Al Shares Things: February 2013

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

I just watched this so many times...

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Comic: The One True Way

Comic: The One True Way: New Comic: The One True Way

FixYa Study Finds Apple Smartphones to be the Most Reliable

FixYa Study Finds Apple Smartphones to be the Most Reliable: FixYa, a site that provides consumer generated troubleshooting tips, today released a "Smartphone Reliability Report" that compares user complaints on smartphones from Apple (iPhone), Samsung (Galaxy), Nokia (Lumia), and Motorola (Droid).

Based on the reported problems, which come from a database of 30 million users, FixYa assigned a dependability score to each manufacturer. According to FixYa's rankings, Apple products were the most reliable, with the fewest reported problems.

Apple received a dependability score of 3.47, a good deal higher than the 1.21 that Samsung received. Nokia and Motorola received scores of 0.68 and 0.13, respectively. To get these scores, the site used 722,558 troubleshooting questions from smartphone owners, normalized the data for relative marketshare, and analyzed the data to determine reliability.

Fixya users lauded the reliability of the iPhone, stating that it is almost always working as intended in regards to core features and never hits a constant roadblock with one feature.

Of the complaints that were made about Apple's iPhones, battery life was the number one problem, making up 35 percent of user issues. A lack of new features was the second biggest complaint, while no customizability and WiFi problems were also brought up.

In the past, battery life has been a significant issue for iPhone owners. Most notably, iOS 5 had bugs that affected battery performance, which Apple later fixed. The iPhone 5 has also had battery issues, particularly when using the phone in areas with a weak signal.

As for Apple's competitors, FixYa users had complaints about Samsung's microphone and speaker issues, Motorola's touchscreen, and Nokia's load response times.

What time is it??

Let’s Make Finn’s Sword from Adventure Time:

I love when creative individuals bring objects from books, tv shows or movies to life using their amazing talents, especially if it has to do with Adventure Time!

I love Adventure Time! Mad props to AWE me and their new show Man at Arms for recreating such an awesome piece of fictional weaponry.
YouTuber AWE me seems to be fairly new to the whole internet video scene, seeing that they only have 3 videos on the channel, but I like what they are selling. The channel seems to be a place for men to go watch men do manly stuff.
He has recreated two other pop-culture memorabilia, Jaime Lannister’s sword from Game of Thrones and Oddjob’s hat from Goldfinger! Check it out!

I WANT IT!
QUESTION TIME:
If you could have any object from your favorite book/film/tv show, what would it be and why?
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Fashion show riot

Here’s how it happened, apparently it occurred in Charlotte, North Carolina in it’s local arts district called NoDA. The space, NDEMAND was rented out for a fashion show/ contest wherein one of the contestants took issue with a judge’s decision. The contestant’s response? To throw a chair.
The chair throw was the catalyst that began the brawl, also known as The Steel Chair Effect.

Police are currently investigating, but apparently there was no one at the scene is willing to co-operate with authorities.
Nation,
What do you think about this insanity?
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Statue

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Yann Frisch has Magic Hands!

Yann Frisch has Magic Hands!:

Yann Frisch is a french magician who’s sleight of hand tricks will fool even the most observant of viewers.

Frisch won the Grand Prix in close-up magic at FISM in 2012 with his cup and ball trick called the Baltass. He was also named the Champion du Monde at the 2012 Beijing International Magic Convention where this video was taken.

The talented magician is just 23 years old, and has been fascinated by magic since he was a child. He attended the Lido Circus School in Toulouse, France where he honed his skills.
In 2008, he met Raphael Navarro co-founder of the company 14:20 and that meeting cemented his path in magic. Since winning the awards for close-up magic, Yann has been touring Europe showing off his unique talent.

Nation
Were you able to spot Frisch’s sleight of hand tricks? Tell us how in the comments below!
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