This could almost be true: The internet was one of the greatest disasters to befall mankind. 50 years on, its survivors share their experiences of the tragedy.
What is energy & why are we constantly searching for new sources of it? [Video]
PBS has this interesting video on Energy – some are useful & efficient while others are not. [via The kids should watch this]
The Digital Public Library of America [Links]
Here is a link to a wealth of knowledge. The Digital Public Library of America is now open for business.
Blues of people [Video]
A Playing for change video – Blues of People. 50 other Playing for Change videos here.
Firefly – a car that is a bike [Video]
If you could mix your bicycle with your car, you might get something like the Firefly by Geospace Studio. With a protective shell that illuminates with LEDs for knight night riding, could the Firefly become a fun, environmentally-friendly alternative to a car, and a warmer, more visible, all-weather option to a bike? Find out in this cool video
On the state of the world – North Korea, China & the US [Article]
Scott Adams askswhy North Korea is not China’s problem – and the responses in comment thread are as interesting as his observations on the subject. Here’s one:
I can’t help but think North Korea is to China what Israel is to the USA. I mean…
Israel doesn’t have the support of the United Nations, just like North Korea doesn’t. The UN is constantly condemning Israel (or trying to) and the only people backing them up is the USA. Not too unlike China and North Korea.
Israel probably has nukes, and we turn a blind eye to the possibility. All of their neighbors are terrified, angry, and want something done about it. Everyone else in the world is against this. Not much different from China and North Korea.
The main difference is that Israel is OUR ally, so we think it’s okay and like them anyway. The rest of the world dislikes them and thinks we should get them under control.
Gitmo Is Killing Me – Opinion
A Guantanamo Bay inmate, Samir Naji al Hasan Moqbel, who has been incarcerated for the last 11 years, without having ever been charged with a crime, or having had a trial, expressed his anguish in an opinion column published in the NYTimes recently.
..no one seriously thinks I am a threat — but still I am here. Years ago the military said I was a “guard” for Osama bin Laden, but this was nonsense, like something out of the American movies I used to watch. They don’t even seem to believe it anymore. But they don’t seem to care how long I sit here, either.
Very young Bruce Lee in “The Kid” (1950) – Video
Watch Bruce Lee in his first role as a movie star – when he was 10 years old. The movie “The Kid” was shot in 1950. He plays the role of a wily, slum-dwelling orphan in the thrall of a gangster named Flash Blade Lee.
Goodbye – Steve Earle & Emmy Lou Harris [Video]
Steve Earle & Emmy Lou Harris performing “Goodbye“
The Art of Public Speaking [Article]
Maria Popova shares this quote from “How to use the power of the printed word” stuck a chord, while providing tips on how to overcome stage fright in the course of public speaking:
The more you sweat in advance, the less you’ll have to sweat once you appear on stage. Research your topic thoroughly. Check the library for facts, quotes, books, and timely magazine and newspaper articles on your subject. Get in touch with experts. Write to them, make phone calls, get interviews to help round out your material.