Curiosities
Google tricks
Driving google crazy Here is a little JavaScript code to make the Google logo dance in your browser. 1. Go to Google.com 2. delete everything in the address or URL bar and copy and paste the following code: javascript: R = 0; x1 = .1; y1 = .05; x2 = .25; y2 = .24; x3 = 1.6; y3 = .24; x4 = 300; y4 = 200; x5 = 300; y5 = 200; DI = document.images; DIL = DI.length; function A () {for (i = 0; ...
10 enterprising favorite comics
With Comic-Con International in San Diego drawing a record over 125,000 people and superhero movies filling theaters, it's clear that comic book franchises are stronger than ever. In addition to the incredible gadgets and maniacal plans to take over the world, many ...
6 brands that started in a humble garage and are now worth more than 25,000 million dollars
1. Google The most famous search engine on the internet was developed in the garage of a friend of Larry Page and Sergey Brin, back in 1998. Page and Brin rented the garage to a friend and got down to work to develop an idea to the which they called Google. This idea was to create a web page in ...
"Aromatic Message" Arrives from Paris to New York
An e-mail encoded with the scent of Paris reached the Natural History Museum in New York. Originating at Le Laboratoire in Paris, the aromatic message was called oNote. It consisted of a photograph of some macaroons and a glass of champagne and they tagged it via an iPhone application called oSnapp with the elements: #tropical fruits, # cocoa beans ...
Can there be a true love between a software and a human?
The movie Her tells a love story between a man and a software. Although it seems implausible, researchers say that it is absolutely plausible; if they wanted to, they point out, they could unite existing systems to create an irresistible romance algorithm. Part of Her was developed ten years ago, when writer and director Spike Jonze was interacting with a chatbot ...
Cicada 3301: The Net's Best Kept Secret
In a lengthy investigation for the Telegraph, journalist Chris Bell immersed himself in the fascinating puzzle that has been holding the world's best cryptographers in suspense for two years: Cicada 3301. It is a series of coding and general culture tests of a group or a person who has resources to ...