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Fake Tweets And Social Media: Are We Getting The Right Messages?
Last week, hackers took control of the Associated Press twitter account and released a bogus tweet stating that explosions at the White House had injured the US President. As there have been no reports of US citizens arming themselves with … Continue reading
Social Media reporting, Traditional News Gathering And The Boston Marathon Bombings
The world changed after 9/11 in so many ways, most of which have been documented at length in the years since. Sadly the horror witnessed in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon is also testimony to how much the world … Continue reading
Skype Or Facetime? Why Your Call Just Isn’t Getting Through
Sometime in the mid-1990s when international phone calls cost well over $1/min, I signed up to an Australian ISP on the promise of free Internet phone calls. It made sense, as the internet was mainly dialup anyway and with friends … Continue reading
The Soylent Diet And The Smart Watch: Timeless Classics?
Once upon a time, phones made calls and watches kept the time. In the same era people never wished for a phone in their pocket. But thanks to the classic comic Dick Tracy, people did wish that their watch could … Continue reading
Crowd Sourcing Public Opinion: Where Social Media Is Right For All The Wrong Reasons
Crowd sourcing is a relatively new and exciting online movement and in its simplest form is a request from an individual or group to the wider online community for support. But we are now seeing a new trend emerge where … Continue reading
Predicting The Unpredictable In Modern World Of Change
This week’s FiST Chat covers some very interesting aspects and issues that are the direct result of rapidly changing times. The latest technology for organ donation, Hollywood’s film deal with China and Rupert Murdoch’s retreat from the paywall all represent … Continue reading
Space Travel For Those With The Right Stuff
To date, just over 500 men and women have ever made it into space. If you consider that number spans over 50 years of space exploration then it becomes apparent how few opportunities exist for would be astronauts. But most … Continue reading
Posted in Science, Technology
Tagged astronaut requirements, astronaut training, commercial space travel, dennis tito, going to Mars, going to space, going to the moon, how to become an astronaut, mission to mars, nasa, private space travel, richard branson, space exploration, space travel, virgin galactic
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GoPro Hero 3: An Independent Review. Black Or Silver. Best Buy. Best Camera.
It is fair to say that after 20 years of pretty much the same small format video cameras on offer by Sony, Canon, JVC and Panasonic, the GoPro Hero 3 blows them all away in terms of versatility and performance. … Continue reading
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Tagged extreme sports, gopro, gopro camera, gopro cameras, gopro hero 3, how to use a gopro, short filmmaking, short films, using a gopro
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That’s One Small Step For The Moon Hoax, Kubrick and Hollywood
There has never been any doubt in my mind that humans have been to the moon. It was talked about in my house throughout my childhood. I’ve met and known people who worked on the Apollo missions, and listened to … Continue reading
