Video of the Day: Rick Mercer at the Calgary Zoo
Rick Mercer from The Rick Mercer Report visits the Calgary Zoo.
Free Pacman on Android
Who doesn’t love Pac-Man? After 32 years of its initial release, the addicting game is now free-to-play on Android under the name PAC-MAN + Tournaments In addition to the classic Pac-Man game, the Android version comes with achievements and a “Tournaments” mode with new mazes, color schemes, bonus items and rankings. So if you love the yellow pill/fruit-eating hero…
Bitcoins: a new kind of money
Most people today pay with currency issued by the government – whether it’s Canadian dollars, American dollars, or Chinese yuan. Bitcoins, a new type of currency, aren’t issued by the government, and don’t exist physically – they’re not issued by one single organization, and they are fully electronic. Bitcoins are created when people use…
Olympus, Nikon, Leica – choosing the right camera, Part 2
If you’re looking into buying a new camera, read Part 1 of this series for advice on choosing the brand of the camera. This post will explore the two different types of cameras: digital, or film? In our digital era, it may be very tempting or reflexive to choose the digital option. After all, what…
What happens after the Disney movies end…
Paint, an acappella Youtube artist, recently created a parody video regarding what happened “after their dreams come true.” [youtube diU70KshcjA] Watch more of his stuff! He doesn’t upload a lot but has really good lyrics.
Website of the day: Pop the Bubblewrap!
For some reason, people have an insane obsession with popping bubble wrap. Most people no longer relate bubble wrap to “protective packaging”. Instead, it has become “insta-fun for all ages.” I have no idea why it’s so addicting. But it is. So, in honor of bubble wrap, the internet has presented to us: Virtual Bubble…
3.14% of Sailors are Pi Rates
Yesterday, March 14, is the designated date of national Pi Day. Why? It was 03/14, or 3-1-4, which are the three most significant digits of pi! Pi is a common mathematical constant that is equal to the ratio between the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Chances are you’ve used this irrational number at…
Kickstarter projects you should support
After backing over 20 projects, I can officially say that I am obsessed with Kickstarter. I wrote a blog post about it last year in April, but so many new things have happened since then! For those who haven’t heard about Kickstarter, it’s basically a place where people can create projects to get funded. Whether…
International Summer School For Young Physicists
It’s almost the middle of March, and student’s are finding themselves buried in the mountain of tests and assignments that never fails to show up just before Spring Break. It is therefore perfectly understandable that as high school students, there is probably nothing that you would want more that than to throw away your pens and…
Video of the Day: What if wild animals ate fast food?
We hear warnings against fast food and junk food all the time – but it’s not like they’re going to blow us up like balloons, right? A bottle of sprinkles with a tub of ice cream once in a while won’t hurt… This video really put into perspective just how unhealthy we are. Though it may…
Funny Video-Hair Tutorial Gone Wrong
While Tori’s hair tutorial isn’t helping a lot of people, the video itself was surely a huge hit because it was SO FUNNY. Check out Tori and her hair tutorial on Ellen and have some lol moments! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x4rRb8IMU0
Legend of Zelda OST
Soundtracks can make or break a game. In the case of the Legend of Zelda, it’s a sure make: the soundtrack for each game in the series is beautiful and fits perfectly into the gameplay. Paired with its awesome plot and graphics, the Legend of Zelda series definitely falls into the category of “Favourites” for…
Olympus, Nikon, Leica – choosing the right camera, Part 1
Upon reading Alice’s post on her new Canon Rebel T4i, I thought I’d pitch in my own experience with cameras. I’m very fortunate – or spoiled – to have a camera-fanatic-dad (yes, this is the first step to getting the right camera: having a family member who will buy one for you so that you…
Video of The Day: Asteroid DA14
Travelling closer to the earth than numerous satellites and any other asteroids of the same size, Asteroid 2012 DA14 safely passed by the earth on February 15 without any point of contact. Despite, the early and accurate prediction of NASA scientists regarding the lack of threat that 2012 DA14 posted, the event still served…
Video of the Day: Cover of “Call Me Maybe” by Harvard Baseball Team
Remember Call Me Maybe by Carly Jepsen? Well, here’s a fun and creative cover of it by none other than the baseball team of Harvard University!