You know something is up when the Goldman Sachs guys start to surface…
Quote of the Day: “Wherever we’ve travelled in this great land of ours, we’ve found that people everywhere are about 90% water.” – David Letterman
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The ultimate shortcut to bacon and eggs
Quote of the Day: “Great moments in science: Einstein discovers that time is actually money.” – Gary Larson
Poseidon Undersea Resort is world’s first seafloor resort
Poseidon Undersea Resort
The Poseidon Undersea Resort from Fiji is the world’s first seafloor resort and the only place where you can spend a couple of days 40 feet under water in a luxurious environment. The resort is located in the crystal clear water of a 5,000 acre Fiji lagoon. (Pics)
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Give me another shot of catnip Fluffy, this game is almost making sense to me
Quote of the Day: “Sometimes I think war is God’s way of teaching us geography.” – Paul Rodriguez
What happens to all the data we upload with the technologies of tomorrow
Facebook has acquired the facial-recognition software company Face.com
A problem with uploading your life into the cloud: you’re sending it Internetward with an understanding of today’s technologies — and tomorrow always comes.
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8 amazing schools, playgrounds and libraries of the future
Geopark: Stavanger, Norway
When an entire school building is covered with astroturf it is a lot more fun. Or when an abandoned oil rig is turned into a playground. Architects and educators are finding new ways to engage kids in learning, and the results are out of this world. (Pics)
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Pinterest joins the billionaires club with $100 million funding from Rakuten
Pinterest deal values the company at around $1.5 billion.
It seems that every hot startup needs to reach a billion dollar valuation to be taken seriously after the surprising purchase of Instagram by Facebook. It only seems inevitable that the popular image pinboard site, Pinterest would skyrocket in value.
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Janet tried and tried, but she was never able to grow gills.
Quote of the Day – “Make no mistake about why these babies are here – they are here to replace us.” – Jerry Seinfeld
Assassin bug carries victims on its back to fend off enemies
Assassin bug
The assassin bug is less than a centimeter in length and that is something for which, quite possibly, we can be truly grateful! The bug is found in Malaysia and has a trick up its sleeve once it has finished its dinner. It attaches the empty carcases of its victims on its back – a ploy thought to be an attempt to avoid becoming a victim itself. (Photos)
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The replicants knew when feeding time was upon them.
Thursday lunches were always insurance salesmen. Fridays were always leftover bankers.
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Quote of the Day: “I was born in very sorry circumstances. Both of my parents were very sorry.” – – Norman Wisdom
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Unbeknownst to David Letterman, the Cleveland Philharmonic spent over 400 hours
practicing to land a 4 minute spot on his show
Quote of the Day: “The only thing money gives you is the freedom of not worrying about money.” – – Johnny Carson
Snoozebox – portable hotel made from shipping containers
Snoozebox
We have seen tough, stackable, easy-to-transport steel shipping containers used for everything from a traveling restaurant to a mobile classroom to an off-grid house. But now , the British company Snoozebox has come up with yet another clever use for them – a modular, scalable portable hotel system made up of multiple tiered containers, that can be set up anywhere within 48 hours. (Video and pics)
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