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Category: Videos

  • Crazy stuff from some crazy Frenchies

    I have met some crazy people who some seriously dangerous stuff. These Frenchies are just as, if not more, crazy! There were parts of this movie I could not watch, this is some crazy stuff which is not for the faint hearted.

  • Creating a brave new world together, the Venus Project

    I have come across some good ideas and some great ideas. The Venus Project is in the latter category. Here’s a quote from their site: “The Venus Project offers a comprehensive plan for social reclamation in which human beings, technology and nature will be able to coexist in a long term, sustainable state of dynamic equilibrium”

  • My son: I should have a licence for these guns.

    This is my 9 year old, he completely cracks me up:)

  • Fair trade

    Fair trade: In a nutshell: I do not put a value on my product/service; the user/consumer determines the value of my product/service. Well, that’s my opinion of fair trade….

  • No wonder they invented add & adhd

    Some kids were born to challenge everything, so they must have something wrong with them. Hahahaha. Some kids are NOT going to let anything kill their creativity, no school, no adult, no social pressure, NOTHING! This Ted Video is brilliant & explains why some of the kids today, act the way they do:) Since there…

  • Pattie Maes and Pranav Mistry demo SixthSense

    Man I love Ted Talks. I strongly encourage everyone I know to throw away their TV and start filling their spare time with stuff like this! This demo — from Pattie Maes’ lab at MIT, spearheaded by Pranav Mistry — was the buzz of TED. It’s a wearable device with a projector that paves the…

  • Getting the world to work on one problem – teachnology

    Getting the world to work on one problem – teachnology

    This is just awesome. How to get everyone working on one problem. Firstly he explains those annoying CAPTCHA & reCAPTCHA images we have all had to fill in. Now that I know what is going on, I will fill them in with a new found joy. And then he goes on to explain how he…

  • OccupySA – where it began & what its about

    I was there last Saturday & I am going back this next Saturday. I hear rumors that it’s going to get bigger:). Sure seems to be growing around the rest of the planet. You have to wonder why this idea is spreading like wildfire. This is a very good video of what happened last Saturday, a fair…

  • Occupy Wall Street gets more organized

    The media lambasted them for not being organized. Well, looks to me like they are getting organized. Let’s occupy the JSE!

  • The Awesome Power Of Sunlight

    This is mindblowing, watch how researchers use 2 square meters of sunlight (as much as 3 people sunbathing would gather), focus it and MELT ROCKS! That’s right, melt rocks. Now if we can do this, why can’t we use this tech to generate power and much, much more. Jem Stansfield travels to the Solar Furnace…