This RSS globe screen saver looks like the google demo you see at their headquarters and at conferences – this globe spins around and shows pillars of activity in blog world. Fun eye candy for a spare computer, and a reminder that a lot of the world is still not lit up. Twingly screensaver is […]
Artist Frank Buchwald makes incredible lamps… The entire gallery is amazing [via] – Link & translated page.
Jonah Brucker-Cohen has a great interview with Martin Frey – In the rapidly changing world of consumer electronics and portable devices, a trend is occurring amongst artists and designers to embed social problems and concerns into these objects to shift their intended focus and intent. Taking this credo to an extreme with his work into […]
Crochet Coral and Anemone Garden with sea slug LA’s Institute for Figuring will be offering a sneak preview on Tuesday of their crocheted Coral Reef (which we posted about here), soon to be exhibited at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh. Following the return of the “Kelp Garden” sub-section from the “Confini” show at the […]
Mac OS X Hints reports on “a new and seemingly little-mentioned feature” in Mac OS X for Intel Macs: It appears that the ambient noise reduction feature is designed to remove the background noise that the microphone would otherwise pick up. It should make a difference in any app in which you use the microphone, […]
The Order of the Science Scouts of Exemplary Repute and Above Average Physique has merit badges for science-y types, perfect for lab coats… all of them are hilarious. Which ones would you earn? The “MacGyver” badge. In which the recipient has demonstrated that his/her science communciation prowess was handy in simplifying a potentially challenging scenario. […]
These paper logic goats look like a lot of fun and a great way to learn about logic gates, they’re not free, but only a couple bucks… The central processing unit lies at the heart of every computer, a vast collection of microscopically small switches and logic-gates. Now, through the power of paper we bring […]
