Shocking Satellite Image of N. Korea Shows Poverty Under Kim Jong-il
A night time satellite image shows almost the entire country of North Korea is dark. Citizens of the country lack many basic needs such as food, shelter and electricity and clearly demonstrates the poverty that former dictator Kim Jong-il put his people through.
What Google Will Look Like if the Internet Censorship Bill (SOPA) Passes
An interesting and telling interpretation of Google Search results if the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is passed today.
New Technology Will Let You Feel the Textures Onscreen
This is amazing new Touch-Feedback technology that will revolutionize mobile touch. Within the next year or so, you will be able to "feel" textures on the surface of your mobile devices, which should completely change how you view your porn collection forever!. Found via BitShare.
Skinhead Decides to Attack Black Man Wearing a "Spokane Boxing Club Champion" T-Shirt
Looks like yet another dummy picked a fight with the wrong person, much like This Guy! In this case, a skinhead came across a boxer in a bar and told him his 'race' is not welcome, and threatened to stab him. After the boxer left to avoid a confrontation, the skinhead followed "hurling racial slurs." The bar-going-boxer felt threatened after the skinhead followed and wouldn't relent, so the boxer beat the shit out of him (see picture inset lol). Maybe this will teach dummies all over to think twice, or maybe not, because their stupid. (source)
In Protest of SOPA, Wikipedia May Censor Entire Site
In a bold move, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has posted a message to the Wikipedia community asking for input on whether or not to completely black out the Internet resource website that sees millions of visitors every day in direct protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).
Spastic Student Doodles In Math Class
Sooooo ... would you rather sit next to this kid or this one? I mean, if you had to choose.
Star Wars Tattoo Themes
When you get ink and you're a Star Wars geek, these totally rock. (via)
Turning Children’s Drawings Into Realistic Paintings
Dave Devries takes children's drawings and adds his skills and talent to turn them into one of a kind pieces of art. Found via BitShare.
Heat Maps Show How Social Network Profiles Are Viewed
A new study recorded participants eye movements as they were shown profiles from Facebook, Google+, Tumblr and Twitter at 10-second intervals. The order of the eye movements were visualized with heat maps matching up to the corresponding social network. The images show that the top-left and top-middle areas are viewed the most. Found via BitShare.
If You Haven't Heard of Carrier IQ Yet, You Need to Read This
Carrier IQ is a pre-installed program on major smart phone devices such as iPhones and Androids that tracks every single thing you do, down to phone numbers you dial and text messages you receive. Currently you are automatically opted-in with no opt-out ability, unless you do a work around. Please read here for more information on what it's about and how to disable it.
Time Lapse: Post-Apocalyptic Illustration for Xabiroi Comic Book Mag
Dei Gaztelumendi drew the cover illustration for Xabiroi Comic Book Magazine. During the process, he created a time lapse video. The details in his illustration are remarkable. Found via BitShare.
3D Sneaker Sculpture Will Have You Wondering if It’s Real Or Not
This tall 3D sculpture of Nike, Adidas and New Balance shoes located in front of a city building will have any shoe fan excited to go see it in person. The sculpture looks amazing and pays homage to sneaker collectors all over the world. The only problem - it’s just a graphic design crafted by Chris Labrooy who is a graphic artist.
Hitler Reacts to the Pepper Spraying Cop Meme
Hitler isn't pleased with the popularity of the Pepper Spraying Cop meme. Found via @msc_page.
Social Media Propaganda Posters, Part III
Aaron Wood is at it again, this time bringing the heat with more propaganda posters. Here is Part I and Part II.
Did Bone Thugs & Harmony Predict Twitter 12 Yrs Before It Came Out?
In 1994 Bone Thugs & Harmony released their hit single Thuggish Ruggish Bone which catapulted them into fame, 12 yrs before Twitter was launched in 2006. After knowing that, now watch the video and pay attention to what he says at 2:22 marker. MIND=BLOWN (via @msc_page)
The World's Fastest Supercomputer
It was just released that the world's fastest supercomputer is Japan's K Supercomputer which can do 10.51 Petaflops per second. Just to help make that more clear and add perspective, that is 10 quadrillion (10,000,000,000,000) calculations per second! The fastest supercomputer in the U.S. is the Cray XT5 Jaguar which can process a measly 1.75 Petaflops per second. Found via BitShare.
Call of Duty MW3 N00b Vs Vet Advert With Jonah Hill Kicks So Much Ass
Jonah Hill and Sam Worthington do guest spots on the new Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 advertisement on the plight of a n00b (new) user and a vet. It’s just plain awesome, you gotta see it. Found via BitShare.
Social Media Propaganda Posters
Aaron Wood has more posters to add to his social network agit prop that, again, bluntly remind us of our patriotic duties to use Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus. Found via BitShare.
Siri Can Now Read Your Mind, Literally (Amazing!)
Called Project Black Mirror, Ollie and Josh who are a couple of hackers have created proof of concept and have a working prototype of a Siri hack that will read your mind. Found via BitShare.
This is Why We Should Be Afraid of the Future.
Next year is going to be brutal. Found via @msc_page.