Too good to forget!
We all use email. It’s gone outside just the world of personal missives and become normal operating procedure for offices. Rather than come by your desk, your boss and coworkers are far more likely to send a short note via outlook. We all (hopefully) know not to write in all caps but the Atlantic has published some further email etiquette to help us craft the perfect electronic mail.
Google likes their games. Sure they’ve got a lot of really useful productivity apps and an awesome web browser (Team Chrome!) but they also really like to hide games in like, everything they do. You’ve probably seen their Google Doodle games and even played a few of their other more popular ones. Check out this infographic to find some other ways to waste time.
We’ve talked some about how robots are coming for all of our jobs. You may think that some professions are secure, especially those based in more creative pursuits. You would be wrong though. CuratedAI is the online literary magazine written by machines for people.
Hello Readers! We’ve gotten a few messages from you guys regarding some problems with accessing the site. Not everyone is experiencing these issues but for those that have (or if it starts up in the future) we have an easy fix and you can use it for other sites too. If you’ve gotten the “400 Bad Request” error, here’s how to solve it.
Ever wondered how well you really know English? Are you really a master or can you just generally communicate? You can test how well you really know this language with the Word or Not vocabulary test. If you have four minutes, you can help science out and see how well you know this tricky language.
So you’ve got some stuff that you ordered that needs a way to get to you and shipping is not available or just really, really expensive. Or perhaps you’re going someplace and you’ve got some room for more stuff. Don’t let that extra space go to waste, you can turn it into money. Or if you need something delivered, you can send it with someone who is already going the right way. Here are three websites that hook senders/receivers up…
Recycling is a pretty common thing but even though everyone knows about it, there’s still a ton of plastic waste that ends up in landfills or just strewn about the city because people are also lazy. If you want to be a little bit more hands on with making the earth a better place, check out Precious Plastic, the site that will help you make your own recycling center.
If you’ve ever wished you could revert back to a simpler way of living and avoid all the complications of our tech fuelled world, then this is a site which you’ll want to visit. The Maya Pedal is a place dedicated to bicimaquinas, or pedal powered machines.
We’re enjoying today’s Google logo meme, what with Earth Day and everything. This one is particularly fun because you can try your hand to discover what kind of animal you are. Hey, procrastination is fun, right?
It’s a fact that our civilization relies on the constant flow of water down the main rivers in each country. We build cities near them, use their water for our industrial systems, and enjoy their beauty in our leisure time. But how many of us think about the source of these majestic water flows? Well here’s a great set of images highlighting the source of 15 of the world’s biggest rivers for you to enjoy.
There’s some weird stuff out there on the web no doubt, but this one definitely gets our vote for the ‘most unlikely’ combo on the intertubes. Take a liberal sprinkling of Google’s majestic Street View service, throw in a dash of Second Life avatar goodness, and presto – you’ve got Dive Real.
Every day we hear of more and more gadgets hitting the market. We’re not just talking mobile phones and wearables like smartwatches, but other bits of equipment which have Internet connections built in. These can include health and fitness tools, sensors and other cool kit which gather data about our environment. But there’s one big problem – what to do with all this data after it’s collected?
So you’ve got a great song sitting inside your head, but you don’t know how to get it properly made? Sure you could use your friend’s friend from down the road, or look up a local musician on Craigslist, but that’s only going to get you so far. But actually you can have your song professionally produced and recorded just like the stars. Without all the mayhem.
Food is pretty important stuff we think you’ll agree. What a shame then, that we don’t really know enough about what we eat. Like the detailed stuff. Well now there’s a great new initiative using the crowd to create a free online database that anyone can use and add to, to make sure we have the facts we need.
If you’ve ever wondered if we would ever be able to view 3D without having to put on those stupid glasses, then you’re in for a treat. Sure it’s not a total full complete 3D experience, but this SplitDepthGIFS sub from Reddit features some rather awesome moving images which will keep you entertained for far too long.
