I don’t know how much snow this took, or how many man hours, but it’s safe to say not many people have this much extra time on their hands.
The world’s tallest skyscraper has unexpectedly closed to the public a month after its lavish opening, disappointing tourists headed for the observation deck and casting doubt over plans to welcome its first permanent occupants in the coming weeks.
Electrical problems are at least partly to blame for the closure of the Burj Khalifa’s viewing platform – the only part of the half-mile high tower open yet. But a lack of information from the spire’s owner left it unclear whether the rest of the largely empty building – including dozens of elevators meant to whisk visitors to the tower’s more than 160 floors – was affected by the shutdown.
So far only half of the building is truly complete and the total cost was around $1.5 Billion USD. Dubai is having serious money problems and has already told everyone holding debt from Dubai that they will not back any of it.
Over the past few years social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter have given unprecedented access to people’s private lives. More and more personal information is revealed through photos, status updates and conversations that are all being documented online. Last week, the Serious Fraud Office of London (SFO) warned that Facebook and Twitter are being used to harvest users’ personal financial details,
“The public should be aware of the predatory nature of fraudsters and be careful about revealing personal information on social-networking sites, as this has become a primary method of harvesting information and targeting victims,” SFO said.
In a joint venture between London police and Financial Services Authority, over 10,000 people were notified that their names were on a “master list” that contained a range of personal information, that might include: names, address, phone number, place of business, income and relationship status. While this is the only reported list, it’s quite possible thousands more were already victims of this latest cash scam.
We all know Google’s mantra to “do no evil,” but according to Apple’s Steve Jobs, this is “bullshit.” Up until today, Google was looking squeaky clean and people were wondering what Steven Jobs was ranting about when he called Google’s bluff.
Today Google released multitouch for the Nexus One smart phone. This includes pinch-to-zoom functionality to the phone’s Browser, Gallery and Map applications. When the Nexus One was first released, this was one of the large disappointments among users, the lack of multitouch.
So why does this make Google evil?
This home is built in An Hui, China. As you can see, the staircase is in the glass violin. The only thing missing is a guest house the shape of an iPod. Steve Jobs would be in iTunes Heaven.
I love nothing more than a beautifully hand-crafted watch from Switzerland. Made from old world mastery, components intertwined to tell meticulous time and see when art meets engineering.
On the other hand, you could just take some junk from the garage and make a pretty creative watch as well. This is the latest design from Steampunk. If you don’t know Steampunk, do yourself a favor and look it up.
Miss Virginia Caressa Cameron won the 2010 Miss America title Saturday night after sporting a skintight yellow dress, singing Beyonce’s “Listen” from “Dreamgirls” and telling children they should get outside more often.
Cameron, a 22-year-old from Fredericksburg, Va., won a $50,000 scholarship and the crown in Las Vegas after a pageant that started with 53 contestants.
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So I thought I had seen it all, but then I saw this photo. People have done things like this with their ears, but this is a new twist. I’m pretty sure this is real, and not fake, but you be the judge.
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