Archive for category: Or Somtin

¿Qué Pasa?
/ February 13, 2012 1:04 am

¿Qué Pasa?

Yes, it’s true, we haven’t been around for a while, and for that we apologize. If you miss your Tek Lado friends, here’s where to find some of them: Follow Nick Lohr on Twitter here. Follow Liz Spikol at the new site she’s editing, Curbed Philly. Contact Mel Gomez via email. Follow Samer Kalef on Twitter here. As for this [...]

Mañana Crush: Femka Hiemstra’s New Gigante Print
/ January 6, 2012 8:00 am

Mañana Crush: Femka Hiemstra’s New Gigante Print

Regresamos a nuestros raices y hablamos un poco en español. Hace un rato, ¿no? Pero esta mañana parece buen tiempo para hacerlo porque estamos crusheando en el arte de Femka Hiemstra, una artista de Amsterdam. Tal vez su nacionalidad explica su punto de vista extraño y singular, una mezcla de fantasia, sueños de juventud, realismo mágico y el secreto mundo [...]

Morning Crush:  Could This App Save Your Life?
/ January 4, 2012 8:00 am

Morning Crush: Could This App Save Your Life?

What if you are being followed on the street late at night. What if your partner goes into a berserker rage? Or what if you find out that your coworker is a mutant? There’s an emergency happening! Press “Help!” There’s an app being developed that would allow smartphone users to press an icon on their screen, if you ever find [...]

100 Years In 10 Minutes
/ January 3, 2012 12:00 pm

100 Years In 10 Minutes

Youtube user derDon1234 created this depressing 10-minute long video compiling some of the most important events of the last 100 years (1911-2011).

Outdoor Escalators Help Colombian Shantytown Residents
/ December 28, 2011 12:00 pm

Outdoor Escalators Help Colombian Shantytown Residents

People who live in the steep hills of Medellin, Colombia’s Comuna 13 neighborhood have a poor quality of life—not only because they live in poverty in this shantytown community, but because getting from one place to another is the equivalent of climbing a 28-story building. But the installation of urban outdoor escalators will change their lives. Whereas residents once had [...]

Infographic:  It’s Not About Facebook
/ December 21, 2011 10:00 am

Infographic: It’s Not About Facebook

Wile Mashable is showing infographics about holiday travel (fucking boring), and other websites are reporting about the most popular holiday gift tweets, or why people are unfriending on Facebook (who gives a fuck). Instead, we’re going to show you an infographic about 48 years of Doctor Who awesomeness. This colorful and comprehensive infographic gives us a complete timeline of the [...]

Applicants Wanted for the HACER Scholarships
/ December 12, 2011 4:07 pm

Applicants Wanted for the HACER Scholarships

It’s that time of year again, kids. The Ronald McDonald House Charities the McDonald’s Owner/Operators of the Greater Philadelphia Region are looking for 15 Latino students who will receive college funding. Aqui tenemos mas informacion: The HACER program will award 15 total scholarships, two at $5,000 and 13 at $1,000, to eligible Latino students throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey [...]

Infographic:  Broadband Users In The World
/ December 7, 2011 10:00 am

Infographic: Broadband Users In The World

Let’s face it, if you don’t have broadband, then you might be a bit behind in internet technology. And if you do have broadband but your service provider is Comcast, then you need serious help. I wouldn’t take service form Comcast if it was given to me for free. Let’s get to the point. Have you ever looked for wireless [...]