Category: Of Interest
Those miscellaneous things that just must be published.
Thank You Internet!
March 20 – International Day of Happiness
For you sadsacks out there, today is International Day of Happiness. Perk up! Let’s spread some joy.
"Happiness may have different meanings for different people. But we can all agree that it means working to end conflict, poverty and other unfortunate conditions in which so many of our fellow human beings live."
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Message for the International Day of Happiness, 20 March 2014
The Internet has everything
Otterbox Defender for iPhone 5 or 5s Precoffee Unboxing
Mark Ruffalo tells a great story
R.I.P. Ptch … the service we’ve never heard of
Yahoo! buys another company…the death knell of Internet companies. What I find most intriguing is that Ptch when from launch to purchase in a year.
Ptch Joins Yahoo!
We launched Ptch just over a year ago. Our passion and our mission was to give you the best way to make and share beautiful movies made from the photos and videos on your phone. Well, someone noticed!
Today, we’re excited to announce that Ptch will be joining Yahoo! As part of the Yahoo team, we’ll be able to focus our efforts and leverage our technology to make Yahoo’s photo and video platforms the best in the world.
As part of this transition, Ptch will shut down on January 2, 2014. Until then, you can download your ptches on ptch.com or save them to your camera roll from the Ptch app on your phone:
On ptch.com, go to your profile page. Click on the title of the ptch and then click on the download button.
In the Ptch app, go to your profile. Tap the share icon under the ptch and then tap “Save to Camera Roll.”
Thank you so much for being a Ptch user and fan. We are grateful for your support and look forward to bringing you more exciting products through the Yahoo platform in the future.All the best,
Hans and the Ptch Team
Doctor Who – Inspiration for Sonic Screwdriver in s1ep31
[SPOILERS WITHIN!] I am rewatching Doctor Who from the beginning. I do not expect to watch every episode but I am having a good time with season 1. I’ve made it through 1963 and am working on 1964. In season 1 episode 31, Strangers in Space, the need to cut through a door and pull out a tool which resembles a Dremel rotary tool. The Doctor expresses interest in "what powers it?" Could this be the inspiration for the sonic screwdriver?
Clip from Strangers in Space, s1ep31 at minute 20:25.
Doctor Who – Jack Harkness’ Watch Invented in s1ep21
[SPOILERS WITHIN!] I am rewatching Doctor Who from the beginning. I do not expect to watch every episode but I am having a good time with season 1. I’ve made it through 1963 and am working on 1964. In season 1 episode 21, The Sea of Death, Arbitan gives our four travelers watches (at minute 20:24) which transport them across the sea. This looks quite similar to Jack Harkness’ means of transportation, with perhaps a Time Lord’s modification.
Clip from The Sea of Death, s1ep21 at minute 20:57.
Thank You Internet!
SCP-173. Reminds me of a weeping angel.
Breaking Bad Alternate Ending
All Breaking Bad fans must watch:
The Snugg – iPhone 5S Bamboo Case Review
Disclaimer: This is not a paid review; however, The Snugg provided the case to me for review.
Snugg, founded in early 2010, specialises in the retail of high quality, form fitting cases for the iPad, iPhone and other recent tablet devices as well as unique gifts such as Wine Aerators, Beer Pong Tables and Virtual Laser Keyboards.
TheSnugg has provided an iPhone 5S Real Bamboo Wood Case for review (also available at Amazon
A real Bamboo, wooded case from The Snugg. Built specifically for the iPhone 5S, with cut-outs tailored to fit buttons, switches, speakers and the new lightning charger port.
Created from highly sustainable bamboo wood, this is a product to be proud of. It’s durable, handmade and gives an individual finish to your iPhone 5S.
The case is fitted to your phone in two interlocking pieces, making it easy and quick to install and ensuring it locks onto your phone in a Snugg, form fitting fashion.
The Snugg is a simple yet effective case. It is two pieces of shaped bamboo which accommodate all the buttons, speakers, charge port, camera and flash, and headphone jack of the iPhone 5s. The case is smooth…no rough edges. It is beautiful. The two pieces fit snuggly around the iPhone and has a felt pad on the inside to protect the back of the phone. I give The Snugg a high recommendation for an elegant phone case.
R.I.P. y.ahoo.it
The URL shortening service that you never knew about, y.ahoo.it, is shutting down…because Yahoo! kills everything it touches.
The y.ahoo.it URL shortener powered by YQL will be shutdown on November 20th 2013 – a URL shortening service is not one of Yahoo!’s core competencies supporting our users’ Daily Habits.
[Source, YQL Blog, y.ahoo.it URL Shortener end-of-life announcement]
This is an example of why you should be cautious of becoming too entangled in a third party service for delivery of your content. If you have been using y.ahoo.it to build all the links to your content and Yahoo! decides to no longer maintain those links, your ranking in the search engines could plummet.
Rust-oleum makes parenting easier with NeverWet
This will be a great addition to baby deliveries. As soon as the newborn is delivered, spray the child down with NeverWet and parenting becomes so much easier!
Small child won’t wake up in the middle of the night to do its business? No problem! Spray those sheets with NeverWet!
Kid doesn’t know how to swim? No worries! Remember that when it was born you coated it in NeverWet. Throw the child in the lake! Swim lessons complete.
