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Creepy iPhone Apps

Rebecca — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:48:59 +0000

We’ve all heard the lavish, glorious praises of the iPhone. But what about the “dark side” of the apps out there? If you have stayed up late, pondering what evil lurks in the App Store, wonder no more. I have done the legwork for you, peeps. I’ve cut out the perverted and the obscene because [...]

Time Lapse Video from International Space Station

Rebecca — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:30:09 +0000

I know I’ve had a lot of videos this week. But WOW this is another stellar one, especially when you enlarge the video to fill the screen. It’s a time lapse video taken by the guys at the International Space Station, from April 2011 to October 2011. I have never wanted to be an astronaut… [...]

Amazing Starling Mumuration on Video

Rebecca — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:34:39 +0000

You guys have got to see this video! It’s just…. stunning. No one knows why starlings (also called grackles) flock together like this. There’s even a special name for it: murmuration. The results is a breath-taking black ballet in the sky. Some girls were paddling along the River Shannon in Ireland and happened to catch [...]

This Challenge is For the Dogs!

Rebecca — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:49:11 +0000

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Hills Pet Nutrition for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. This is for all you dog owners: Hill’s Healthy Mobility Challenge. At the Hill’s Pet Nutrition website, you can learn all about the best nutrition for your dog (and quite a number of other [...]

Are These Scientists FOR REAL???

Rebecca — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:48:41 +0000

Update: A friend informed me of a followup to this story which was featured on several news publications. Apparently, the study in this story was just a “diversionary” project and not officially launched (so to speak) by NASA or any official body. Which is a relief. So please take the following as a work of [...]