-
Tech/Sci
-
Goldman Sachs Starts Scanning Emails For The Term “Muppet”
22 Mar 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / No Comments
After South African-born Greg Smith sent a scornful resignation op-ed to the New York Times last week, Goldman Sachs will now undertake a company-wide email review. They’ll be searching for terms like “muppet”, and other things that may help to reveal disgruntled employees.
-
Tech Report – The Cure For The Shopping Mall Nightmare
22 Mar 2012 by 2oceansVibe TV / No Comments
For some of us, shopping malls are the absolute worst. With queues and people breathing all over you, touching you, children, sticky ice-creams, screaming, and of course, the trauma of finding parking. In this episode Seth shows you how to avoid this nightmarish experience. *This insert was first published in December 2011 on ETV. [...]
-
Breakthrough: SA Scientists Generate Stem Cells From Adults
22 Mar 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / 1 Comment
For the first time ever, South African scientists have generated non-embryonic stem cells, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has announced. Harvested from adult skin cells, theoretically, these stem cells can grow into any type of adult cell.
-
Have You Seen The New Cape Argus?
20 Mar 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / 1 Comment
On March 9 2012, the Cape Argus officially changed its format and added a morning edition. The broadsheet is now only available in a size at about half of what it used to be, and the layout has been given a visually stimulating modernisation. We caught up with executive editor, Gasant Abarder, to find out more.
-
The Pirate Bay To Launch Airborne Servers
20 Mar 2012 by liam kruger / 1 Comment
Popular torrent hosting site, The Pirate Bay has released plans to host their server database in the clouds. Literally in the clouds, I mean; they want to fit flying micro-drones with super-small computers and connect them with long-range radio transmitters, maintaining a network of “Low-Orbit Server Stations.” Which would make police raids a little more tricky.
-
Apple Anncounces First Shareholder Dividend In Almost 17 Years
19 Mar 2012 by Steyn du Toit / No Comments
For the first time in nearly 17 years, Apple Inc. announced a dividend payment roll out today. The company launched a $10-billion share buyback scheme, as well. It looks like they finally buckled under the pressure to do something for their shareholders! Read what Tim Cook has to say – after the jump.
-
Julian Assange To Run For Australian Senate
19 Mar 2012 by liam kruger / No Comments
Julian Assange has found a way to run for the Upper House of the Australian Senate, in spite of, you know, being detained under house arrest in Britain. Which makes sense, I guess. Along with Assange’s candidacy, WikiLeaks announced on Twitter that they’ll be running a nominee against the current Prime Minister, Julia Gillard.
-
First Goldman Sachs, Now JPMorgan Chase; Second Honest Banker Shows Himself
16 Mar 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / No Comments
This really is quite something. One might even say a “trend” is occurring. Following the publication of a whistleblowing letter by an ex-Goldman Sachs employee in the New York Times, a second honest banker has emerged. He works at JPMorgan Chase, and wrote his letter to the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
-
First Commercial Spaceship To Launch To Space Station April 30
16 Mar 2012 by liam kruger / No Comments
NASA officials have announced that the first launch of a commercially built space capsule to the International Space Station is scheduled for the end of April. California-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) are the dudes responsible for the capsule in question, the unmanned Dragon spacecraft.
-
Be Happy. Rozanne Whyte [VIDEO]
16 Mar 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
It all started for Rozanne when she was given the gift of a sewing machine from her grandmother. After that she disappeared into her own little world and started making all her own clothes. Now, as a professional designer, that sewing machine is still her trusty old friend but she makes clothes for others too [...]
-
Bruce Springsteen Offers Advice To Young Musicians At SXSW Conference
16 Mar 2012 by Simon Gerber / No Comments
Bruce Springsteen is a musical legend. There’s no denying it – he’s got the stats to prove it. But what is he doing at a technology conference? Well, in a time of change, when music is changing – what advice can the digital generation take from rock and roll?
-
BREAKING: Auction Alliance On Brink Of Collapse As Staff Flee
15 Mar 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / 7 Comments
A report this morning indicated that a “large contingent” of the Johannesburg Auction Alliance sales staff were set to resign. They were reported to be “in talks” with Aucor yesterday about them looking for new jobs. Much more seems to have happened today, though.
-
South African Goldman Sachs Exec Exposes The Rot In His Firm
15 Mar 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / 1 Comment
Goldman Sachs lost $2,2 billion of its market value yesterday after Greg Smith – a South African-born Goldman “big shot” in Europe – chose to resign and write an opinion piece letter about Goldman’s corporate culture to the New York Times.
-
Untitled from Amanda Erickson on Vimeo.
Hello, Future – What A Driverless Intersection Will Look Like [VIDEO]
15 Mar 2012 by Simon Gerber / 2 Comments
This is awesome. There’s been a lot of talk about driverless cars recently, but have you given any thought to how traffic will actually function? Someone has come up with a representation of a driverless intersection – much more efficient, because you don’t need to stop. You have to see this video, it’s insane.
-
Johannesburg Chooses Owls To Fight Rat Plague In Alexandra Township
15 Mar 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / 3 Comments
Before you begin to make fun of the headline used for this article, we must tell you that the vermin extractors will also be serving an educational purpose. Johannesburg’s general owl population has been in decline for years as a result of urbanisation, but new owl projects are helping to combat this.
-
NASA Unveils Space Atlas [Amazing PICS]
15 Mar 2012 by liam kruger / No Comments
Bad. Ass. NASA has released a new space atlas, detailing over 560 million stars, galaxies and asteroids, many never seen before. The 18 000 awesome images were taken by NASA’s infrared space telescope, the Wide-field Survey Explorer (WISE). Take a look at some of the incredible space-images after the space-jump.
-
UPDATE: Vicious Police Brutality In Vaalwater, Limpopo
14 Mar 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / 14 Comments
Yesterday, 2oceansVibe ran a story about the brutal handling of an individual by a Vaalwater policeman. Instead of facing a charge of attempted murder, the officer involved is facing a lesser charge of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. He also spent time as the acting station commander of Vaalwater Police Station, after the incident occurred.
-
Vicious Police Brutality In Vaalwater, Limpopo [VIDEO]
13 Mar 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / 14 Comments
A video clip of a uniformed police officer brutally attacking and detaining an individual has been brought to our attention. The footage, allegedly filmed in Vaalwater, Limpopo, clearly incriminates a Vaalwater police van, and a uniformed police officer who appears to still be on duty. N5FW.
-
The Real U.S.S Enterprise To Be Decommissioned
13 Mar 2012 by Matt McDonald / No Comments
If there’s one name that carries a lot of weight in naval circles, it’s the “Big E” or U.S.S Enterprise: the US naval fleet’s oldest nuclear powered aircraft carrier, and also the world’s longest, and 11th-heaviest, maritime vessel. After 51 years of service, the Enterprise is to return to port from the Persian Gulf and be decommissioned next year, but not without some amazing stories to tell.
-
Volvo Introduces Pedestrian Airbag [VIDEO]
13 Mar 2012 by liam kruger / No Comments
Well this is new, and sort of neat. For the new V40, Volvo is introducing the world’s first pedestrian airbag system, designed to reduce the severity of pedestrian injuries in a car-pedestrian collision. Alternatively it could double as a sweet new inflatable mattress on the hood of your car.
-
Ad Agency Turns 13 Homeless Men Into Wi-Fi Hotspots
13 Mar 2012 by liam kruger / No Comments
Advertising agency BBH has come under fire for their turning 13 homeless men walking Wi-Fi hotspots at the recent SXSW conference in Austin, Texas. The “Homeless Hotspots” sported shirts saying, “I’m a 4G hotspot,” with an access code for the network.
-
Tech Report – South Africa’s Information Highway Is More Like A Country Lane
13 Mar 2012 by 2oceansVibe TV / No Comments
Do you ever think back to a time before the internet? Before instant gratification and information at your fingertips, it was a time when you had to go to a library to find things out. It seems prehistoric compared to our lives now, where anything we want, information wise, is there for the taking. But [...]
-
George Bizos Declares Info Bill Unconstitutional
13 Mar 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / No Comments
Nelson Mandela’s former defence lawyer, and veteran human rights lawyer, George Bizos, has written to Parliament stating that the protection of state information bill is unconstitutional on several counts.
-
Is CNN About To Buy Mashable?
12 Mar 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / No Comments
A few hours ago, Reuters blogger, Felix Salmon, recorded an exclusive interview in which it was revealed that CNN will buy social media website, Mashable, for more than $200 million dollars. The announcement is due to be confirmed as early as tomorrow, according to Salmon.
-
