Over at Divester we brought some attention to the amazing work of underwater
photographer Bernardo Sambra, a Peruvian photographer who’s work has been featured widely in magazines and Web sites
around the world. This photo from his portfolio earns
our POTD today for it’s wonderful composition and color, and because it reminds me how great it would be to be diving
right now. The shot is of North Point Sharks in BoraBora.
Head to Tahiti
Before I really knew anything about Tahiti hearing the name of the country always reminded me
of the vacation grand prize you could win on a game show, but I always
wondered did anyone really go there? Whether or not anyone really flew the friendly skies then or now, it
sure is calling my name. With the weather not so bueno in the Caribbean these days the Pacific seems
perfect. There is tons of deep blue to dive, lush green to hike, and hot sand to fall out on. You get the
picture.
There are also numerous culture and outdoor events happening year-round as found on the
Tahiti Tourisme web site. For the coming months visitors
can attend the Polynesian Artists Festival happening in August, Raid Painapo, a mountain team race through the Oponohu
Valley on September 24 and The 3rd edition of surf competition at the Taapuna Pro also taking place in September.
Sounds like a good mix of everything.
Best of WIN
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week across over 75 industry-leading blogs. Each week we ask our bloggers to choose their top posts, which we bring to
you in one easy-to-read weekly post. You’ll find links to the hottest posts from the second week of July after the
jump. Enjoy!
The Download
Squad?s Jordan Running speculates on
when Longhorn really will ship.
Victor Agreda, Jr. turns you on to
Portable Firefox for surfing without
leaving a footprint. Barb Dybwad gives the skinny on
the latest bump to OS X 10.4.2.
Marc Perton dispels the rumor that Microsoft is buying
spyware-maker
Claria.
Engadget?s Marc
Perton finds the ideal accessory to protect iBook and
Powerbook ports. Ryan Block spreads reports of an ultrathin
Motorola Scalpel cellhone. Vince Veneziani explains how
to build your own pedal board from scratch. Barb Dybwad
follows Robocup 2005.
Autoblog?s Eric
Bryant goes inside the 2006 COrvett Z06?s new LS7 engine,
and reports that rising fuel prices are sinking used
truck sales. Randall Halcomb thinks the ?cute? little
Nissan Micra 350SR has got cojones. John Neff reveals
that half of all hybrids sold in June were Prius?.
Joystiq?s Steve
Parsons offers Burnout Revenge eye candy. James
Ransom-Wiley solicits your great game ideas, and reports
on the San Andreas sex scandal. Conrad Quilty-Harper sheds
light on plans for the Nintendo Revolution controller.
Gadling?s Erik
Olsen covers the famous running of the bulls, rants at the
New Yorker, and ruminates on
mosquito season. Adrienne Wilson cools things off with
ice skating in Florida.
Hackaday?s Vince
Veneziani says it?s looking good that Jolt cola will sponsor the August 4
Hackaday meetup in Philly and offers another juicy set of
Hackaday links. Eliot Phillips finds a way to mod an
Epson printer to print labels directly onto CDs and
scopes out a homebrew wind turbine.
Luxist?s Peter
Thompson is awestruck by Dubai?s Golf City. Adam Newman
showcases a $15,000 Humid?or. Rick Reed looks at
Havencrest, on the market in St. Thomas. Deidre Woollard
follows the huge Rising Sun yacht to its new home in
Cartagena, Spain.
Blogging
Baby?s Sarah Gilbert discusses stigmatization of
Moms who don?t breastfeed, and reports on a lawsuit
over a man dying during his wife?s epidural. Jay
Allen applauds Britney Spears? maternity clothing
line. Meiera Holz Stern ponders whether pink is a
no-no for boys.
Cinematical?s
Karina Longworth wonders if the
box office slump
is a political issue. Ryan Stewart revisits
Immortal Beloved.
C.K. Sample III ranks
How SCUBA Works
Over at Divester I posted about
SCUBA, namely about how much of the equipment that divers use when they are under water actually functions.
My point was that most of us today, in this modern computo-machine age have little or no idea how the things we use
every day actually function. More and more our devices and daily instruments sit before us, working today, but perhaps
broken tomorrow, and we have no idea what is going on inside. That’s fine most of the time. But what about your Scuba
gear? This is stuff you depend on to keep you alive underwater. Wouldn’t it be a good thing to at least have an idea
how the stuff works?
Well, OK then. Here is an easy, yet fairly detailed
primer on your scuba equipment, They cover regs and BCDs pretty well. Not so much on computers, but that kind of
make sense. Anyway, I suspect that even seasoned divers will get something out of this. And if you want to continue on
to the physiology section to learn more about how diving affects your body, by all means do.
Scott to Direct Shadow Divers
This was a great morning surprise. I just found out that Ridley Scott, one of my favorite directors of all time, is
goiing to direct Shadow Divers, one of my favorite
recent books. For those who don’t know, the book follows John Chatterton and Richie Kohler, two deep sea wreck
divers who discover a German U-boat in waters off New Jersey in 1991. The two spend seven years trying to discover the
boat’s identity, how it got there, who was on it. Several people die in the process.
I’ve gushed about how great Shadow Divers is on
Divester and even got to meet Chatterton and Kohler at the
Dive Expo way back when, both of whom now do a show for the History Channel called Deep Sea Detectives. So this is
great. I’m sure with Scott on board the film will be as good as the book. I am already trying to figure out who will
play Chatterton and Kohler.