So much has been written in the last week about the litany of pros and cons the partnership between the Gap and Groupon has created (NPR: here, CNN: here, everyone else: here) that I almost decided to scrap this post (/hates being a talking head). But, I think we’ve got a little data that supports retailers loving these promotions… (WARNING: This is going to take a while)
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We all look forward to the day when we can change. Toss aside the stigma, start fresh, become who we were meant to be…
If only we can find a way to forget those last 50 years.
So it comes that time again where I find myself pursuing a new hobby (it’s a hereditary disease of most Biegacki’s).
This was too cool to not mention. Apparently GE, in their quest to stir up awareness for alternative fuel sources has created a site dedicated to blowing you away with your computer’s webcam.
They call the process “Augmented Reality” and all you need is a .pdf reader, a printer, Flash 10 and a webcam and you can make a piece of paper come to life (in Wind farm or Solar panel mode).
Here’s a creepy picture of me with the “Augmented Reality” in my hands (hopefully, we all forget the fact that this picture has a mysterious all white background that looks mysteriously like NGAGE):
And the video that highlighted its coolness:
Thanks to @eammon over at E.A. Shorts for picking up on this one earlier this morning.
Peace.
mjb
So stumbled onto this article via engadget.
Apparently, if you grew up watching black-and-white TV, watching movies in film noir, or taking in a majority of monochromatic media, you are likely to dream in black-and-white a quarter of the time. While us whipper-snappers who grew up in full-blown Technicolor will dream in color almost all of the time.
A study in the UK is pointing to the data; psychologists at the University of Dundee are milling over a century’s worth of “dream data” to explain how our sleeping-stories have changed through the advent of television.
I can’t wait until I’m dreaming in 1080p.
mjb
