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In 2012, Marvel’s The Avengers brought in a staggering $632 million in revenues, and sold around 80 million tickets, according to The Numbers. But not every film manages to achieve the same level of success. In fact, the film industry funds lots of losers each year, in the hope that one of them will be [...]
Hello, my name’s Matthew and I’m an internet addict. No, just kidding about being addicted to the web (I hope), but I often wonder what I’d do without it. Even though I strive to maintain a balance between my “online time” and “real world time”, I must admit – every aspect of my life depends [...]
It seems like every week there is another bimimicking technology that is inspired by one insect or another. The iridescence of butterfly wings have inspired holographic solar panel coatings, water strider insects have inspired water-striding robots, bumblebee behavior is inspiring better computers and that’s just scratching the surface. Now, it’s the firefly’s turn. The structure of the firefly’s lantern [...]
Venus, Steve Jobs’ 250-foot yacht, has finally been revealed in the Netherlands. The photos and videos of the boat were first released by Dutch blog One More Thing, and show the details of the meticulously-designed boat that Jobs’ commissioned six years ago and designed with the help of minimalist designer Philippe Starck, ABC News reported. The vessel, [...]
Are you a fan of the classic 1979 science fiction movie, Alien? If you are, then I’m betting you’ve already seen or are planning to see Prometheus, the highly anticipated new film by Alien director, Ridley Scott. I’ve been waiting to see Prometheus ever since I heard it was being made two years ago, so I [...]
My advice for any city that wants to give its downtown area an instant upgrade and have a lot of fun in the process – hold a street painting festival like Lake Worth, Florida does every year. Just block off a street, offer some cool prizes for the best creations, and then let a bunch [...]
I’m gonna start off by saying that I wish I recorded my videos holding my iPhone horizontally … and I don’t even feel like editing these beautiful videos of Costa Rica with them being vertical. Next time I’ll know better. Although I’ll still post them up periodically over at YouTube. The individual sitting next [...]
On the forefront of things it’s interesting to see how certain events shape themselves into progressive connections. In case you didn’t know. Sir Richard Branson started a chain of record stores called Virgin Records, after that the Virgin brand grew rapidly during the 1980s. At that time Virgin Atlantic Airways was set up and the [...]
Online Dating University and Mashable recently provided a fantastic look into the hidden effects and dangers of Facebook when navigating the landmines of relationships. This is so funny and so true!
Current State of Social Networks – by the Numbers This is an interesting infographic about the current state of social networks. The fluctuation in these social networks is fairly noticeable over the years, but it does make sense, you have to consistently update and upgrade your platforms to the users/visitors. The visitors to your site [...]
Best Time to Blog – Day of the week When it comes to blogging I consider myself fairly knowledgeable in regards to the topic. Although I may still be considered a n00b by some seasoned bloggers, in the retrospect that I’ve only been doing it for over two years. With that in mind, I have [...]
15 Interesting things you didn’t know about The Simpsons “D’oh!” is now listed in the Oxford dictionary Takes 6 months to produce an episode Check out the image below to find interesting Simpsons facts and more
The signs of Aflockalypse These statistics are fairly shocking … granted, birds aren’t the sharpest creatures around. Interesting info via forensicscience.net
