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Some Videos
Here below some videos I liked lately. I will not embed videos here because I'm lazy and the you can just click on a link, don't you? :)
Monkey Island 2 in 3d, using the Cry Engine
If you are afraid of the Big Brother, now you have yet another reason: traffic live on Google Earth using surveillance cameras
On October 6th holy DVD John and his Doubletwist will free your iTunes and media devices
Old style nerdy fetish
How Google Street View really works
Directly from Google Japan a nice video showing how Street View works.
Public water and public schools
Public water and public schools... mmmh, whaaat? What do public water and public schools have in common?
[ "Robinet cadenassé / Locked tap", CC licensed picture by nitot ]
According to doyle at "Science Teacher",
Public fountains are disappearing because the concept of public is disappearing.
Public water fountains are not dangerous (unless cooties are real). Tap water is safe, and the spigots are designed to prevent contamination.
The rise of bottled water here in the States shows how a public institution can be demonized and replaced by a much more expensive privatized solution.
[...] Charter schools are like bottled water--they're believed to be superior, and their standards are less stringent that their more public counterparts.
Public Water and Public Schools