Wired has a long but interesting article titled Great Wall of Facebook: The Social Network’s Plan to Dominate the Internet — and Keep Google Out. Both Google and Microsoft wants a piece of Facebook – which have not generated any revenue yet. Microsoft won the bid – for USD240 million, they have 1.6% stake in Facebook; plus Microsoft’s Live Search as the default search engine in the Facebook network.
I love reading quotes. And enjoy collecting them. Here are some of them that I’ve collected beginning this year. – Nilesh Babu
Dick Hoyt has pushed and pulled his son Rick, who has cerebral palsy, through hundreds of marathons and triathlons. Rick cannot speak, but using a custom-designed computer he has been able to communicate. They ran their first five-mile race together when Rick was in high school. When they were done, Rick sent his father this message: “Dad, when we were running, it felt like I wasn’t disabled anymore!” Since then, they have run over 66 marathons and 229 triathlons as a team.
Continue reading other facts at 15 Facts for Father’s Day. Info on Team Hoyt.
Courtesy of MichaelBay.com.
Robots
- 14 robots last time, 46 robots this time (ILM only)
- Optimus Prime will be life size on IMAX screens in many forest fight shots.
- Devastator’s hand is traveling 390 miles per hour when he punches the pyramid.
- The pyramid destruction simulation was 8 times bigger than the old rigid simulation all-time record holder at ILM.
- All robot parts laid out end to end would stretch from one side of California to the other, about 180 miles.
Read the rest at his website.
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