The LXD

It stands for ‘The League of eXtraordinary Dancers’.

They are extraordinary, and market themselves as real superheroes.

Maybe I was bored in the train while watching it, but I found it moving. Skip the director’s speech and enjoy the performances!

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Art

Gay zombies

Zombies are everywhere these days.

Video as the medium of knowledge transfer

Here is an interesting idea. Humans respond best to messages conveyed through humans communicating as in real life i.e. with the sound, expressions, personality, tonality, accent, passion and all other parts conveyed when another human speaks in front of us. Video is the best medium we have at capturing these, and the ability of the internet to serve video to everyone is changing the way people influence each other.

The invention of printing replaced humans in spreading ideas because it was possible to multiply a message. Messages spread through writing became influential because they reached a larger audience faster.

Chris Anderson believes that online video is the medium by which any idea can be communicated, not only those that are communicated well in writing. Dancing, music, acting, scientific experiments, cooking and so many other ideas can be conveyed easily from the best and inspire people to become even better.

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Idea

Amazing transformation

The title says it all. It took me too long to guess the transformation - see if you can.

Fun

Defending the net

Fascinating talk on the evolution of computer viruses by the head of research in Symantec. People can sell infected computers to other people these days, all through the internet! Great showmanship too.

Idea