Author Archives: robotchampion
Universal sets screenwriters loose on Twitter – helped Ted to gross near $200 million
The teddy bear’s first tweet, from an account called @WhatTedSaid set up by the Universal Pictures marketing department, was “Hello, Twitter. Kindly go f— yourself.” The author of the greeting was Alec Sulkin, co-screenwriter of the R-rated comedy “Ted,” who together with his collaborator Wellesley Wild was paid extra by the studio to build buzz …
Visit Wales and its 641 castles – a mixture of gothic, medieval, and Victorian styles
With its rolling hills and numerous royal conquests, there’s no place where history comes alive in such a lush setting as it does in Wales. Everywhere you look, the evidence of kings, queens, conflict and empire call to you. There are more than 600 castles – 641 to be precise – so even without trying …
Tug of War, once a part of Ancient Olympics, was also once a part of the modern Olympics
Tug of war was contested as a team event in the Summer Olympics at every Olympiad from 1900 to 1920. Originally the competition was entered by clubs, which meant that one country could win several medals. This happened in 1904, when the United States won all three medals, and in 1908 when the podium was occupied by three British teams. Sweden was also among the top …
Nike commercial, Find Your Greatness – features a ‘large’ adolescent jogging with determination
I saw this while sitting on the couch and eating snacks…I too was pretty ‘large’ at that age. This is Nathan. He is 12 years old. He’s from London, Ohio. Greatness is not beyond his reach, nor is it for any of us.
Fantasy Football gets Google Hangouts – live draft parties, meetups, trades
Google announced today a pretty major deal with the NFL which will help it to grow adoption of Google+ Hangouts. With a full rollout coming later this month, NFL.com will soon be offering one-click access to Google+ Hangouts, allowing fantasy football players to video chat with their league in real-time. This is big news not just for …
Continue reading “Fantasy Football gets Google Hangouts – live draft parties, meetups, trades”
Female start-up CEO just had a baby – reflects on going back to work after one week
Three weeks ago, I gave birth to a baby. After a long and sometimes challenging pregnancy where I was nervous a lot of the time, I am both relieved to hold a healthy boy in my arms and totally smitten with him. We joke around here — and now I’m on record in the New York Times saying …
How much data is generated every minute?
An amazing graphic from Domo highlighting all the photos, videos, texts and more created every minute:
A brochure from the Olympics – the map from the London Tube
I’ve got two maps for you. The first is the slippy map above from London Town: I like the…hand-drawn feel of the map. Venues are shown in indicative locations rather than being geographically correct, as the details of London between the venues are missed out. This makes it a very poor map for navigating …
Continue reading “A brochure from the Olympics – the map from the London Tube”
The best video NASA has ever produced – ‘7 minutes of terror’ – landing a robot on Mars
On Aug. 5 or Aug. 6, depending on which part of the country you’re in, the Curiosity spacecraft careening toward Mars will hit the Red Planet’s atmosphere, deploy a supersonic parachute and either land safely on the planet’s surface or perish. It’s dramatic stuff, and NASA has produced this Hollywood-style YouTube video, complete with …