Meteors over Bangkok
Apparently we are in the midst of the Taurid meteor shower and this is a good ‘un. There are supposed to be more meteors and I’m now glued to the skies.
Category: Blog
My blog and occasional comment on current affairs.
Create a hologram with your smartphone
This video shows how to create a hologram with just your smartphone and a couple of easy peripherals. Enjoy!
Salt of the Earth – Sebastiao Salgado
Salt of the Earth is a documentary movie about the life and photography of Sebastiao Selgado. It is astounding.
The Solar System to scale
I saw this video about recreating the solar system to scale and it’s really well done. My thoughts were provoked. So I thought I would share. To quote Douglas Adams and the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: “Space is big. Really big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist, but that’s just peanuts to space.”
Apple phone controls ants!
This clip has been doing the rounds recently, so I thought share in case you got too excited or impressed. It is basically proof that Apple phones scramble your brains.
Best public transportation systems in the world
I currently live in Bangkok and transport is pretty dire/awesome depending on how you see it. When I first spent more than a couple of hours here in the early … Read More
Real life robots preparing for the singularity
No matter how often science fiction writers keep warning about this sort of thing, we are continuing research into both AI and real life robots.
China to build Mega City One, Jing-jin-ji
China’s Idea is to build a mega-city called Jing-jin-ji that encompasses the nine major conurbations that surround the Pearl River delta.
The Fallen of World War 2
It is hard to imagine horror and scale of certain wars. World War 2 in particular. You can read the facts and figures but it is still really hard to visualise. This video from historian Neil Halloran, helps put things into perspective.
This is very Rock and Roll
Last week Dave Growl broke his leg and carried on performing. Then a the lead singer of the band John Coffey, a fellow called David Achter de Molen, does this. Rock and roll!
Australia, Morocco, Thailand. Three true travel stories
I usually give the blurb I wrote but instead I thought it would be nice to include a couple of reviews written on the US Amazon website.
History of the world in 2 minutes
This short video shows the history of the world in just two minutes. It is very well done.
Mad Max Behind the scenes
The Max Max B roll is 18 minutes long and is pretty damned interesting. It is the B Roll and contains some interesting clips about how certain parts were made. It turns out there are a lot of brave stunt men and George Miller is a superb director.
Lily Camera – amazing new drone
Just when I thought I had all the gadgets I need, along comes the Lily Camera. This is very cool indeed. It is a drone that follows you around and … Read More
Hawkeye sings about his powers
I was fresh from watching the Avengers: Age of Ultron (which was superb) when someone showed me this. When watching the Avengers I always think it is pretty cool that … Read More
Whisgars Bangkok
Where in Bangkok can you get decent whisky and cigars. Easy. I could do one of those “Top 10” articles but frankly, in Bangkok, you might as well go to Whisgars – it’s superb.
FPV Quadcopter racing in a forest
Quadcopter racing seems pretty fun from this footage but clearly having jedi-like reactions helps quite a lot as they crash frequently.
Free Eyesight Test
Who do you see in the picture? Albert Einstein or Marilyn Monroe? If Monroe, then you’d better pop to the opticians. There is some quite cool science behind this but it basically boils down to how we recognise faces.
How observant are you?
I thought I was fairly observant but then the internet came along and proved me wrong.
10 iconic characters drawn by 10 iconic artists
What would happen if you took 10 iconic cartoon and comic characters and then have them drawn in the style of 10 iconic artists? This is what will happen.