8 weeks ago a 29 year old girl who was born deaf got an ear implant. The video above was recorded by her boyfriend, it’s when they turn on the ear implant and she gets to hear herself for the 1st time. [YouTube]
You’ve probably already read about the new Facebook feature that is going to be introduced soon called Timeline. Well if you’re interested in activating it right now for your account you can do that by following the instructions below:
1. Log into Facebook
2. Type “developer” into the Facebook search box and add the developer app to your profile.
3. Go into the developer app if you aren’t automatically prompted.
4. Create a new app and give it a name. You don’t have to create anything serious, this app can be private and seen only by you. Read and agree to the terms on the Platform Privacy agreement. Here is where you will need a verified account.
5. Look for the “Open Graph” and click “Get Started Using Open Graph.”
Create a test action for your app like “watch” a “show”
6. Now you’ll end up in the action type configuration page. Change some default settings and click through three pages of settings
7. Wait a couple minutes
8. Return to your Facebook home screen and you should get an invite to try Timeline
First time I see the tsunami from inside the car and it looks incredibly freaky. [YouTube]
Gizmodo has an interesting post on pictures captured by Google Earth showing strange shapes and patterns in the Saudi desert thought to be ruins from an ancient civilization. [Link]
Some examples:
- The entire economy of Singapore
- All the illegal drugs in the world
- The GDP of Denmark
- The combined GDP of Israel, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon
- The Star Wars, Star Trek, Harry Potter, Stephen King and Twilight franchise combined
Check out more examples [Here]
I’ve been seeing this video float around website to website for a few days now but just got to watching it now. It looks boring but it’s actually interesting, or the McGurk effect is interesting at least. [YouTube]
Faces from arturo castro on Vimeo.
This is freaky. With a bit of improvement you’ll be able to pretend to be whoever you want during a video chat. People are going to have a lot of fun with this on chat roulette.
This is a pretty cool looking hotel and seems a lot more practical than the typical ice hotel. It’s resort filled with glass igloos which you can stay in and they’re fully equipped with bathrooms and luxury beds. Since they’re made of glass you can watch the stars while sitting in bed. I wouldn’t mind staying in the hotel for a night or two. [Link]
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