Via @gunsnrosesgirl
Underrated medium
Author: Jayne Pearce
Girls Who Code
Great project. The last line is delightful. And congratulations to Perth’s Kate Kirwin, founder of She Codes and 2024 Young Australian of The Year.
Nice surprises department
Meanwhile, in 2007…
Check the audience reaction when Steve Jobs shows off the original iPhone. Via @linusekenstam
Transparent Micro LED
At CES Samsung previewed high quality transparent screens; this clip shows one plausible use case: boxes at sporting arenas. Not affordable yet; $200K for a screen too small for a decent sized private box. Easy to imagine applications in retail, where you want to preserve line of sight to merchandise.
Boomer Town
I know you’ve already seen it, but what a smart addition to an iconic campaign. Best line is the Millennials making peace with the Boomers… ‘It’s okay that you spent $368 billion on submarines’.
All-pro Congress scrumming
Australian journalism can’t compete with this.
‘Remember, the elevator is not your friend all of the time’.
Way to go viral
Get the sports guy to do the weather.
Inevitable news
One of the things journalism does is generate hope. This cooperative initiative by American news media on gun violence is a good example of that endeavour.
And another award-winner. A wicked and brilliant stunt that tricked a former NRA president into addressing 3044 empty chairs at a graduation ceremony. The chairs represented all the children of 2021 who will never graduate because they died in gun violence.
Your periodic reminder
That mostly, technology is a force for good.
