A ‘salt flat’ is a large area of land where the evaporation of some body of water has left large deposits of salt. At an area of 10,582 square kilometers (4,086 sq mi), Salar de Uyuni (located in Potosi and Oruro areas...
I am sure we have all done stupid, mean, or generally disliked things to other people (knowingly or unknowingly). I am also sure many of us have been told that karma will come to bite us in the future if we don’t stop being ...
We have already seen one remarkable man who tickles lions. Now let’s take it one step further and meet the man the lives, feeds, and sleeps with lions. Kevin Richardson, also known as the ‘Lion Whisperer’, is a S...
How many dotTechies spend multiple hours each day on the computer? I know I do, and sadly enough I am no longer ashamed of the fact either. This excess screen time has different affects on different people. Some people handle it g...
You know I used to think here in the United States we live the good life. Being the richest and most advance country in the world, we must have the best standard of living (ignoring the fact that we are in debt above our eyeballs)...
I am sure we have all seen it at least one time in our life; a homeless man or woman holding up a sign to try to get you to give them money, food, shelter, clothing, etc. Most of us probably agree that we should do what we can to ...
With the advent of digital recording formats (e.g. CD) and the internet, piracy of copyrighted content — particularly music — has become a relatively not uncommon task among the general population. However, it must mak...
Last year in October we shared an image and video that depicted fireballs. If you recall from that post, a fireball is not something from Harry Potter, a sci-fi novel, or a flick. Rather, a fireball in the real world is a meteor t...
What happens when you combine a filter that only captures a very narrow wavelength of light (H-alpha, emitted by hydrogen) with a 90mm telescope and point it at the Sun? You get an awesome, unique photo of said Sun. That is exactl...
Before I share the image for this post, let me give everyone a quick background. For about 100 years, the British ruled what is today known as the Asian subcontinent (or Indian subcontinent) — the countries of Pakistan, Indi...
Someone who was simply bored, ingenuity in the face of harsh financial conditions, a salute to peace, a love for music, or simply an opportunity to turn a leftover war relic to good use, or maybe some other reason — I really...
Most people have heard of Hurricane Sandy, the storm that devastated the American East Coast last year. The same region that was hit with Hurricane Sandy was recently hit with a winter blizzard and/or snowstorm. The city of Boston...
Advance notice to all dotTechies who own Apple products, want to own Apple products, and/or like or love Apple: don’t be offended, this post is a joke (and I didn’t create the image, I just found it)! What do you call ...
Advance notice to my friends from the United Kingdom: don’t be offended, this post is a joke (and I didn’t create the image, I just found it)! I am sure if you live in the United Kingdom you probably have a good idea o...
Social networking, also loosely refereed to as social media, is a relatively new phenomenon created by the rise of web 2.0 websites such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Sure there were similar sites before and there are simila...