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Today’s Great Idea: Solar Highways [VIDEO]
10 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Have you ever walked on a road with your bare feet in summertime, and noticed how much heat the tar holds? That heat is an expression of solar energy, received from the sun, held in the conducive asphalt, and radiated back on to your toes. We’re wasting that energy, but hopefully for not much longer.
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Facebook Causes 20% Of American Divorces
10 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Well, I mean not totally – it’s the evidence found on Facebook as grounds for the dissolution of marriage which causes 20% of all divorce cases in the US, but still. Big number. Increasingly, social networking sites form the primary source of evidence in custody battles and divorce proceedings, so heads up.
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The “Super Moon” – Let’s Have That Chat
09 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Everybody loves a little bit of sensationalism, especially when the majority of news starts becoming rather bland and repetitive. Take for example the way The Sun headlined this piece: “Disaster as moon closes in” – awesome vibe. Fact is though, that no disaster should technically happen and surfers should actually be getting amped for a mission, bru.
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‘Nitrogen Funerals:’ The Eco-Friendly Way To Deal With Death
09 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Wow. Okay. So a Swedish company wants to make burials more eco-friendly by freezing dead people in liquid nitrogen, using sound waves to shatter the ice before drawing all the moisture out of the remains with a vacuum. Because the Swedish word for ‘eco-friendly’ also means ‘traumatic’ and ‘awesome.’
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National Geographic Finds The Average Human
09 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
So hey, congrats to all you non-male, non-Chinese folks who were worried about looking average! Because according to a decade’s worth of research by the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing for National Geographic, a 28-year-old Han Chinese male is the mean. Numbers, explanation after the jump.
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Benassi Remakes The ‘Satisfaction’ Video For Equal Pay
08 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In support of Equal Payday, which seeks to address the disparity between male and female salaries around the world, Benny Benassi has remade the sexy-construction-outfits video for ‘Satisfaction’ to mark International Women’s Day. It’s a little bit amazing. Satisfaction came out in 2002, by the way.
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Space Shuttle Discovery, The Final Frontier [VIDEO]
08 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
To commemorate the occasion NASA held a competition to determine which two songs will be played during Discovery’s last mission.
The theme From Star Trek was chosen and William Shatner, who as you know played Captain James Tiberius Kirk in the original series, did a special voice-over.
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Exclusive 2oceansvibe Interview – Battle: Los Angeles Director
08 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
2oceansvibe caught up with the director of the biggest forthcoming sci-fi film of the year, Battle: Los Angeles. Jonathan Liebesman is a born and bred Joburg boy making big waves in Hollywood, and an avid Proteas fan. With subject matter ranging from film research and alien weaponry, to comparisons with contemporary director Christopher Nolan and […]
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Facebook Introduces Suicide Support System
08 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Due to the growing occurrence of ‘Facebook suicides’ a help system has been put in place, which allows users concerned about potentially suicidal friends to report the activity to Facebook, which will trigger a hotline response reaching out to the depressed party.
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This Danish Professor Has A Robot Clone, For Some Reason
07 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
I mean don’t get me wrong, I’d want a robot clone too, it’s just not totally clear why Henrik Scharfe, professor at Aalborg University, actually got one assembled by the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute in Japan. It’s ostensibly the first android with a beard, though, so yay science.
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Monday Morning Radvertising: Red Bull Street Art View
07 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Brazilian ad agency Loducca has put together a collection of geo-tagged street art from Google Street View for Red Bull. The site is sweetly designed, with decent Cape Town representation. How exactly this is going to sell Red Bell any caffeinated beverages is beyond me, but whatever.
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Take A Look At Old Spice: Behind The Scent [VIDEO]
04 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
I love Isaiah Mustafa. You love Isaiah Mustafa. But the honeymoon is over, Isaiah, and it’s only right that you show us a little more than your honey-glazed eyes or perfect teeth. Take us behind the curtain; show us how you make the magic happen, commercially.
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Charlie Sheen’s New Fragrance, “Winning” For Men
04 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
I’m not even going to bother with an introduction to what the one-man wrecking ball Charlie Sheen has been up to recently, because the chances are that if you are alive you already know. But as it is Friday I thought I would share this piece of comedy gold with you.
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The Pinncale Of Culinary Technology: Cheese & Scallion Rocketships
03 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Well, I’m pretty proud of that headline. Cornell University and the French Culinary Institute have developed a food printer that runs off puree and spits out sculptures – like rocketships made of gouda and scallions. And now we can have coconut sans awful coconut texture.
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Anne Hathaway is Your New Catwoman
02 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In case you guys were worried that you wouldn’t be seeing Anne Hathaway in vinyl leather anytime soon, fear not: Hathaway has confirmed that she’s been cast as Selina Kyle in The Dark Night Rises, the third in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. Please don’t talk about Halle Berry.
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New Volkswagen Microbus Unveiled
02 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Shhh… Do you hear that? It’s the sound of hippies everywhere rejoicing at the new-school Volkswagen Kombi. The iconic vehicle, which first debuted in 1950, was a favorite at this week’s Geneva Motor Show and comes with a whole lot of new goodies.
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Anonymous’ Hack Scandal Forces Head of HBGary’s Resignation
02 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Anonymous, the online sort-of-anarchic sort-of-activist group, forced Aaron Barr, head of HBGary Federal, the massive American tech security company, to resign. Which is sort of a huge deal in the way that Charlie Sheen isn’t. Even though I love everything that Charlie Sheen touches.
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Breast Milk Ice-Cream Embargo
01 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Raining on the parade of a boutique ice-cream shop called “The Icecreamists”; authorities in England have seized their stock of human breast milk ice-cream.
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Julian Assange Applies ™ To His Name
01 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, is attempting to trademark his name for use in “public speaking services” and “entertainment services.” Personally I’d exercise a little more energy on the whole ‘I’m being extradited to Sweden for charges of rape and sexual assault,’ thing, but maybe this is more important.
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‘Merchants On Long’ Stocks TRMNL Clothing
01 Mar 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
I’ve been rolling with a new range of golf shirts of late, thanks to Merchants On Long. You might have seen them before – with the embroided warrior, raising his shield. Very cool vibe, and something you should probably take a look at. They’re 100% cotton, made right here in Cape Town. So not only […]
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The Grand Cafe And Beach Presents “THE VIBE” Party 2011
28 Feb 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
A lot of people said that it would be hard to top last year’s Vibe party – but that was obviously before we pulled out the little ace up our sleeve, in the form of The Grand Cafe And Beach who will be presenting this year’s Vibe party. And for those of you trying to […]
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Five Seconds Of Every #1 Song, Ever
28 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
On the Andrew scale of brilliance this rates a 987.2. On the pages pages that follow you can listen to brief clips of every number one song listed up to 2011.
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Fabricate Yourself: Because We All Need Tiny Computer-Generated Sculptures
28 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
I guess this is the future’s MacBook photobooth? Using a 3-D printer and a Microsoft Kinect, folks can get small, low-resolution 3-D sculptures of themselves printed, as displayed at the snappily titled Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction Conference last week.
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UCT Digital Photography Course – Get 10% Off With 2oceansvibe
28 Feb 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
Yes, this is EXACTLY the course you need. You enjoy taking pics and you want to get better. You keep on telling people that you would like to improve, but just haven’t found the right course. Here it is, my friend – just look at the title – “University of Cape Town (UCT) Digital Photography […]
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Imprinted Thighs: This Is Probably Monday Morning Badvertising
28 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A couple of benches in New Zealand were altered to imprint advertising for Superette short shorts on the back of people’s thighs. This is creepy on a couple of levels, but I’m mostly curious as to how somebody could get the back of their thighs stamped with words and not notice.
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Google Supports Digital News in Africa – IPI awarded $2,7 Million
25 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
For those of you working in the digital journalism industry, it’s time to shine and get your hands on some bucks from Google! Google recently awarded media watchdog IPI (International Press Institute) with nearly R20 million as part of a new project to support digital journalism initiatives in Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
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Man Breaks Record For Most Items Smuggled In Bum
25 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Well it’s Friday, so I thought we’d head over to the ridiculous side of life.
Meet Neil Lansing, a 33 year-old man from Florida, who hid 30 items of contraband in his rectum.
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Horse Bicycle Thing Shortlisted For Seoul Cycle Design Competition 2010
25 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s Friday, and you need to look at this. Korean designer Eungi Kim assembled a horse-shaped bike frame for the Seoul Cycle Design Competiton and I can’t tell if I hate it or not. It’s horse-shaped, so I approve inherently, but it’s just one rung below the penny farthing on the hipster scale.
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Panaromic View From Lion’s Head
25 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Local photographer, Lee Casalena, has taken a stunning night-time panoramic shot of Cape Town from the lower peak of Lions Head. The shot is fully interactive, and features the usual breathtaking view of the mountain, the City Bowl, the lights of the flats and Northern Suburbs, Table Bay, Clifton, and Camps Bay.
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Ricky Gervais Offers Franco And Hathaway Free Oscar Monologues
25 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
You guys remember all that hoo-ha over Gervais’ Golden Globes bit? It was pretty great. In all likelihood, that’s why the Oscars are being hosted by similarly scathing comedians, Anne Hathaway and James Franco. Sweetheart that he is, Gervais has offered them some free material, “in case they have a few minutes to fill.”
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