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16th November 2009

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visualizing empires decline →

this is interesting and pretty, though it makes me want to go off on my usual visualization rant, which is this: if you’re going to make a nice fancy…

15th November 2009

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subconscious effect of daylight →

daniel rybakken’s table that projects under it what appears to be daylight streaming through a window.

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15th November 2009

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Nixie Clock by Nixieclock Net - Home of the Nixie tube clock - Nixie Clock →

this clock, made of nixie tubes, is neat.

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14th November 2009

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glass half empty, glass half full →

when falling on a pointy object, is it a good thing or a bad thing that your cellphone’s flash memory and battery assembly is precisely positioned between you and it such that you are prevented…

14th November 2009

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lifebox →

a few weeks back, paul stamets wrote to the scifoo mailing list to ask if anyone wanted one of the first run of his lifeboxes. these are cardboard panels seeded with tree seeds and…

13th November 2009

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memorial for a tree of knowledge →

this is extraordinarily neat.

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13th November 2009

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meta venn diagram →

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13th November 2009

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how to eat a chicken wing →

(the right way)

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12th November 2009

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type →

office computers used by minor functionaries will have only a few typefaces installed, all of which will be good ones. comic sans and paintbrush will be banned, on pain of pain, and text will be…

11th November 2009

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choose your own adventure →

visualizing a cyoa book — this is what hypertext fiction looks like? not exactly, but close enough. and quite beautiful.

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11th November 2009

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the antikythera mechanism →

from a series of illustrations by michael paukner.

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9th November 2009

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that's a good point →

after a long hiatus:

that’s a good point, 2008/2009
laminated eastern white ash with milk paint and gilding, tung oil finish; black cherry with lime wash and waxed red linen cord,…