This one satisfied the conspiracy theorist in me. I always kinda thought of the internet as the printing press of our age; something that would educate, liberate and connect. I guess I never gave enough thought to how governments could take advantage of so much information. I’ve always considered government control of the internet as Read More...

I had no idea how many amazing sites NASA has. I’m usually a NOAA nerd, but I think I found a new hobby. Since the topic was visualization; you should see for yourself… Download the most recently transmitted, raw images from the Mars Exploration Rover to play with: http://code.google.com/p/midnightmarsbrowser/ Legitimize your paranoia about near earth Read More...

So Iceland’s economy tanked after the banking crisis of 2008 due the greed of unscrupulous politicians and bankers (I know, whaaa?!). After demonstrations and the resignation of their Prime Minister, the Best Party was formed by an actor and comedian through grassroots efforts  promising “free towels for everyone” and “a drug-free parliament by 2020″. Using Read More...