Why you need to fail to have a great careerAt TEDxUW 2011, economics professor Larry Smith gave a memorable talk titled, “Why you will fail to have a great career.” Larry Smith: Why you will fail to have a great careerThe hilarious talk takes aim at people and the incredible excuses they dream up for not pursuing their... Continue Reading →
NEC says two phone screens are better than one with Medias WTime was you could rely on Japan to provide some of the most off-the-wall phone designs in the world, but companies like Sharp and Fujitsu have largely settled into producing straightforward Android slabs that could have come from anywhere. Thank NEC, then, for its... Continue Reading →
NEC says two phone screens are better than one with Medias W
Audi’s automatic driving for parking
http://youtu.be/b_m8DqTlOLE Audi's automatic parking systems operate by means of either ultrasound or cameras, which display images via the onboard monitor. One particularly convenient solution is park assist. When backing into a parking space, it performs all the necessary steering movements; it can handle both parallel parking and parking perpendicular to the street. The system finds... Continue Reading →
12 big brands & celebrities that crowdsourced in 2012When people think of crowdsourcing, they often think of it as a tool for entrepreneurs and small businesses – and they’re right. Small business users have powered explosive growth of crowdsourcing services in the last 5 years (from stock photography to logo design crowdsourcing). What many don’t... Continue Reading →
12 big brands & celebrities that crowdsourced in 2012
Kim Dotcom Mega Launch Press Conference (FULL)
http://youtu.be/e2HwRM9eBCs A defiant Kim Dotcom vowed to win his upcoming extradition hearing during the Sunday night launch party for his new project, Mega. Dotcom, the founder of the now defunct file-storage site Megaupload, held a press conference Sunday evening at his Coatesville, New Zealand mansion in order to celebrate the unveiling of his latest endeavor... Continue Reading →
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Kim Dotcom: the internet cult hero spoiling for a fight with US authoritiesIn massive, swaggering capital letters, "Mega" stretches across the grassy slope in front of Dotcom Mansion. A huddle of electricians and carpenters are removing the wooden stencils and wiring in the fluorescent tubes. They are up to G. All around the vast grounds... Continue Reading →
Kim Dotcom: the internet cult hero spoiling for a fight with US authorities
TEDxPSU – Sam Richards – A Radical Experiment in Empathy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kUEGHdQO7WA#at=203 Sam Richards is a sociologist and award-winning teacher who has been inspiring undergraduate students at Penn State since 1990. Every semester, 725 students register for his Race and Ethnic Relations course, one of the most popular classes at Penn State and the largest of its kind in the country. Through his natural ability of... Continue Reading →
US employee 'outsourced job to China'The software developer, in his 40s, is thought to have spent his workdays surfing the web, watching cat videos on YouTube and browsing Reddit and eBay.He reportedly paid just a fifth of his six-figure salary to a company based in Shenyang to do his job.Operator Verizon says the scam came... Continue Reading →