Political videos hit the trail this week with a response from Sen. Lindsey Graham to Presidential candidate Donald Trump, who gave out Graham's cell phone number during a press conference. Bumping up to two million views just days after posting, Graham's humorous videotaped response garnered considerable comment. Say thank you, Donald.
How would you kill the 70,000 page tax code? Presidential candidate Sen.Rand Paul showed us, using a wood chipper, a chainsaw, and a torch.
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Here's how Carly Fiorina sliced and diced her opponent.
And finally, this gem.
No more wallpaper
Did you notice?
Twitter removed the background image from your profile page. Known as "wallpaper", Twitter last week removed users' individualized "look" from their timelines and profile pages. Reporter Sophie Curtis speculated "The move may be part of Twitter's attempt to transform itself from a social network into a curated news service, under an initiative known as Project Lightning. First unveiled in June, Project Lightning aims to provide a better way of curating and aggregating tweets and content for users in one place, so that they can follow live events."
Big Brother
Elsewhere on Twitter, from the Twitter blog: "Throughout Ramadan, there were over 8.4 billion impressions of Tweets about Ramadan on Twitter and syndicated across the web... This heat map shows the global conversation around Ramadan that took place on Twitter during the past month." It includes President Obama's Ramadan greeting.
Twitter has introduced the Twitter data dashboard to help you monitor and manage your account. Privacy settings allow you to control whether Tweets are kept public, and enable you to have login verification for greater account security. Many other features also are introduced.
Now your Twitter data dashboard — which you can access from the settings menu on twitter.com — shows your account activation details, the devices that have accessed your account and your recent login history. With this information, you can quickly review your account activity and verify that everything looks the way it should.
Meanwhile, Google is busy tracking you digitally. The Internet giant is keeping an eye on "Your Timeline." Via Wired... "Every move you make, Google Maps will be watching you."
Dangerous commute
Would you cross a grass bridge some 300 feet over a canyon? Peruvians do. A grass bridge that is replaced every year spans the deep canyon of the Apurimac River near Cuzco, Peru. The story goes that the bridge was part of Inca pathways throughout the vast Inca empire. Today, the annual bridge building takes three days and celebrates the heritage of Peruvian forebears that constructed the first bridge many centuries ago.
Here's a bridge built to last. Dubbed "the toughest bridge ever" its height is 11 feet 8 inches off the ground. Located in Durham, North Carolina, the 100-year-old railroad trestle has had its share of hard knocks, but... well, take a look at how it's fared, despite repeated assaults. For many who've tried it and lost, it was... wait for it... a bridge too far.
Drone wars
All those drones whizzing around White House airspace? Well, the U.S. Army is testing a drone-blasting cannon that'll take them out. The 50mm cannon would launch guided missiles and include a precision-tracking radar sensor, a radio frequency transmitter and receiver, and a fire control computer. This is sounding positively Biblical!
For the armchair traveler
Take a flight and see the sights of America. This video takes you over some of the most beautiful landscapes in the country. In another video, you'll fly over the Pacific Northwest, taking in breathtaking coastal areas, cityscapes, and more. A treat for the armchair traveler!
If you enjoy "vicarious travel" to explore the world in which we live, you might also like a three-part documentary that explores the British Isles. In this 2009 documentary series filmed over the summers of 2008 and 2009, British actor Martin Clunes ("Doc Martin") visited a number of islands that lie off the coast of Great Britain. Islands with strange names like Muckle Flugga, Forewick Holm, and Unst in the Shetlands, Piel Island in Cumbria, Islay in the Inner Hebrides, the Isle of Man, Rathlin, and many more.
You can watch the 15-episode series for free on YouTube. Click here to get started. Oh, and buckle up! You're going to do a lot of flying!
Fun fun fun?
Three generations were asked the same question: "When you were a kid, what did you do for fun?" Would your kids' answers be similar to those of their grandparents? Parents? Something to think about. Watch.