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Stumbled on this funny quote from the twitter account @GodlessAtheist , it brought back fond memories of making words with the old calculators.

Quote: When I was a teenager sexting was typing 58008 in a calculator and turning it upside down.

Now this is a very handy web app that I have started using and just had to share this with you. It’s called croak.it. It allows you to record 30 seconds of audio from your PC (or some mobile phones) then share that recording via a private url hosting that audio file.

I am learning Chinese and quite often I meet online through Skype or messenger apps like QQ or MSN Messenger to speak English and Chinese. It’s a nice, sharing, relationship with my language partners in China.

However, because of the time difference it’s sometimes challenging to get together during the week. This is where a web app like croak.it can come be very useful so you can record your question, or practice the language, then share the url with your partner. They can now listen and respond with corrections for you.

I learned about croak.it from the  Chinese learning site Study More Chinese.

The only downside is the length of the recording is just 30 seconds. But I still give it a big thumbs-up.

via Giant Freakin Robot

I’m proud to be a Trekkie and I’m glad these fellows feel comfortable enough in their nerdiness to do this video. But I also cringe while watching it because of the stereotype it reinforces.

The credits are often the first thing we see when we watch a great film or TV show, but the complexity and artistry of title design is rarely discussed.  From PBS Off Book, a quick look at the thinking behind the opening titles for TV shows and movies, including Zombieland, Mad Men, and Se7en.