Author Archives: drworm
Shotgun seized from man on train
From:The Daily Telegraph October 04, 2010 2:19PM Passengers called police about 10.30am to report a man on a train from Newcastle had a gun. Police from Kuring Gai Local Area Command cleared platforms 3 and 4 at Hornsby station before the … Continue reading
52 Canon 5D Mark II Cameras Used for Matrix-Style Surfing Shots
Surf wear maker Rip Curl recently teamed up with Timeslice Films for an ambitious project of shooting surfers in “bullet-time“, the effect that many people first saw in The Matrix. They used a crazy camera array of 52 Canon 5D … Continue reading
The Christopher Pyne experiments REDUX
Here I am re-blogging a post originally seen on The Drum website. It was removed as they thought it might offend Mr Pyne The Christopher Pyne experiments By Marieke Hardy It seems there is nobody in the entire world who … Continue reading
16 Year Old Internet Addict Beaten To Death In Chinese Boot Camp
After refusing a direct order, 16 year old Chen Shi was beaten to death at a boot camp for troubled youth in China. And it’s not the first time this has happened to teenage internet addicts. A day at a … Continue reading
The Best Photography Apps for Your iPhone [IPhone]
The Best Photography Apps for Your iPhone With the quality of cellphone cameras approximating that of yesterday’s point-and-shoots, you can take some amazing photographs on your iPhone. It gets even better with the right apps apps. Here are our favorite … Continue reading
New Train Record Smashed In Shanghai’s Speedy Bullet Train
Traveling at 415km/h, Shanghai’s latest bullet train has smashed the previous record held by the country last year, by 21km/h. It services the Shanghai to Hangzhou route, which are about 202km apart. It may be super speedy, but according to … Continue reading
Keep Enemies Close: Microsoft Needs iPhone Apps
The most thrilling Microsoft product in years was killed before it ever officially existed. One of its most awesome services elicits more snickers than nods. Microsoft isn’t even in the mobile space right now. Redwood, we have a problem. Courier:, … Continue reading
Google URL Shortener, Goo.gl, Finally Gets Its Own Website
Previously relegated to the Google Toolbar and Feedburner, Google URL Shortener finally has a web site of its own. Google URL Shortener (Goo.gl) now has a simple web interface where you input a URL and receive a shorter one. Nothing … Continue reading