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Sat, 03 Aug 2013 14:06:00 -0400

Too freaking cool. The Rain Room, an art installation in...

Sat, 13 Jul 2013 11:31:00 -0400

Too freaking cool. The Rain Room, an art installation in London, where it rains everywhere but on you. Unfortunately, the exhibit has finished, but the concept is awesome.

"It is in all of us to defy expectations; to go into the world and to be brave, and to want, to need,..."

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:15:00 -0400

“It is in all of us to defy expectations; to go into the world and to be brave, and to want,...

Beautiful.

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:46:41 -0400

Beautiful.

Hey Rosetta! - Carry Me Home (by sonicrecords)

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:18:01 -0500

Hey Rosetta! - Carry Me Home (by sonicrecords)

Simple but brilliant: DIY mesh beachbag won’t retain sand...

Sat, 11 Aug 2012 11:06:00 -0400

Simple but brilliant: DIY mesh beachbag won’t retain sand :) (// Between the lines //: Mesh Beach Bag Tutorial!!)

Saturday Smile - Add a little drama to your life. This is...

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 10:43:00 -0400

Saturday Smile - Add a little drama to your life. This is brilliant marketing!

Canada is just plain awesome. Who else can boast a quarter with...

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 10:17:00 -0400

Canada is just plain awesome. Who else can boast a quarter with a glow-in-the-dark dinosaur?

I think the most dissapointing thing about growing up has been learning that the publishing industry is not, in fact, a magical collaborative that does whatever it can to bring me new and fantastic books but rather a whole bunch of seperate companies that care nothing for stories and characters but love to fight over money and pricing and crap like that.

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 09:31:26 -0400

I love this. In one sentence it says so much about life, youth, the magic of reading, and the...

Geek moment: One voice. One violin. Lots of talent –> ...

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 12:36:09 -0400

Geek moment: One voice. One violin. Lots of talent –> Amazing cover of the Skyrim theme.

Incredible murphy beds and other space-saving furniture that...

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 10:18:41 -0400

Incredible murphy beds and other space-saving furniture that really transform small spaces. Want.

Pink Grapefruit Margarita Ruby red grapefruit juice, triple...

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 13:28:00 -0400

Pink Grapefruit Margarita Ruby red grapefruit juice, triple sec, fresh lime juice, white tequila. Yes please.

suitep: Great camping trick. Or playing fort trick. A headlamp...

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 12:38:00 -0400

suitep:

Great camping trick. Or playing fort trick. A headlamp pointing into a milk jug of water. Very easy on the eyes for reading or writing and a lovely source of light.

Better Than Lego: A free 3D-printable universal construction kit...

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 12:23:56 -0400

Better Than Lego: A free 3D-printable universal construction kit to combine all your building toys! If only I had a 3D printer …

Looking ahead to summertime: all kinds of delicious-looking...

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:29:00 -0500

Looking ahead to summertime: all kinds of delicious-looking grown-up popsicles at Endless Poptails.

British artist Joe Hill created the world’s largest 3D...

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 08:23:00 -0500

British artist Joe Hill created the world’s largest 3D illusion at Canary Wharf in London this week. Lots more of his work, including videos, is available at 3djoeandmax (via Boing Boing)

Draw a Stickman

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 07:39:00 -0500

Draw a Stickman: Sunday smile: Take a few minutes to interact with a charming little cartoon.

6-word short stories

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 12:02:44 -0400

6-word short stories: cinderellainrubbershoes: For sale: baby shoes, never worn.-Ernest Hemingway...

From TEDxBoston, an entertaining and thought-provoking...

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 12:27:15 -0400

From TEDxBoston, an entertaining and thought-provoking introduction to “culturomics”, the application of data analysis to the historical record of human culture. Found this via Brain Pickings, which explains:

From advising you on the best career choices for early success to figuring out when an artist is being censored to proving that we’re forgetting the past exponentially more quickly than ever before, the data speaks volumes when queried with intelligence and curiosity.

If you’re intelligent, or curious, or both, this will get you exploring.

One minute of wonder to put things in perspective, from...

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 09:48:15 -0400

One minute of wonder to put things in perspective, from infinity-imagined:

A time-lapse taken from the front of the International Space Station as it orbits our planet at night. This movie begins over the Pacific Ocean and continues over North and South America before entering daylight near Antarctica. Visible cities, countries and landmarks include (in order) Vancouver Island, Victoria, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, San Fransisco, Los Angeles. Phoenix. Multiple cities in Texas, New Mexico and Mexico. Mexico City, the Gulf of Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula, Lightning in the Pacific Ocean, Guatemala, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and the Amazon. Also visible is the Earths ionosphere (thin yellow line) and the stars of our galaxy.