Dennis and I were watching The Today Show, and realized that the staff didn’t know the mic was still hot. We caught this gem this morning.
Here’s some previous hilarity on the show.
Today Show Lunacy
Posted by Dennis Bonilla and Tate Srey.
The Today Show Goes Crazy, Al Roker Babbling
Explore the World with the GeoGuessr Game
Google Maps have been used to create incredible systems that help us identify DC Taxi Cab Zones, the most dangerous roads on Earth, and the best times to take winery tours. GeoGuessr uses the Google Maps API to do something novel and fun by making a game of guessing where you might be in the world. The photo above is a typical view of how the game begins. By using clues like road signs, tree types, and weather you are encouraged to deduce where you are in the world according to Google Maps.
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Tactus Morphing Touchscreen Keyboard
Tactus Technology is a company trying to solve the keyboard/touchscreen interface problem on tablets and smartphones. Their solution? Turn the screen into buttons.
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I saw this once before. Blew my mind then. They’ve since updated it. I’m still in awe.
Posted by Matt Scott
Mission to the Edge of Space – 24 Hours Before Launch
Tomorrow morning, the Red Bull Stratos program will attempt to bring Felix Baumgartner back from the edge of space with a record shattering 120,000 foot skydive. The video above from Red Bull is a great glimpse into the few hours before the jump, gathering sentiments from Felix’s family and friends. Stratos mission support staff appear to be eagerly awaiting a greenlight in Roswell, New Mexico for tomorrow morning…
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Christopher Nichols Showcases His Work on a 2013 Visual Effects (VFX) Reel
I was recently watching the movie Oblivion and wondering what scenes in the movie might be entirely 3D-based. Fortunately, UPT friend and short-film director Daniel Thron shared Christopher Nichols‘ 2013 VFX demo reel.
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The Great Dictator by Charlie Chaplin
“I’m sorry but I don’t want to be an Emperor, that’s not my business. I don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone if possible, Jew, gentile, black man, white. We all want to help one another, human beings are like that. We all want to live by each other’s happiness, not by each other’s misery. We don’t want to hate and despise one another. In this world there is room for everyone and the earth is rich and can provide for everyone.”
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