This Is CG | TechCrunch

This Is CG | TechCrunch

You have to see this to believe it.

Offering A Subscription Service To Make Movies Cheaper, MoviePass Premiers $2.2 Million Financing Round | TechCrunch

Offering A Subscription Service To Make Movies Cheaper, MoviePass Premiers $2.2 Million Financing Round | TechCrunch

We need a service like this in Canada.....any takers for a new startup?

Stella Solar Powered Car - TCTV News | TechCrunch TV

Stella Solar Powered Car - TCTV News | TechCrunch TV

Worth the watch.  Although not practical to produce en masse yet, it appears that we right around the corner of it.

Simon Heijdens creates "kaleidoscope of light" at London gallery

Simon Heijdens creates "kaleidoscope of light" at London gallery:

A responsive glass facade reacts to wind passing overs its surface, scattering triangular patterns of light and shadow in this installation at Now Gallery London by Dutch designer Simon Heijdens ( movie).

AeroMobil flying car creators propose moving traffic to the skies

AeroMobil flying car creators propose moving traffic to the skies:

The creators of a flying car called AeroMobil say that transport networks are "in crisis" and suggest that a potential solution could be shifting road traffic into the skies ( movie).

Apple’s Beats Music Brand May Go Away. Apple’s Beats Music Service Is Sticking Around. | Re/code

Apple’s Beats Music Brand May Go Away. Apple’s Beats Music Service Is Sticking Around. | Re/code:

Earlier this year, Apple bought Beats Music and Beats Electronics for $3 billion. Since then, CEO Tim Cook has gone out of his way to rave about the Beats Music subscription service, which sells all-you-can-eat music for $10 a month.

So why would Apple plan to shut down Beats Music, as a TechCrunch headline reports?

Answer: It’s not.

Star Trek’s U.S.S. Enterprise to Boldly Go Back to the Workshop | Daily Planet | Air & Space Magazine

Star Trek’s U.S.S. Enterprise to Boldly Go Back to the Workshop | Daily Planet | Air & Space Magazine

Good to know my childhood memories are being preserved.

Harrison Ford storms out of 'Kimmel,' confronted by 'Star Wars' characters - CNET

Harrison Ford storms out of 'Kimmel,' confronted by 'Star Wars' characters - CNET

This is funny even if you are not a Star Wars fan.

Apple - Main Campus

Apple Main Campus

My buddy gave me a tour of the Apple Campus on Friday.  We saw Eddie Cue's Lambo in the underground parking and we are pretty sure that we saw Angela Ahrendts who is Apple's senior vice president of retail and online stores, reporting to CEO Tim Cook.

Below are a couple of pics of me in front of the sign:

 

Apple - Main Campus

Apple Main Campus

My buddy gave me a tour of the Apple Campus on Friday.  We saw Eddie Cue's Lambo in the underground parking and we are pretty sure that we saw Angela Ahrendts who is Apple's senior vice president of retail and online stores, reporting to CEO Tim Cook.

Below are a couple of pics of me in front of the sign:

 

Victoria… It’s More than That - YouTube

Victoria… It’s More than That - YouTube:

Okay...I was expecting something cheesy but this actually incredibly done.  It captures many of the coolest elements of living life in Victoria.  Well worth the watch!

Class War and the Classroom: Analysing the BC Teachers’ Strike within a Neoliberal Framework | Lions_Read_Theory

Class War and the Classroom: Analysing the BC Teachers’ Strike within a Neoliberal Framework | Lions_Read_Theory:

It is therefore the task of a neoliberal government to reconstruct the landscape for its implementation. This involves the purposeful manufacturing of a crisis by underfunding the system to its breaking point, in order to deem that system so dysfunctional that the only alternative is to replace it with a government-sponsored ‘solution’ – in this case a private, for-profit model.

Earth's address within a massive supercluster of 100,000 galaxies - CNET

Earth's address within a massive supercluster of 100,000 galaxies - CNET:

Astronomers have mapped the Milky Way's position to the outskirts of a supercluster of galaxies, newly dubbed Laniakea, meaning "Immense Heaven".

What's Jamming Teacher Bargaining? | The Tyee

What's Jamming Teacher Bargaining? | The Tyee:

The long summer stall in teacher bargaining may be due to terms the government is insisting on including in the next contract, The Tyee has learned.  I for one, for the sake of keeping class sizes low, hope the teachers hold out until the Government can be exposed for it's duplicitous dealings.

Summer Vacation 2014

We had an amazing vacation this summer!  I should have taken more photos but there is always next year!

The Great Gatsbowl Lawn Bowling Fundraiser

What an amazing evening!  The weather was beautiful and the people were fantastic.....enjoy the photos!

Hong Kong | ontheroofs

Hong Kong | ontheroofs

Unbelievable shots of Hong Kong.  It makes you queasy just looking at these.

 

This Is Not The iPhone 6. | TechCrunch

This Is Not The iPhone 6. | TechCrunch

Best iPhone 6 video I have ever seen ;-)

The Counterintuitive Trait That Will Make You Significantly More Successful | LinkedIn

The Counterintuitive Trait That Will Make You Significantly More Successful | LinkedIn:

Jobs was not easily convinced. But he believed in an incredible future. And that combination helped him unlock it.

 

Women who read Fifty Shades of Grey are more likely to have abusive partners and eating disorders, study finds - News - Books - The Independent

Women who read Fifty Shades of Grey are more likely to have abusive partners and eating disorders, study finds - News - Books - The Independent:

Lead researcher Dr Amy Bonomi has previously argued the best-seller was “perpetuating dangerous abuse standards”, romanticising a plot where the lead female character becomes “disempowered and entrapped”.

I haven't read the book but probably good that all know the context of the book and recognize all the negative aspects portrayed in it.