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The term “mash-up” or “bootleg” (or, more commonly, just “boot”) describes the result of mixing together two or more records to create a whole new track. Though originally performed live using turntables and DJ mixers, recent advances in sequencing software have taken this art-form to a whole new level. This document outlines how mash-ups can be made using the software package Tracktion. Link.
Rosey Grier was a 6′ 5″ 300 pound NFL player in the 1970s whose favorite hobbie was needlepoint… and he wasn’t afraid to admit it! He even wrote a book entitled “Rosey Grier’s Needlepoint for Men.” Someone out there with a copy of this book was nice enough to scan some pages into Flickr and you can see them all here [via] [via] Link.
A furniture maker by day, Andrew Argyle had been making clocks for years when he discovered that eBay had made previously obscure nixie tubes easy to obtain.
When the Art League of Houston gave two local artists the freedom to transform soon-to-be-demolished houses into one giant sculp- ture, the artists jumped at the opportunity.
Covered in brown shag carpet and propelled by gray, rubberized wheels, Clocky, a mobile alarm clock invented by Gauri Nanda of MITโs Media Lab, may be the next pet rock.
Twinkies turn into fiery black husks in a few minutes. A Clue board game bursts into flames. A Richard Simmons video melts into a sticky plastic glob. As a concept, itโs funnier than a Letterman stunt โ and based on real science.
In the late 90s, bass player Ezra Daly couldnโt find a decent stand-up bass for under $1,000. So he decided to make his own.
