I had never given keys much thought, but this is quite an intricate and fascinating process. Thank you, random image poster! How Keys Work GIF – Imgur.
Category Archives: technology
A Subway Train Ceiling Straight Out of Harry Potter
Riding the metro underground can be boring as dirt. Pretend all you want that youre tiny and zipping around a giant humans circulatory system, a la Fantastic Voyage – eventually the blah concrete surroundings, lights whizzing past in a sleep or nausea-inducing monotony, and hermetic A/C hum forces many riders to reach for a book […]
Why I left Google
I used to be a Google fan, but boy, have they lost me. Sounds like a few of the employees are feeling the same malaise and lack of direction as I am, and have started to jump ship. It’ll be interesting to see where Google is in 10 years, or if it even minimally resembles […]
Shapeways
Every few days, I come across something that makes me realise how priviledged I am to be living in the current era. (Can you imagine how Diderot would react to Wikipedia?) Shapeways was this week’s revelation. It gives average Joes like me access to 3D printers in a variety of material; acrylics, ceramics, glass, aluminum […]
TVO.ORG | Video | Documentaries – Tagged
http://tvo.org/TVO/WebObjects/TVO.woa?videoid?85432367001 Interesting documentary about human RFID tagging, taking in the medical, practical, and ethical considerations of this new technology.