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If you saw the post on Photoshop’s new Content Aware Fill feature last week, you were probably amazed: Photoshop may finally be getting easy enough for mere mortals to use it It truly is a cool feature. The following video shows just how far you can take it: [[[Jump to previous Funny...]]]
Learn more about melting ice caps, global warming and rising sea levels in this episode of BrainStuff.
Born Simon ben Kosiba, Simon bar Kokhba led the Bar Kokhba revolt against the Roman empire. The revolt succeeded momentarily, and the Romans were expelled from Judea — but the conflict was far from over. Tune in and learn what happened next.
Gaming Vest Makes Virtual Fights Real and Painful – “tactile-gaming-vestNext time your character gets shot while playing Call of Duty it could hurt for real. A tactile gaming vest created at the University of Pennsylvania can make wearers feel a punch or a gunfire hit in sync with what’s happening on screen. Ouch!” Toyota Recall [...]
The “sawing a woman in half” trick is almost a cliche today. It is a cliche now, however, because it was so dramatic and so amazing to audiences when they first saw it in the 1920s. The trick has had a huge effect on the magic profession. Here is a version of the trick that [...]
For this week’s High Speed Stuff wrap-up, I’m planning to keep it brief. Really brief. No, not because there isn’t much to say about these two topics; actually, I have a lot to say about both. The fact is, I just don’t want to give too much away before you listen to these specific episodes. So keep that in mind as I give you the extremely short version of the really cool stuff we’re talking about on our podcast this week.
On Tuesday, we talked about the world’s fastest production car. There. Now do you see what I mean? If I tell you all about it right here, the element of surprise is completely lost. Besides that, Ben and I had a great time talking about…
How accurate is a typical touch screen on a smart phone? Not as accurate as you might think. And some are awful. Here is a comparison: More info: – How the iPhone Works – How the iPod Touch Works
It’s official – Murdoch is going to start charging for his content. The Times will cost £2 per week, and the Wall Street Journal will cost $18 per month on the iPad: – ONLINE readers will be charged £2 a week to read The Times and The Sunday Times on the web from June – [...]
1) Cable holder – So simple 2) Projects- Infinite USB 3) The Lost Principles of Design 4) Why @ Is Held in Such High Design Esteem 5) Rob Pardo speaks about Blizzard game design) 6) Anshen + Allen Turns Containers Into Clinics 7) Scent as design 8 ) Celebrating the Delicate Beauty of the Desert [...]
This week, Chris and I tuned up for a couple of ear-pleasing episodes of TechStuff about two very different topics. On Monday, we chatted a bit about some software developed by a former oil company employee and on Wednesday we asked ourselves why our power grid is so darned dumb. Oh, and I assaulted our listeners by singing poorly into the microphone.
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