The United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union has been perfectly parodied by The New Yorker's Barry Blitt, whose latest funny illustration, "Silly Walk Off A Cliff," will adorn the cover of next week's magazine:
Saturday, June 25, 2016
The New Yorker's Brexit Cover Is Perfect: Gothamist
The New Yorker's Brexit Cover Is Perfect: Gothamist:
Friday, June 24, 2016
A tragic split | The Economist
A tragic split | The Economist:
HOW quickly the unthinkable became the irreversible. A year ago few people imagined that the legions of Britons who love to whinge about the European Union—silly regulations, bloated budgets and pompous bureaucrats—would actually vote to leave the club of countries that buy nearly half of Britain’s exports. Yet, by the early hours of June 24th,�it was clear that voters had ignored the warnings of economists, allies and their own government and, after more than four decades in the EU, were about to step boldly into the unknown.
Sunday, June 12, 2016
Toronto is poised to become the next great producer of tech startups | TechCrunch
Toronto is poised to become the next great producer of tech startups | TechCrunch:
Most people don’t realize�Toronto is the fourth-largest city in North America (only New York, Los Angeles and Chicago are larger) and produces the most engineering-focused university graduates each year. There are 150,000 full-time students enrolled in universities throughout the Greater Toronto Area, all within 90 minutes of the city center.
Sunday, June 05, 2016
Watching Rocky II with Muhammad Ali | Interviews | Roger Ebert
Watching Rocky II with Muhammad Ali | Interviews | Roger Ebert
This is a quick good read with some insight to Ali circa 1979.
Wednesday, May 04, 2016
Nine years of censorship : Nature News
Nine years of censorship : Nature News:
The crackdown on government scientists in Canada began in 2006, after Stephen Harper of the Conservative Party was elected prime minister.
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
You have no idea how hardcore Harriet Tubman really was
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Monday, April 25, 2016
Australian politician blames fracking after he sets river ablaze with a lighter - The Washington Post
Australian politician blames fracking after he sets river ablaze with a lighter - The Washington Post:
Some people want to watch the world burn. Others —�like Jeremy Buckingham, a member of the Australian Parliament —�will settle for rivers.
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Monday, April 11, 2016
Toyota's Setsuna is an amazing wooden concept car designed to last generations | The Verge
Toyota's Setsuna is an amazing wooden concept car designed to last generations | The Verge:
And as a work of art, Toyota is thinking of the Setsuna as something you'd want to pass down to your kids —�not as a beater first car, but as a family heirloom.
Sunday, April 03, 2016
Zaha Hadid, 1950-2016: an appreciation
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Friday, March 11, 2016
The REAL reason Slack became a billion dollar company — Medium
The REAL reason Slack became a billion dollar company — Medium:
Why the Slacks alternatives didn’t work.
Now you probably think, yes but there was Yammer before, and Campfire and Hipchat and Skype. I’ve used them but none of them has been as addictive as Slack.
The reason is that they all either implemented threaded comments or didn’t put a message limit. The result is that you don’t have to check the conversation all the time, because you can always take part in it later. Even years later. There’s no social isolation effect, no addiction effect and no reason to keep checking.
Monday, March 07, 2016
An Apple Pencil-drawn review of the Apple Pencil | iMore
An Apple Pencil-drawn review of the Apple Pencil | iMore
Best review ever of the Apple Pencil. I hope they bring this tech to the smaller size iPad soon. If they do, sign me up!
Friday, March 04, 2016
Guess who crashed Margaret Trudeau's SFU alumni award ceremo...
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Wednesday, March 02, 2016
A Complete History of the Millennium Falcon — Kitbashed
A Complete History of the Millennium Falcon — Kitbashed:
“She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid. I've made a lot of special modifications myself.”
— Han Solo
Watch 2,000 marbles come together to make beautiful music | The Verge
Watch 2,000 marbles come together to make beautiful music | The Verge:
The Wintergartan Marble Machine, built by Swedish musician Martin Molin, is unlike anything you have ever seen before. Comprising 3,000 wooden pieces, and using 2,000 marbles, the elaborate music-box looks like a loom met a cotton gin and the two started making beautiful music together.
Monday, February 22, 2016
Side Product Marketing is The New King — The Startup — Medium
Side Product Marketing is The New King — The Startup — Medium:
In other words, launching a side project may take less time and effort than writing a blog post, while returning an outcome that is equal to dozens of blog posts in most cases.
What’s Next in Computing? — Medium
What’s Next in Computing? — Medium:
I tend to think we are on the cusp of not one but multiple new eras. The “peace dividend of the smartphone war” created a Cambrian explosion of new devices, and developments in software, especially AI, will make those devices smart and useful.
Sunday, February 21, 2016
The Most Powerful Lesson I’ve Ever Learned In Business
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Saturday, February 13, 2016
Watch how the Porsche 911 has changed (and stayed the same) for 50 years | The Verge
Watch how the Porsche 911 has changed (and stayed the same) for 50 years | The Verge:
Donut Media has made a wonderful little video illustrating how the 911 has evolved, starting with a 1964 901 in Ivory White and ending with a 2016 991 GT3 RS. It's well worth the minute of your time to get a great sense of how the company has both preserved and fundamentally changed Ferdinand Porsche's rear-engined coupe at the same time.
See OK Go go weightless in dizzying new music video
See OK Go go weightless in dizzying new music video:
The video for the band's song "Upside Down & Inside Out" was shot while the band and crew were weightless aboard a plane that conducts a special parabolic maneuver, providing brief periods of zero-gravity. While the video is only around three minutes long, it was actually shot in one 45-minute long take.
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