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Scientists & Beauty [xkcd]

Fern — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 02:36:28 +0000

For all the scientists and creative nerds out there.

We. Rock.

42! Babelfish not needed.

Fern — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:00:42 +0000

They’re ordering food in Hindi… without knowing a single word of Hindi. (Apparently it’s quite accurate!)

Unfortunately, Google Translate won’t help you understand what the replying party is saying. Where’s Douglas Adams’ babelfish when you need it?

Check out the first comment below the video for what the entire conversation actually is: Google Demo Slam: Extra Spicy

via Ben Casnocha

Constructive [xkcd]

Fern — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:45:29 +0000

I love this comic.

xkcd: Constructive

Facebook Photo Depth [Phillip Maisel]

Fern — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 10:40:50 +0000

“Inspired by a quote from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who famously said: “We’re going to change the world. I think we can make the world a more open place,” Phillip Maisel created a series which examines the fleeting nature of the massive amount of photos we electronically store.

To create “A More Open Place,” Maisel took long-exposure photographs of a computer screen while flipping through photo albums on Facebook.”

by Phillip Maisel

via thinkpositive at My Modern Metropolis

The Geek Knows Which Window… [Twaggies]

Fern — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:37:17 +0000

Illustrator + Twitter = Hilarity

(Check out even more visual hilarity by Kiersten Essenpreis at Twaggies)

via Alice at My Modern Metropolis

1996

Fern — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:28:50 +0000

Really. Get with the times T.I. Hehe.

xkcd rocks.

$3,398 for 10MB – What a Steal!

Fern — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:23:38 +0000

And here I am, rejoicing that I finally left behind my obsolete 80GB harddrive in favor of a brand spankin’ new 500GB drive…

More old computer ads here
via Lifehacker