The True Facts about Bottled Water that Science doesn't want you to know | The following infograph will change the way that you will think about bottled water for the rest of your life. Cross-Cultural Web Design: Best Practices for Building an Intern Globalization is one of the biggest business buzzwords of the 21st century. Companies of all sizes can operate internationally, thanks to the advent of the Internet era and affordable methods of online marketing, communications and networking. Most modern businesses are well aware of the opportunities presented by operating internationally, as global consumers are no longer bound by the confines of domestic commerce. Furthermore, the economic crisis has determined that companies must look to new markets to build their client base – the world has a wealth of untapped commercial potential. The easiest and most cost-effective of entering new or emerging markets is through online marketing and creating websites specifically for the target market. A company’s website is perhaps the most important facet of its operations, as it is often the first port of call for customers. This is particularly true when targeting international markets. In-country domains Image via Senator Rudolf Colors Fonts
6 Insane Coincidences You Won't Believe Actually Happened | Crac America's Freak Luck During the Battle of Midway The Battle of Midway may be remembered as one of the most spectacular naval battles in history and one of the huge turning points in the Pacific theater, but it started out as a pure clusterfuck for the Americans. Despite going into battle with most of Japan's game plan in their pocket thanks to American codebreakers/Bothan spies, the U.S. Navy had little to show for it in the early hours of June 4, 1942. Just about every aircraft that took on the Japanese that day was destroyed, and all without delivering any serious damage. In short, the Battle of Midway started off like the Battle of Endor, only with every fighter in the Rebel Fleet crashing into the Death Star's deflector shield. Where it Gets Weird: There was one squadron of American dive bombers lead by Lieutenant Commander C. His squadron started dropping like flies until, in an act of sheer luck that would make even J.K. Where it Gets Even Weirder: ...when he wasn't busy being a pimp.
5 caravanes du futur 24avril201015:30 Par Culturemobile :: général :: #305 :: rss Les perturbations aériennes provoquées par l'éruption du volcan l'Eyjafjöll sont l'occasion de s'interroger sur la dépendance coutumière aux déplacements aériens. Hotel Cube Mehrzeller's concept Open House via Yanko Design Opera via Gizamag Colim campervan via Android Orphans: Visualizing a Sad History of Support The announcement that Nexus One users won’t be getting upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich led some to justifiably question Google’s support of their devices. I look at it a little differently: Nexus One owners are lucky. I’ve been researching the history of OS updates on Android phones and Nexus One users have fared much, much better than most Android buyers. I went back and found every Android phone shipped in the United States1 up through the middle of last year. Other than the original G1 and MyTouch, virtually all of the millions of phones represented by this chart are still under contract today. Also worth noting that each bar in the chart starts from the first day of release - so it only gets worse for people who bought their phone late in its sales period. Why Is This So Bad? This may be stating the obvious but there are at least three major reasons. Consumers Get Screwed Developers Are Constrained Security Risks Loom Why Don’t Android Phones Get Updated? A Price Observation
Les flux d’images de 4chan FAIL Blog: Epic Fail Pictures and Videos of Owned, Pwnd and Fail The disciplines of interaction design and architecture share a number of common traits—such as a focus on solving problems for people and encouraging people to interact with products and environments in new and exciting ways—and each discipline can learn much from the other. These eight videos highlight the work of people who see and celebrate the connections between interaction design and architecture. The SENSEable City Carlo Ratti, director of the SENSEable City Lab at MIT, presented this talk at Lift Conference 2009.Original video Stewart Brand on the Long Now Stewart Brand, who is working with computer scientist Danny Hillis to build a 10,000-year timepiece called the Clock of the Long Now, presented this TED talk in 2004. New Soft City Dan Hill, a senior consultant at Arup in Sydney, presented this keynote at Interaction ’10. Changing Things: The Internet of Things is not what you think it is! The City as an Interaction Platform Cameron Sinclair on open-source architecture
Chart: Should You Have Kids? momlogic's Momstrosity: To procreate or not to procreate -- that is the question. Here is the answer. ( Click on image to enlarge) Tête de Quenelle ! ESL En 1900, des cartes postales imaginent l’an 2000 < Design / G Marcher sur l’eau : Des trottoirs qui bougent : Déplacer des maisons par train : Cinéma à distance : Machines volantes personnelles : Machine à contrôler le temps : Train-bateau : Sous marins pour touristes : Des toits pour les villes : Encore des machines volantes personnelles : Vacances d’été au pôle nord : Surveillance policière grâce aux rayons X : ( Source )
200 Free Online Classes to Learn Anything Written by: Thomas Broderick Universities, colleges, and private organizations offer free online college courses to help students acquire new knowledge and skills. These courses cover a variety of traditional academic topics and other subjects that can lead to career advancement and personal enrichment. Courses occur online, allowing learners from all over the world to participate. At the end of a course, students may qualify for an official certificate. Some institutions charge a small certificate fee. Most online courses provide an introduction to a topic, although there are some intermediary and advanced courses. Some free college courses use the term massive online open course (MOOC). Benefits of Open Courses Free online college courses allow students to learn from home, a significant advantage for learners who prefer to eliminate a commute. In a free college course, learners can explore new academic topics without incurring high tuition costs. Should You Take Open Courses?