Tech Links: May 30, 2013

What Happens In An Internet Minute?

Entertainment

Jesus, The Original Pirate

Gadgets

Using brainwaves to create 3D objects? It’s not science fiction, it’s just science

More People Have Cell Phones Than Toilets, U.N. Study Shows

Sony and E Ink are Making a Digital Paper Notepad and it Looks Awesome
The Stupidity of Smart TV

Why The Apple TV Has Nothing To Fear From The Xbox One

Link Round-Up: March 25, 2013

Bioshock Infinite ~ Developer Fun Facts

News: Proposed changes to marriage would open the way for Star Wars Jedi to perform ceremonies, says Free Church of Scotland.

The Geography of the Supermarket

March Madness explained with Star Wars

The Mystery Behind Chipotle's Secret, 1,500-Calorie Super Burrito

Star Wars fans can argue til the cows come home about which character is the best. Now StarWars.com is ready to settle the score once and for all. Well, not really because we know this won’t actually end any debate. But it’ll be fun to watch the characters pitted against each other just the same.

Infographic: The Efficiency of Vaccines

Vaccine Infographic by Leon Farrant

Source: Forbes

Still questioning? This infographic breaks down the indisputable efficiency of vaccines, which Bill Gates has so eloquently affirmed. 

Infographic: Total Movie Consumption

In 2012, US smartphone and tablet owners attended 9% and 20% more movies

Infographic: Submarine Cable Map 2013

Submarine Cable Map 2013

Infographic: Environmental Impact of Videogames

The Environmental Impact of Videogames Infographic

Download a million games on Steam, save a tree.

Infographic: Aaron Swartz Trial

Source: The Other 98%

Infographic: Greek Myth Family Spiral

A family tree diagram of the entire Greek mythology

Net: Internet Map

Internet Map is a data visualization of 350,000 websites, based on a snapshot of the Internet from late 2011. Each site is represented by a circle—the size of the circle indicates traffic. Sites that link often to one another are closer together, creating “constellations” of connected sites. Laughing Squid is on the map, not far from Tumblr, Flickr, and Reddit. The Internet Map was created by program developer Ruslan Enikeev.

Infographic: How Curiosity will land on Mars

How Curiosity will land on Mars, in 11 Easy Steps

Infographic: How Much Data is Created Every Minute?

How Much Data is Created Every Minute?

Data never sleeps. Every minute massive amounts of it are being generated from every phone, website and application across the Internet. Just how much data is being created and where does it come from?

Infographic: How Cell Phones Are Changing The World

How Cell Phones Are Dramatically Changing The World

Polit­i­cal and eco­nom­ic ana­lysts alike have been awed by the pro­lif­er­a­tion of tech­nol­o­gy and social media to con­nect peo­ple and send ideas across bor­ders that never before been crossed.

Infographic: Evolution of the Web

Evolution of the Web

Interactive infographic about the evolution of browsers and the web. This infographic features major web browsers since 1993 such as Mosaic, Netscape, Opera, Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, and Chrome, as well as key developments in web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Infographic: OMG Space

"OMG SPACE" by Margot Trudell

OMG SPACE is a project by designer Margot Trudell "to communicate to people what we’ve managed to accomplish in space exploration in simple terms." These infographics were intended for print, and the copy on most of them isn't easily legible when reduced in size and resolution for the web. So, make sure to check out the website.

Infographic: Gender Balance on Social Networks

Source: informationisbeautiful

Infographic: A Sixth Mass Extinction?

Are we in the midst of a sixth mass extinction?

Source: NY Times

Infographic: The State of the Internet

Source: OnlineUniversities.com

Infographic: Social Networking Sites Compared

Infographic: Sitcoms Into Social Phenomena

How You’re Turning Sitcoms Into Social Phenomena 

Infographic: How Big is Apple

Just How Big is Apple

Its devices are ubiquitous, its annual new product releases are among the most anticipated in the world and it recently announced it would begin issuing a dividend to its stock owners–expected to generate $10 billion in the first year alone. But ho do Apple’s eye-popping statistics translate to the real world?

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