"The number of dominant social networks has gone down from 16 in 2009, to 11 in 2010, leaving us with just 6 at the end of 2011."
—Facebook is Killing Local Social Networks around the World (via thenextweb)
Survival of the fittest?
(via thenextweb)
The Pirate Bay launches category for 3D printers.
When 3D printers started becoming affordable for home users a few years ago, many saw it as the start of a new revolution where goods would no longer need to be shipped around the world, but where end users would simply download a design and have the object printed on their home printer. Unfortunately it never took off in the mainstream market, although some of the ideas created were pretty cool - the RepRap 3D printer claims to be able to print all it’s own parts, almost making it a self replicating machine.
Now file sharing website The Pirate Bay has launched a new (and more legitimate) category, which it labels ‘Physibles’ - or designs for 3D objects which can be printed on home 3D printers.
From The Pirate Bay blog:
We believe that in the nearby future you will print your spare sparts for your vehicles. You will download your sneakers within 20 years.
The benefit to society is huge. No more shipping huge amount of products around the world. No more shipping the broken products back. No more child labour. We’ll be able to print food for hungry people. We’ll be able to share not only a recipe, but the full meal. We’ll be able to actually copy that floppy, if we needed one.
(via thenextweb)
Queens Arms #beer #brisbane (Taken with instagram)
happy hour sunset downtown ❤ by melissa_marie http://instagr.am/p/kXo0V/
Girrard P still ticking…. #vintage #watch (Taken with instagram)
I’m fine by ajc_77 http://instagr.am/p/kBoYX/
https://trigger.io/cross-platform-application-development-blog/2012/01/24/youve-probably-underestimated-just-how-big-this-is/
Good read on how more people use mobiles than desktops these days
Bossing it up with my coke (Taken with instagram)
#photooftheday #igerssf #igersmanila #iphone4 #iphonesia #iphoneonly #iphoneography #jj #tirum #bayarea #random #haygerspampanga #kawaiigurls #kjpj #kawaiioftheday #all_shots #gmy by katv608 http://instagr.am/p/j_ijm/
The Spartan Warrior: Challenges
In each challenge is great opportunity. So step forward, meet the challenge, work persistently through it, and make the opportunity yours.
It’s difficult, complicated, inconvenient, and demanding. And you are wonderfully able to deal with all that, to create a valuable outcome.
There are plenty…
I especially like the part about surviving and getting this far.
Rock on.
"And the sky is full of dreams but you don’t know how to fly I don’t have a simple answer but I know that I could answer something better"
Portside (Taken with instagram)
Jerk stole my seat when I got up to grab a drink! by melhyde http://instagr.am/p/jYNca/
