maxpagels.com http://www.maxpagels.com Est. MMVIII Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:36:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Life In A Day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaFVr_cJJIY&feature=watch-now-button&wide=1 http://www.maxpagels.com/2012/01/11/life-in-a-day/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:44:11 +0000 Max Pagels http://www.maxpagels.com/?p=4483

Director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland) and producer Ridley Scott (Alien, Gladiator) team up to offer this candid snapshot of a single day on planet Earth. Compiled from over 80,000 YouTube submissions by contributors in 192 countries, Life in a Day presents a microcosmic view of our daily experiences as a global society.

The whole film’s free to watch.

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The Retrode is the world’s most versatile (and fun!) USB adapter for vintage video games. Revive the good old 16-bit times on your computer/smartphone/tablet, using your original cartridges and controllers!

For 65€, it seems like a good deal.

]]> http://www.maxpagels.com/2012/01/10/retrode/feed/ 0 Jonathan Ive is now a KBE http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16367022 http://www.maxpagels.com/2012/01/02/jonathan-ive-is-now-a-kbe/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:09:12 +0000 Max Pagels http://www.maxpagels.com/?p=4485 I don’t think anyone can dispute the significance Sir Ive has had to Apple.

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For the third — and judging by my track record of being ill at Xmas — the last time, I got up early and walked into central London to hire a bike and cycle around taking photos of the city minus its human population.

Beautiful, and eerie. (via Boing Boing)

]]> http://www.maxpagels.com/2012/01/01/photos-of-an-empty-london-on-christmas-morning/feed/ 0 It’s “twenty-twelve”, not “two-thousand and twelve” http://twentynot2000.com/ http://www.maxpagels.com/2011/12/31/its-twenty-twelve-not-two-thousand-and-twelve/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:00:31 +0000 Max Pagels http://www.maxpagels.com/?p=4473 Happy New Year to each and all — may 2012 treat you well.

]]> http://www.maxpagels.com/2011/12/31/its-twenty-twelve-not-two-thousand-and-twelve/feed/ 0 To The Moon http://www.maxpagels.com/2011/12/28/to-the-moon/ http://www.maxpagels.com/2011/12/28/to-the-moon/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:41:17 +0000 Max Pagels http://www.maxpagels.com/?p=4461 To The Moon isn’t a much of a game, but a story about human relationships; bonds that are fragile but sometimes bound by a common destiny. It’s expertly written, funny, utterly heartbreaking but also uplifting.  An excellent piece of narrative, regardless of medium.

It’s my personal game of the year, surpassing even Portal 2. You can purchase the full version on Freebird Games’ website for about $15.

★★★★★

]]> http://www.maxpagels.com/2011/12/28/to-the-moon/feed/ 0 Merry Christmas http://www.maxpagels.com/2011/12/25/merry-christmas/ http://www.maxpagels.com/2011/12/25/merry-christmas/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 13:56:25 +0000 Max Pagels http://www.maxpagels.com/?p=4456 As the end of the year is shortly upon us, I’d like to wish all readers a Merry Christmas and happy New Year — or, more broadly, happy and peaceful holidays. I’ll continue posting during the holidays, albeit less often than usual.

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]]> http://www.maxpagels.com/2011/12/16/google-zeitgeist-2011/feed/ 0 National Geographic Photo Contest 2011 http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/11/national-geographic-photo-contest-2011/100187/ http://www.maxpagels.com/2011/12/15/national-geographic-photo-contest-2011/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:33:34 +0000 Max Pagels http://www.maxpagels.com/?p=4443 Stunning images; I particularly like #25.

]]> http://www.maxpagels.com/2011/12/15/national-geographic-photo-contest-2011/feed/ 0 186 Gigabits per second http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/enterprise-it/infrastructure/New-data-transfer-tech-paves-way-for-high-speed-network/articleshow/11105916.cms http://www.maxpagels.com/2011/12/14/186-gigabits-per-second/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:51:35 +0000 Max Pagels http://www.maxpagels.com/?p=4438 That’s a new world record for data transfer.

The rate is equivalent to moving two million gigabytes per day, fast enough to transfer nearly 100,000 full Blu-ray disks-each with a complete movie and all the extras-in a day.

 

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Brevity is the soul of wit.

– Polonius, from William Shakespeare’s Hamlet

An old one, but a good one.

]]> http://www.maxpagels.com/2011/12/14/quote-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Chirpmap http://www.maxpagels.com/tools/geomashup/ http://www.maxpagels.com/2011/12/12/chirpmap/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:49:21 +0000 Max Pagels http://www.maxpagels.com/?p=4426 As mentioned in a previous entry, I’ve opened up my mashup application to the public. From the application page:

Enter a topic, and Chirpmap will highlight the locations that are tweeting about it. In real time.

Keep in mind that the app is still a prototype, and hasn’t been tested in an environment with many simultaneous users.

]]> http://www.maxpagels.com/2011/12/12/chirpmap/feed/ 0 Cribcandy http://www.cribcandy.com/ http://www.maxpagels.com/2011/12/12/cribcandy/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:02:53 +0000 Max Pagels http://www.maxpagels.com/?p=4422 Architecture, interior design, fashion, gadgets…Don’t visit this site if you’re strapped for time.

]]> http://www.maxpagels.com/2011/12/12/cribcandy/feed/ 0 2011: The year in photos http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/12/2011-the-year-in-photos-part-1-of-3/100203/ http://www.maxpagels.com/2011/12/12/2011-the-year-in-photos/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:07:27 +0000 Max Pagels http://www.maxpagels.com/?p=4418 As the end of the year grows nigh, the inevitable flood of articles discussing 2011 begins. In Focus has a great collection of images from this year’s most important events. (via kottke.org)

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]]> http://www.maxpagels.com/2011/12/12/fxaa/feed/ 0 The cost of twelve days of Christmas http://content.pncmc.com/live/pnc/microsite/CPI/2011/index.html http://www.maxpagels.com/2011/11/29/the-cost-of-twelve-days-of-christmas/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:37:49 +0000 Max Pagels http://www.maxpagels.com/?p=4410 This year it’s $24,203.18, or 3,5 percent more than last year.

(via mental_floss)

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(via The Triumph of Bullshit)

]]> http://www.maxpagels.com/2011/11/28/spreadsheeeeeeeit/feed/ 0 JSON Editor http://www.thomasfrank.se/json_editor.html http://www.maxpagels.com/2011/10/24/json-editor/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:46:24 +0000 Max Pagels http://www.maxpagels.com/?p=4395 I’m not sure if I’ve posted this before, but Thomas Frank’s JSON editor is an absolute lifesaver. Enter your JSON code and the editor visualizes it as a tree, complete with features to add & delete nodes.

Available as a download as well as a web app. Absolutely fantastic stuff.

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