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An amazing view of earth in this time-lapse video taken from the International Space Station as it orbits our planet at night.

The movie was made up of data from Nasa and begins over the Pacific Ocean and continues over North and South America before entering daylight near Antarctica.

Visible cities, countries and landmarks include (in order) Vancouver Island, Victoria, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, San Fransisco, Los Angeles. Phoenix. Multiple cities in Texas, New Mexico and Mexico. Mexico City, the Gulf of Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula, Lightning in the Pacific Ocean, Guatemala, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and the Amazon. Also visible is the earths ionosphere (thin yellow line) and the stars of our galaxy.

Watch it in 1080p if you can and full screen.

This is a cover of the Monkees “I’m a Believer” a song composed by Neil Diamond and recorded by The Monkees in 1966. This version is by Nancy Sit who was a popular teen idol in the 60′s.

Always liked this song and this version made me smile

Vodafone Germany recently launched an interesting Augmented Reality game Buffer Busters for their customers which involved capturing the AR generated creatures around the streets of Germany in return for points and rewards.

Nice use of QR code in Vodafone shops to claim points.

Hat Tip Martin Pownall

This video shows Gregory Lincoln Kloehn and his new abode which he has crafted out of an old dumpster(skip). It’s very compact but he does seem to have incorporated a few home comforts in there, you can find out more on his facebook page.