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Interaction Design Classics #3: The ‘A Bit More’ button on the Breville Professional 800 Collection 4-slice ToasterWhat I love about the 'A Bit More' button on this toaster is not just the functionality, though that's clearly come some from careful … Continue reading
A Very Scary Fireworks Show: Exploding H-Bombs In Space
“this is the first occasion I’ve ever discovered where someone discovered something and immediately decided to blow it up.” via A Very Scary Fireworks Show: Exploding H-Bombs In Space : NPR.
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I have found our new CIA Director
“They couldn’t have been spies,” she said. “Look what she did with the hydrangeas.” via In Ordinary Lives, U.S. Sees the Work of Russian Agents – NYTimes.com.
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Couch Cushion Architecture; A Critical Analysis
At first glance the composition appears unintentional and the construction shoddy. But further investigation reveals a clear delineation between indoor/outdoor space with a design focus on protection through the use of barrier. Planes are shifted off the orthogonal to accommodate … Continue reading
Words to live by
Given that harsh reality, Arturo Rubio, a former cop and now Falcone’s training partner, injects a little humor offering some sure-fire tactics of his own: “If there’s a lot of them (cartel gunmen) then run. If there’s only a few, … Continue reading
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The OK Go Video: Playing With the Speed of Time
“The fastest we go is 172,800x, compressing 24 hours of real time into a blazing 1/2 second. The slowest is 1/32x speed, stretching a mere 1/2 second of real time into a whopping 16 seconds. This gives us a fastest … Continue reading
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iPhoneBookMobile Art Lab in Japan created a picture book using the iPhone.
Fifty-Year-Old Discovery in London Subway
I love these old posters they found in a sealed off London tube station. “Back in the 1950s, old lifts were removed in the Notting Hill tube station in favor of more modern escalators. Recent work at the station revealed … Continue reading
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Suspect’s mom: Son ‘stupid kid,’ not a terrorist – CNN.com
“Another image — from late in 2008 — shows Almonte at a different rally, holding a poster that says “Death to all Juice” (sic.) It’s not clear whether that rally was organized by the Islamic Thinkers Society.” The “stupid kid” … Continue reading
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Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us
via YouTube – RSA Animate – Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us.
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Great quote
“…it was said of him that “he never criticized other men’s weaknesses but made war on his own.” via From the Life of Heber J. Grant – LDS.org
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The Arawaks – Most genius fishermen EVERFishermen used nets, hooks, spears and the remora to catch turtles. This method showed some ingenuity on the part of the Amerindians. The remora is a fish with suction cups on the back of … Continue reading
LifeLock CEO’s Identity Stolen 13 Times
You know that identity theft protection service, LifeLock, who’s CEO is so confident in their service that he publishes his Social Security # in their advertisments? He has had his identity stolen 13 times! Lifelock promised in ads that its … Continue reading
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Mapping Ancient Civilization, in a Matter of Days – NYtimes
Via – Mapping Ancient Civilization, in a Matter of Days – NYtimes.com
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Maniacal Rage – Link
I left the shower radio on. 10 hours ago. For the most part, throughout the day, I didn’t hear it because the bathroom door was closed and I was listening to music in my office on the other side of … Continue reading
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Flying Alarm Clock
Hate early mornings? Do you strategically place the alarm clock so you have to get up to switch it off? Or perhaps you don’t even do that and the snooze button has become your best friend? If this sounds like … Continue reading
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Burger-a-week – Lacey
“Has this place been on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives? I think the only feasible answers are “Yes” or “Not Yet”. It almost seems like you tripped an fell into a megamerican fantasy of Steven Colbert’s. The man who is Norma … Continue reading
Family accidentally discover church under home
An inquisitive family have uncovered a bizarre church which has been hidden under their Victorian home in Shropshire for 100 years. The Farla family made the discovery while investigating what was under a metre-long rectangle metal grid in their hallway. … Continue reading
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The 120 Minutes Archive – Playlists & Videos – A collection of episodes from MTV’s alternative music seriesWe have preserved the history of MTV’s 120 Minutes, and its successor, Subterranean, by putting together an incredible archive of playlists that our … Continue reading