If art is your sort of thing, but getting to those expensive museums that feature them isn’t, Google’s Art Project may be the answer you’re looking for. There are currently 42 new online exhibitions to spend your time admiring.
Definitions [Article]
Joel Spolsky, a software professional, has a way with words. For my not-so-computer-friendly readers, here’s his simple explanation of the difference between Systems Software & Application Software.
Dog! [Video]
Won’t say much. Enjoy.
Presentation Blindness [Article]
A simple cure for powerpoint myopia
Changes [article]
Her son was to have served in Afghanistan, but Claire Felice ended up there instead – as a photo-journalist, clicking pictures of her country’s Marine lads, before, during & after their time there.
Marie Antoinette [video]
If you can’t have cake.. you can have Marie Antoinette’s treasures.. up for auction in Paris:
A message for mankind [Video]
Charlie Chaplin’s brilliant speech from “The Great Dictator“.
Online Bullying [Article, Video]
On October 10, Amanda Todd as found dead at home in Canada. She was 15. This is the story of her online bullies, her attempt to tell her story on you-tube, & her tragic end. Ubiquitous internet access, without really understanding the implications of the use, is a far bigger danger than most of us realize (especially the young ones). Please spare the time to click through & read / watch and hopefully share this with your near & dear ones.
The Secret Life of Atoms [article]
Serge Haroche and David Wineland won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics because they’ve managed to manipulate particles one at a time: Haroche with individual photons, and Wineland with trapped ions. What does that mean? Dennis Overbye of the NYTimes shed a little light, literally.