Tag: internet

June 10, 2015 at 5:00 pm

All of the Best Text Emoticons on a Single Page

All of the Best Text Emoticons on a Single Page

All of your favorite text emoticons on a single page for easy copying and pasting into your text message or comment.

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May 6, 2015 at 7:40 pm

A Woman Just Uncovered Rihanna’s Fashion Muse… It’s Characters from the Mario Universe

A Woman Just Uncovered Rihanna's Fashion Muse... It's Characters from the Mario Universe

The Met Gala is one of fashion’s biggest nights and the evening’s most talked about dress was the one worn by Rihanna, made by Chinese designer Guo Pei. It was that same evening when reddit user Ranzok’s girlfriend, Taylor (pictured above), realized something remarkable…. Rihanna gets her fashion inspiration from characters of the Mario…

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May 4, 2015 at 4:12 pm

Can Someone Photoshop the Eiffel Tower Under My Finger? (40 Photos)

Can Someone Photoshop the Eiffel Tower Under My Finger? (40 Photos)

It was a seemingly harmless request. Like so many tourists before him, Sid Frisjes took a photo near the Eiffel Tower. His attempt to place his finger atop the iconic structure fell short but he posted the photo to Instagram anyway. View this post on Instagram #eiffeltower #Paris, #nailedit! A post shared by…

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July 27, 2014 at 12:40 pm

Visualizing WiFi Signals Through Color and Photography

Visualizing WiFi Signals Through Color and Photography

Luis Hernan uses long exposure photography and an instrument called a Kirlian Device to try and visualize the wifi signals all around us. On his project website Digital Ethereal, Hernan explains: The Kirlian Device is an instrument designed to reveal qualities of wireless networks. The device is named after Semyon Davidovich Kirlian, who discovered…

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June 13, 2013 at 4:22 pm

Inside Facebook’s Data Center Near the Arctic Circle

Inside Facebook's Data Center Near the Arctic Circle

On the edge of the Arctic Circle, where the River Lule meets the Gulf of Bothnia, lies Facebook’s newest data center in Luleå, Sweden. Launched earlier this week, the center is now handling live traffic from around the world. Facebook claims Luleå is likely to be one of the most efficient and sustainable data…

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May 2, 2013 at 11:19 am

The Data Center Inside a Cold War Nuclear Bunker

The Data Center Inside a Cold War Nuclear Bunker

Located in central Stockholm is the headquarters of Bahnhof, a Swedish Internet Service Provider and host with one of the coolest data centers on the planet. It gained notoriety a few years back as the former home of Wikileaks. Named Pionen White Mountains, it is located 30 meters (100 ft) under the granite rocks…

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March 30, 2013 at 12:11 pm

Game of Thrones Houses: The Internet Edition

Game of Thrones Houses: The Internet Edition

Caldwell Tanner is the editorial illustrator at CollegeHumor. He’s well-known for his hilarious artworks often found at the intersection of pop culture and Internet culture. In this series, Tanner imagines what the Game of Thrones inspired House Sigils for the Internet would look like. You can find the original post on CollegeHumor. And for…

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July 25, 2012 at 2:58 pm

The Undersea Cables that Connect the World

macro close up of a fibre optic undersea submarine cable and it's various parts

Photograph via fopnews.wordpress.com What you see above is a submarine communications cable. With a diameter of 69 millimeter (2.7 inches), it carries 99% of all international traffic (i.e., internet, telephony and private data) and connects every continent on Earth with the exception of Antarctica. These amazing fibre optic cables traverse oceans and span…

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