Insatiable demand for smartphones, tablets and data-enabled devices is putting telephone networks under so much pressure they are struggling to cope.
Critics suggest mobile phone companies have signed up too many people when their networks are unable to provide the service they are selling. That assertion is almost impossible to confirm, but some industry analysts are convinced it is true — via redwolf.newsvine.com
In a move designed to draw attention to the genocide in Darfur, in 2008 a young fashion student took the decision to juxtapose an image of a starving child with a Louis Vuitton-inspired bag. The French fashion giant responded by sending in their lawyers in pursuit of crushing damages. This week, however, they lost not only the case, but the all-important PR battle — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Undulating, speckled tentacles curl and twirl in a poetic octopus water dance of magic and wisdom.
This original water colour painting measures 22 inches by 30 inches and is delicately painted on a full sheet of beautiful Arches cold pressed water colour paper using high quality Grumbacher water colour paint — via Etsy
No matter how engaging the actors or riveting the plot, sometimes, you’re distracted by something else in a film: a dramatic architectural setting that’s so dazzling, it’s practically a character in itself. We can’t help but drool over Jackie Treehorn’s Malibu Beach manse in The Big Lebowski and covet Mia Wallace’s stylish living room in Pulp Fiction. These 13 (mostly) real modern houses featured in major films are memorable even when the movies are not, despite – in some cases – only appearing for a moment or two — via WebUrbanist
Painting the squid god of truth by the highland — via Molly Crabapple
Primerano has a 1941 Buick on his property that he saved from the crusher at a nearby scrap metal recycler.
He even found a buyer for the antique — but he can’t part with it yet.
A raccoon has transformed the 70-year-old car’s big backseat into a nursery — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Bill Nye, the harmless children’s edu-tainer known as The Science Guy
, managed to offend a select group of adults in Waco, Texas at a presentation, when he suggested that the moon does not emit light, but instead reflects the light of the sun — via redwolf.newsvine.com
One of Premier Ted Baillieu’s newly elected MPs, Geoff Shaw, has deeply offended a young gay man by suggesting that his desire to love who he wanted was as illegitimate as a dangerous driver wanting to speed or a child molester wanting to molest — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The FBI might be asking your permission soon to reach into your computer and rip something out. And you don’t know it’s there.
In a first for US law enforcement efforts to make the Internet more secure, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has seized control of a Russian cybercrime enterprise that has enslaved millions of personal computers and may have gained access to US diplomatic, military, and law enforcement computer systems — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Stefan and Erika Svanstrom are just back from a honeymoon from hell. The newlyweds had planned a long trip that would start in Singapore in early December and end in China four months later. With their baby daughter in tow, the Svanstrom’s packed up and prepared to leave on their once-in-a-lifetime journey. But things didn’t go exactly as planned.
They encountered floods, fires, tsunamis and earthquakes along the way — via redwolf.newsvine.com
In Hebei, China, a teenager named Lui Shi Ching, 16 years old, has carried his friend to school daily for the last 8 years. His friend Lu Shao has a congenital disorder which makes it difficult for him to walk — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Punisher Cthulhu mashup. Frank Lovecraft watched as his family was killed by cultists of an ancient god. Driven to the brink of madness he seeks revenge as the Cthunisher… or would it be Punthulhu? — via Shirtoid
Google infringes the copyrights of Belgian newspapers by placing links to and portions of their articles on Google News, the Belgian Court of Appeals has ruled.
As a result, Google is required to remove all articles and photos from all Belgian newspapers in French and German. Google faces a daily fine of roughly $35,500 (25,000 euros) if it fails to implement this judgment — via redwolf.newsvine.com
New Toys for Melancholics is a solo show by Pop Surrealist sculptor and philosopher
Gabriels. The toys are made from polished hand-crafted bronze, life-like glass eyes, and scores of tiny internal intricate elements and organs
. It’s opening 6 May at the Toy Art Gallery in Los Angeles — via Boing Boing
Meet Wild Wasabi! Handmade from bright green polymer with black and white polymer clay detailing. Coated and sealed with a semi gloss glaze giving it a shiny finish. Each leg is jointed to the body with metal eye rings and jump rings. The hardware is reinforced with glue making it sturdy for versatile positioning. She is detailed with Swarovski crystals which are each individually glued to keep them in place — via Etsy
It is the spirit that powers the Scottish economy, and now whisky is to be used to create electricity for homes in a new bioenergy venture involving some of Scotland’s best-known distilleries — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A prison guard dog has been fitted with titanium teeth in Australia after losing his real ones.
Axel, from Melbourne, is ready to sink his teeth into any would-be escapees after being fitted with the metal canine teeth.
They were fitted by veterinary dentist David Clarke after Axel shattered his teeth while biting into his bed board.
Dr Clarke said: “So much is spent on training working dogs that it ends up much cheaper to repair a dental problem than retire the dog — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Waterbear, a new Scratch-like
visual programming language, made its debut at a JavaScript conference this week. Basically you can put together a JavaScript program by putting blocks together and entering some parameters. The output is JavaScript that you can use in other web pages. The Waterbear system runs in a browser, it’s HTML5 based, and needs no installation. You can’t help but think that this is the way all programming will be done in the future.
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