Want a replica of the golden gramophone record that explains humanity to aliens? In 1977, the American agency NASA had a big dream. They wanted to find the Aliens and make contact with them. With this purpose, the probes Voyager I and Voyager II were sent into space, which also carried a time capsule in the form of a golden gramophone record, which carries images of our civilization and teaches about humanity. Among other things, about how we reproduce, how we transport ourselves and what we eat. We greet the aliens in 55 languages (also in Serbo-Croatian, which was the official language of Yugoslavia at the time: "We wish you all the best from our planet"), and they can also play different genres of music and typical sounds of our planet. There are playback instructions on the back of the disc. On the 40th anniversary of the launch, you can for approx. For 90 euros, consider the jubilee replica of The Voyager Golden Record: 40th Anniversary Edition, which also comes with a book.
Do you know why autumn is the best time to travel? Some have flexible enough jobs and lifestyles to choose their vacation time, while many do not have that luxury. If you have one, fall is definitely the time to go on vacation. Here are seven reasons that will convince you that between September and November is the best time to pack your bags and hit the road.
Artificial intelligence is taking over the world. Now she has also signed a track, actually two. Listen to two songs written entirely by Sony's artificial intelligence Flow Machines. What do you think has potential? Is it a rush machine? Listen and rate!
Like any little girl, one evening Martine Hill's daughter wanted her mommy to sing her a good night song. But Martine Hill is no ordinary mum, so instead of a classic lullaby, she sang her a song that you would never have thought would ever find its way into bedtime songs. Listen to…
We talked to Dejan Roljič, the director of the ABC accelerator, who in the last two years has thoroughly ventilated the Slovenian start-up scene and has already helped many companies in the beginning of their global journeys. After recently setting up an accelerator in Munich, an office in Silicon Valley is opening its doors these days. But it seems that this is only the beginning of an extremely ambitious global story.
According to the latest data from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (Surs), 69 percent of Slovenian names and 58 percent of surnames are unique. This year, Slovenians had as many as 54,000 different names, and Surs counted 114,000 surnames. Is your first and last name also on the unique list?
Just when we thought we've seen it all...Gangnam Style, Harlem Shake and now Pen Pineapple Apple Pen, the video for the song that became an overnight online sensation and caused quite a storm among online audiences. The Japanese Piko-Taro is getting more and more imitators and videos imitating his dance moves to this highly infectious track are mushrooming on the internet.
Are you curious about how the baby from the cover of Nirvana's cult Nevermind album looks 25 years later? Spencer Elden, who in 1991 as a four-month-old baby posed in a swimming pool (due to the fear that the baby's nudity would offend someone, the Geffen label covered the delicate part with a sticker), in honor of Nirvana and the venerable anniversary of its second album, posed again underwater and recreated the famous scene, except without the US bill on the hook. The Nevermind album cover was named the third most legendary of all time by Rolling Stone magazine.
Now that you know why allstar shoes have two holes on the side and why sneakers have an extra hole on top, it's time to look at the functions of many other everyday things that we come across every day but don't know their purpose.
There are many nostalgic things in old Ljubljana, but nothing evokes old times like the newly opened Nostalgija Vintage Cafe Bar & Shop, which will delight all lovers of nostalgia and the old. It is furnished in the original style of the 1950s and 1960s, but in between there are some pieces from an older year. The restaurant, which is also a vintage store, can be found on Kraków embankment.
Two artists – a painter and a computer animator – joined forces for a series of gifs that are real works of art and will literally suck you into the screen. Who would have thought that gifs would one day also have artistic value.
Why are people drilling a hole in the iPhone 7? Although it's more than clear from the video that the trick doesn't work, desperate new iPhone users are falling for a prank by YouTuber TechRex, who recently posted a video showing how to make a 3.5mm headphone jack, which we know Apple has iPhone 7 removed.