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.
Sometimes, taking a loved one, or a potential loved one, on a scenic drive and stop-off along either the Table Mountain or Signal Hill roads, is quite a winner. Romantics, be aware, the roads have now been closed to unauthorised vehicles, between 22h00 and 05h00, in an attempt to prevent crimes from occurring around these charming routes.
The global movement against greed has been in the news a lot lately. The Occupy Wall Street protests have been going on for just over a month now, including dismal failures locally, but one network has seen fit to draw some profit from it.
Fright Night [3D] is a comedy-horror movie remake of Tom Holland’s 1985 cult classic. You know the VHS rental cover that used to scare the marbles out of you at the video store as a kid, the one with the massive vampire face laughing over a haunted mansion… ja, that one.
A tooth that used to reside in John Lennon’s mouth will be auctioned off next month. It is expected to fetch up to R130 000! Lennon gave it to his housekeeper’s daughter “as a souvenir” after he had pulled it out himself in his kitchen.
‘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.
Being rich is hard. Especially when it comes to road trips. It’s always an issue of “The Ferrari’s too small”, or “I wish my mansion had wheels”. Enter, the Elemment Palazzo. This bad boy not only brings an element of average American retiree to your life, it also has 40” TVs, a rainfall shower and a fireplace in it.
As many as 48 wild animals, including lions, tigers, bears, wolves and cheetahs could be on the loose in the vicinity of Zanesville, Ohio, after they escaped from a private wildlife sanctuary, police said last night. Officer’s say they have shot 25 of the animals so far, but it’s not clear exactly how many escaped, or where they are now.
Well this can only end well. As-yet-unidentified thieves temporarily made off with a truck containing $200 000 (ZAR 1,5 million) worth of sound equipment and podiums belonging to President Obama, while the goods were en route to Chesterfield, where Obama is due to speak. The geniuses also stole the Presidential Teleprompter.
DSK Accused Of Orgies And Prostitutes With Top Cop – A prostitute, being questioned by French investigators over the emergence of an underage prostitute racket in France, has said that Dominique Strauss-Kahn and a senior police official organized an orgy in one of Paris’ fanciest hotels. It is reported that police chief, Jean-Christophe Lagarde, who hoped […]
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.
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.
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”.
This really isn’t the sort of thing you should go around admitting, even if you were disappointed with a poor refereeing decision. The Welsh coach, Warren Gatland, has publicly admitted that the Welsh coaching staff deliberated faking an injury to one of their props so as to force uncontested scrums during their semi-final clash on Saturday against France.
Three boys from Oudtshoorn High School have been arrested after a sex video did the rounds at the school. The clip involves them and a girl engaging in some rather disturbing after-school activities. The 15-year-old girl laid a charge of statutory rape against them, after the video’s existence became public knowledge.
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.
Female census workers in Pretoria have reported that they fear for their safety entering some homes, claiming that sometimes, men in the houses attempt to lure them inside with promises of cash and alcohol and make “sex or love advances” to them.
Back in 2009, Seth Rotherham took Zinzi to Hollywood. His job was to capture the couple of weeks Zinzi had with Hollywood actor, Pauly Shore. It was a trial-run adoption, to see if Pauly was a good enough parent to handle a permanent adoption. By the end of Day 1, Zinzi had seen Pauly naked […]
It seems Apple’s new iOS5 operating system for the iPhone 4S has a new surprise around every corner. The App in question uses GPS, and if your friend agrees, it allows you to see their location, give or take a few metres. Unfortunately, one poor guy on Macrumours.com found another use for it, after installing it in his wife’s new handset.
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.
A missing letter “G” has led to accusations of cheating, and a demand for a scrabble competitor to be strip-searched at this year’s World Scrabble Championships in Warsaw, Poland. It is the biggest scandal to rock the event since a player accused another of eating a tile.
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!
Richard Branson Opens Virgin Galactic’s Spaceport – Four years later than expected, Richard Branson and New Mexico governor Susana Martinez finally dedicated the just completed Spaceport America terminal hanger facility on Monday morning. Funded by both Branson’s company and taxpayer dollars, there’s something very American about the $209 million building and accompanying 2-mile-long runway. [atlanticwire] […]
Sesame Street had its YouTube channel hacked yesterday. For about 30 minutes, videos of Kermit the frog and Big Bird were replaced with hardcore porn movies. Their slogan was also changed to: “Its where porn lives.” As funny as the hackers must have thought this joke was, one has to wonder about the kind of people that would deliberately expose kids to content like that.
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.
This week we’re looking at Being Human, a personal favourite of mine that received the re-make treatment in the States just last year, while the British original continues next year into its fourth season.
We’ve been told that the government is not messing around when it comes to enforcing road traffic laws, including those relating to drinking and driving. Now new stats reveal the local authorities really do seem intent on following through with their warnings to motorists. Since September last year, more than 20 000 drunk drivers have been arrested. Not funny in the slightest.
YouTube is launching something they’re calling the Merch Store. From it, the online video giant will sell all kinds of music paraphernalia like band merchandise, event tickets, digital music downloads, and even band meet-ups.
Put down your shotguns, cricket bats, and middle fingers. This short-cut bypasses the brain aneurysm that is the M5 Interchange to Cape Town. Seth shows you the quickest route from the N1 directly to the M3.
Two adventurers proved that Africa can be tamed – on the back of a 150cc scooter! A photojournalist and web manager have proven that a trip across Southern Africa can be achieved on a Vespa, with grace and ease. Having already tested the Vespa LX 150 on trips in Europe, including Italy to London and […]