Yes, you are looking at a fish that appears to be spitting light and yes, it is completely amazing, like underwater fireworks, or fish lasers:
…However! The truth is far more fascinating…
What you’re seeing is the defense mechanism of a tiny crustacean called an ostracod, a shrimp-like organism about 1mm in size that some fish accidentally eat while hunting for plankton. When eaten by a translucent cardinalfish, the ostracod immediately releases a bioluminescent chemical in an attempt to illuminate the fish from the inside, making it immediately identifiable to predators. Not wanting to be eaten, the cardinalfish immediately spits out the ostracod, resulting in little underwater fish fireworks. THAT’S CRAZY!
Robin Williams was a gamer, so much so that he even named his daughter, Zelda:
After a petition on change.org, Blizzard Entertainment agreed to immortalize Robin Williams as a WoW character. Here is his NPC tribute, a genie named ‘Robin’, found in the massively multiplayer online role-playing game; Warlord Of Draenor expansion beta.
It is extremely short, and currently still a beta, but a nice gesture nevertheless. Here’s a glimpse of his NPC in-game:
HuffPost Movie Mashups are a collection of videos celebrating cinematic tropes and themes, and a part of the larger Huffington Post internet news, blog, and video community. Put together by Ben Craw, a video editor at The Huffington Post; this is what arcades looked like in the movies:
Edited by Ben Craw / Music by The Sweethearts “Burnin Through The Nite”
While vacationing with his wife Linda, Philip McNamara was on a boat off the coast of Papua New Guinea filming Mount Tavurvur in the distance when the volcano exploded, sending up a plume of ash and smoke. With the striking burst of air above the volcano and the jarring boom of the delayed shockwave, this video captured the initial eruption:
The eruption of Mount Tavurvur volcano on August 29th, 2014.
We do take this miraculous technology for granted. The open internet is what we make it, and is therefore as perfect as it can possibly be. A place of expression, communication and information for all to access freely that promotes human endeavour and ideas!
Apparently, cable companies in America are spending millions of dollars trying to control this access, which is incredibly villainous and debasing, not just for US citizens, but all humanity. This is a big deal. The scary thing is, these companies may just get away with it thanks to the way representative government in the United States is structured — lobbying. The Battle for the Net begins! Check yourself before you wreck yourself government, seriously, you’re concerned about wealth and overseas terror threats, try messing with people’s digital liberties and prepare for a national shitstorm of generational proportions. Trust me, people are not as apathetic as their online language or personalities may suggest. There are certain things in life that money has zero influence over, and that includes unjust (obviously) policies made by and purposely for fraudulent corporations. Excuse my term of phrase, but this the most fucking retarded thing I’ve heard about the internet since that incredibly half-baked SOPA bill. Utilitarianism seems to be a wasted concept among lobbyists it seems, but there is a way to fight them — for your awareness; John Oliver uncovers the controversial story no one else in the media business seems to be acknowledging:
Cable companies are trying to create an unequal playing field for internet speeds, but they’re doing it so boringly that most news outlets aren’t covering it. John Oliver explains the controversy and lets viewers know how they can voice their displeasure to the FCC (The Federal Communications Commission).
What is net neutrality?
Net Neutrality is the Internet’s guiding principle: It preserves our right to communicate freely online.
Net Neutrality means that the cable/telecom companies must provide us with open networks — and should not block or discriminate against any applications or content that ride over those networks. Just as your phone company cannot decide who you could call and what you say on that call, your ISP should not be concerned with what content you view or post online.
Net Neutrality is what enables the Internet to be such a hotbed for innovation. If you bring a new service online, the cable/telecom companies should deliver it just like they’d deliver content from a corporate behemoth like Google or NBC.
Net Neutrality is what gives every startup the same chance to reach customers and users as any existing company. Simply, without Net Neutrality, startups and small business will be subject to discrimination based on a pay-to-play Internet, and the open Internet and the economic growth it has represented will be at risk.
Photographer and visual storyteller Daniel Sax has adapted Glass’s timeless wisdom in this beautiful short film a year in the making, using living typography to illustrate Glass’s words:
Constructive words of wisdom accompanied by neat, illustrative typography; I like it.
“The Rock Squirrel has been raiding our bird feeder, carrying away pounds of seed. Nancy figured a quick solution. I don’t know which is funnier, the squirrel or Nancy’s narration.”
translucent cardinalfish, the ostracod immediately releases a bioluminescent chemical in an attempt to illuminate the fish from the inside, making it immediately identifiable to predators. Not wanting to be eaten, the cardinalfish immediately spits out the ostracod, resulting in little underwater fish fireworks. THAT’S CRAZY!
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