Facebook experienced the largest outage in its history this morning. The reasons given are many, but it could be related to the domain name. Phew, luckily there is Twitter. Without that one wonders how geeks would have records of this disaster that has ruined the web this morning: Facebook was down! France, Italy, Germany, Russia, the Netherlands, Russia and also from Belgium, the testimony flocked to comment and question the failures of the most popular social networks. Virus, FBI, Anonymous, …. those responsible for this failure evoked potentials were likely to be cited. Two hours of outage The outage has [ Read More ]
Eric Standley‘s incredible cut paper pieces — which we fist spotted on Illusion — incorporate drawing, laser cutting, and careful planning that considers perspective, space, and a seemingly mathematical precision. We get major hand cramps just looking at them, and we love it. The amazingly intricate works take months for Standley to draw and compose, and hours upon hours of laser cutting to bring to life. Inches deep and with multiple floating surfaces, the stained glass-style drawings are created from hundreds of pieces of paper. Backgrounds contained within are made with drawings on top of drawings. Some of the gorgeous [ Read More ]
This stunning photograph of Shanghai at night is part of photographer Jakob Wagner’s Nightscapes series on Behance, it was taken in 2011. If you haven’t seen it already, check out this startling photograph that shows the development Shanghai has undergone since 1990. Shanghai is the largest city by population of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities of the PRC, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010. It is a major financial center and the busiest container port in the world. [ Read More ]
154 water-skiers from around the world gathers in Strahan, Tasmania to attempt to set a new world record. To qualify, the skiers had to stay upright for a full nautical mile. Unfortunately nine of the skiers were unable to complete the full distance, so the new world record was set at 145 skiers pulled behind a single boat. The previous record (set at the same location) was 114. There are tons more pics and info in the original article on Dailymail Mark Seaton Photography via DailyMail.co.uk Read More from ThingsNews Media Picture of the Day 3 March: Nomads Hunting with [ Read More ]
Even though Lindsay Lohan has gone through some serious troubles in these recent years, it doesn’t mean that we have ever doubted her sense of style. We spotted Lindsay Lohan yesterday In L.A, sporting a classy Prada handbag and we also noticed that she has ventured one of this season’s hottest trends: colored jeans! In addition she wore the best accessory a girl can wear – A big smile on her lips! We like it Lilo! After all, we still believe in you! Read More from ThingsNews Media Lindsay Lohan Lindsay is finally behaving Lindsay Lohan Faces 30 Days in [ Read More ]
So says Mitch Daniels, the Governor of Indiana, after it and three other US states were hit by powerful tornadoes with the loss of more than 30 lives. School buildings, a prison and even small towns were destroyed by the fast-moving twisters which also proved deadly in Kentucky, Ohio and Alabama. A number of people are missing and it is feared the death toll could rise. Weather forecasters predict there could be more storms to come and fears are growing that this could be another bad year for tornadoes in the US. Some 550 deaths in the country were blamed [ Read More ]
Posted on Reddit earlier this week, this incredible photograph shows a group of nomads hunting with Golden Eagles in Mongolia. A Tineye search points to photographer David Tipling, who must have had an incredible experience filming these majestic creatures. There was a segment on this fascinating hunting technique on the show Human Planet by the BBC; a short clip can be seen below. Phenomenal stuff. DAVID TIPLING PHOTOGRAPHY via Reddit Read More from ThingsNews Media Devil Sculpture Made by David Mach Picture of the Day 2 March: Salar de Uyuni After Rain Picture of the Day 20 February: The Golden [ Read More ]
Salar de Uyuni (or Salar de Tunupa) is the world’s largest salt flat at 10,582 square kilometers (4,086 sq mi). It is located in the Potosi and Oruro departments in southwest Bolivia, near the crest of the Andes, and is elevated 3,656 meters (11,995 ft) above the mean sea level. The Salar was formed as a result of transformations between several prehistoric lakes. It is covered by a few meters of salt crust, which has an extraordinary flatness with the average altitude variations within one meter over the entire area of the Salar. The crust serves as a source of [ Read More ]
David Mach’s incredible sculpture, The Devil, is made entirely of matches. It was part of his exhibition “Precious Light: King James Bible – A Celebration 1611-2011” at the City Art Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland. In an act that was both performative and transformative, David set his sculpture ablaze to create something new and remarkable. The end result was a charred sculpture that looked similar but felt completely different. For those fortunate to witness the transformation, the final artwork is even more startling and impactful. Below you will find a chronological recount of this fascinating process. Be sure to watch the [ Read More ]
Whitney Houston’s sudden death took us all by surprise, we are still shocked. Her family never believed that Whitney tried to take her own life and they think that the death was truly an accident. Nothing suspicious (drugs, alcohol, etc) was found in Whitney’s toxicology tests and there were no marks of struggle on her body. The only thing that raised eyebrows was the fact that Whitney had several prescription bottles for antidepressants and anti-anxiety medication, but those were prescribed to her by a doctor. It is believed that Whitney’s death will be ruled an accident. It’s still so very [ Read More ]
