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An interesting and amusing TED talk.

The American blogosphere is corrupt. Google Plus is an excellent product. It provides it’s users with an elegant amount of control as to who sees which post and whom it can be shared with. It provides groups and communities. It allows you to create your own circles. In Essence Google Plus is an extraordinarily flexible space where community building should be encouraged. Why does the American Startuposphere and blogosphere hate Google so much? Samsung has benefited from Android. We as private individuals have gained a lot through Gmail and google’s search engine. Google reader was really popular for a very long time in web terms.

Rolling in the Deep - Anilao from Dustin Adamson on Vimeo.

Some interesting underwater footage

Typhoon Haiyan from Janssen Powers on Vimeo.

Sony Professional: Muse in Sony 4K – Interview with Matt Bellamy from Sony Professional on Vimeo.

A day in the life, in in zaa’tri

A Life On Hold from marc silver on Vimeo.

Two things have struck me recently. The first one is “once those people cross over the border in to another country they are refugees, they have lost everything” and the second is the angle we never see if we watch mainstream media. I have listened to people speaking about their experiences, their journey from country to country until they found a refugee camp. They speak of fleeing one country and moving to another. They move a second time because that country is now at war as well. They lose everything and start again for a third time. The more stories I hear and the more fascinating I find these stories. It reminds me of a flat mate I spoke to when living in Weymouth. If I remember correctly he witnessed armed conflict in Sudan. He told me about having to scavenge for food, about how the wrong shape of face could see you killed and other such events. Too much time is spent by the mainstream media looking at quotas and feeding people’s fears. More time should be spent telling people of the events that lead up to people deciding that becoming a refugee is the only option.

Freediving Blackout from Terra Australis on Vimeo.

The Decelerators from Mark Slutsky on Vimeo.

An interesting look at life and the moment that people choose to remain in. They say that it’s about time, but for me it’s about a sentiment. It’s about life and how it continues and as everyone else reaches their stop we feel that we are left alone. It is not about solitude but rather about finding the moment that we want to preserve. Not Nostalgia, as the moment is preserved.