FreeMind | Download FreeMind software for free Occupy Design: Visual Tools for the 99 Percent - Design Launch Slideshow Last weekend, San Francisco, New York, and Washington, D.C. hosted spontaneous "Hackathons" to brainstorm how to use various platforms to help Occupy Wall Street. One of the ideas hatched was Occupy Design, a new website that gives a "visual language" to protesters across the country. Jake Levitas, a designer from San Francisco who's heading up the project, says it's a chance to fight back at media who characterize the movement as directionless. "These are people who have valid concerns grounded in reality and grounded in data that can be communicated visually," Levitas says. "If we get these signs on CNN instead of the ones that say 'Screw capitalism' on a piece of cardboard," viewers don't see a generic grievance but "exactly how people are being screwed and by how much. "There’s all this untapped potential for people who are extremely talented," he says. Want to get involved? Images courtesy of Occupy Design
Even Better than the Movie: Avatar, Atari 2600 Style John Earle whipped up this clever little riff on the biggest movie of 2009 – and depending on whether you thought Avatar was the best thing since sliced bread (or damn close), or overblown and pretentious (if somewhat nifty to watch), you’d have to agree that there’s one huge benefit of this video: it’s much quicker to sit through. And still pretty sweet. Capturing most of the most obvious plot points of the movie, and clearly running off that classic Pitfall engine, it was never a real thing (it was actually created by Earle for the Australian TV comedy duo Hamish and Andy). Check out Avatari for yourself, and see what you think! Post written by Jeff Nau – who has written 1264 posts on The Jace Hall Show.Jeff Nau is a main contributor to the Jace Hall Show covering pop culture and music trends in the nerd community.
Jean-Nicolas Reyt - Chercheur et auteur en management Social Thievery: Will Your Tweets Get You Robbed? [INFOGRAPHIC] Social networks are an information gateway that allow people to share and connect in ways that were never previously possible. They can also be a pretty clever way to rob your neighbors. Burglars are starting to realize the criminal possibilities of social media. For example, Foursquare or Facebook can show when somebody is away from their home or traveling for the weekend. Of course, the pendulum swings both ways. The sample-size of the study may be small, but the high numbers do give some indication of the way social media can be used for ill intents. Take a look at the infographic below, which has some of the dangers and solutions to creating a "socially safe" environment. Update: The original report says the surveyed burglars believe other burglars are using social profiles to target homes. Image courtesy of Flickr, Amber Grundy
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Transformer Owl This is a truly odd animal video! Not only is it in Japanese (which is odd if you're an American who doesn't understand Japanese, like me) but it shows an owl exhibiting some fascinating behavior. Check it out and be sure to watch the whole thing to see the strangest stuff. Then see my explanations below. How cool was that? Check Out the Top 10 Animal Transformers (including the Common Scops Owl). You might not know that small owl species are sometimes on the menu for larger owl species. When faced with the second, much larger owl, however, it does the exact opposite. (And in case you're not a child of the '80s and don't get the Transformers reference, this should make it all clear.) Thanks go to Jade Beinvenu for sending me the link to this video. UPDATE 5/13/10: Thanks to reader Raymond Ho's research, it looks like the owl is Ptilopsis leucotis, which goes by the common names northern white-faced or white-faced scops owl. Love Owls?