U.S. filmmaker Dan Woolley was shooting a video about poverty in Haiti when the earthquake struck. He could have died, but he ultimately survived with the help of an iPhone first-aid app that taught him to treat his wounds. After being crushed by a pile of rubble, Woolley used his digital SLR to illuminate his [...]
January 16, 2010
On Saturday, groups of programmers, Web developers and other assorted technophiles will meet in Washington and other cities to brainstorm ways computer technology can help in the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake. CrisisCamp Haiti will bring together professionals from tech companies, universities and government agencies for a free-form session of firing out ideas, then turning [...]
January 15, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO — Cellphone users in the United States have contributed more than $11 million to Haitian earthquake relief through text messages in what is being hailed as an unprecedented mobile response to a natural disaster. The Mobile Giving Foundation called it a “mobile-giving record” for funds raised for a single cause. Donations are rising [...]
December 30, 2009
(Editor’s Note: This REPRINT from HuffPost represents a deviation from the normal weird; this certainly does not qualify as weird in my book. It is simply one of the most brilliant ideas I’ve heard in quite some time and want to do my part in moving it along. Happy 2010! — Lin) Move Your Money: [...]
December 21, 2009
This video by the American Museum of Natiral History takes viewers from the Himalayas through our atmosphere and the cold silent reaches of space with its mysterious quasars and supernovae back to the to the afterglow of the Big Bang. Enjoy the ride! SOURCE: DailyGalaxy
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January 24, 2010
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