How to Lose With Dignity in Scrabble

My sister is a master with words, and, it seems to go without saying, kicks butt at Scrabble. We often play this popular board game and get quite competitive with our own rules and standards. However, with developments in technology, the game of Scrabble can now be played on the iPhone and iPad. There is…

Song of Serenity

[youtube GqHBuUAyve8] I found this while looking for piano covers or normally heavy songs. It struck me as very peaceful and serene. The piano cover evokes  a serene state of mind; it is akin to a blissful silence. Thought I’d share it with all of you.

Website of the Day – TED: Ideas worth spreading

Greetings everyone! Todays Website of the Day brings you http://www.ted.com/, a site devoted to spreading free, riveting talks by remarkable people around the world. From science to technology to magic tricks, TED regularly pumps out new content and lectures for you to enjoy. TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) is a global set of conferences curated…

Video/YouTube Channel of the Day: NASA rap video

I recently saw this YouTube channel, which is authorized by NASA. This channel has posted many videos about the International Space Station and many other interesting things that happen there. Here are a few pretty cool examples! [youtube mgSCH6q9gY8] [youtube FxFOm8BC4GE] [youtube 0hiu7IaIWds] [youtube C4vncl39wuw]

St. Patrick’s Day Facts!

With St. Patty’s day coming up (Thursday if you guys have forgotten ;D), why not entertain you with some statistics and random St. Patrick Day-related tidbits?! Lab 42 surveyed 405 social networkers and represented the data in a very creative way! Google sneaks out street view leprechaun for St. Paddy’s Day. Doodles on search engines…

Website of the Day – Frugal Feeding

Hello again everyone! Today’s Website of the Day brings you a blog all about cheap, easy recipes to produce a variety of great tasting foods. From European to Indian to Asian, no cooking niche goes unfilled as this regularly updated blog pumps out new recipes on a near daily basis. The site features a comprehensible…

SaM’s Serving of NeRd: Kinetic Sculpture

Imagine a being that requires nothing but a slight breeze to survive. Sculptor Theo Jansen has created the Animaris Siamesis – a huge insect-like structure that moves independently with minor assistance from the wind. Kind of hard to imagine, isn’t it? Check out the video and see for yourself! [youtube HSKyHmjyrkA] \\//

Video of the Day: Time Lapse Beard

Lately I’ve been really interested in “time lapse” art – a series of either photos or short video clips taken over a period of time and then shown as a collection in quick succession. It’s common to see time lapse videos of plants growing or flowers blooming, but it’s really cool to see time lapse…