Oasis – just one of the many amazing pictures from the National Geographic’s Photography Contest 2010, as presented by Big Picture blog. Do you I need to tell you that all the other pictures are as good as this one? Probably not. Big Picture has the reputation.
Tag: inspiration
Every being in the Universe knows right from wrong
Here is one of my favorite movie moments and quotes ever.
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The movie is called “K-PAX“. Lead roles are played by Jeff Bridges and Kevin Spacey. The rest of the movie is as good as the above snippet.
Type while walking problem solved
Even though I don’t ever type when I walk or drive, I can still aware of the problem. And I think that this solution – a mobile phone application, which uses the camera to project the image in front of you as the background of your text entry – is really genius! Simple, straight-forward, and utilizing available resources.
Via Download Squad.
Validation
Here is an excellent short film – “Validation“.
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Firstly, we do need to smile more. And enjoy life. Secondly, we need to remember that our words and actions, no matter how small and insignificant we think they are, have the power to affect other people’s lives in deepest of ways.
Ask, don’t punish
We are all very familiar with how authorities like to punish citizens for any kind of wrong-doing. Fines, tow trucks, arrests, warnings, police reports – you name it. Different means of punishment are so widely used that it’s almost a norm. Like there is no other way. But here is an excellent example from the city of Copenhagen in Denmark.
If you park your bicycle illegally, the City will move it over to the bike racks. Instead of finger-wagging, they will then oil your chain, pump your tires and leave a little note on your bicycle asking to kindly use the bike racks in the future.
Brilliant! And the best part is that the idea worked.
When the project started in April they were moving around 150 bicycles a day. Today that number has dropped to between 30 and 50.