onesecond.designly.com visualizes one second on the internet. A lot happens in designer Steve Lewis's depiction of the digital world, and most of it is on Facebook and Google properties, as you would expect. But a lot of that is trivial behavior; Dropbox and Skype are the meat of the medium, the infrastructure, the dark matter.
One second on the internet
Stuff made by humans now outweighs all life on Earth
The totality of stuff made by humans and currently in-use, from forks to cars to buildings, is likely to now outweigh all of the plants, animals, bacteria, and other living things on Earth. According to researcher from Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science published in the journal Nature, "In the year 2020 (±6), the anthropogenic mass,… READ THE REST
MS Paint enamel pin
Studio Cult sells a large enamel pin in glorious effigy of MS Paint for $18. 3" x 2 5/8" metal alloy with 3 pins on reverse side Thickness varies from 2mm – 3mm 28 soft enamel colors Silk screen button elements Laser engraved menu text Large screen enamel protected by an epoxy layer You can… READ THE REST
Keep your scythe, the real green future is high-tech, democratic, and radical
"Radical ecology" has come to mean a kind of left-wing back-to-the-landism that throws off consumer culture and mass production for a pastoral low-tech lifestyle. But as the brilliant science journalist and Marxist Leigh Phillips writes in Austerity Ecology & the Collapse-Porn Addicts: A Defence Of Growth, Progress, Industry And Stuff, if the left has a future, it has to reclaim its Promethean commitment to elevating every human being to a condition of luxurious, material abundance and leisure through technological progress. READ THE REST
Keep an extra eye out with a home security subscription that comes with a live guard
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. Homes are meant to be sanctuaries – safe zones where we can rest and play without fear of danger or harm. In the unpredictable world we live in, a strong home security… READ THE REST
Turn almost anything into a speaker with this discounted gadget you can fit in your wallet
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. From phone calls to podcasts to music playlists, you listen to a lot of stuff these days. And while earbuds and your phone's speaker work just fine most of the time, there are… READ THE REST
This safe, effective, and potent LED teeth whitener is just $100
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. You never forget the first time you sink your teeth into the odd, slimy, weirdness of a traditional, home-use teeth whitening tray. So many have us have succumbed to the allure… READ THE REST
