The prediction is for 200 meteors per hour seen on the peak night, August 11-12 (evening of August 11, morning of August 12). That’s about double the usual rate. To see the maximum number of meteors, you’ll need to be watching when the radiant point, in the constellation Perseus, is overhead.
These showers are always an incredible experience, especially if you can get away from city lights to see the maximum possible meteors.
Some 11 billion tons of stuff gets carried around the world each year by large ships. Clothes, flat-screen TVs, grain, cars, oil — transporting these goods from port to port is what makes the global economy go ’round.
Now there’s a great way to visualize this entire process, through this stunning interactive map from the UCL Energy Institute. The researchers assembled data from the thousands of commercial ships that moved across the ocean in 2012. They then worked with the data visualization studio Kiln to make this map.
This is an incredible visualization. Play around with the map and toggle the types of ships and shipping routes on and off.
Merging two of the ultimate pastimes—books and puzzles—the Codex Silenda has to be physically solved in order to read it. And no, these aren’t simple word games and math problems, but rather deviously complicated mechanical puzzles crafted from laser-cut wood that are embedded within each part of this 5-page book. The solution to each puzzle physically unlocks the next page. As the reader moves through the book a short story is also revealed, etched on pages opposite the puzzles.
This looks gorgeous but my patience for such things is very limited. I know I’d turn it into kindling before I got past the first page.
The Telegraph: >On this day 25 years ago the world’s first website went live to the public. The site, created by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, was a basic text page with hyperlinked words that connected to other pages. > >Berners-Lee used the public launch to outline his plan for the service, which would come to dominate life in the twenty-first century. > >Berners-Lee wanted the World Wide Web to be a place where people could share information across the world through documents and links navigated with a simple search function.
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Wow. I’ve been doing a podcast for more than 22 years. I didn’t realize I had started so soon after the web went online.
This seems to indicate that despite all the negative rhetoric often seen written in forums and on social media about tuning software it seems 9 in 10 preferred a tuned vocal in this case.
I don’t think listeners mind pitch corrected vocals, I think they mind overuse of pitch correction.
Have you had to write a rent check lately? Or maybe fax some important documents? Despite things like Venmo and email that normal people use every day, these ancient bits of tech and culture just keep hanging on. There’s clearly better technology, it’s just that not everyone is using it.
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band marked the Beatles’ cultural apex, effectively re-tuning the zeitgeist of Western society in 1967’s Summer of Love, but its predecessor – Revolver, released August 5th, 1966 – was the band’s biggest musical watershed. Never had the Beatles emerged with such a brace of high-quality songs.
Now, 1.8 million miles of autonomous driving later, I’ve decided the time is right to step down and find my next adventure. Today will be my last day on the project as CTO. After leading our cars through the human equivalent of 150 years of driving and helping our project make the leap from pure research to developing a product that we hope someday anyone will be able to use, I am ready for a fresh challenge.
The history of Yellowstone Park is remarkably faceted with tales in various areas, not the least of which is transportation. From hiking to pack mule to stage coach to busses, the transportation story of Yellowstone is truly one for the books…
ProCam 3 offers unparalleled control and quality with DSLR-like camera functionality and full featured photo / video editing capabilities.
I use ProCam in my beginner photography classes to show students in real time how making adjustments to shutter speed, exposure, white balance, ISO, etc., affects their images, whether they shoot with the iPhone or a DSLR. The app offers various in-app purchases and free tutorials on the web site.
Incipio Group, a global consumer technology solutions platform, announced today the acquisition of Griffin Technology, a creator of innovative mobile accessories for people who depend on their tech to work, play, and connect. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
With its inventive mobile solutions serving the consumer, business and education channels, Griffin Technology represents the latest addition to Incipio Group’s growing portfolio of global brands and licensed properties.
Personally, this is sad news. Paul Griffin was responsible for me moving to Nashville many years ago and I know a lot of the people at Griffin. Hopefully, Incipio will leave Griffin Technology to its own devices but we all know that’s not very likely.
Built to deliver the ultimate in vocal production, the Manley VOXBOX channel strip combines the best of Manley’s ultra-boutique audio designs, including their high-fidelity tube mic preamp, vactrol optical compressor, Pultec-style passive EQ, and de-esser/limiter.
We want simplicity back. This can be seen throughout the design world where distilled versions of logos are being created in order to cut through the noise of millennial living.
We are bombarded with information these days—cutting through is becoming so important.
511 Innovations is a Texas-based non-practicing entity that does not appear to sell any sensor-related products, but instead seeks to enforce its patented technologies through litigation. Eastern Texas is a common district for patent holding firms to target larger companies like Apple, which has fought similar lawsuits from VirnetX, Dot 23, VoIP-Pal, and others in recent years.
Featuring stunning shots of the “spaceship”, auditorium, r&d center, and more. Landscaping and other smaller structures are beginning to pop up throughout the campus.
Recorded using a DJI Phantom 3 Professional.
I so look forward to these monthly updates. One thing i noticed about this month’s footage is that you can see the main circular building in some of the exterior building shots. Great to get that sense of perspective.
It should surprise no one that Apple is writing their own playbook for bug bounties. Both bigger, with the largest potential payout I’m aware of, and smaller, focusing on a specific set of vulnerabilities with, for now, a limited number of researchers. Many, including myself, are definitely free to be surprised that Apple is launching a program at all. I never considered it a certainty, nor even necessarily something Apple had to do.
The idea is to let users see what kind of programming is available in video apps made by the likes of HBO, Netflix and ESPN, without having to open up each app individually, and to play shows and movies with a single click.
This is a good idea, but I still want the television subscription.
After a tumultuous multi-year stretch that included massive unit sales declines, declining average selling prices (ASPs), and deteriorating margin trends, the iPad business has turned a corner. The combination of improving upgrade fundamentals, less severe iPad mini sales declines, and a stronger iPad lineup with the iPad Pro and accompanying accessories have positioned the iPad category that much closer to stabilization. The worst is likely over.
Interesting analysis but my concern would be that those folks who are “on schedule” to upgrade their old iPads will do no such thing. That, in fact, they’ve learned their other devices can easily replace their old iPads so there’s no need to upgrade.
“While most vacationing email recipients keep it simple … some cannot resist the opportunity to inject a bit of their personality into their correspondents’ inboxes in absentia,” wrote Emily Gould.
Which, yeah, I guess that’s me. And I guess the story did well, because Facebook and Twitter have been telling me since I woke up today that it’s back on the front page of the Times’ site. So here’s a short story about how a ridiculously long out-of-office reply was born.
Most of us find those auto “out-of-office” replies mildly annoying. This one might make you cry.
This is nuts. Curious what 24-4000mm equivalent zoom will get you? This demo video, shot with the 83x optical zoom Nikon P900 superzoom, will show you.
Basically, this camera can take you from a parking lot to the surface of the moon, because while its optical zoom maxes out a holy-crap 83x, the camera can keep going with digital zoom. The P900 features 166x ‘Dynamic Fine Zoom,’ putting the final equivalent focal length at a mind-numbing 4000mm.
I’ve seen this camera in action. Picture quality isn’t great but that zoom ins mind bending.
Joonas Kiminki got his iPhone stolen in Italy last month. After a couple of weeks, he received an email saying that the device had been found. The email turned out to be a well-designed, meticulous phishing attempt.
Sadly the same thing happened to Viticci’s mother. Quite a scam.
The newly redesigned Apple Store app is a more personal way to shop for the latest Apple products and accessories. Get recommendations based on the Apple products you already own. Find out which accessories are compatible with your devices. Easily upgrade to a new iPhone from your current one. Keep track of your orders wherever you go. And reserve a spot in an upcoming workshop or event.
Actress-entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow will serve as a mentor to contestants in Apple’s “Planet of the Apps,” a reality-competition series designed to showcase the tech goliath’s iTunes App Store that is set to bow in 2017.
Tech investor Gary Vaynerchuk and will.iam are also involved in the show as advisers.
