I just got a glimpse of YouTube’s new video player and I like what I see.
The new Youtube player.
A couple of things to notice:
You can see how well the player integrates with the beta page:
Courtesy of CrunchGear.com
I’ve been noticing around the web that many reviewers and bloggers have dubbed the iPad as a sort of Kindle killer. Fanboyism aside, I’d like to point out why this comparison is just inappropriate.
Here is a free copy of a classic collection of short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in two formats:
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Mobi)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (PDF)
On the left is a PDF version and on the right is a MobiPocket version which is viewable on the Kindle. I challenge any of you to see how many chapters you can read in either version before succumbing to eye-strain. The PDF version must be read on an LCD screen, such as an iPad’s, and the MobiPocket version on a Kindle. Report your results in the comments below.
Feel free to use a different book for the test. There are many free ones online at http://manybooks.net/.
One hundred years ago the world moved more slowly, its streets bustling with crowds of the carefree. Public transport was the norm and cyclists found themselves faster than anyone else. Children frolicked in the streets without the shadow of their worried parents and yet, in an instant, every adult around them enjoyed the same respect. And the best part of all; Everyone wore a hat.
YouTube user cleaverb:
The first track from Airs’ Moon Safari album, accompanied by scenes from a video shot from a streetcar traveling down Market Street in San Francisco in 1905. Before the earthquake/fire of 1906 destroyed the area. Remarkable footage of the turn of the century lifestyles in California.”
It’s humbling that the world can change so much in one century, and even more so that, as one YouTube commenter put it:
Everyone in that video is dead!
Photographs from sporting events taken during my time at the Daily Pennsylvanian.
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The biopond is a hidden gem at the University of Pennsylvania. It’s a small park surrounding a pond housing a variety of animals and fish.
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