battle I find). Try to write my dev ads like this, but wow… this is great.