How to steal from a vending machine with a robot

 

It might be overkill but is clearly more refined than the old-school method:

 

[From io9]

Water + Sound optical illusion

Geospatial Revolution Episode 1

Very inspiring, especially the part on Ushahidi.

From the Geospatial Revolution project website:

The Geospatial Revolution Project is an integrated public service media and outreach initiative about the world of digital mapping and how it is changing the way we think, behave, and interact.

The mission of the Geospatial Revolution Project is to expand public knowledge about the history, applications, related privacy and legal issues, and the potential future of location-based technologies.

Geospatial information influences nearly everything. Seamless layers of satellites, surveillance, and location-based technologies create a worldwide geographic knowledge base vital to solving myriad social and environmental problems in the interconnected global community.

Go watch it! Next episode will be available on November 2.

EU elections: Get out the vote video

From Sweden, DJ Trexx : A Union of Peace, Love and Bass. Glorious!