If TED Talks ran out of smart people

David and I were talking about TED Talks, and then he sent me this Joy of Tech comic: If TED Talks ran out of smart people



http://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/1478.html

James Balog: Time-lapse proof of extreme ice loss

David and I discussed a vast range of topics this morning, including this TED talk:
James Balog: Time-lapse proof of extreme ice loss

"Photographer James Balog shares new image sequences from the Extreme Ice Survey, a network of time-lapse cameras recording glaciers receding at an alarming rate, some of the most vivid evidence yet of climate change.

X = G / (C*H*R*O*M - 3)

There was a secret challenge in the video I posted Monday and the reward was a new Chrome Notebook.

This frame from the video contains the puzzle, and the solution is posted in the Google Chrome Blog.

Please leave a message after the beep

Please leave a message after the beep

I wrote this for our answering machine.

Zeitgeist 2010: Year in Review

Zeitgeist 2010: How the world searched

Based on the aggregation of billions of search queries people typed into Google this year, Zeitgeist captures the spirit of 2010.



Check out the Year in Review video, and then browse the full Google Zeitgeist 2010: How the world searched site.

How to remain calm, despite what's about to happen to your Chrome notebook

How to remain calm, despite what's about to happen to your Chrome notebook

For Persi, who actually has one!



"25 Computers were harmed in the making of this video."