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Garbage in space: New pics
via core77.com's design blog by (author unknown) on April 16, 2008
This appeared on Gizmodo last Friday, but was too depressing to post for the weekend. Then it seemed too depressing to start the week off on Monday, and now that it's Wednesday, well, you get the idea. There's not much to comment on here that isn't self-explanatory, and certainly this isn't a problem we weren't aware of before, but if you need more reasons for designers to...
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The Social Network Wars Begin In Earnest: Facebook Bans Google Friend
via TechCrunch by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
Shared by SharonG ahahahaha!!! this stuff is hilarious!Facebook is all about openness and data portability, as long as that doesn’t involve openness or portability of data, it seems. Today they wrote a long 7 paragraph blog post to get a single point across: Facebook has banned Google’s Friend Connect access to the Facebook API:Now that Google has launched Friend Connect, we’ve had a...
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Overwork: the visual
via core77.com's design blog by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
Work stress: we all have it, few of us do anything about it. Here's the latest photographic "proof" of work stress taking its toll, as this Japanese newscaster goes from "hey!" to gray in a mere three years. He's like the portrait part of The Portrait of Dorian Gray. Thank God tomorrow is Friday.via albotas...
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Day With No News -- brilliant BBC news-footage remix
via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on May 14, 2008
... has remixed a bunch of BBC news-footage in which the anchors, having signed off, just look at one another with relief and sit silently waiting for the fade-out, calling the result, "The Day There Was No News." The effect is nothing short of wonderful.Mr Jalopy adds, "Somehow, this silent newscast is more eerie than normal boombastic version of the days events."Link (Thanks, Mr Jalopy!)
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BIOWAVE: Biomimicry Solution for Ocean Power
via Inhabitat by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
Shared by spavis free energy from ocean currents? yes pleaseBiomimicry - or designs based on natural systems - is one of the most intriguing methods for designers and engineers to create innovative and efficient solutions to problems. Inspired by forms and functions found in nature, this approach to sustainable design allows for environmentally friendly solutions for energy, waste reduction and...
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Pig Cooking Lid
via IDasia.org | Industrial Design Asia by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
Shared by Mark Whiting More Pig StuffMade of soft silicone with a pig face in the center, this multipurpose lid can be placed directly over ingredients in a pot to help them cook evenly, releasing steam through the pig’s snout. It can also be used to cover food in the microwave, and as a grip to open lids. Dishwasher and microwave safe.Actually I am attracted to it because it is a flat...
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Adorable tiny hog species saved from extinction
via Boing Boing by Mark Frauenfelder on May 15, 2008
Sixteen itty bitty pigs, which belong to a species that faces extinction, will be released into their natural habitat at the foot of the Himalayas. Sixteen of the world’s smallest and rarest pigs will take their first tentative steps in the wild today after the species was rescued from the brink of extinction.The pygmy hog (Porcula salvanius), once common in India, Nepal and Bhutan, was thought...
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Is driving better than cycling?
via Boing Boing by David Pescovitz on May 14, 2008
Tomorrow, May 15, is Bike To Work Day in the San Francisco Bay Area. A persistent rumor claims that riding a bike is actually less efficient than driving a car if you account for the energy that goes into producing the food/drink that "fuels" a cyclist. The Sierra Club's "Mr. Green" calls bullshit on that. (Photo of BB pal Jess Hemerly from aGreatNotion's Flickr stream.) From the Sierra...
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China in depth, National Geographic special
via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on April 16, 2008
... the environmental depredations to the Yellow River, life in Tibet, and a beautiful gallery of aerial photos by George Steinmetz. In a related story, check out the Chinese "Green Brothers", high-tech environmental activists who "do monthly, explainer-style documentary pieces on wind power, biomass engineering, and solar water heaters (?!) in China. They clearly know their stuff, and Zhao...
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Techno
via xkcd.com by (author unknown) on April 16, 2008
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