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Now THIS Is How To Quit Your Job [VIDEO]
20 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
If you’re sick of taking your boss’s crap day after day, take heart. There is indeed a sensible way to quit your job, and do it in such a way that leaves no-one in the area under any illusion how much of a tool your soon to be ex-employer is.
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Coldplay Drop Music Video Shot In SA [VIDEO]
19 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Yiffers around the world celebrated yesterday as UK-based [insert your preferred style here] group, Coldplay dropped their much anticipated, South Africa-shot, video to “Paradise,” a single on their upcoming fifth studio album, Mylo Xyloto.
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Facebook Enlarges Social Areas Of Brain
19 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Neuroscientists have discovered that using Facebook has a measurable impact on the size of particular areas of the brain. The results of a recent study show that the more Facebook friends you have, the bigger and denser become the three parts of your brain which are associated with the power to socialise. It’s unclear whether by ‘socialise’ they mean really, in real life. But maybe.
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Quantum Levitation: The Coolest-Looking Science [VIDEO]
19 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
‘Quantum Levitation’ even sounds cool. The guys from the University of Tel-Aviv’s School of Physics Superconductivity Group recently demonstrated ‘quantum locking,’ at the Association of Science – Technology Centers Annual Conference by getting a supercooled magnet to levitate above a locked track. The science is clunky, the video looks very cool.
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Microsoft’s Fancy New Touch-Screen Projectors [VIDEO]
18 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
The nice thing about initiatives like Microsoft Research is that you get to have an early gander at the things that you’re going to be spending stupid amounts of money on next year. Like the OmniTouch, for instance, which projects “touchscreen” interfaces onto pretty much whatever surface you want – desk, paper, or the back of your hand.
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Email Turns Forty This Month
18 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This month, the venerable electronic mail turns 40, with the first verified electronic message being sent in 1971. Check out this neat Infographic detailing the history of email.
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“Obscene, Ignorant” Susan Sarandon Calls Pope A Nazi
18 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Susan Sarandon has really rubbed America’s largest Catholic civil rights organization up the wrong way. The actress raised eyebrows the other day when she referred to Pope Benedict as a “Nazi”, and the Catholic League is now lashing out at her. The league claims that what Susie said was positively obscene, showing “unparalleled ignorance”.
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Man Claims That The Hangover Part II Ripped Off His Life Story
18 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
A guy from California is suing the Warner Bros. for copyright infringement, misappropriation of his publicity rights, and defamation, claiming that The Hangover II was based on a script he wrote about his own adventures in Asia. Which is crazy, because I thought The Hangover II was just The Hangover, but in Thailand.
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Band Jams Entire Song Live Using Only iPads [VIDEO]
18 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Feel free to file this one under “awesome.” Indie band, moe., who I’m sure you’ve never heard of, has performed a live version of their song “Crab Eyes” – using nothing but iPads. See this amazing video after the jump.
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100-Year-Old Breaks Guinness World Record For Oldest Marathon Runner
18 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
A 100-year-old British runner has become the oldest person to complete a marathon – earning him a spot in the latest Guinness World Book of Records. He finished the 42km Toronto Waterfront Marathon in Canada on Sunday. My favourite part of the story, however, is the fact that he didn’t even finish last!
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RIM Offers Free Apps To Apologize For That Whole BlackBerry Crash Thing
17 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
While Mike Lazaridis, co-CEO of RIM, has already publicly apologized for last week’s three-day BlackBerry outage, the PR guys figured that that probably wasn’t enough. Which is why they’ve announced that they’re offering BlackBerry customers a bunch of free “premium apps,” in the hopes of winning back some love. Check the app list after the jump.
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How To Open A Crate Of Beer Like A Boss [VIDEO]
17 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Wanting to crack open a cold beer, but having to wait for the bottle opener, sucks. However if you invite this guy to your party, suffering like that will be a thing of the past. You see, our latest addition to the Boss Hall of Fame can open 24 bottles of beer in a mere 10 seconds!
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Rio de Janeiro Has Set Up The World’s Largest Urban Surveillance System
17 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In preparation for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics, Rio de Janeiro has established a huge state-of-the-art surveillance space, boasting 80 interchangeable digital panels, 450 cameras, 80 square metres of surveillance screen space, and an awesome Batcave-esque name: the Control Room. I don’t know how they paid for it either.
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Zachary Quinto Outed By New York Magazine
17 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Heroes and Star Trek star, Zachary Quinto, took to the Internet to address spiraling rumours regarding his sexuality this weekend, releasing a statement on his website.
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Broadway Standoff Ends In Wall Street Protesters’ Favour
14 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Brookfield Properties, owners of the Zuccotti Park at the OWS protestors are demonstrating in, had called up the NYPD for “ assistance during their cleaning operation”. There were concerns that this would bring the protest to an abrupt end. This was prevented by a last minute statement from Deputy May Holloway, insisting that the “cleaning” operation be postponed.
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For Someone Who Doesn’t Want To Go To Jail, LiLo Sure Acts Like She Does
14 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We’re pretty sure that Lindsay Lohan doesn’t buy the court’s warning that she really will go to jail if she doesn’t get her act together. If Judge Sautner, presiding over her case, is not in a very good mood when she hears of the actress’ distinct lack of progress, LiLo could be locked up as early as next week.
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Royal Navy Finds 61 Bombs At Nudist Beach
14 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
After 26 bombs – including six mortar bombs and two submarine depth charges – washed up on Kent’s nudist colony at Leysdown Beach, the Royal Navy was called in to perform a two-day bomb sweep, uncovering another 61 explosives, some dating back to the late 19th century. Miraculously, no uncomfortable puns about nudity and bombs were involved.
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Die Hard 5 To Drop Valentines Day 2013
14 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Just when you thought they couldn’t eke another sordid drop out of the dried up teat that is the Die Hard series, the Hollywood Powers That Be announced that the fifth installment in the 23-year-old series will hit our screens on Valentines Day 2013.
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How To Direct Traffic Like A Boss [VIDEO]
13 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Our latest addition to the Boss Hall of Fame hails from Nigeria. I’m hesitant to say he is a traffic warden, because he is so much more. Not everyone can pull off directing traffic wearing only black clothing, let alone using a combination of moves inspired by Michael Jackson, Swan Lake, and The Karate Kid. But he does… Like a boss!
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Virgin Atlantic Wants to Circle the World on Second-Hand Carbon
13 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Virgin Atlantic announced that their planes will soon be able to fly from London to Hong Kong on fuel that produces half the carbon of regular jet fuel – which is sort of huge news, given that flying is one of our most carbon-intensive activities, enough to offset any good otherwise done by unplugging unused appliances or whatever.
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SA Tightens The Reins On Foreign Adoption
13 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you thought Madonna had a hard time adopting a Malawian child and getting through the forest of red tape that process entailed, it’s also going to be a much tougher task for foreigners to adopt a South African baby in the near future. Foreign parents hoping for adoption from South Africa are now required to prove their commitment to living here.
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Guy Jumps Over Lamborghini Gallardo Doing 80km Per Hour
13 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Remember back in the day when ninjas trained by having coconuts dropped on their stomachs, or by balancing on one leg for hours? And let’s not forget the whole waxing on before waxing off thing! But a modern world calls for updated practice techniques – such as jumping over a Lamborghini Gallardo doing 80km/h.
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Apple’s Siri: The Greatest Comebacks So Far
13 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Those blessed with early access to the iPhone 4S have spent most of their time talking about Siri, the voice-activated feature that can answer questions like “What’s the time?”, and “What does prawn mean?” They’ve also found that it has a pretty decent cache of responses for people who ask their phone stupid questions.
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Marvel Drops First Trailer For The Avengers [VIDEO]
13 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Here it is comic book fans, what we’ve been waiting four long years for: the first trailer for Joss Whedon directed, The Avengers, set to drop in 2012, is here. Prepare to fangasm in 3… 2… 1…
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The Compound – Full Pilot
12 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Compound was shot on location at the offices of secretive Cape Town institution, 2oceansVibe Media. For the first time ever, the world has a glimpse into the daily lives of those tortured, twisted souls. Catch the full length, 26-minute pilot of 2oceansVibe’s groundbreaking mocumentary, The Compound, by clicking the frame below. The Compound (Comedy […]
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UNICEF Releases Report: MXit 1, Homework 0
12 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
A recent study by UNICEF has brought to light some interesting (though not very surprising) stats regarding usage of MXit, one of south Africa’s most popular mobile social platforms.
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Hands-On Video For Siri On The iPhone 4S
12 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Apple’s Siri, the fancy voice-activated feature that was supposed to make people feel less disappointed about not getting a shiny new iPhone 5, was actually pretty cool when Phil Schiller showed it off on stage. But how well does it do in real life? See the hands-on after the jump.
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Adobe Made That Fictional CSI “Enhance” Tool A Reality
12 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
You know that thing in sort-of-science-fictional shows or awful police procedurals where they have a blurry photo which they zoom into indefinitely and then use television magic to ‘enhance’ it and keep it from turning into the pixelated jpeg it should be? Adobe Photoshop can do that now.
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Quadriplegic Controls Robotic Hand With Brainwaves [VIDEO]
11 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Well hey there, science. A recent breakthrough at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre has allowed a 30-year-old man who hasn’t been able to move arms, hands or legs in the past seven years to take control of a robotic hand, marking an unprecedented achievement in neuro-robotics.
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UCT Ikeys Rugby Captain Invites Gay Players To Join Club [VIDEO]
11 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
It Gets Better is a viral video campaign begun in the States in response to a horrific string of teenage suicides last year. Watch this video of Nick Fenton-Wells, the captain of the Ikey Tigers at the University of Cape Town, urging gay players not to be afraid to get involved in sports at UCT.
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