Matt Lane

Google Launches User-Generated Street��View

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:54:26 +1300

Google Launches User-Generated Street��View:

Google has launched a new feature in Street View that allows users to navigate through a virtual 3D panorama of a location using photos that have been uploaded through Panoramio and Flickr. The…

Fancy Math Allows For Near-Perfect Enhancement of Poor-Quality Images [Math]

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:54:26 +1300

Fancy Math Allows For Near-Perfect Enhancement of Poor-Quality Images [Math]:

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No more deleting. Gonna need a new portable hardrive

It’s a common thing to see on TV: the cops get a dark, blurry image of a perp, and using the magic of computers, are…

Open Gov Tracker Reveals Best US Open Government Ideas

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:54:26 +1300

Open Gov Tracker Reveals Best US Open Government Ideas:

jonverve writes “In May of 2009, the White House launched an Ideascale site to gather ideas from citizens to identify ways to ‘strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness by…

The World Cup Goes High-Tech [World Cup]

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:54:26 +1300

The World Cup Goes High-Tech [World Cup]:

From the ball to special uniforms that make you jump higher, this year’s World Cup could very well be the most techie soccer tournament the world’s ever seen.

The ball, for example (called the…

US Military Surrenders To Social Media, Changes Access Restrictions

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:54:26 +1300

US Military Surrenders To Social Media, Changes Access Restrictions:

Thanks to a new policy by the Department of Defense, members of the US Military will now have limited access to social media sites. “According to the memorandum, members of military departments and…

The Wrath of God This Weekend [Data Visualization]

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:54:26 +1300

The Wrath of God This Weekend [Data Visualization]:

This weekend’s Chilean earthquake was 8.8 magnitude, among the most powerful in recorded history. This is how its 66.6 exajoules of energy spread across the Pacific, as shown by the National…

PeteSearch: How to split up the US

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:02:47 +1300

PeteSearch: How to split up the US:

As I’ve been digging deeper into the data I’ve gathered on 210 million public Facebook profiles, I’ve been fascinated by some of the patterns that have emerged. My latest visualization…

SnakeOil? Scientific evidence for health supplements

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:02:47 +1300

SnakeOil? Scientific evidence for health supplements:

A generative data-visualisation of all the scientific evidence for popular health supplements by David McCandless and Andy Perkins.

I’m a bit of a health nut. Keeping fit….

Internet NZ rejects government internet filter

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:30:53 +1300

Internet NZ rejects government internet filter:

Internet NZ has released a position paper (PDF) that rejects the governments’s planned internet filtering scheme. Jordan Carter, InternetNZ Policy Director:

InternetNZ supports a safe…

Shooting Challenge: Polar Panoramas [Photography]

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:33:02 +1300

Shooting Challenge: Polar Panoramas [Photography]:

Maybe you’re a good photographer, but you’re horrible with Photoshop. Maybe you’re great at Photoshop, but you’re a horrible photographer. Don’t worry, both camps can excel at this week’s …

How to fall six miles and survive

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:33:02 +1300

How to fall six miles and survive:

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Essential reading

I found this article fascinating throughout, here is one excerpt:

Granted, the odds of surviving a 6-mile plummet are extraordinarily slim, but at…

The Earth's Satellites, Visualized By Nation [Satellites]

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:12:59 +1300

The Earth's Satellites, Visualized By Nation [Satellites]:

As data visualization has become more popular, bad infographics have started to crop up more and more frequently. Thankfully, we can always rely on Michael Paukner to make very, very good…

reCAPTCHA 2

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:12:59 +1300

reCAPTCHA 2:

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I love this kind of comedy

The creative weirdos at Something Awful revisited the draw-a-picture-based-on-a-CAPTCHA-phrase, and you’ll be glad they did. Here are a few…

Why is the Kindle sold in Zimbabwe, East Timor but not New Zealand?

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:21:31 +1300

Why is the Kindle sold in Zimbabwe, East Timor but not New Zealand?:

I’ve written before about Apple’s poor attention to international people – those that travel and live in multiple countries. It’s one of the reasons that I am trying not to get too excited about…

YouTube - "Fear the Boom and Bust" a Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Anthem

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:21:31 +1300

YouTube - "Fear the Boom and Bust" a Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Anthem:

Show me what's wrong

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:27:13 +1300

Show me what's wrong:

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Just tested this. Seems very smooth.

I just had to share this site I’ve come across (thanks Allanahk).

http://showmewhatswrong.com/ is a website that allows you to set up a…

Great Visualizers: Mike Deal charts The Beatles

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:55:07 +1300

Great Visualizers: Mike Deal charts The Beatles:

New York-based designer Mike Deal has a great project going visualizing The Beatles.

I especially like this one. It tracks the keys of Beatles’ tunes. You can see at a…

30 Photographers Make a High Speed Getaway [Shooting Challenge]

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:14:41 +1300

30 Photographers Make a High Speed Getaway [Shooting Challenge]:

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Awesome last one

Some people really hate being photographed, so much, in fact, that they’ll run, jump, tight rope walk or even teleport away. Seriously! Here are 30 such…

Transparent wall

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:40:24 +1300

Transparent wall:

Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18036 An augmented reality system that makes walls transparent could prevent road accidents.

Portland treehouse: swanky Hobbit pad

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:23:02 +1300

Portland treehouse: swanky Hobbit pad:

PeaceLove sez, “The beautiful Wilkinson residence in Portland is a really swanky pad for superrich Hobbits. I haz major wantage.”

Located on a flag lot, a steep sloping grade provided the…