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Saturday
Jun182011

2 Days later with Google Music

The review will still have to wait, still uploading songs, 2 DAYS later.  At 5100 or 8400 songs uploaded.  Consider that I am running a Verizon FIOS connection speed of 15MBps down and 5MBps up, this is going to be painful for all of you on DSL or slower FIOS speeds.  Maybe everything will be uploaded by the end of the weekend.  Will get back to you...

Friday
Jun172011

Stunning 20 questions game you must play

Ok, think of something, an item, person, place, thing and go to this website.  It will ask you 20 questions and chances are high that it will figure out what you are thinking.  I played and almost passed out that it figured out what I had in my mind.  I now see how a computer won on Jeopardy.

Friday
Jun172011

Experience Apollo 11 yourself

wechoosethemoon.org is where you want to go.  It is a complete interactive experience that allows you experience every aspect of the Apollo 11 space mission to the moon.  Complete with photos, video and audio, it is if you were there in the moment.

Thursday
Jun162011

Car Autotopsy...so entertaining

Want to know what a car crash looks like up close and personal?  Check out autotopsy.ca, a site that simulates a horrific car accident.  Surpringly solid visual effects and live-action cut scenes combine to give you an entertaining look at how car insurance companies determine who gets paid and who does not.

Thursday
Jun162011

What did your favorite website look like 10 years ago?

Then find out with the Wayback Machine, a website that collects past versions of websites and makes them available for you to see.  Want to see what the Post Gazette looked like in 2001, find out..

Thursday
Jun162011

What does a 80 Gigapixel picture look like?

Clocking in at 80 Gigapixels (8,000 times the resolution of a typical point and shoot camera) is a panoramic picture of London.  Check it out, so good that you can see the whole city and the ability to zoom in and read the license plate off of a bus.  Amazing...