Thursday November 05, 2009 at 7:57

How Many People Are In Space Right Now?

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Wednesday November 04, 2009 at 23:36

By Richard Box Realized in February 2004, the project involved over a thousand fluorescent bulbs “planted” underneath high voltage AC transmission lines. Unwired, the bulbs drew energy from the surrounding electromagnetic radiation and lit up, making for what must have been a marvelous sight.

By Richard Box

Realized in February 2004, the project involved over a thousand fluorescent bulbs “planted” underneath high voltage AC transmission lines. Unwired, the bulbs drew energy from the surrounding electromagnetic radiation and lit up, making for what must have been a marvelous sight.

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Wednesday November 04, 2009 at 23:23

Facebook Offices in Paulo Alto, CA more photos after link…

Facebook Offices in Paulo Alto, CA

more photos after link…

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Wednesday November 04, 2009 at 23:12

Supernatural collective nouns… ky, this has your name all over it.

Supernatural collective nouns… ky, this has your name all over it.

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Wednesday November 04, 2009 at 22:16

Exactitudes. “Rotterdam-based photographer Ari Versluis and profiler Ellie Uyttenbroek have worked together since October 1994. Inspired by a shared interest in the striking dress codes of various social groups, they have systematically documented numerous identities over the last 14 years.” Is this a re-post?….aww who cares! Thanks BJ.

Exactitudes.

“Rotterdam-based photographer Ari Versluis and profiler Ellie Uyttenbroek have worked together since October 1994. Inspired by a shared interest in the striking dress codes of various social groups, they have systematically documented numerous identities over the last 14 years.”

Is this a re-post?….aww who cares!
Thanks BJ.

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Wednesday November 04, 2009 at 20:18

BBC News | Audio slideshow: Breathing In

Artist Angela Palmer embarked on a mission two years ago to try to capture the physical properties of climate change - by finding what is thought to be the most polluted air on Earth, and the purest.

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Wednesday November 04, 2009 at 18:21

let’s get this…

from Zebra Imaging in Texas

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Wednesday November 04, 2009 at 18:15

Musical road in Lancaster, CA by Honda.

Grooves cut in the asphalt at intervals create audible vibrations as cars drive over.

For a in-depth analysis of pitch, see the article: http://davidsd.org/2008/12/honda-needs-a-tune-up/

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Wednesday November 04, 2009 at 16:44

Invisibility cloak materials made from reflective self-assembling squid proteins “The military is, of course, very interested in developing such a material. As the current research was partly funded by DARPA (the research and development arm of the Pentagon), the development of an invisibility cloak could well be the ultimate aim of the project.”

Invisibility cloak materials made from reflective self-assembling squid proteins


“The military is, of course, very interested in developing such a material. As the current research was partly funded by DARPA (the research and development arm of the Pentagon), the development of an invisibility cloak could well be the ultimate aim of the project.”

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Wednesday November 04, 2009 at 13:01

since we’re on the paper heads thing… here’s ‘tiger tiger’ by a friend-of-a-friend… The Practice of Everyday Design

since we’re on the paper heads thing… here’s ‘tiger tiger’ by a friend-of-a-friend…

The Practice of Everyday Design

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Wednesday November 04, 2009 at 9:47

The Botany of Desire | PBS Video

PBS has turned Michael Pollan’s first book, The Botany of Desire, into a full length documentary. Watched most of it last night… really well done.

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Wednesday November 04, 2009 at 9:46

“About the book you’re right. It is stalled out, in terms of technology, at 1500 AD, and sociologically at around 1930.”

— Shop talk with Michael Turner - The Globe and Mail

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Tuesday November 03, 2009 at 23:36

Paper-craft head costume

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Tuesday November 03, 2009 at 22:51

(in the old news department)

Windows 7 is out, but I just found these animations Demetri Martin did for Vista. Kinda inexplicable, but also pretty good. Also, there appear to be thousands of them.

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Tuesday November 03, 2009 at 20:50

Pretty cool!1.5 million people filled the streets of Berlin to watch a several-day performance by France’s Royal de Luxe street theatre company titled “The Berlin Reunion”.

Pretty cool!
1.5 million people filled the streets of Berlin to watch a several-day performance by France’s Royal de Luxe street theatre company titled “The Berlin Reunion”.

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