Tag: history
Photography: Abandoned and Lonely World War II Bunkers
Normally the words "beautiful" and "war" do not go together in the same sentence. However, this stunning photography of old abandoned World War II bunkers is truly beautiful, in a historic kind of way.
When I was attending University, for a short while, I was a history major. I changed my studi ...
The History Of Gaming: From Oscilloscope To Virtual Reality
I have always wondered how people can ignore the power of gaming and say it's utter play. Of course it's play, but one must not forget that it is because of play that we have the technologies we have today, no matter what it is. It's from the trials and errors that we have developed into the speci ...
“The Sounds of Star Wars” Book! It’s Pure Awesomeness!
I love to read. Even when there is online stuff that is interesting to read, I still enjoy reading books, especially the books that are made into a movie. Most of my friends read the book versions of movies before they actually watch the film. I don't really mind watching the movie and then readi ...
What and When Was The First SUV Ever Built?
Most days, I drive my SUV. I like sitting up high when I drive, and although I know I should probably get a vehicle that is better for the environment, at the same time, I really like it. In a perfect world, I would ride my bike everywhere, but since I travel all over the metropolitan Atlanta area e ...
Design Inspiration: The Official Eiffel Tower Blueprints
For as long as I can remember, I've always wanted to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. I've never been to Paris, and if I ever get the opportunity to go, visiting the Eiffel Tower will be at the top of my list.
The Eiffel Tower used to be considered such a classy, sophisticated monumen ...
A Once Hidden Cave City: 6,000 Homes Built In A Rock
Wow, I have never seen anything like this before. This is an 800-year-old cave city (for lack of a better word). It is obviously man-made, which blows my mind.
The story behind it is even more fascinating. This city, named Vardzia, is located in Georgia, where Eastern Europe and Western Asia c ...
Now You Can Listen To Your Photo’s Stories!
In a perfect world, everything speaks. At least that's what I get out of listening to Apple CEO Steve Jobs and every other new gadget that is supposed to be telling us what we want to hear, see and feel. I am not so sure about this constant buzz around the world. I want my silence whenever I want ...
How Star Wars Costumes Would Have Looked Back In 1942!
When I went to school, I sure had my share of geeky teachers. You could tell they were passionate about the subjects they taught by just listening to them explain physics or biology. It kind of ran through their veins and right from the very first sentence you could tell that the subject was somet ...
Geek Must See: Most Comprehensive Gaming Console History Ever!
Wow, I just watched a 23 minute long history lesson on console gaming, and I am just beside myself with all of the memories that are visiting me again. Some of these things are forever etched in my memory, and for each little device that I recognize, I realize how big of a geek I really am. Whethe ...
Sophisticated Book Sculptures – Recycling Inspiration
At first glance, I bet you wouldn't guess the sculptures you see below are created from used books, would you? These lovely flowering pieces of art represent deeply personal representations of events as seen by designer Jacquline Rush Lee.
She's been working with used books for almost a decade. ...
Discovered Under Sheep Dung – The World’s Oldest Shoe!
Did you see it on the news yesterday? It's being reported everywhere, and of course, it's so bizarrely interesting, it also deserves a place on Bit Rebels. In a nutshell, the oldest shoe has been discovered. I know, it's completely random and a little silly, but check this thing out! It looks nu ...
Twitter History Was Made! | Details On The 10 Billionth Tweet
It’s been so much fun on Twitter the past few days as everyone waited in anticipation to see who would be the one that was lucky enough to send the 10 billionth tweet and make Twitter history.
I’ve heard stories of super geeks trying to strategically figure out when the exact nano second should b ...
This Link Leads You To The Entire Known Universe
If you love studying space and the universe as much as I do, then you are going to think this is the Holy Grail. The only thing better than this would be to actually take a space flight. The six minute film below, which was made by Hayden Planetarium, shows the entire known universe. Trust me; yo ...
Pablo Picasso Like You’ve Never Seen Before
I was first exposed to Picasso’s famous painting, Guernica, when I was attending University and studying art history. As if the story of the Spanish Civil War in 1937 wasn’t sad enough, seeing Picasso’s interpretation is, to me, pain and suffering (which are the essence of war) personified.
I ...
The Google Story | 11 Years Animated
Google Street view, Google Wave, Google Earth, Gmail, GTalk, Chrome, so many buzz around the latest Google offerings, found this very cool video that gives us a very good rundown on what Google has been working on through the years. Aptly titled "Google Story". The animation is superb and the con ...