Architecture Students + Slinky = Fun

Posted: June 25th, 2009
at 10:49am by orangemenace
Categories: youtube,fo' real?,boredom killer,diy
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UN launches world’s first tuition-free university
19 May 2009 a€" A leading arm of the United Nations working to spread the benefits of information technology today announced the launch of the first ever tuition-free online university.As part of this yeara€™s focus on education, the UN Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technology and Development (GAID) presented the newly formed University of the People, a non-profit institution offering higher education to the masses.
a€oeThis year the Global Alliance has focused its attention on education [and] how ICT can advance education goals around the world,a€A Serge Kapto from GAID told a press conference at UN Headquarters in New York.
For hundreds of millions of people around the world higher education is no more than a dream, Shai Reshef, the founder of the University of the People, told reporters. They are constrained by finances, the lack of institutions in their region, or they are not able to leave home to study at a university for personal reasons.
Mr. Reshef said that this University opened the gate to these people to continue their studies from home and at minimal cost by using open-source technology, open course materials, e-learning methods and peer-to-peer teaching.
Posted: June 24th, 2009
at 5:50am by Koookiecrumbles
Categories: hood status,web,weaponry,9th dan,development,open source
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Abandoned Places
A comprehensive look at abandoned places around the world..
Posted: June 24th, 2009
at 5:37am by Koookiecrumbles
Categories: architecture,photo
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Miniature Japan
Check out this time-lapse video of different parts of Japan, with a stop-motion + focus quality that gives everything the appearance of being a miniature / model.
Posted: June 23rd, 2009
at 9:25am by orangemenace
Categories: life,film,photo,fo' real?
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New York Drivers, the Angriest

I would be mad too if I had to root for A-Rod.AA Every once in a while there is a straight faced news story with a whole bunch of gems.AA We’ve gleaned the good glean.
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) a€" New York has overtaken Miami to be voted the U.S. city with the angriest and most aggressive drivers, according to a survey on road rage released on Tuesday.
Miami topped the annual poll for the last four years but voters in 25 major metropolitan areas gave New Yorkers the prize for angriest, most aggressive drivers who tailgate, speed, honk their horns, overreact and lose their tempers.
The response of New Yorkers to bad drivers also helped push the city into the top slot for road rage.
"New Yorkers were most likely to wave their fists or arms. They were most likely to lay on the horn and they were most likely to make some sort of obscene gesture," said Michael Bush, of the marketing and consulting company Affinion Group, which commissioned the survey.
Dallas/Fort Worth came in second as the worst road rage city followed by Detroit, Atlanta and Minneapolis/St. Paul. Miami ranked a distant seventh.
"In Washington, D.C., four percent of drivers admitted to slamming into another driver," said Bush. "They stand out in that one particular category."
How many people are surprised about this one?AA I’m not trying to be funny, but… I’m wondering what percentage of the people surveyed were Haitian.AA I’m just saying.
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Posted: June 23rd, 2009
at 8:35am by Black Ock
Categories: hood status,whips,real life news
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Quote of the Day
The Creator wants us to drum. He wants us to corrupt the world with drum, dance and chants. After all, we have already corrupted the world with power and greed….which hasn’t gotten us anywhere - now’s the time to corrupt the world with drum, dance and chants. - Babatunde Olatunji via
Posted: June 23rd, 2009
at 7:11am by Koookiecrumbles
Categories: quote of the day
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